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Volume 32 Number 40 • January 30, 2021

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A Look Inside 307 Meats in Laramie steps up to hold a collegiate meat judging contest.............................Page 7 Wyoming Legislature begins working sessions virtually........... ........................................Page 8 Windy Kelley shares predictions for Wyoming climate conditions...............................Page 15 Nitrogen-fixing microbes address nitrogen loss...Page 22

Quick Bits U.S. Drought For the contiguous 48 states, the U.S. Drought Monitor showed 46.02% of the area in moderate drought or worse, compared with 45% a week earlier. Drought now affects 64,806,849 people, compared with 66,927,452 a week earlier. For all 50 U.S. states and Puerto Rico, the U.S. Drought Monitor showed 38.49% of the area in moderate drought or worse, compared with 37.64% a week earlier. Drought now affects 65,391,027 people, compared with 67,394,792 a week earlier.

New vaccines available for cattle diseases Both Elanco and Merck Animal Health recently announced the release of their new vaccines to the cattle market, which will help producers fight two of the most common and dangerous illnesses in cattle – anaplasmo-

sis and pneumonia. A study conducted by Elanco found Baytril 100CA1 can reduce the mortality rate of anaplasmosis, while Merck Animal Health’s new Bovilis Nasalgen 3-PMH can protect cat-

Water Update Snowpack and snow water equivalent (SWE) averages are still generally below average along many Wyoming basins for this time of year. The greatest increases in snowpack and SWE in the past week were in southeast Wyoming. All basins west of the Continental Divide generally had small SWE decreases during the week of Jan. 18. The best chance for mountain snow will be in northwest Wyoming through Feb. 6.

Please see VACCINE on page 10

UNL veterinarian shares tips and tools from calving toolbox While some producers have started calving already, many others are preparing for new calves on the ranch. Those waiting for calves to hit the ground have many tools to get ready and management practices to plan for.

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cows older than two years of age. Elanco’s Dr. Douglas Shane notes symptoms of anaplasmosis may include weakness, labored breathing, fever, abortion in pregnant cows and

CALVING PREPARATION IN FULL SWING

Gov. Mark Gordon has appointed Kenneth D. Roberts, a Republican from Lincoln County, to fill the vacant seat on the Wyoming Game and Fish Commission (WGFC) for District Three. Roberts’ term will commence immediately, and his nomination is subject to confirmation by the Wyoming Senate in coming weeks. District Three encompasses Uinta, Lincoln, Sublette and Teton counties. Roberts will serve the remaining two years of the vacant position for District Three’s term.

Nonresident elk hunters only have a few more days to finalize their hunting plans and submit applications for 2021. The deadline for nonresident elk applications is Feb. 1, and hunters must apply online. Tentative season information is also available on the Game and Fish Hunt Planner. Nonresident elk hunters can modify or withdraw their existing applications until May 10.

tle from pneumonia. Combating anaplasmosis Anaplasmosis, a vector-borne, infectious disease of red blood cells, is usually spread by ticks and causes severe anemia. The disease can be highly devastating to

Dr. Lindsay Waechter-Mead, from the Great Plains Veterinary Education Center in Clay Center, Neb. shares some of the items she keeps in her calving toolbox in the most recent episode of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s Beefwatch podcast. Basic tools Basic tools in Waechter-Mead’s calving toolbox include disposable veterinary OB sleeves and some kind of lubricant, as well as chains or straps and a set of OB handles. Her box also contains a headlamp, waterproof bibs and a calf jack. “Choosing between chains and straps is a personal preference,” she explains. “I personally use chains because they seem to clean easier than straps, and I can rig them into a half-hitch to distribute force across calves’ feet.” Waechter-Mead shares in veterinary school she was taught OB handles could add a small amount of extra force when pulling a calf, but the force of two people pulling should be enough. She also keeps simple items such as a thermometer, 18-gauge and 16-gauge needles, syringes, tags and taggers, a record book and clean towels in Please see TIPS on page 23

Planning ahead – Dr. Lindsay Waechter-Mead stresses the importance of planning ahead and being ready in advance for calving season. Hannah Bugas photo

Research update SAREC director provides update on current agriculture research During the WyomingUtah Ag Day, held on Jan. 26 in Evanston, University of Wyoming (UW) Sustainable Agriculture Research and Extension Center (SAREC) Director Dr. Steve Paisley provided an update on three current UW agricultural research projects. Cattle performance and grazing The first study brought up in Paisley’s discussion is a collaborative project led by Justin Derner, a rangeland scientist at the High Plains Research Station in Cheyenne and UW Graduate Student Averi Hales. Paisley explained the study consists of three different groups of cattle – a group of steers from a local grazing cooperative, a group from Colorado State University (CSU) and a group from the U.S. Meat Animal Research Center (USMARC), headquartered in Clay Center, Neb. “The research is layered on some existing studies, but Hales is looking at the difference in performance between the three groups and why those cattle seem to perform better than the others,” Paisley said. “Specifically, the study is Please see STUDIES on page 5

UW ag personnel honored Several individuals from the University of Wyoming (UW) College of Agriculture and Natural Resources were recognized this past week for their dedication and hard work. Outstanding Staff Awards Mona Gupton, senior officer associate for the Department of Family and Consumer Sciences and David Hanna, lab technician for the Department of Animal Science, were selected as recipients for the college’s Outstanding Staff Awards. According to a UW press release dated Jan. 22, Gupton is often sought out by students for advice and is well known by her colleagues for always stepping outside of her assigned duties to get the job done. “Gupton is diligent, detail oriented, knowledgeable, caring and always willing to lend a hand wherever it is needed,” reads the press release. Fellow employee David Hanna also received honors for going above and beyond. According to the press release, Hanna is very good at problem solving, communicating, fixing equipment and patiently training students in the lab. “During the pandemic, Hanna monitored incoming packages to ensure proper storage and was prompt to fix freezers when a June snowstorm caused a massive power outage last year,” reads the release. WAES Outstanding Research Award Additionally, two researchers in the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources were recognized for Please see AWARDS on page 12

Wind lease approved The Wyoming State Land Board voted Jan. 21 to reverse its Nov. 5 decision, ultimately approving a proposed wind energy lease for the company ConnectGen. ConnectGen’s project, called the Rail Tie Project, spans 26,000 acres near Tie Siding, including over 4,800 acres on Wyoming state land. The 500-megawatt project is expected to pay around $20 million to the state of Wyoming in wind energy leases over the project’s 35-year lifespan, and ConnectGen predicts the project will generate around $176 million in

new tax revenue, as well as create jobs and economic activity on top of lease payments. Previous decision In November 2020, the State Land Board declined ConnectGen’s application to lease 4,800 acres, even though the director of the Office of State Lands and Investments recommended the board approve the lease, given “no substantive impairments” to grazing and agricultural activities be identified. Several Albany County residents supported the project south of Laramie,

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Here We Go Again Living in the West, there are certain words or phrases always getting our attention. Shipping fever, taxes, water, masks, climate change and government overreach are some terms that always make our ears perk up. We From the shake our heads and say, “Here we go Publisher again.” Dennis Sun This past week was one of those weeks where we heard or read the word ‘water’ in the ag news, or more specifically, ‘waters of the U.S.’ The Biden administration is looking to regulate more waters and permit more overreach on rural areas. Looking back, the Obama administration came out with their Clean Water Act (CWA) jurisdictional rule and a gasp could be heard all over the West and rural areas across the rest of the nation. It could require a permit for certain mud puddles on private lands. At this time, the current Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Gina McCarthy stated during a Senate Appropriations Subcommittee hearing the current ag exemptions for the CWA permitting for normal farming, ranching and agriculture practices are kept intact in the proposed rule. But then, 231 U.S. representatives sent a letter to the EPA and Army Corp of Engineers asking them to back off this proposed rule to expand federal control under the CWA. They said the proposed rule would redefine waters of the U.S. under the CWA based on a narrow opinion by Justice Anthony Kennedy in a 2006 Supreme Court decision. This opinion stated isolated water – like a stock pond or a ditch – doesn’t have to have a surface water connection to a downstream navigable water to be considered ‘water of the U.S.’ Justice Antonin Scalia wrote the plurality opinion on the case, and his opinion differed from Kennedy’s by saying waters of the U.S. include only relatively permanent, standing or continuously flowing bodies of water like streams, rivers and lakes. This was an opinion we could live with. Now here we are, after President Trump’s administration concluded with a Navigable Waters Protection Rule, providing much needed clarity of which waters to permit. President Biden has a few choices to make on how to do away with the Trump rule. He needs to do it in a manner that stands up from District Court to the Supreme Court. Even with the Trump rule, there are 14 cases challenging the Navigable Waters Protection Rule. This issue is a lawyer’s dream, and now there is an added kink in the conservative rope. It is not if, but when, the Biden issue will reach the Supreme Court. In the past four years, Chief Justice John Roberts has not always voted with the conservatives on environmental issues, even though he was appointed by President George W. Bush. In the last four years, President Trump appointed a large number of conservative judges. We certainly hope and pray they will hold back those wanting more government overreach on this country’s rural lands. This president needs to focus on getting COVID-19 under control, keeping our cities safe and getting people back to work. He needs to let ranchers ranch, farmers farm and energy workers develop. This is the American way.

GUEST OPINIONS Producers should start planning for the 2021 growing and grazing season early By Retta Brugger and Julie Elliott How can we make well-informed decisions for summer grazing? We all know 2020 was a drought year in many states. Soils are dry and will need to be refilled. When do we need the moisture for summer grass? How can we plan for the 2021 grazing season? Cooperative Extension research across the High Plains found cumulative precipitation up to 30 days before peak grass growth has the most impact. For eastern Colorado, peak grass growth is in June and July. This means the moisture received through mid-June sets the stage for summer grass growth. This is also true for southwestern Nebraska and western Kansas, as well as short grass prairie and sandy sites in southeastern Wyoming and the southern part of the Nebraska Panhandle. Where needle-andthread grass and western wheat grass dominate the range in southeast Wyo-

ming and the northeast Panhandle, peak growth shifts to May through early June. Thus, the critical cumulative precipitation date moves up to early May. But, it would be helpful to anticipate what might be in store before May and June. Results from 70 plus years of research from the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) range in Nunn, Colo. may help. It turns out long-term climate trends such as La Niña, El Niño and the Pacific Decadal Oscillation (PDO) are important. In fact, these ocean temperature cycles explain 70 percent of yearling steer weight gain differences. Researchers used this data to create a decision tree to help them make decisions before the growing season. They watch El Niño, La Niña and PDO cycles and moisture conditions through the winter. Then, in early April, they use the decision tree as part of their stocking

where there are early signs of opportunity or challenges. The bi-weekly maps become more accurate as more rainfall is recorded. By May 30, the average accuracy of the maps improves to 70 percent. The decision tree, understanding timing of moisture and grass growth, as well as the GrassCast tool, are all useful in helping ranchers make timely grazing decisions. Responding early to drought can help protect financial and rangeland resources in the future. Retta Brugger is the range Extension specialist at Colorado State University and Julie Elliott is the rangeland management specialist for Colorado’s Natural Resources Conservation Service. For more information about the drought decision tool, visit bit.ly/3it5AsL. For more information about Grass-Cast, visit grasscast.unl.edu/.

discussion. Let’s take a look at the decision tree for 2021. The PDO is still in the warm phase, and forecasters report La Niña is strong. The decision tree suggests stocking rates should be decreased moderately or relative to precipitation. Ocean activity indicates drought conditions are likely to persist. Another tool ranchers can use is GrassCast. Grass-Cast, short for Grassland Productivity Forecast, has over 30 years of historical data about weather and vegetation growth. It compares this data with current year precipitation to create three production forecast maps. Each map indicates the expected grass growth based on above-normal, near-normal or below-normal summer rain. The first Grass-Cast maps for 2021 will be released in April. These maps can identify areas

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NEWS BRIEFS Ag HOF nominations open Each year, the Wyoming Livestock Roundup recognizes two Wyoming citizens or couples for their involvement in the state’s agriculture industry by inducting them into the Wyoming Agriculture Hall of Fame (HOF). Started in 1992, the Ag Hall of Fame has honored 67 Wyomingites to date. “The Wyoming Ag Hall of Fame Award was first started in 1992 to recognize leadership in the ag community,” says Wyoming Livestock Roundup Publisher Dennis Sun. “The need is there to recognize people who have been leaders, given themselves, their time and countless resources to help the ag community in the state.” Last year’s inductees were Jack and Diana Berger of Saratoga and Brad Boner of Glenrock. To nominate someone for the Wyoming Agriculture Hall of Fame, please visit wylr.net and click on the Ag Hall of Fame tab, e-mail roundup@wylr.net or call the office at 307-234-2700. Nominations must be submitted by June 1, 2021. After all nominations are received, a panel of three judges independently rank nominees and select the year’s inductees. A belt buckle and poster are presented to the winners at the 2021 Wyoming Ag Hall of Fame picnic, held on Wednesday during the Wyoming State Fair each year. For more information, contact the Wyoming Livestock Roundup at 307-234-2700.

Seedstock 100 announced BEEF Magazine has released their seventh annual Seedstock 100, a listing of the 100 largest seedstock operations in the U.S., measured by the number of bulls sold in 2020. These 100 operations sold 56,275 bulls last year, 116 more than in 2019. While Angus remains the top breed featured in the list, there is more Red Angus and SimAngus influence than there was five years ago. While the 100 ranches stretch from coast to coast, the majority fall in the western U.S., with 16 located in Montana, 14 in Nebraska, 11 in South Dakota, six in Colorado, four in Wyoming, four in Idaho and three in North Dakota. The top 20 on the list, in order, are Jorgenson Land and Cattle of Ideal, S.D., Gardiner Angus Ranch of Ashland, Kan., Leachman Cattle of Colorado of Fort Collins, Colo., Express Ranches of Yukon, Okla., 44 FARMS of Cameron, Texas, Lone Creek Cattle of Lincoln, Neb., Sutphin Cattle Company of Lamar, Colo., Pharo Cattle Company of Cheyenne Wells, Colo., Connealy Angus of Whitman, Neb. and Sitz Angus of Harrison, Mont. Operations recognized from the state of Wyoming included Lucky 7 Angus Cowboy Bulls of Boulder and Riverton, Reyes/Russell of Wheatland, Beckton Red Angus of Sheridan and Clay Creek Angus of Greybull. To view the entire list, visit beefmagazine.com/ seedstock/2021-beef-seedstock-100.

Debt collection suspended Due to the national public health emergency caused by COVID-19, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced the temporary suspension of pastdue debt collections and foreclosures for distressed borrowers under the Farm Storage Facility Loan and the Direct Farm Loan programs administered by the Farm Service Agency (FSA). USDA will temporarily suspend non-judicial foreclosures, debt offsets or wage garnishments and referring foreclosures to the Department of Justice. USDA will work with the U.S. Attorney’s Office to stop judicial foreclosures and evictions on accounts previously referred to the Department of Justice. Additionally, USDA has extended deadlines for producers to respond to loan servicing actions, including loan deferral consideration for financially distressed and delinquent borrowers. In addition, for the Guaranteed Loan Program, flexibilities have been made available to lenders to assist in servicing their customers. This announcement by USDA expands previous actions undertaken by the department to lessen financial hardship. According to USDA data, more than 12,000 borrowers – approximately 10 percent of all borrowers – are eligible for this relief. Overall, FSA lends to more than 129,000 farmers, ranchers and producers. The temporary suspension is in place until further notice and is expected to continue while the national COVID-19 disaster declaration is in place.

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Cheney to serve Wyoming Congressman and House Republican Conference Chair Liz Cheney (R-WY) issued the following statement after it was announced she will serve on the Executive Committee of the Congressional Western Caucus. “I am honored to serve on the Executive Committee of the Congressional Western Caucus for the 117th Congress. The Western Caucus advocates on behalf of key issues impacting Wyoming and the West. I look forward to continuing to fight for Wyoming’s agriculture and energy industries and ensuring our priorities are at the forefront of every debate,” she said. “Under the Democrats’ regime, rural America has come under attack. House Democrats continue to advance policies to increase the size and scope of the federal government, limit domestic energy production, infringe on Constitutional rights, expand federal land and leave rural America behind. We cannot let this happen. I look forward to working with Rep. Dan Newhouse, chair of the Western Caucus, and all our members as we fight for our Wyoming way of life,” Cheney continued.

Wyoming Agriculture in the Classroom is accepting entries for the 2021 Bookmark & Beyond Contest until Feb. 12. The contest is open to all Wyoming students in grades 2-5. Templates, rules and an interactive activity for inspiration are available on our website at wyaitc.org/our-work/bookmark. This project can be completed in school or by families at home. Approximately 10 finalists will be selected for their bookmarks to be distributed around the state. Finalists will be recognized at an annual celebration in Cheyenne. Public voting for the People’s Choice Award will be live on our website from March 22 – April 2 in honor of National Agriculture Week. Please submit bookmark entries to Wyoming Agriculture in the Classroom at PO Box 347, Cheyenne, WY 82003. Original artwork will not be returned to students, so please make a copy or take a picture before sending in an entry.

Governor addresses lease halt Gov. Mark Gordon is slamming plans by the Biden administration to halt the issuing of new oil and gas leases on federal land, calling the decision a misguided approach, which will have severe economic consequences to Wyoming and other western states. The Biden administration has drafted an order to impose an oil and gas lease moratorium while it conducts a review of the federal oil and gas leasing program. “The president’s decision to halt federal leasing on oil and gas under the guise of a ‘pause’ is beyond misguided,” Gordon said. “It is disingenuous, disheartening and a crushing blow to the economies of many western states, particularly Wyoming. No matter how it is framed, this action is still a ban on leasing.” Gordon pointed out the administration’s planned action threatens thousands of jobs and hundreds of millions of dollars in revenues per year. He also noted Wyoming has led the nation in efforts to remove carbon emissions from the atmosphere, and the administration’s actions stifle states like Wyoming that are actively pursuing efforts to reduce CO2 emissions and clean up the atmosphere. “The lost jobs and revenue caused by this action inhibit Wyoming’s ability to invest in C02 capture and likewise the ability of the oil and gas industry to contribute to those projects,” Gordon said. “In the long run, Wyoming may find itself with no choice but to increase the costs of doing business on other energy sources to balance our budget.”

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NEWS BRIEFS NRCS announces deadlines The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in Wyoming has set Feb. 22, 2021 as a cutoff date to batch applications for the Agricultural Conservation Easement Program (ACEP). NRCS accepts applications year-round for the Agricultural Land Easements (ALE) and Wetland Reserve Easements (WRE) under ACEP. Applications for ALE and WRE received and determined eligible by the cutoff date will be considered for funding. The ACEP was reauthorized through the 2018 Farm Bill to fund easements for agricultural lands and wetland reserves. For more information, contact a local NRCS Field Office or Katie Vaporis at 307-233-6760.

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Pork cutout reported

The pork cutout value has started off 2021 stronger than last year aided by the belly, ham and rib primal values, but the picnic and butt primal values have been weighing on the cutout. The pork cutout value reached $97.48 per hundredweight (cwt) in mid-October, then declined 28.2 percent to $69.95 per cwt to finish 2020. As 2021 began, the pork cutout rose with the first week, up 5.6 percent from the last week of December to $73.86 per cwt. The last two weeks have steadily increased to $78.77 and $80.26 per cwt, up 6.7 percent and 1.9 percent, respectively.

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Gov. Mark Gordon has unveiled a proposal for modernizing and refocusing Wyoming’s higher education system. The initiative, called the Wyoming Innovation Network (WIN), calls for closer collaboration between the University of Wyoming and the state’s community colleges and an emphasis on developing innovative solutions to support and enhance Wyoming’s economy and workforce. The WIN initiative will have the state’s higher education institutions collaborate and develop strategic programming in key areas focused on Wyoming’s needs. It includes an emphasis on focusing workforce development on high-potential areas, supporting and training entrepreneurs and new business startups, a research and market analysis agenda aimed at technology transfer and commercialization and developing outside revenue sources such as corporate partnerships to provide new opportunities for students. WIN is intended to support the state’s overall economic vision set forth by the Wyoming Business Council and support education attainment goals developed by the state. Gordon stressed this collaborative approach will allow the state to better focus its resources to assist both existing industries and areas identified as having significant growth potential. Work is currently underway to establish a software engineering program that could ultimately be offered across all community colleges and the University of Wyoming. In addition, tourism and hospitality programs and entrepreneurship training programs for a variety of marketing sectors are currently under development.

Partnership announced During the week of Jan. 25, PepsiCo and Beyond Meat announced they are forming The PLANeT Partnership LLC (TPP), a joint venture to develop, produce and market innovative snack and beverage products made from plant-based protein. The joint venture will leverage Beyond Meat’s leading technology in plant-based protein development and PepsiCo’s world-class marketing and commercial capabilities to create and scale new snack and beverage options. “Plant-based proteins represent an exciting growth opportunity for us, a new frontier in our efforts to build a more sustainable food system and be a positive force for people and the planet, while meeting consumer demand for an expanded portfolio of more nutritious products,” said Ram Krishnan, PepsiCo global chief commercial officer. “Beyond Meat is a cutting-edge innovator in this rapidly growing category, and we look forward to combining their unparalleled expertise with our world-class capabilities in brand-building, consumer insights and distribution to deliver exciting new options.” This new joint venture follows long-standing efforts by PepsiCo to help build a more sustainable food system. Among the key pillars of this effort are using positive ingredients, expanding the company’s portfolio of products that have been grown and made sustainably, through tools and techniques like regenerative agriculture and net waterand carbon-neutral production plants and making it easier for consumers focused on health and wellness to consume products on the go through innovations such as LAY’S oven baked chips, Sabra Snack Cups, Alvalle ready-to-drink gazpacho, Quaker Breakfast flats and Gatorade Juiced.

UW hosts interactive shows A new season of interactive Zoom/Facebook Live sessions begins Jan. 29 with hosts and expert guests offering information and answering questions on a number of resource topics in Wyoming. Barnyards & Backyards Live! is presented by a team from the University of Wyoming (UW) Extension and partner organizations on such topics as growing trees, vegetables, fruit and flowers, keeping horses healthy, feeding birds, reducing wildfire risk and more. All sessions will take place 10 a.m. on Fridays. The show schedule can be found at bit.ly/BBWYLive. Viewers can interact with the hosts and guest speakers. Shows are recorded for later viewing, and related materials are made available. “The Barnyards and Backyards Live! is a new, creative twist on virtual program delivery because it provides educational information in a casual conversation with the hosts and guest speakers, while also allowing participants of the show to ask their specific questions,” said Jeff Edwards, Extension pesticide safety education program coordinator and team member. Partners are the Wyoming State Forestry Division, Wyoming Conservation Districts, Wyoming Weed and Pest Council, Audubon Rockies, the U.S. Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service and the Wyoming Department of Agriculture. Those who can’t view the show live but have questions they’d like recorded answers for can type them in the comments before the show on the show posts on Facebook at facebook.com/BarnyardsBackyards. They can also e-mail them to barnyardsbackyards@uwyo. edu. More than 35 shows were presented in 2020. Their recordings are available at uwyo.edu/barnbackyard.

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STUDIES continued from page 1 looking at differences in grazing behavior, using collars to recognize when animals are actively grazing. They are actively bringing cattle in to take rumen samples and monitoring diet quality by taking fecal samples from the pasture, then using near-infrared spectroscopy analysis to determine forage digestibility and protein content of range forages.” “They also have pedometers on the cattle to look at how far cattle travel everyday,” Paisley added. “Additionally, the study has walkacross weigh units that animals have to cross to get to all of their water sources, so researchers in this study are getting daily weights on those cattle as well.” While the study encompasses a multitude of different research, Paisley noted Hales’ project mainly evolves around taking rumen samples and working with USMARC to study the difference in microbial populations in the rumen across the three groups of cattle. “Interestingly enough, they have found there is quite a bit of variation in performance between these three sets of cattle,” Paisley stated. “They believe the cattle from the grazing cooperative are performing better because they grew up in the area and are either adapted to the diet or their rumen is set up to utilize the native forage more efficiently.” Paisley noted Hales is in the first year of her research and will be finishing up her project this coming summer. Sunn hemp The second study currently taking place at UWSAREC is looking at using sunn hemp as a cover crop or in a rotational planting system with winter wheat. “Sunn hemp is an annual, warm-season legume that can grow up to five feet tall in irrigated systems and grow well in dryland systems also,” Paisley explained. “Sunn hemp contains close to 20 percent protein and is similar in both protein and energy to a highquality alfalfa hay.” Paisley explained in the UW-SAREC study, researchers including UW Crop Scientist Carrie Eberle and Graduate Student Lauren Shortnancy are conducting a 50-day feeding study of 72 calves split between nine pens with a GrowSafe System. “They are comparing three different diets – a growing diet of three percent alfalfa, a diet of 20 percent alfalfa and 20 percent sunn hemp and a diet comprised of 40 percent alfalfa, 40 percent corn silage and 20 percent corn,” he said. “The GrowSafe System will measure both individual performance and diet preference.” Paisley continued, “Researchers took an interest in sunn hemp because it is an annual legume that can potentially fix nitrogen in the soil. The only other annual legumes available for producers to grow in this area are dry beans and soybeans, which require more water than sunn hemp.”

Although the study has seemed successful thus far, Paisley noted researchers have run into a few issues. “One of the challenges we’ve had with sunn hemp is when we sample it out in the field it is upwards of 25 percent protein, but when we sample it in the bale it is only about 17 to 18 percent protein,” he explained. “Sunn hemp has leaves that pulverize similar to dry beans and soybeans, so by the time we mow it, windrow it and bale it, we lose a lot of the leaf, which is where most of the nutrient value is.” Therefore, Paisley noted researchers are currently busy figuring out how to retain nutrient value. Right now, they are looking at harvesting it as baleage or baylage instead. Paisley said concluding data should be available in coming months. Synovex implants The last project mentioned by Paisley looked at the difference in performance of cattle implanted with SynovexC implants versus Synovex ONE GRASS implants. “Obviously, there are a lot of implants available for cattle these days, but we became interested in the new Synovex ONE GRASS, which is a 200day, slow-release implant intended for grazing cattle,” said Paisley. “Theoretically, a producer could give this implant to a steer turned out in June and it would last the entire summer grazing season. Most implants only act for 80 to 90 days.” In the study, Paisley said the research team, including UW Graduate Student Zach Pieper, implanted 600 calves – 300 steer calves and 300 heifer calves – prior to turning them out on summer grass in northeastern Wyoming. “The study was comprised of a non-implanted control group, a group implanted with Synovex-C, which is traditionally used in calves and a group implanted with Synovex ONE GRASS,” Paisley explained. “These calves were followed all the way through the feedlot, and carcass data was collected following slaughter.” In the end, Paisley noted study data showed an 18-pound weight gain in heifers implanted with SynovexC and a 24-pound weight gain in heifers implanted with Synovex ONE GRASS. Steers with the SynovexC implant gained an additional 14 pounds, while steers implanted with Synovex ONE GRASS gained an additional 20 pounds. “With implants, we are looking at a 15 to 20 pound weight gain across the board,” stated Paisley. “This increase in performance seems to follow them through the end of their life. In fact, the cattle were finished in a feedlot in Wheatland and they continued to have up to a 20 pound weight advantage through their life.” Hannah Bugas is the editor of the Wyoming Livestock Roundup. Send comments on this article to roundup@wylr. net.

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Wednesday, FEBRUARY 3 - Feeder & Calf Special FEEDERS Vollman Ranch 390 Blk Strs, 625-750#, Weaned 90 days, Bunk Broke, Hay & Silage Ration, Branding & Precond Shots Buckhaults Cow Co. 201 Blk/Bwf Hfrs, 725-825#, Weaned a long time, Been on a Grower Ration, Complete Vac. Program, Poured Twice, Bangs Vac., Home Raised WEANED/ PRE-COND. CALVES Bruce Lewis 206 Mostly Blk Strs & Hfrs, 490-590#, Weaned on Jan. 1, Hay Fed, Branding & Precond Shots Y Z Limited 165 Blk Strs & Hfrs, 525-600#, Weaned 45 days, Hay Fed Only, Branding, Precond & Booster Shots No Implants, Home Raised Chris & Jamie Donnelly 94 Mostly Blk/Bwf Strs, 550#, Weaned 70+ days, Grower Ration, Branding Shots, No Implants, High Elevation, Sired by SimAngus Bulls which includes Ranchhand Robber’s Roost 85 90% Blk Hfrs, 490#, Weaned since Dec. 1, Running out, Grass Hay, 2 Rounds of Shots, Home Raised Bonnie Bath & Casey Epler 80 Blk/Bwf few Rd Strs & Hfrs, 500-600#, Weaned a long time, Running Out supplemented with Alfalfa & Oat Hay, Lick Tubs, Branding & Precond Shots, No Implants, No Horns, First Calf Born: April 28 Harold & Linda Martin 80 Blk/Bwf Strs & Hfrs, 500-600#, Weaned Oct. 1, Running out, Bunk Broke, Fed Cracked Corn Daily, Branding & Precond Shots, Heifers are Bangs Vac. Paul McCoy 75 Mostly Blk Strs & Hfrs, 500-600#, Weaned in Oct., Hay Fed, Branding & Pre-cond. Shots: Cattlemaster Gold One Shot, Poured Tyson Murray 70 Mx Strs & Hfrs, 600-700#, Weaned on Oct. 30, Hay Fed, Been on a Grower Ration, Mineral Program, 2 Rounds of Shots, Home Raised, 1-Iron Shane McMullin 70 Blk/Bwf Strs & Hfrs, 700#, Weaned 60+ days, Bunk Broke, Hay Fed, Branding & Precond Shots Aaron Olson 65 Mostly Blk/Bwf Strs & Hfrs, 500-700#, Weaned 60+ days, Bunk Broke, Light Grower Ration, Branding, Precond & Booster Shots, Home Raised Harvat Land & Cattle 40 Blk Strs, 550-650#, Weaned 75 days, Hay Fed, Branding & Precond Shots, High Elevation Jennifer Scheer 37 Bwf/Rwf Hfrs, 550#, Weaned 90+days, Running out, 1# of cake per/day, Complete Mineral Program, Branding, Precond & Booster Shots, No Implants Linda & John Higgins 21 Mx Hfrs, 500-600#, Weaned, Bunk and Round Bale Feeder Broke, Mostly Hay Fed, Branding & Precond Shots, High Elevation, Home Raised, No Implants, No Hormones, Follow all BQA Injection Guidelines

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Valued partners By Miranda Reiman My sister and I had a name, a selfcreated logo, an inkjet printer and a handful of steers we fed and sold as freezer beef. We had a business keeping us occupied most of the year and eventually earned enough money to buy our first vehicles. Over the long haul, we had something inspire both of us to take a keen interest in animal science. We also had our first partnership. There were easy advantages to doing it as a team. We’d often trade off morning and afternoon chores. Yet, if the automatic waterer froze – as it often did in the dead of a Minnesota winter – it was all hands on deck to get it taken care of before the school bus came.

Perhaps many first partnerships in our industry are also with family. Maybe it was a business arrangement. Maybe it was a little of both like ours – signing our names next to each other on the operating note made it extra official. For those individuals who wanted to dip their toe into feeding an undivided share of their calves after weaning without assuming all the risk, they might have partnered with a cattle feeder. Maybe they were once the younger generation, getting a start by keeping some cows in a herd with an established producer. Maybe they’re currently giving somebody a foray into the business themself. There are partnerships all across the beef business, but they’re not always as clean as who will bale the hay and who

is going to feed it. Some are less direct, but equally as important. It’s the person who helps us decide on a grazing strategy or the vet who gets our weaning program tweaked just right. It’s the video rep who gives us pointers or the bull customer who comes back year-afteryear. They’re partners. They’re wholly interested in our success, just as we are in theirs. We have shared goals. And in the end, it’s the consumer who buys beef by the grade or brand, knowing they’ll get exactly what they expect every single time. It’s a trust. It’s a partnership. Do individuals focus on what they can do to make life better for those at the next link in the beef chain? Are their cattle profitable for them and their buyer and their buyer’s buyer too? What are they doing to hold up their end of the bargain? Next time in Black Ink®, Miranda Reiman will write about the next step.

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LETTERS

Submit your letters to: Editor, Wyoming Livestock Roundup, P.O. Box 850, Casper, WY, 82602, or e-mail to roundup@wylr.net. We reserve the right to edit letters. It is the policy of the Wyoming Livestock Roundup that we do not print letters attacking individuals, groups or organizations within the Wyoming agricultural community.

Dear Editor, I would like to thank the State Lands and Investment Board for approving the ConnectGen Wyoming Wind lease on state lands. I support the lease for the following reasons. First, the land in the project area is beautiful, and it will be no less beautiful with wind turbines on it. I don’t agree with those who claim this wind ranch will ruin the beauty of the area. Wyoming recognizes a private property interest in wind and states a wind right is appurtenant to the surface estate. There is no recognition for a viewshed right in statute or case law in Wyoming. It is a very dangerous precedent for all property owners in Wyoming if the state denies this wind lease because of a changed viewshed, while diminishing its own recognized private property interest in wind. Furthermore, the state awarded a comparable wind lease to Roundhouse Renewable Energy, LLC Lease dated Dec. 6, 2018 for the project west of Cheyenne. Second, the University of Wyoming (UW) is the main driver of tourism in Albany County. The majority of people traveling to Albany County do so to attend UW games, events and ceremonies, not recreation. Cheyenne Frontier Days and Jubilee Days also draw a large number of visitors to Albany County. The number of people recreating on public lands is largely driven by the University of Wyoming. Nevertheless, in the summer of 2020,Vedawuoo and Pole Mountain experienced record numbers of

visitors, even though the wind project west of Cheyenne is clearly visible from both of these locations. Claims the wind project will significantly harm Albany County’s tourism economy are unsubstantiated. Third, I support the state lease because this project will provide funding for public schools. I am concerned the significant budget cuts to public education will harm our state in the long run. I support the ConnectGen wind lease because the revenue derived from this project on state trust lands funds educational and other state institutions. Fourth, I believe ConnectGen is a reputable company and will do a good job constructing this wind project. Their objective is to build a good project and work with as many Wyoming people and businesses in the process as they can. ConnectGen has expressed concern for wildlife and safety. Fifth, a number of the people opposing this lease and project recently moved to Wyoming from out-of-state. I don’t support people coming here from out-of-state and demanding Wyoming not take advantage of a lease opportunity that will benefit our schools and public institutions. The State Board of Land Commissioners has the ability to look at the full needs of the state, whereas a new resident is looking at the issue without taking the state’s needs into consideration. Sixth, the addition of wind turbines to the state land is compatible with the current agricultural grazing leases. The revenue from the wind project will provide longterm revenue to the state of Wyoming and hopefully prevent the sale of these state lands.

Seventh, protecting and strengthening agriculture in Wyoming is vital. The private wind leases encompassing 80 percent of the project area will allow long time family ranches to remain in ranching, including my family’s ranch, the Bath Family Ranch. The state lease ties in with the private lands. These private ranches provide much crucial habitat and shelter to the state’s wildlife. Next, Gifford Pinchot, an American forester and politician, spoke on conservation as follows, “The first great fact about conservation is it stands for development. There has been a fundamental misconception conservation means nothing but the husbanding of resources for future generations. There could be no more serious mistake. Conservation does mean provision for the future, but it means also and first of all the recognition of the right of the present generation to the fullest necessary use of all the resources with which this country is so abundantly blessed. Conservation demands the welfare of this generation first and afterward the welfare of the generations to follow.” In the instant case, I urge the Board of Land Commissioners to develop this abundant wind resource to provide funding for schools and other public institutions, while conserving these state lands for future generations and uses. Once again, thank you to the State Land Board and all the people who supported this wind lease at the hearing. Sincerely, Reba D. Epler, J.D. Hillsdale

Dear Editor, The Biden administration is wasting no time to punish flyover country. The tentacles of the Green New Deal are everywhere in agriculture. Behind everything is the theory CO2 has an effect on the atmospheric temperature of Earth. Rising CO2 concentration has very little to do with causing global warming or climate change. Cyclical change of Earth’s climate has been well documented to have occurred many times over the ages. Ice Ages and warming periods are common knowledge. These cycles are consistent with corresponding cycles of lower or higher solar radiation in the life of our pulsing atomic star, the Sun. Humanity has been hijacked by fraudsters

who figured out how to profit by taxing all carbon fuels, used by capitalism as the basis of the world’s industries and economies. The first step was to brainwash gullible people into accepting guilt. Then, a “solution” of reducing carbon is pushed. The political game to position cronies to rake in the cash occurred decades ago. Al Gore, John Kerry, Bill Clinton, Barack Obama and all the other hypocrites lecture the “deplorables,” then laugh all the way to the bank. Don’t be sucked into the carbon sequestration game. Once a person takes money for the approved practice, they have endorsed the theory and no longer have a leg to stand on to protest. They will protest when the carbon taxes on fuel, electricity, equipment, transportation, their livestock and lifestyle

arrive on their doorstep. All for them to help pay the bill for their approved practice. There will also be goofy regulations that Big Government bureaucracy can dream up. People who actually think humans can or will control the temperature on Earth need to reassess what this means. It is not humanly possible. Agriculture endorsing the carbon sequestration rhetoric that started during the Clinton administration is not helpful in fending off the anti-capitalists who don’t have the best interests in our country at heart. Thank you for the opportunity to persuade others in taking a different path. Sincerely, Scott Krebs Saratoga

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FFAR provides $5 million to pioneer heat-tolerant, drought-resistant, climate-resilient wheat Wheat is one of the most important staple crops for both humans and livestock alike. In fact, according to the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT), more than 539 million acres of wheat are cultivated worldwide and the crop accounts for one-fifth of the world’s food supply. Additionally, the center notes wheat is a main source of protein in many countries, second only to rice as a source of calories globally. However, research from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has shown changes in temperature, atmospheric carbon dioxide and a growing frequency of extreme weather conditions could

threaten the global wheat supply. To address this threat, the Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research (FFAR) awarded a $5 million grant to CIMMYT to develop climate-resilient wheat. About CIMMYT and FFAR CIMMYT is a leading global research nonprofit focused on improving maize and wheat cropping systems to improve human livelihood. “Wheat is among the most widely grown cereal crop in the world and the third-largest crop grown in the U.S. by acre,” reads CIMMYT’s website, which further notes nearly all U.S. wheat crops are improved and supported

through public research. The website further explains since most wheat in the U.S. is dependent on rainfall versus irrigation methods, this research is critical for helping plants and producers navigate climate changes. Additionally, according to CIMMYT, future wheat demand is expected to rise nearly 60 percent by 2050 due to the growing population. “Without public research, wheat production could decrease by nearly 30 percent over the same period because of changing climate conditions,” explains CIMMYT. FFAR has also pledged their commitment to improving the global

wheat supply. “FFAR leverages public agriculture research funding through public and private partnerships to pioneer actionable research,” explains FFAR’s Executive Director Sally Rockey. “With temperatures on the rise and water becoming scarcer, we are committed to supporting wheat farmers and providing new wheat varieties designed with future environmental challenges in mind.” With FFAR’s generous $5 million grant, which was matched by a $4.5 million contribution from the CGIAR Research Program on Wheat and a $7.5 million contribution from Accelerating Genetic Gains for Maize

Local meat processor hosts collegiate meat judging contest Junior and senior college teams from Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska, Oklahoma, North Dakota, South Dakota, Texas and Wyoming competed in the American Meat Science Association (AMSA) Mountain West Intercollegiate Meat Judging Contest at 307 Meats in Laramie on Jan. 17. Focus on student opportunities McKensie Harris, assistant lecturer in the University of Wyoming (UW) animal science department and a member of the officials committee for the contest, shared the first collegiate meat judging contest is typically held in Denver at the National Western Stock Show (NWSS) in collaboration with AMSA. “Because NWSS was cancelled and the JBS packing plant in Greeley, Colo. where the contest is usually held isn’t allowing visitors due to COVID-19, another

location was sought,” she explained. Kelcey Christensen, a former collegiate meat judger and coach, offered to host the contest at his processing plant, 307 Meats, just an hour north of the original location. “Sierra Jepsen, the meat judging coach at the University of Wyoming, put together a COVID-19 mitigation plan to allow students from other universities to practice in the UW meat lab,” Harris continued. “It looked a little different this year than in years past – the coolers and classrooms would be full with people practicing, but this year, each school was allowed three hours to utilize the meat lab for practice.” Students who elect to judge have eligibility running from January through November, so the NWSS contest usually kicks off their year of judging. According to Harris, contests in 2020

were limited or took place virtually. “There was a big push from AMSA and coaches to make sure contests in this spring semester were going to happen in a safe manner. It was a collaboration on many parts to provide this opportunity to judge for students,” said Harris. The meat judging contest which is usually held in conjunction with the Fort Worth Stock Show in Fort Worth, Texas was cancelled. However, a small packing plant in the area has offered to host the contest. Judging results In the junior college division, the team from Eastern Oklahoma State College took first, followed by Fort Scott Community College and Clarendon College. In the senior college division, Texas Tech University was the first place team, followed by West Texas A&M University in second, Texas A&M University in third,

Oklahoma State University in fourth, Kansas State University in fifth, Colorado State University in sixth, Angelo State University in seventh, the University of Wyoming in eighth, South Dakota State University in ninth, Iowa State University in 10th, the University of Nebraska in 11th and North Dakota State University in 12th place. Ian Lovell, a member of the UW team, placed 15th overall in the senior college division, 12th in overall beef judging and 11th in specifications. Other highlights from the UW team include Karlie Rumbeck who placed 12th in beef grading and 18th in overall beef and Tanner Wright who placed 14th in lamb judging and 19th in total placing. Averi Hales is the editor of the Wyoming Livestock Roundup. Send comments on this article to roundup@wylr.net.

Stepping up – 307 Meats owner Kelcey Christensen stepped up to offer his plant for the contest. Courtesy photo

“This partnership between the center and FFAR will help ensure the best agricultural science is applied to sustainably raise production of one of the world’s most important staple crops, despite unprecedented challenges.” – Kevin Pixley, International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center and Wheat, researchers at CIMMYT will work to pioneer wheat breeding technologies to produce heat-tolerant, droughtresistant and climateresilient wheat. A cutting-edge approach CIMMYT explains their research will be conducted by applying cutting-edge approaches in genomics, remote sensing and big data analysis to develop this new breeding technology. The center also notes the particular research will be conducted under the Heat and Drought Wheat Improvement Consortium, a project designed to ensure the long-term climate resilience of wheat and led by CIMMYT in partnership with experts around the globe. “This project will help bridge a long-standing gap between state-of-

the-art technological findings and crop improvement to deliver climateresilient wheat to farmers as quickly as possible,” says Matthew Reynolds, head of wheat physiology at CIMMYT and principal investigator for the project. “Heat, drought and wheat are three of the most important words for billions of people,” adds CIMMYT’s Interim Deputy Director for Research Kevin Pixley. “This partnership between the center and FFAR will help ensure the best agricultural science is applied to sustainably raise production of one of the world’s most important staple crops, despite unprecedented challenges.” Hannah Bugas is the editor of the Wyoming Livestock Roundup. Send comments on this article to roundup@wylr.net.

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New Listing! Indian Ridge Ranch Located just a mile NE of Pavillion, 200 acres with 153 irrigated through Midvale Irrigation District. Live water year-round. Alfalfa, grass and some permanent pasture. Free use of adjacent Bureau of Rec 50 acres. Moderate improvements, including machine shop, lambing shed, miscellaneous support buildings. Owners residence is a manufactured home on a foundation with several additions. Totaling 2,700 sq. ft. of living space, 3 bedroom, 2 bath, vaulted ceilings, skylights. Hearth pellet stove and wood stove. Great room, beautiful entry room. Approximately 1.5 miles of gated pipe. Good domestic well. $695,000

North Forty Farm Beautiful productive farm located at 389 Highway 133, between Kinnear and Pavillion, WY. 145 acres with 119 irrigated through Midvale Irrigation District. New center pivot in 2019, new Roundup Ready alfalfa seeding. Farmstead has an 1820 sq. ft. manufactured home on foundation, 3 bedroom 2 bath. Home features Tand shower. skylights, vaulted ceilings, garden C tub A “Eat-in” kitchen, two family rooms. TR Property is served N by natural gas for heating and has central air. New O C included. Large patio deck stainless steel appliances ER professionally trimmed trees. shaded by large, D recently N Large lawn through Midvale water. Paved Uirrigated driveway. Outside improvements include 2 detached garages, one 2-car and the other 1-car with additional storage area. Small corral for livestock. This is a very clean, tidy farm unit. Owner is meticulous about detail and making sure everything is not only functional but visually appealing. Call today for showing. You will not be disappointed. $795,000

Morgan Road Farm 111 acres with 100 irrigated. No improvements. Gated pipe and ditch irrigated. Alfalfa, corn, barley. Some permanent pasture. Live water year-round. Power adjacent. Located just NE of Riverton. $339,000

DHO Farm 236 acres with 55 irrigated by gated pipe and ditch. Well and power on property. Good insulated wellhouse but no other improvements. Borders Missouri Vally Road. Perimeter fenced. Excellent winter unit for cattle or horses. $275,000

Corner Farm The Corner Farm is located south of Pavillion, WY at the NE intersection of Missouri Valley Road and Highway CTof which 90 are 133. The property consists of 97.5 acres, A R irrigated through Midvale Irrigation District. There is NTalfalfa and a new center a new stand of Roundup Ready O C all in excellent condition on pivot in 2019. GatedRpipe E cuttings yielded over 7 tons/acre the corners. FirstDthree dairy quality UNhay. This is one of the best and cleanest alfalfa fields in the county. No improvements. $449,000

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Wyoming Legislature begins business in eight-day virtual session On Jan. 27, President of the Senate Dan Dockstader (R-Afton) opened the second day of the 66th Wyoming Legislature in the Senate, while his colleague Speaker of the House Eric Barlow (R-Gillette) did the same for the House of Representatives. However, this year, the second day was held virtually, via Zoom meeting, livestreamed to YouTube, rather than in the Chambers of each body in the Wyoming Capitol. “We have an important day as we get started on the work for the State of Wyoming,” commented Barlow in his opening remarks. Starting the work While many legislators across the state are joining the session from their homes, a small contingent opted to meet in the chambers of the House and Representatives and the Senate. Rep. Hans Hunt (R-Newcastle) joined the legislative meeting from his home, noting while the virtual platform has some perks, overall, he is ready to get back to work in Cheyenne. “Session is certainly different in a virtual fashion,” he explained. “It’s difficult to have sidebar conversations in the hallways and before and after meetings. A lot of the real action of the legislature takes place of the floor in private conversations. It’s difficult to do that virtually.” Additionally, being “tethered” to a computer all day is difficult, but Hunt notes the session should be more acces-

sible to the public. “We’re livestreaming on YouTube all day so it’s easier for folks from around the state to listen,” he noted. Hunt also explained the Wyoming Legislature isn’t far behind its planned agenda for the year, noting under the current schedule, they’ll conclude by April 1, which is relatively close to their anticipated schedule. “I’m glad we’re up and started,” he said. “We’re finally off and rolling, and it’s good to be back.” Reflecting on the interim Though Hunt is no longer a member of the House Agriculture, State and Public Lands and Water Resources Committee, he chaired the committee in the 2020 interim, presiding over meetings on topics important to the state with his co-chair, Sen. Brian Boner (R-Douglas). “Overall, it was a slow interim,” Hunt noted, “But, we covered a few important topics.” Top of mind was a bill dealing with meat processing authority, aiming to address challenges from COVID-19 and other such disruptions in the supply chain. HB0051, Meat Processing Programs, was referred to the Agriculture Committee on Jan. 12. The bill is an act “authorizing emergency governmental programs related to expanding and enhancing meat processing capabilities; reappropriating funds as specified,” as well as a sunset date, rulemaking authority and an

effective date for the program. “We hope to alleviate future supply chain disruptions with this bill,” Hunt explained. “We also have another bill that looks to expand bonding authority for meat processing to encourage new facilities to get started.” HB0054, the Wyoming Meat Packing Initiative, provides authority to the Wyoming Business Council to support the agriculture and meat processing industry by expanding loans and grants to encompass Wyoming meat producers and processors. Additionally, the bill requires a report from the Wyoming Business Council detailing the program objectives, activities and conditions. The House received the bill for introduction on Jan. 12, but no action has been taken to date. Animal cruelty bills Another widely discussed topic for the Interim Joint Agriculture Committee was animal cruelty. “We brought a bill to update animal cruelty statutes and try to bring them upto-date by eliminating some antiquated language,” Hunt explained. “I’m not sure we accomplished quite as much as we hoped to in the bill, but it’s a good step forward.” Hunt continued that, for the last several years, individual members of the legislature have brought forward bills related to animal cruelty. During the 2020 interim, the Joint Agriculture Committee decided to tackle the difficult

topic to ensure the industry was represented and the issue was addressed with agriculture in mind. “Everyone in agriculture is concerned about the slippery slope that goes along with animal cruelty bills. Once we start creating legislation, we have to make sure traditional agriculture practices – like branding, castrating, docking and others – don’t fall under the ‘animal cruelty’ umbrella,” Hunt explained. He added, “It is very difficult to define animal cruelty in statute.” The bill, SF26, is titled Animal Abuse Statutes Reorganization and Update, and it reorganizes and amends offenses involving animal abuse, while making conforming amendments through the bill and modifying provisions for reimbursement of costs incurred by counties in animal abuse cases. The bill was placed on the Senate’s General File on Jan. 27 and was scheduled for discussion on the floor on Jan. 28. Other members of the Wyoming Legislature will be contacted for comment on bills in future articles. All bill information is current as of Jan. 27 at 8 a.m. For the most up-to-date status of any individual bill, visit wyoleg.com/ Legislation/2021. Saige Zespy is a correspondent for the Wyoming Livestock Roundup. Send comments on this article to the Wyoming Livestock Roundup at roundup@wylr. net.

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In an unusual year, the Wyoming Legislature started its 2021 General Session in the first of three parts on Jan. 12 with a remote meeting certifying election results, electing and swearing in leadership, adopting temporary rules and hearing remarks from Gov. Mark Gordon. However, the one-day kicked off event was followed by a seven-day hiatus, where standing committees were sent to work on a handful of bills from Jan. 19-21. It wasn’t until Jan. 27 that the session reconvened, virtually via Zoom, for an eight-day session, aiming to accomplish its business for the year. Jan. 29 marked cross-over for the eight-day virtual session, whereby the bill must be addressed in the house of origin. If final action is not taken on the bill by this point, the bill cannot be considered in the reconvened session. The eight-day session is scheduled to adjourn on Feb. 5, with the Joint Conference Committees complete on all bills. Presiding officers will then refer a second set of bills to committee for work on the week of Feb. 22. The Wyoming Legislature is scheduled to reconvene in person on March 1, so long as COVID-19 health metrics allow for in-person meetings. Jan. 12 – Virtual Session convenes Jan. 19-21 – Virtual Standing Committee meetings held Jan. 27-Feb. 5 – Eight-Day Virtual Session Feb. 22-26 – Standing Committee meetings held March 1 - April 2 – Session reconvenes (in-person)

Despite its virtual nature, the 66 th Wyoming Legislature remains open to the public with a variety of options, presented in summary at wyoleg.gov. All meetings of the House, Senate, standing committees and joint conference committees will be available for the public to view via livestream on the legislature’s YouTube Channel. The public may also participate with testimony during standing committee meetings. However, they must register to enter the Zoom meeting by clicking the “Testify” button provided on the legislature’s calendar page, found at wyoleg.gov/Calendar/20210127/ Meeting. Anyone wishing to provide written material to committee members should e-mail documents to LegDocs@wyoleg.gov. Additionally, as in years’ past, the public is always welcome to voice their opposition or support for proposed legislation using the Online Hotline, found at wyoleg.gov/postComments/hotlinedisclaimer.aspx. Contact information for individual legislators can also be found on the website at wyoleg.gov/Legislators, and members of the public are encouraged to contact their legislators with concerns. For a complete list of all proposed legislation to be considered during the 2021 General Session, visit wyoleg.gov/Legislation/2021.

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Wyoming Livestock Roundup • Volume 32 No. 40 • January 30, 2021

By Paul Dykstra

Market Update January fed cattle prices are normally choppy. So far, we’re seeing this pattern in 2021. A primary difference this year, compared to 2020, is last week’s average price is $14 per hundredweight (cwt) lower, the same discount as the five-year average. The brighter side is packers continue to harvest fed cattle at a rapid pace. The second week of January’s 509,000-head total is a fiveyear record for the particular week. This pace is what we want to see in the near term, with the industry’s need to work through aggressive fall placements against first quarter finishing dates. Large fed-cattle supplies will, however, limit upside potential for cash cattle prices in the near term, as February is typically the lowest beef demand month of the year. Basis remains weak with the February live cattle contract at a $2 per cwt premium to the cash price during the week of Jan. 11. This doesn’t inspire cattle feeders to pull finished cattle forward in the marketing schedule. However, if corn input costs aren’t hedged, then feeders are more likely to get finished cattle sold to avoid increasing cost of gain during the least efficient final days on feed. Carcass cutout values appear to have found a shortterm low in the first full week of January. This was a bit earlier than expected, as it’s normal to see softer prices into the middle of the month before boxed beef values begin to gain a little momentum heading into February. Boxed beef prices may not advance to a high degree through February, since weekly carcass counts will be larger than a year ago given larger front-end cattle supplies. Limited restaurant trade continues to linger with Valentine’s Day approaching. This restriction on the market may keep a lid on any holiday

ribeye buying which tends to provide lift for cutout values during this period. Ribs were the only cheaper Certified Angus Beef (CAB) primal from the cutout during the week of Jan. 11, yet heavy ribeye rolls were $0.40 per pound higher than the same week last year. End meat demand is seen most recently with many chuck and round items gaining slight price advances. Several items remain priced below a year ago from the ends of the carcass, so advances are relative. Carcass vales shifts, a sign of the times Breaking down the total carcass cutout value by the dollar contribution of each primal reveals some of the anomalies for 2020. The familiar “big four” primals – loin, rib, chuck and round – certainly weigh the most and easily contribute the most to carcass value. Brisket, plate and flank primals combine to account for just 15.5 percent of the total. The large shift to retail business, accompanied with stifled restaurant and export trade, subtly show in the shifts in dollar contributions of each primal. Where customers purchased beef influenced which beef cuts outperformed or underperformed last year. It’s no surprise then the chuck and round primals contributed an additional 1.1 percent and 1.3 percent, respectively, to the annual CAB cutout value in 2020. Retail demand was key to those increases, but lackluster demand for middle-meat items is just as much a factor in end meats capturing a bit more of the cutout dollars. This is evidenced when looking at the rib contribution, which slipped by a mere half of a percent on the year. Ribs didn’t cheapen, year-onyear, but the advance in endmeat pricing outpaced ribs such that the chuck and round pulled slightly ahead in the

Courses offered In-person and online courses for home cooks and managers of canned food processing operations around the region will be hosted by the University of Wyoming (UW) Extension. Two course options are offered – one for acidified foods, which is a two-day Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved class about acid foods, acidified foods and fermented foods that are packaged, jarred or canned. The second is the home processing course, a one-day class about low acid foods. Each costs $20. The FDA-approved Acidified Foods Processing course will be held online Feb. 4-5. In-person only classes will be in Jackson March 3-4. This course satisfies the requirement each processor of low-acid or acidified foods must operate with a certified supervisor on hand at all times during processing. The home-processing Acidified Foods Processing course will be held in person in Casper Feb. 12, as well as online. It will also be held in Powell in person on March 6. Registration links can be found at uwyo.edu/uwe/foodsafety.

total cutout makeup. The loin decline, however, is a bit easier to understand since the highly valuable tenderloins suffered as much as any subprimal beef cut because of lost restaurant business. The 0.5 percent smaller loin contribution, along with the rib decline, shouldn’t be exaggerated but they are telltale signs of the year’s abnormal demand pattern. Downward pressure was also noted on the smaller brisket, plate and flank primals. Each of these suffered in varying degrees the demand losses at the restaurant level while the latter two were also impacted in the second and third quarters by lost export demand. Finally, getting to the meat of the story, here is a quick look at premiums for each primal by quality level. The Choice/Select spread was narrower last year, falling $5 per cwt from the prior year to average $10.40 per cwt in 2020. This is a significant annual decline, but the latest

average is much closer to the 2016-2018 annual average of $10.82 per cwt. The 2019 average of $15.46 per cwt had a lot to do with the Tyson plant fire disruption. This being said, the lower Choice premium in 2020 represents a return to normalcy if it can be said of anything on the year. Corn cost will influence weights and grades The latest U.S. Department of Agriculture corn supply updates included several adjustments, but the net effect was a stocks-to-use ratio lowered from 11.5 percent to 10.6 percent. The lower U.S. corn supply estimate combines with South American drought conditions to virtually guarantee a higher corn price range for the foreseeable future. Historically, higher corn prices have not automatically driven cattle feeders to reduce days on feed and finished cattle weights. However, current breakeven calculations are generating cost-of-gain estimates ranging from $1 per

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From the Kitchen Table By Lynn Harlan

A Day in January When I pulled into Buffalo, it was 60 degrees. It was warm as the wind was screaming in most of the state. Jan. 13 was one of the windiest days of 2021 so far. It was 34 degrees at Powder River Pass on top of Highway 16 on my way over the mountain. The road was mostly melted, which is rare in winter months. There was little traffic on the road, so I was enjoying the bright winter day, with the high winds shifting the snow on the peaks. I savored the stunning sides of Ten Sleep Canyon, which is always magnificent, but more so today with-

out ice on the road or a vehicle crowding from behind. I wasn’t in a hurry. As I drove by the rodeo grounds in Ten Sleep, I reminisced about the Fourth of July Rodeo. There are bigger rodeos on the Fourth of July, but the Ten Sleep Rodeo, held since 1946, has always been a fun regional rodeo for cowboys and cowgirls. After the performance, everyone spills into the main street and the party is on. It’s warm on the Fourth of July, and those cool refreshments hit the spot. Just a few minutes out of town, I turned north and drove up the Lower Nowood,

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headed to Manderson. Hundreds of Black Angus cows dot winter feedgrounds along the way. They’ll stay on the meadows until they are kicked out on spring pasture and then summer pasture. Many herds will end up summering on the Big Horn Mountains. Today, they’re happy to follow the feed tractor and eat for two. The Big Horn Basin, surrounded by the Absaroka Range to the west, the Beartooth Mountains and Pryor Mountains to the north, the Big Horn Mountains to the east and the Owl Creek and Bridger Mountains to the south, is full of farms raising sugarbeets, pinto beans, barley, sunflowers, oats, corn and alfalfa hay. These crops are irrigated by the Big Horn River and it’s tributaries. I drove through Manderson, Basin, Greybull and Emblem. When I hit Basin, there were dark clouds to the north, and I got a spattering of rain. I decided to take the drive this particular day because the big winds are

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restrictions. The old fences from seven years ago were mostly there, they just had to be put back up. The ewes are eating beet tops, beans and hay, and they will spend some time in a cornfield. We will ultrasound and shear the yearling ewes, and then we will bring the whole herd home sometime near the end of February. Doug and Tebbie Heny have been feeding our ewe lambs for almost 40 years, and Bob got them going in the feeder lamb venture, along with Shane Smith. The Heny’s are like most people in agriculture I know. They worked hard and took various jobs along the way to get where they are today with a good farm and lamb

feedlot. Tebbie makes an excellent and easy-to-prepare jalapeno jelly. Here is the recipe. Jalapeño Jelly This recipe requires two four-ounce cans of chopped hot jalapenos, one and onehalf cups cider vinegar and six and one-half cups sugar. Mix all together and bring to a boil. Add one pouch Certo fruit pectin or Sure Jell and boil for one minute. Strain off jalapeños and add four drops of green food coloring. Pour into jars. Invert jars for five minutes or give a five-minute water bath. This recipe makes seven cups and can be served with Triscuits and whipped cream cheese or with lamb.

VACCINE continued from page 1 in severe cases, death. He also notes cattle with severe anaplasmosis become oxygen deprived, making them extremely aggressive. Since the disease is so difficult to diagnose, Shane notes it is estimated cattle producers lose around 47 percent of cattle affected by clinical anaplasmosis, totaling $19 billion in annual losses worldwide and $300 million in annual losses in the U.S. Therefore, Elanco set out to study the effectiveness of their new Baytril 100CA1 vaccine and found 5.7 milliliters per 100 pounds of body weight of Baytril 100CA1, administered subcutaneously, can reduce mortality rate to three percent. “Baytril 100-CA1 is an antimicrobial containing the proven molecule enrofloxacin,” says Shane. “Recently, Baytril 100-CA1 received conditional approval for the treatment of clinical anaplasmosis from the FDA.” Shane notes the new vaccine was approved for use in replacement dairy heifers under 20 months of age and for beef bulls of any age that are intended for breeding. “This work allowed us to study anaplasmosis and therapeutic intervention with enrofloxacin in mature cattle in a scale not previously reported in literature,” Shane says. “Understanding the disease and therapeutic intervention in mature cattle is of utmost importance because cattle greater than two years of age are the most likely to suffer from clinical anaplasmosis and die as a result.” While Baytril 100-CA1 is currently available on the market, Shane says the vaccine is only available to producers through the order of a licensed veterinarian. Battling pneumonia Like anaplasmosis,

pneumonia can be a deadly and hard to diagnose. However, Merck Animal Health’s newly released product Bovilis Nasalgen 3-PMH, can help producers battle five of the most common pneumoniacausing viral and bacterial pathogens. “Bovilis Nasalgen 3-PMH is a modifiedlive, intranasal vaccine, which stimulates an early immune response to help give calves a strong foundation of respiratory disease protection,” explains Dr. Scott Nordstrom, director of livestock innovation and discovery at Merck Animal Health. “Results of efficacy, duration of immunity and safety studies demonstrate the vaccine is safe and effective for calves at one week of age or older.” Nordstrom notes the vaccine protects against infectious bovine rhinotracheitis (IBR), bovine respiratory syncytial virus (BRSV), parainfluenza 3 (PI3), Mannheimia haemolytica and Pasteurella multocida and is approved for use in dairy and beef cattle. “The vaccine is administered in a single two-milliliter dose and contains a unique BluShadow diluent to clearly indicate which animals have been vaccinated,” Nordstom says. “With needle-free intranasal administration, the vaccine meets best management practices outlined in the Beef Quality Assurance Program.” This first-ever intranasal BRD vaccine against viral and bacterial pneumonia is now available for purchase for both producers and veterinarians alike. Hannah Bugas is the editor of the Wyoming Livestock Roundup. Send comments on this article to roundup@wylr.net.

For more information on Baytril 100-CA1, visit elanco.com, and for more information on Bovilis Nasalgen 3-PMH, visit merckanimal-health-usa.com.

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Experts provide mineral feeding tips for cattle Beef cattle experts from Kansas State University’s Beef Cattle Institute (BCI) discussed the best forms of mineral supplementation in the BCI Cattle Chat podcast dated Jan. 15. While supplemental minerals differ in physical form and chemical composition, BCI’s Veterinarians Dr. Brad White and Dr. Bob Larson, Economist Dr. Dustin Pendell and Nutritionist Dr. Phillip Lancaster note the best mineral to provide cattle with is the one they will eat. Mineral consumption “The form of the mineral influences the consumption and the variation of consumption within

the herd,” says Lancaster. “Research has shown some animals don’t like to consume very much of a mineral block, while some animals will sit at a molassesbased protein tub and consume way more than they are supposed to.” He explains ideally every animal in the herd gets exactly the amount of mineral they need. However, this is hard to attain with free-choice delivery methods. “If producers are feeding a protein supplement or something similar, I recommend adding the mineral into the mix to create a complete supplement,” Lancaster shares. “This way,

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producers know every animal is coming to the bunk every day and consuming the amount they are supposed to.” Balancing needs Lancaster adds it is important to balance the needs of the cattle with the needs of the producer. Loose mineral and mineral mixes help to manage supplement consumption, but the feasibility of providing mineral must be considered. Labor availability and distance to the cows are issues Lancaster runs into often. “Hard-pressed supplements such as blocks and tubs are popular because they don’t get blown away, they don’t need changed out often, they are stable in the environment and the producer invests less from a labor standpoint,” he shares. “I think the loose mineral form is the best way to get fairly even con-

sumption, but it has to be managed by someone.” The panel of experts note monitoring the intake or disappearance of mineral supplementation is important. While intake varies by individual animals in the herd, each mineral supplement is formulated for a certain level of consumption. Chelated minerals In their most simple form, minerals are rocks and metals, the experts explain. An inorganic mineral would be the actual mineral animals need such as copper, iron, manganese and zinc, while an organic mineral is made by taking something with a carbon base, like an amino acid or protein and adding it to molecules of a mineral, they continue. “Chelated or proteinated minerals are made when an amino acid or protein is added to the mineral,” says Weaber. “The theory behind chelated or

Reported By: Curt Cox, WLR Field Editor Jan. 23, 2021 Buffalo Livestock Auction, Buffalo Auctioneer: Greg Goggins 57 Yearling Angus Bulls Avg. $4,715 13 Commercial Heifer Calves Avg. $1,235 Top Sellers Lot 1 – LGR Bravo 0077 – Price: $10,500 DOB: 2/22/20 Sire: Coleman Bravo 6313 Dam’s Sire: S A V Resource 1441 EPDs: BW: +1.6, WW: +68, YW: +123 and Milk: +27 Buyer: Dyer Ranch, LLC., Crawford, Neb. Lot 2 – LGR Essential 0094 – Price: $9,500 DOB: 2/25/20 Sire: S A V Essential 7900 Dam’s Sire: Coleman Charlo 0256 EPDs: BW: +2.8, WW: +71, YW: +123 and Milk: +18 Buyer: Ben Gorman, Alzada Lot 21 – LGR Torque 0037 – Price: $8,250 DOB: 2/17/20 Sire: Bruin Torque 5261 Dam’s Sire: LGR Brutus 4017 EPDs: BW: +1.8, WW: +72, YW: +122 and Milk: +17 Buyer: Dyer Ranch, LLC., Crawford, Neb. Lot 6 – LGR Easy Rider 0047 – Price: $7,500 DOB: 2/18/20 Sire: Montana Easy Rider 7005 Dam’s Sire: Coleman Charlo 0256 EPDs: BW: +0.3, WW: +68, YW: +118 and Milk: +29 Buyer: Paula Leuschen, Parkman Lot 4 – LGR Easy Rider 0065 – Price: $7,250 DOB: 2/20/20 Sire: Montana Easy Rider 7005 Dam’s Sire: Coleman Charlo 0256 EPDs: BW: -0.4, WW: +70, YW: +130 and Milk: +30 Buyer: SR Cattle Company, Sheridan

proteinated minerals is the mineral will go through the intestinal tract better, and the animal will be able to absorb and uptake the minerals better. The difference is an inorganic is the mineral in the soil, and the organic is a man-made product that adds to the minerals.” “The benefit of the chelated minerals is increased bioavailability,” Lancaster adds. “More minerals are available for absorption into tissues of the animal.” Lancaster explains chelated and proteinated minerals tend to be more costly, and producers have to consider if the benefit outweighs the cost. “In most cases, the answer is no. The highquality minerals based on sulfates and chlorides, rather than oxides, do a really good job of maintaining mineral levels within animals. The place for a

chelated mineral is when high-quality inorganic minerals are not sufficient,” he continues. The example Lancaster uses is cattle still showing mineral deficiency, even on a high-quality inorganic mineral supplement. Larson notes some mineral deficiencies might be pasture-specific, depending on the minerals available in the soil. “Sometimes producers don’t spend a lot of time and money testing forage for minerals because it is expensive and time consuming,” says Lancaster. “Because of this, minerals are often overfed as soil mineral levels are unknown and reducing the possibility of a mineral deficiency is the goal.” Averi Hales is the editor of the Wyoming Livestock Roundup. Send comments on this article to roundup@wylr.net.

Pilakowski angus

Annual Performance Tested Bull Sale

Monday, F e b r u a r y

8 , 2021

1:00 pm MST at Lightning Valley Ranch • 5 miles east of Arthur, NE on Hwy 92

INVESTING IN YOUR LEGACY Selling 34 Bulls designed to meet the demands of all segments of the cattle industry

25 Bulls Top 10% for Weaning • 24 Bulls Top 10% for Yearling 21 Bulls Top 10% for $Weaning

MMP Renown H04

BW 3.0 • WW 79 • YW 144 • Milk 18 $W 64 • $B 126 Lot 1

MMP Stellar H11

BW 1.3 • WW 92 • YW 164 • Milk 22 $W 89 • $B 158 Lot 2

MMP Blackout H73

BW 1.9 • WW 67 • YW 129 • Milk 30 $W 70 • $B 150 Lot 5

Rafter T Angus Annual Bull Sale with corrections Reported By: Curt Cox, WLR Field Editor Jan. 9, 2021 Buffalo Livestock Auction, Buffalo Auctioneer: Kyle Schobe 60 Yearling Angus Bulls Avg. $4,675 Top Sellers Lot 1 – RTA Cash 026 – Price: $15,000 DOB: 2/13/20 Sire: U-2 Coalition 206C Dam’s Sire: S A V Resource 1441 EPDs: BW: +1.9, WW: +58, YW: +112 and Milk: +19 Buyer: Dennis Edwards, Gillette Lot 53 – RTA Jennings 024 – Price: $8,500 DOB: 1/25/20 Sire: Ellingson Homegrown 6035 Dam’s Sire: B Bar Joe Hero 2774 EPDs: BW: -1.0, WW: +56, YW: +103 and Milk: +28 Buyer: Mountain Valley Livestock, Douglas Lot 3 – RTA Nelson 013 – Price: $8,000 DOB: 2/12/20 Sire: U-2 Coalition 206C Dam’s Sire: RTA Presidio 384 EPDs: BW: +1.7, WW: +64, YW: +112 and Milk: +24 Buyer: Rob Goodman, Kyle, S.D. Lot 52 – RTA Jackson 07 – Price: $6,250- DOB: 1/28/20 Sire: Ellingson Homegrown 6035 Dam’s Sire: B Bar Joe Hero 2774 EPDs: BW: +1.6, WW: +56, YW: +102 and Milk: +28 Buyer: John Melgaard, Gillette

MMP Blackhawk H42

BW 0.9 • WW 80 • YW 149 • Milk 34 $W 90 • $B 151 Lot 6

MMP Southern Charm H63

BW 0.3 • WW 70 • YW 128 • Milk 32 $W 86 • $B 162 Lot 13

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Bulls have been Angus GS tested

MMP Bextor H24

BW 0.9 • WW 63 • YW 103 • Milk 33 $W 80 • $B 116 Lot 18

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AWARDS continued from page 1 their outstanding research by the Wyoming Agricultural Experiment Station (WAES). Dr. Anowar Islam, a professor in the Department of Plant Sciences in the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources,

was one of these individuals, receiving the WAES Outstanding Research Award. Islam became an associate professor at UW in 2014 and was promoted to professor in 2019. He has published 46 peer-

Outstanding research – Dr. Anowar Islam was honored for his work meeting the critical needs of Wyoming forage producers. UW photo

reviewed journal articles, mentored 10 graduate students and received over $3.8 million in research funding. “Islam has evaluated the most critical needs of Wyoming forage producers and has responded to those needs with an aggressive research program, which has had a significant impact on county Extension Educators, producers and certainly the scientific community,” notes Mark Marsalis, a professor and Extension forage specialist at New Mexico State University. Marsalis noted Islam’s research has covered diverse crops and economic needs including pasture, hay and silage operations, fertility, planting dates, seeding rates, herbicides, legume-grass mixes and alternative forages. “Islam has contributed considerable research efforts toward uses of forages in reclamation and

restoration efforts, and his new project is focused on regenerative grazing with the aim of carbon sequestration,” says Dr. Randa Jabbour, an associate professor in UW’s Department of Plant Sciences. “He consistently explores the viability of several alternative crops for Wyoming production.” WAES Early Career Research Award Dr. Whit Stewart, UW Extension sheep specialist and assistant professor in the Department of Animal Science, received the WAES Early Career Research Award. According to Associate Professor and Interim Head of the Department of Animal Science Dr. Bledar Bisha, in the four short years he has been with UW, Stewart has emerged as a leader in department research, Extension and teaching. “Stewart’s research is passionate about affecting positive change in

the Wyoming and U.S. sheep industries through quality applied and basic research. He has consequently gained the respect and appreciation of producers and his colleagues alike,” says Bisha. Bisha notes Stewart’s research has looked at the effects of trace minerals on immune function, utilization of novel feedstuffs and effects of sire breed on lamb quality. Stewart has received over $1.1 million in research funding and

has published 30 peerreviewed journal articles, 23 proceedings, 22 abstracts and over 101 popular press and Extension publications. “He sets the bar high and serves as an example for new faculty in the department as they take their first steps in building their research programs,” says Bisha. Hannah Bugas is the editor of the Wyoming Livestock Roundup. Send comments on this article to roundup@wylr.net.

Early career research – Dr. Whit Stewart has emerged in the Animal Science Department as an a leader in research and teaching. UW photo

29TH ANNUAL BULL SALE Selling 95 Angus Bulls TUESDAY, FEB. 16, 2021

Torrington Livestock Market • Torrington, WY • Lunch: 11:30 • Sale: 1 p.m. MST

Lot 20 DB Stunner H49 • AAA# 19924211 BW: 78 Adj WW: 692 WR: 102

DOB: 2/10/20 • Musgrave 316 Stunner x Connealy Forward CED: +11 BW: +.3 WW: +69 YW: +122 Milk: +24 Marb: +.34 RE: +.50 $C: +244

Lot 17 DDB Stunner H41 • AAA# 19923806 BW: 91 Adj WW: 735 WR: 108

DOB: 2/8/20 • Musgrave 316 Stunner x KR Abundant 4948 CED: +2 BW: +2.8 WW: +78 YW: +128 Milk: +28 Marb: +.73 RE: +.65 $C: +275

Carcass Data Available Delivery Available Performance Data Available Volume of Heifer Bulls Free Wintering Available Negative for PI-BVD Genetic Defect Tested Sight Unseen Guarantee Phone Bids Welcome DOUG & CAROLYN BOOTH 7618 Road 41, Torrington, WY 82240 (307) 532-5830 www.BoothFamilyAngus.com

Lot 21

Lot 81

DB Ashland H51 • AAA# 19924147 BW: 84 Adj WW: 727 WR: 108

DB Stunner H155 • AAA# 19913810 BW: 70 Adj WW: 720 WR: 107

DOB: 2/11/120 • GAR Ashland x S A V Pioneer CED: +10 BW: +.8 WW: +84 YW: +143 Milk: +23 Marb: +.94 RE: +.72 $C: +261

DOB: 2/28/20 • Musgrave 316 Stunner x V A R Discovery CED: +14 BW: -1.4 WW: +78 YW: +128 Milk: +30 Marb: +.83 RE: +.76 $C: +278

Lot 48 DB Weigh-Up H88 • AAA# 19925664 BW: 76 Adj WW: 680 WR: 101

DOB: 2/15/20 • J&J Weigh Up 294 x Connealy Impression CED: +8 BW: -0.4 WW: +72 YW: +118 Milk: +17 Marb: +.64 RE: +.70 $C: +247

Above and beyond – David Hanna was awarded the Outstanding Staff Award by the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources for his work to make the department run seamlessly. UW photo

Lot 61 CDB Raindance H116 • AAA# 19921750 BW: 90 Adj WW: 668 WR: 100 DOB: 2/20/20 • S A V Raindance 6848 x PVF Insight 0129 CED: +0 BW: +3.2 WW: +64 YW: +115 Milk: +26 Marb: -.26 RE: +.81 $C: +207

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Lending a hand – Mona Gupton, another recipient of the College of Agriculture’s Outstanding Staff Award, steps outside of her assigned duties to help students and staff in the Department of Family and Consumer Sciences. UW photo

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Removal of dairy cows would have minimal impact on greenhouse gas emissions The dairy industry in the United States is massive. It supplies dietary requirements to the vast majority of the population. This same industry also contributes approximately 1.58 percent of the country’s total greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. A commonly suggested solution to reduce greenhouse gas output has been to reduce or eliminate the dairy industry in favor of plant production. The study A team of Virginia Tech researchers wanted to uncover the actual impact these cows have on the environment. The researchers found the removal of dairy cows from the United States agricultural industry would only

reduce greenhouse emissions by about 0.7 percent, while significantly lowering the available supply of essential nutrients for humans. “There are environmental impacts associated with the production of food, period. The dairy industry does have an environmental impact, but if we look at it in the context of the entire U.S. enterprise, it’s fairly minimal,” said Robin White, an associate professor in the Department of Animal and Poultry Sciences and a member of the research team. “Associated with this minimal impact is a very substantial provision of high-quality, digestible and well-balanced nutrients for human consumption.”

Tree IQ tested It’s not lost on me Wyomingites are passionate about their trees. However, sometimes it is easy to get confused about how trees grow and live. Here is a little tree IQ test to get the cobwebs out of our brains. True or false? Trees have roots systems growing deep into the soil. False. Trees have expansive roots. In fact, 90 percent or more of the roots of trees are found in the first 12 inches of the soil. Researchers have shown the root system of most trees is at least five to seven times as expansive as the tree itself. In other words, if someone were to cut down a mighty, 70-feet tall cottonwood tree, the roots can easily extend 350 feet or more from the base of the tree. Put another way, when we water our yards, we are most likely watering our neighbor’s trees and vice versa. This takes on a whole new meaning to being neighborly – or not. True or false? Trees heal their wounds and injuries much like humans. False. Trees never heal themselves. In fact, they record every injury they ever sustain. Trees do not heal, instead, they seal off injury from the other living parts of the tree, this is called compartmentalization. All of those commercially available wound dressings do nothing to help the tree. It has its own defense strategy, and wound dressings can actually help decay organisms infect the tree by sealing them into the wound. True or false? A branch that gets started when the tree is young will actually move up the tree as the tree grows up. False. The location of the branch never moves up the tree. It will remain in the same place until it gets damaged, broken or pruned. Instead, it continues to grow outward and gets larger along with the tree proper.

True or False? If one is to err on planting a tree too deep or too shallow, it’s best to plant too shallow. True. As stated in answer one, the roots of trees are shallow – the reason being is roots need oxygen and water, and those nutrients are highest near the surface. By planting shallow, one errs in favor of the tree and its roots. Planting too deep can actually kill trees because they are oxygen deprived. Another reason is bark tissue of a tree is different than root tissue. Planting a tree too deep can actually cause the bark to begin rotting, therefore killing the tree. In my years as a county agent and now as garden center owner, I have consistently found people, including landscape professionals, planting too deep. True or false? Topping a tree is considered very bad for trees. True. Topping is indiscriminate pruning of trees and can hasten the death of a tree, or at the very least, create an ugly caricature of the tree. Interestingly, topping got started in the middle ages in Europe. It was done to harvest wood for energy, while still leaving the tree to live. It was a human necessity. GI’s in World War II saw a lot of topping being done in Europe for the same reasons it was done in the middle ages. They construed topping as a European method of arboriculture and brought the procedure back home. Those who got all five questions right might want to consider being an arboriculturalist. Those who missed all five may want to attend a tree workshop nearby. Tom Heald is the owner of the Wyoming Plant Company Garden Center in Casper. For more information, contact Heald at tom@wyomingplantcompany.com or 307-262-2963.

White was part of a team, which included scientists from the U.S. Dairy Forage Research Center and the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The team was also supported by Dairy Management Inc., who examined a few different scenarios for dairy cattle in the United States factoring in current management practices, retirement and depopulation from the United States agricultural industry. Study results White’s team looked at both the environmental and nutritional impact of three different scenarios. Greenhouse gas emissions were unchanged in the herd management scenario, in which cattle become an export-only industry and the supply of available nutrients decrease. In this economically realistic scenario, the industry stays similar to how it is now, but the United States no longer benefits

from the human consumable nutrients dairy cows provide. The scenario where cows were retired, living out the remainder of their lives in pastures or free-range, resulted in a 12 percent reduction in agricultural emissions and all 39 nutrients considered declined. The depopulation scenario, where cows are exterminated, resulted in a seven percent reduction in agricultural emissions. Thirty of 39 nutrients increased for the depopulation scenario, though several essential nutrients declined. Downstream impacts A major factor in all of the scenarios is the use of the land, which has to be managed after the removal of the cows. The impact on the industry downstream must be factored into the scenario results. For example, a pasture formerly used for cattle would no longer be used

for the particular resource. Areas used for grain, fertilizer and more would also change functionality. “Land use was a focus in all animal removal scenarios because the assumptions surrounding how to use land made available if we remove dairy cattle greatly influence results of the simulations,” White said. “If dairy cattle are no longer present in U.S. agriculture, we must consider downstream effects, such as handling of pasture and grain land previously used for producing dairy feed, disposition of byproduct feeds and sourcing fertilizer.” Plants have long been thought of as a more renewable method to obtain nutrients essential for humans, but this requires farming of the land, which also produces emissions. A significant reason why the impact of dairy cows on the environment

is minimal is because of advancements in the industry over the last 50-plus years, White said. As with most industries, efficiency improves over time. To produce the same one billion kilograms of milk in 2007 as in 1944, it required just 21 percent of the animals, 23 percent of the foodstuffs, 35 percent of the water and only 10 percent of the land. For White, this was an extension of previous research conducted in 2017 on the reduction of animals in U.S. agriculture and the associated impacts on nutrition and greenhouse gasses. This article was written by Max Esterhuizen, assistant director of communications and marketing for the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Virginia Tech and is courtesy of the institution. For more information, e-mail Esterhuizen at max.esterhuizen@vt.edu or visit vtnews.vt.edu.

Bulls born k raised where corn don’t grow! Powder River Angus • Spotted Horse, WYO Selling

130 Range-Ready Pap-Tested ANGUS BULLS

Feb. 12, 2021

Buffalo Livestock Auction, Buffalo, WY

PRA BOULDER 020

Reg.# 19904031 • BW 84• Act WW: 855 CED: 5 • BW: 2.8 • WW: 71 • YW: 124 • Milk: 30

POWDER RIVER ANGUS cattle are grass oriented. We want performance off grass in our cattle, with maximum performance gained from breeding generations of superior dams. Our bulls are developed on long stem grass hay and a high fiber PRA BANKROLL 0111 pellet, with fertility, good feet, and Reg.# 19895011 • BW 81 • Act WW: 815 longevity always at the top of our CED: 10 • BW: -.6 • WW: 52 • YW: 98 • Milk: 21 mind. They’re range-ready, Pap tested ANGUS bulls that have been developed in rugged country. Learn more at: www.PowderRiverAngus.com

PRA JET BLACK 0268

PRA POWERBALL 0109

Reg.# 19895008 • BW 85 • Act WW: 865 CED: 9 • BW: .9 • WW: 57 • YW: 90 • Milk: 29

PRA BOULDER 0235

Reg.# 19904140 • BW 88 • Act WW: 794 CED: 8 • BW: 1.6 • WW: 64 • YW: 119 • Milk: 27

PRA CAPITALIST 0133

Reg.# 19895060 • BW 80 • Act WW: 830 Reg.# 19895019 • BW 86 • Act WW: 860 CED: 10 • BW: +.1 • WW: 68 • YW: 116 • Milk: 26 CED: 10 • BW: 1.0 • WW: 57 • YW: 104 • Milk: 31

CONTACT US TO RECEIVE A CATALOG! NEAL & AMANDA SORENSON (307) 680-7359 • (307) 680-8266 • nasorenson@rangeweb.net www.PowderRiverAngus.com •

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OBITUARIES

Donita Lee Hill Graves July 2, 1947 – Jan. 17, 2021

We welcome obituaries. Obituaries are printed free of charge and can be sent to roundup@wylr.net.

Mary Howard Aug. 9, 1927 – Dec. 29, 2020

With heavy hearts and peaceful souls we announce the passing of our loved Mary Howard. Mary passed peacefully into heaven on Dec. 29, 2020 at 93 years young in Glendale, Ariz. Born Aug. 9, 1927 in Casper to Steven and Elizabeth Sullivan, Mary was the second of six children. With her parents, brothers and sister, Mary was raised at the family ranch in Arminto and the family home in Casper. After graduating from Natrona County High School in 1945,

Mary got her dream vacation to Ireland in 1948. She then married Ernie Winer in 1950, and together they had three children. After the loss of Ernie, Mary wed Bud Howard who had two children from a previous marriage. They moved to Scottsdale, Ariz. in the late 70s and traveled back and forth to Casper. After beating breast cancer in 2000 and experiencing the loss of Bud, Mary moved permanently to Sun City West, Ariz. in 2004. Mary was an avid golfer, enjoyed traveling the world, especially to Ireland and loved family get-togethers, as well as spending happy times with her abundance of friends. Mary was preceded in death by her first husband Ernest Winer in 1965 and her second husband Bud Howard in 2002, along with her parents, brothers Pat, Frank and John, sister Kathleen Hackleman, grandson Timothy James Loomis and her great-granddaughter Sarah

Emily Winer. She is survived by her youngest brother Jim (Patty) Sullivan of Casper; three children Steve (Kathy) Winer of Durango, Colo., MaryLee (John) Koehn of Alvord, Texas and Debbie (Cecil) Winer of Glendale, Ariz.; her stepchildren Marty Howard of Las Vegas, Nev. and Julie Howard of Phoenix, Ariz.; grandchildren Ernie (Angie) Winer, Buddy Ann Loomis, Michael (Myrna) Winer and Jeramie (Kristi) Koehn and several beloved greatgrandchildren, as well as her nieces nephews and extended family members from the Sullivans, Winers and Howards. Mary’s family will hold a celebration of her life in Casper later when all her family and friends can gather safely. In lieu of flowers, contributions in Mary’s honor to the Alzheimer’s Association of Wyoming may be made.

WEAVER RANCH 36th ANNUAL PRODUCTION SALE

Monday, February 15, 2021 12:30 p.m. at the ranch north of Fort Collins, Colo.

55 COMING 2-YEAR-OLD BULLS Registered Black Angus

PAP testing since 1991 at an elevation of 7500' BVD, Fertility, PAP, Trich Tested and Carcass Ultrasounded

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Donita Lee Hill Graves, 73, passed peacefully on Jan. 17 at Platte County Memorial Hospital in Wheatland. She was born on July 2, 1947 to Verlyn and June (Snyder) Hill. Her years growing up were spent with her brothers and sister on the family farm at Aurora, S.D. In 1965, Donita graduated from Brookings High School. From there, she attended South Dakota State University to earn a degree in nursing. In the summer of 1969, she was the camp nurse at Outlaw Ranch near Custer, S.D. The same fall, Donita took a job at Platte County Memorial Hospital in Wheatland.

She continued as a registered nurse for more than 20 years working with doctors Allison, Wilson, Woods, Howshar and Thalken. In 1990, Donita retired to take up the job she referred to as “chief cook and bottle washer” at the Graves Ranch. The love of her life, Jim Graves, became her husband on Dec. 5, 1970. The couple lived their entire married life on the ranch off Bordeaux Road. It was there they raised their two sons, but always had an open house for any young fellas who might need a place to hang out and stay out of trouble. Donita made sure they had something to eat, and Jim made sure they had plenty to do. Ranch life led her to be a lifelong member of the Laramie Peak Cattle Women. Donita was a master quilter who enjoyed creating baby quilts for family, friends and neighbors near and far. One of her fellow quilters referred to her as the most intricate quilter she’d ever seen. In 2010, she became the researcher and photographer for what she lovingly referred to as ‘the cemetery ladies’ team. Donita, a history buff, searched through obituaries and archives to ferret out pertinent information, which made the Wheatland Cemetery Gateway Project

so important to genealogists. She was always seeking to make sure every bit of information was correct. Next to her family, this was what she was most proud of accomplishing. Cataloging more than 6,000 burials in the Wheatland Cemetery earned the team the Wyoming State Historical Society’s Award for Historic Restoration and Interpretation and the Daughters of the American Revolution Award for Excellence in Community Service. Donita was preceded in death by her husband Jim on Dec. 8, 2017 and by her parents. She is survived by son Josh (Jill) and granddaughters Jadea and Jessie of Wheatland; son Nathan (Susie) of Cheyenne; brothers Terry Hill (Priscilla) of Aurora, S.D. and Lowell Hill of Bruceville, Texas and sister Lorna Hill Roberts (Lee) of Gering, Neb., as well as numerous nieces and nephews. A funeral service was held Jan. 28, 2021 at the First Christian Church in Wheatland with Pastor Casey Schroeder officiating. The ashes of this feisty, COVID-19-free lady will join those of her husband on a hill overlooking the ranch they both loved, and she will always be remembered for her staunch conservative beliefs and values.

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CONNECTING AG to CLIMATE

By Windy Kelley, Northern Plains Regional Climate Hub

Recent and Current Conditions Wyoming experienced its 21st warmest and 23rd driest December out of 126 years, according to the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) National Center for Environmental Information database, retrieved Jan. 25. Scaling to the county level, the adjacent tables show December temperature and precipitation rankings for select counties. The U.S. Drought Monitor (USDM) map for Wyoming, from Jan. 21, shows nearly seven percent of Wyoming is experiencing abnor-

mally dry conditions, while approximately 89 percent is experiencing moderate to exceptional drought. The current USDM map can be viewed at bit. ly/2S28VTA, and individuals should consider submitting a Condition Monitoring Observer Report at bit. ly/3c4WRLR. Eight to 14-day and onemonth forecasts NOAA’s eight to 14-day forecast for Feb. 3-9, made Jan. 26, shows a 33 to 60 percent probability or chance for below-normal temper-

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atures for all of Wyoming. The probability increases from the northeast to the southwest corner of the state. For the same timeframe, there is a 33 percent probability of above-normal precipitation for the eastern two-thirds of Wyoming and an equal chance of below, near or above normal precipitation for the western onethird of the state. The February forecast, made Jan. 21, indicates an equal chance for below, near or above normal temperatures for all of Wyoming. For the same timeframe, there is a 33 percent probability of abovenormal precipitation for the northern half of the state and an equal chance of below, near or above normal precipitation for the remainder of Wyoming. To view more NOAA forecasts, visit cpc.ncep. noaa.gov. Windy K. Kelley is the regional Extension program

We welcome obituaries. Obituaries are printed free of charge and can be sent to roundup@wylr.net.

Audrey I. Brokaw Aug. 6, 1940 – Jan. 20, 2021

Audrey I. (Nelson) Brokaw passed into Eternal Life on Jan. 20. Audrey was born Aug. 6, 1940, to W.M. Richard Nelson and Irene M. (Pountney) Nel-

son. She married Howard M. Brokaw on Sep. 22, 1962. Audrey is preceded in death by her parents; sister Lois I. Flint; infant daughter Annetta I. Brokaw and husband Howard Brokaw. Audrey is survived by her brother Donald R. Nelson of Colorado Springs, Colo.; children Lana (Eric) Clark of Rock River, Richard (Kimberly) Brokaw of Cheyenne, Ralph Brokaw on the OOO Ranch and Lois (Keith) Broyles on the OOO Ranch; grandchildren William (McKenzie) Clark, Richard (Andrea) Clark, Mary Clark, Scott, Annetta and Rachel Broyles,

Shade and Lindi Brokaw and Bridger and Coulter Brokaw; great-grandchildren Adalyn, Charlotte, Tyler and Cameron; nieces and nephews Ruth, Debbie (Steve) Earnshaw, Cynthia, Michael (Kelly) Brokaw, Timothy Brokaw and Stephen (Ana) Brokaw; many cousins, including Nettie (James) Davis, Ida Vieyra and Bob (Jacquie) Pountney and her best friend forever JoAnn Clark, whom she has loved as a sister since the third grade. A celebration of life will be held later in the spring on the OOO Ranch. Condolences may be sent on montgomerystryker.com.

coordinator and state specialist for the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s North-

ern Plains Climate Hub, University of Wyoming Extension and WAFERx.

She can be reached at wkelley1@uwyo.edu or 307367-4380.

* Temperatures are observed daily & then averaged across those days for the given timeframe. ** Rankings & additional information are available at NOAA's Climate at a Glance website. *** Icons from the Noun Project.

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Submit your events to: Editor, Wyoming Livestock Roundup, P.O. Box 850, Casper, WY, 82602, or e-mail to roundup@wylr.net.

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EVENTS

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Jan. 29-Feb. 6 Jan. 30-31 Feb. 3 Feb. 3 Feb. 3 Feb. 3 Feb. 3 Feb. 3-4 Feb. 4 Feb. 4-5 Feb. 6 Feb. 9-10 Feb. 11

Black Hills Stock Show and Rodeo, Rapid City, S.D. For more information, visit blackhillsstockshow.com. Horseshoe Valley Chariot Races, Glendo. For more information, call Gene Daly at 307-331-1049. Wyoming Hemp Workshop, 9 a.m. Cheyenne, Laramie Community College. For more information, visit bit.ly/wyo-hemp or contact Catherine Wissner at 307-633-4480. Wyoming Hemp Workshop, 9 a.m. Powell, Park County Fairgrounds. For more information, visit bit.ly/wyo-hemp or contact Jeremiah Vardiman at 307-754-8836 or jvardima@uwyo.edu. Wyoming Hemp Workshop, 9 a.m. Torrington, Goshen County Resource Center. For more information, visit bit.ly/wyo-hemp or contact Brian Sebade at bsebade@uwyo.edu or Carrie Eberle at Carrie.Eberle@uwyo.edu. Wyoming Hemp Workshop, 9 a.m. Worland, Washakie County Extension Office. For more information, visit bit.ly/wyo-hemp or contact Caitlin Youngquist at 307-347-3140 or cyoungqu@uwyo.edu. Wyoming Hemp Workshop, 9 a.m. Wheatland, Platte Valley Bank. For more information, visit bit.ly/wyo-hemp or contact Leroy Jons at 307-3223667 or cjons@uwyo.edu. Fremont County Farm and Ranch Days, Riverton, Fremont County Fairgrounds. For more information, contact Fremont County Extension at 307-332-1047 or 307-857-3654. 2021 Wyoming Crop Improvement Association Meeting, 7:30 a.m.- 5 p.m. Powell, Park County Fairgrounds. For more information, call 307754-9815. University of Wyoming Acidified Foods FDA Approved Processing Class, Sheridan or online. For more information, visit uwyo.edu/uwe/foodsafety. 2021 Western Lambing and Kidding School, 9:15 a.m.-4 p.m. Bayard, Neb. For more information or to register, e-mail ne.sheep.goat@gmail.com or call Mellissa Nicholson at 308-386-8378. WESTI Ag Days, Worland, Worland Community Center Complex. For more information, contact Washakie County Extension at 307-347-3431 or e-mail washakiecounty@uwyo.edu. UW Extension Pesticide Applicator License Training, 8 a.m.-12 p.m., Greybull, Big Horn County Weed & Pest. For more information, call 307754-8836.

SALES Feb. 4 Feb. 4 Feb. 5 Feb. 5 Feb. 8 Feb. 8 Feb. 9

Ridder Hereford Ranch Annual Bull and Heifer Sale, at the ranch, Callaway, Neb., 308-836-4430, 402-450-0431, ridderranch.com K2 Red Angus 21st Annual Winter Bull & Female Sale, at the ranch, Wheatland, 307-331-2917, k2redangus.com Elkington Polled Herefords & South Devons 41st Annual Range Raised Cattle Sale, at the ranch, Idaho Falls, Idaho, 208-523-2286, 208521-1774, 208-681-0765, elkingtonpolledherefords.com TJS Red Angus 13th Annual ‘Red Truck’ Sale, Buffalo Livestock Auction, Buffalo, 406-639-9112, tjsredangus.com Fawcett’s Elm Creek Ranch Annual Production Sale, at the ranch, Ree Heights, S.D., 605-870-0161, 605-870-6172, 605-943-5664, fawcettselmcreekranch.com Pilakowsk Angus Annual Performance Tested Bull Sale, at the ranch, Arthur, Neb., 308-249-0885, pilakowskiangus.com G Bar H Genetics Angus Bull Sale, Torrington Livestock Market, Torrington, 307-837-2540, 307-837-2925, 307-837-2279

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1 Blk Cow, 1605# ..........................$6000 1 Blk Cow, 1410# ..........................$5900 McCarthy, Roalene - Omaha 1 Blk Cow, 1055# ..........................$6450 1 Blk Cow, 1105# ..........................$6100 1 Blk Cow, 1285# ..........................$5850 2 Blk Cows, avg. 1150# ................$5800 2 Blk Cows, avg. 1168# ................$5750 2 Blk Cows, avg. 1100# ................$5500 Mooncrest Ranch - Cody 1 Blk Cow, 1375# ..........................$6350 1 BWF Cow, 1130# .......................$6300 1 BWF Cow, 1310#.......................$6250 Clark, Dale - Worland 1 Red Cow, 1330# ........................$6250 1 Red Cow, 1530# ........................$6100 1 Blk Cow, 1595# ..........................$6000 1 Blk Cow, 1305# ..........................$5700 2 Blk Cows, avg. 1265#................$5650 1 Blk Cow, 1365# ..........................$5500 Hoodoo Land Holdings - Cody 1 CharX Cow, 1245# ....................$6100 2 CharX Cows, avg. 1195# ..........$5950 Gerstner, John or Justin - Ten Sleep

1 Blk Cow, 1225# ..........................$5900 Whitt, Star - Thermopolis 2 Blk Cows, avg. 1038#................$5650 1 DairX Cow, 1455#......................$5100 HEIFERETTES Mooncrest Ranch - Cody 2 Blk Hfrettes, avg. 895# ..............$8100 McCarthy, Roalene - Omaha 1 Blk Hfrette, 1065# ......................$7800 Andersen, Sawyer - Worland 2 Blk Hfretts, avg. 1150#...............$6250

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Jindra Angus 21st Annual Production Sale, at the Bull Center, Clarkson, Neb., 402-920-3171, jindraangus.com Durbin Creek Ranch 9th Annual Bull Sale, Big Horn Basin Livestock Auction, Worland, 307-867-2404, durbincreekranch.com Booth’s Cherry Creek Angus Annual “Progress Through Performance” Bull Sale, at the ranch, Veteran, 307-534-5865, 307-532-1830, 307-532-1532, boothscherrycreekranch.com Powder River Angus Annual Bull Sale, Buffalo Livestock Auction, Buffalo, 307-680-7359, 307-680-8266, powderriverangus.com Flying M Angus 4th Annual Bull Sale, Wright Agricultural Complex, Wright, 307-660-5755 Weaver Ranch 36th Annual Production Sale, at the ranch, Ft. Collins, Colo., 970-568-3898 Big Sky Salers 37th Annual Salers Focus Bull Sale, Stockmen’s Livestock, Dickinson, N.D., 406-557-6259 Douglas Booth Family Angus 29th Annual Bull Sale, Torrington Livestock Market, Torrington, 307-532-5830, 307-532-6207, boothfamilyangus.com Shaw Cattle Company 49th Annual Spring Bull Sale, at the ranch, Caldwell, Idaho, 208-459-3029, 208-880-9044, shawcattle.com Neiman Cattle Company Annual Bull Sale, Belle Fourche Livestock, Belle Fourche, S.D., 307-290-0791, neimancattle.com Hoffman Ranch Annual Bull Sale, at the ranch, Thedford, Neb., 308645-2279, 530-604-5096, 406-425-0859, hoffmanranch.com Lewis Brothers Angus 41st Annual Bull Sale, St. Onge Livestock Auction, St. Onge, S.D., 605-391-2044, 605-391-7090, grandviewangus.com Domek Charolais Bull Sale, at the ranch, Wibaux, Mont., 406-795-2618, 701-872-6331, domekcharolais.com McCann Red Angus 1st Annual Bull Sale, Billing Livestock Commission, Billings, Mont., 208-743-5517, 208-790-0646, mccannredangus.com Reyes/Russell 30th Annual Sale, at the ranch, Wheatland, 307-3221530, 307-322-4848, 970-587-2534, mrangusranch.com Colyer Herefords & Angus 41st Annual Production Sale, at the ranch, Bruneau, Idaho, 208-845-2313, 208-250-3924, 208-599-0340, hereford.com Circle L Angus Annual Production Sale, Beaverhead Livestock Auction, Dillon, Mont., 406-832-3535, 406-491-7363, circlelangus.com Barker Cattle Company Bull & Female Production Sale, Burley Livestock Auction, Burley, Idaho, 801-792-1036, 208-312-3085, barkercattle.com Haynes Cattle Company 13th Annual “Working Bull” Angus Sale, Ogallala Livestock Auction, Ogallala, Neb., 970-854-3310, 970-520-3374, haynescattleco.com Mt. Rushmore Angus Ranch 55th Annual Production Sale, at the ranch, Rapid City, S.D., 605-342-2449, 605-484-6731, 605-381-7361, mtrushmoreangus.com Wooden Shoe Farms Maternal Value Added Bull Sale, at the ranch, Blackfoot, Idaho, 208-680-0320, 208-684-5252

POSTCARD from the Past

Compiled by Dick Perue rrichardperue@gmail.com

Baby Health Contest A couple of weeks ago, we posted a lengthy article concerning the National Western Stock Show (NWSS) being cancelled in 2021 due to COVID-19 concerns. This week, we follow up on the event with information from the internet. The National Western Stock Show was first organized in January1906 by a number of Denver agriculturalists with the aim to provide a space

where breeding and feeding innovations could be demonstrated to local and national stockmen and as a friendly competitive environment to display particularly fine stock. Although it only ran for six days, more than 15,000 people attended the event, coming all the way from Omaha, Neb., Kansas City, Kan., Chicago and cities of the East Coast. Admission was free at first, though a 25-cent charge was added

• Upcoming Sales • Feb. 4 – All Class Cattle Feb. 8 – Monday Winter Special Feeder Cattle Only Feb. 10 – Wednesday Durbin Creek Ranch Production Sale. Lunch at noon, 1 p.m. sale Feb. 11 – No Sale

Monday, Feb. 8, 2021 – Winter Special: Feeder Cattle Only SSB Ranch – 35 yrling mxed blk, 700-800#, all calf shots, 145 mxd blk, 450-550#, weaned, 2 rounds of shots • Bill Haun – 350 mxd blk, 600-750#, weaned, 2 rounds of shots • Jerry Jones – 135 mxd blk, 600-750#, weaned, 2 rounds of shots • Mike Riley – 90 red strs, 40 red hfrs, 700-875#, weaned, 2 rounds of shots • Dobson Ranch – 80 mxd blk, 650-750#, weaned, 2 rounds of shots, drenched, poured • Roalene McCarthy – 65 mxd blk, 550-650#, weaned, 2 rounds of shots • Spit Rock Ranch – 60 mixed blk clvs, 550-650#, weaned, 2 rounds of shots • DN Livestock – 60 blk hfrs, 675-725#, weaned Oct., 2 rounds of shots • Casey Johnstone – 50 blk/BWF, 700#, weaned Nov., 2 rounds of shots, poured • Jasper Ingalls – 45 mxd blk, 400-600#, weaned, Jason & Chawna Wiechmann – 40 blk hfrs, 450-550#, 2 rounds of shots, poured, weaned Sept. 25, on hay & beet pulp • Randall Jones – 40 mxd blk/BWF, 700-800#, weaned Nov. 20, all shots at branding, bunk broke, Bangs vacc • David Allshouse – 38 mxd calves, 450-700#, weaned, shots at branding, poured • Britt Whitt – 35 mxd blk/ BWF calves, 450-550#, 2 rounds of shots, poured, weaned • Double H Ranch – 17 strs, 500-650#, 10 hfrs, 400-500#, weaned Oct., 2 rounds of shots, fall shots, Dectomax.

So great was the number of entries expected in the Baby Health Contest at the 1914 Denver Stock Show, it was arranged to score the entries first downtown. Then, the 10 best babies in each of the 10 classes were taken to the stockyards for the final scoring for the prizes, which were in the form of newly opened bank accounts for the winners. Information from the Saratoga Sun. Photo from the National Western Stock Show website, edited with covering over private parts by Dick Perue of Historical Reproductions by Perue.

in 1909. Before long, thousands of animals would arrive via the nearby railroad station – including, but not limited to, many different breeds of cattle, hogs, sheep, mules and horses – and in 1908, NWSS had become so popular, stockmen from around the world were traveling to Denver with their animals and innovations. Human attendees arrived by streetcars, which left from Union Station. In 1908, a horse show was added to the program, and beginning in 1931, rodeos were held each year. Other regular events included the Collegiate Wool Judging Contest, the Best 10 Head Shorthorn Competition, the Catch-A-Calf Contest, the Working Stock Dog Competition and innumerable sales and auctions. There was even a baby competition held in 1914 for three-year-olds. The NWSS has taken place every year since it began, with the exception of 1915 when it was cancelled due to a breakout of foot-and-mouth disease in states around the country. Over the years, ranchers and farmers from around the country and the world, including many from throughout Wyoming, came together each January to display their stock and to learn about the latest livestock management technologies and techniques.

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WIND continued from page 1 while others were worried the wind energy development would compromise viewsheds, private property value and tourism. Following the decision, ConnectGen shared the company anticipated continuing the Rail Tie Project on private lands. Decision reversed The November decision was rescinded after new information on the benefits to the state from the Rail Tie Project were identified by the state auditor, according to Deputy Director of the Office of State Lands and Investments, Jason Crowder. However, before voting to approve the ConnectGen lease, the board amended the lease, requiring the company to begin constructing the wind farm within six years, rather than 12 years. State Superintendent and Wyoming State Board of Land Commissions Member Jillian Balow shared she learned continuing the project on private lands could significantly impair the project, and she feared local communities wouldn’t see much needed revenue and economic activity. “We’re seeking longterm growth, optimum and sustainable revenue,” she said. “The greatest benefit we have before us for this

land at this time is, in fact, executing this lease.” Amanda McDonald, project manager for the Rail Tie Project, shared, “We are pleased the Board of Land Commissioners voted to approve the Rail Tie Wind Project lease, which will increase school funding through wind lease payments to the state of Wyoming expected to total $20 million over the life of the project.” “While not directly related to trust obligations, this project brings the added benefits of generating significant state and local tax revenues, providing jobs, sustaining area ranches and contributing to the diversification of Wyoming’s economy,” noted Wyoming Stock Growers Association Executive Vice President Jim Magagna in a letter to the board. Moving forward Before ConnectGen can commence construction on the Rail Tie Project, permit applications to Albany County and the state’s Industrial Siting Council must be submitted. Also, a federal environmental review process, following the National Environmental Protection Act, must be completed. Gov. Mark Gordon, who serves as the board

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chair, requested the Office of State Lands and Investment research and compile information on wind energy leasing and development in Wyoming to help the board understand the process at

the conclusion of the state land board meeting. Averi Hales is the editor of the Wyoming Livestock Roundup. Send comments on this article to roundup@ wylr.net.

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WSGLT announces new executive director On Jan. 27, the Wyoming Stock Growers Land Trust (WSGLT) announced Jessica Crowder was hired as the new executive director on Jan. 4. As executive director, Crowder will oversee programs, fundraising, finances and management of the ninth largest regional land trust in the United States – by acres conserved. Crowder was born in

Victoria, Texas and spent her childhood on a cattle ranch in central New Mexico, where she first began to understand the relationships existing between the land and those who steward it. She graduated from high school in Comfort, Texas and was drawn to pursue a degree in range management at Texas Tech University, where she broadened her understanding of stewardship, agri-

culture and conservation. Crowder holds a Master’s of Science in range science and a Bachelor’s of Science in range management. Her master’s degree research focused on prescribed summer fire and grazing management in the Northern Great Plains. Prior to joining WSGLT, Crowder was the policy director and a policy associate for the Western Landowners Alliance. She

served as a policy advisor for former Wyoming Gov. Matt Mead, a position she held for over four years. Crowder has also worked as a policy analyst for the Wyoming Department of Agriculture, as a technician for the Agricultural Research Service and as an instructor at Northwest College in Powell. Much of her work has focused on natural resource management with

an emphasis on keeping working lands intact and economically viable across varied land ownerships. “Working lands and the families stewarding them are essential to preserving the agricultural heritage, conservation values and the western way of life we, as Wyomingites, enjoy. I am excited to join this organization and its landowners, partners and supporters as we work to keep

working lands intact and productive for future generations,” said Crowder.

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New nitrogen-fixing microbial products are in the works Maximizing nitrogen use According to BioConsortia CEO Marcus Meadows-Smith, the new products created by Mosaic and BioConsortia are designed to reduce the amount of conventional nitrogen fertilizer application, while boosting crop yields and growers’ revenue. Meadows-Smith notes BioConsortia has been growing plants under nitrogen stress through successive generations to explore which biological products are at work in the soil biome. He explains the company has a proprietary process to help identify key microbes and their cooperative role in the soil. “Significantly reducing the use of conventional nitrogen fertilizer requires

Nitrogen is critical in the production of crops, especially corn and wheat. However, many individuals are becoming exceedingly concerned about how nitrogen is applied and used in agriculture. More specifically, these individuals are worried about the potential for fertilizers to get into groundwater or run off into streams. Because of this particular issue, Mosaic and BioConsortia teamed up to find alternative ways to get nitrogen to crops while addressing the issue of nitrogen loss. Currently, the two firms are in the process of developing nitrogen-fixing microbial products for corn, wheat and other major non-legume row crops.

innovation not yet seen in currently available biological products. However, BioConsortia has already discovered spore-forming microbes capable of fixing atmospheric nitrogen and colonizing corn, wheat and other non-leguminous plants,” he explains. “With targeted traditional and cutting-edge strain improvement and gene editing technologies, we will develop natural and improved strain microbial products to increase crop yields while maintaining or reducing nitrogen fertilizer inputs,” Meadows-Smith adds. So far in the development of the product, Meadows-Smith says BioConsortia and Mosaic have seen success, and they are

hopeful this new technology will reach the market in the next few years. A collaborative partnership Meadows-Smith notes the partnership between BioConsortia and Mosaic came about when Mosaic became interested in BioConsortia’s work. “Mosaic was looking for a game changer to improve their top and bottom line,” he explains. “A small product wasn’t going to do it for them, and they wanted something with a meaningful impact. They wouldn’t have come to us if they didn’t believe we would come through with something to fit their business.” Meadows-Smith says the collaboration between

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Wyoming Livestock Roundup • Volume 32 No. 40 • January 30, 2021

It’s the Pitts by Lee Pitts

Please, Go West Young Man He’d read too many Louis L’Amour books and seen one too many John Wayne movies. Now, the kid from Newark, N.J wanted to be a cowboy. The Jersey kid rode into a sleepy west Texas town in his Mustang, swung wide the doors of the Spanish History Museum and Thrift Shop and inquired as to where

he might find wrangling work. Due to his vast experience at the McDonalds in Newark, the Jersey kid’s first job was assistant to the camp cookie for a West Texas rawhide outfit. When he served chicken pâté and weak coffee for the first meal, the cowboys told him politely, “Go West young man.”

TIPS continued from page 1 her toolbox. “Once the calf is out, I keep towels on hand to stimulate the phrenic nerve, which is attached to the diaphragm and helps the calf start taking breaths on their own,” Waechter-Mead continues. Outside of the toolbox, she likes to keep a stainless

steel bucket or bowl and a squirt bottle of disinfectant or dish soap to keep the cow and other tools clean. Colostrum and milk replacements A calving toolbox should also include a bag of freeze-dried colostrum and a whisk, says Waechter-Mead. This ensures

For more information on calving preparation and management, visit beef. unl.edu.

So, the kid moseyed on up to Nebraska where he shot first and asked questions later. After having vaccinated two loads of steers with pour-on, he was invited to leave. Next, he was hired on by a Kansas feedlot to ride sick pens, and sure enough, the Drugstore Cowboy got sick the very first day. So, the Jersey kid sashayed on over to Wyoming where two ranchers were fighting over his services. It was there the Jersey kid discovered he hated horses, and the feeling was mutual. The kid mounted the snortin’ bronc – looking the part in his designer jeans, Chaps cologne, a colorful kerchief around his neck and a wide brimmed hat

with a feather in it. It was shaped square in front with a straight low crown and creased in three places – at least his head was after getting bucked off. The foreman made the comment the kid was dumber than a barrel of hair, to which the kid replied in his Jersey accent, “Smile when you say that mister.” But, the foreman already was. In search of the cowboy life, the kid from Newark rode the Missouri River in a pick-up truck and let a roll of barbed wire tumble down the Rockies. The last words out of Bozeman were, “And don’t let the door hit you in your @#! on the way out.” When the kid showed

up in Ritzville, Wash. to work cattle, Jake, the cow boss, said it was like losing three good men. Not wanting to get on another horse, the Jersey kid became part of the ground crew. One of the real cowboys roped a single leg, and Jake told the Jersey kid to go put another foot in the loop. The kid looked a little stupid standing there with his right leg in the loop. In Adel, Ore., the kid asked the buckaroo boss what he was paying. “We’ll pay you what you’re worth,” the boss said. The kid wouldn’t work for this so he rode off into the sunset as one of the buckaroos asked, “Who

was that idiot?” The Jersey kid rode long and hard for months searching for the cowboy kind of life he had seen on television. He came close in California, as a consultant to a lawyer who was crossing Ayrshires and Shorthorns. He called them “Airhorns.” He lost the job when they changed the tax laws. Finally, when the Jersey kid had gone about as far west as he could go without swimming, he found a place where the cows were gentle, the whiskey smooth, the boots were ostrich, the women were fast and the horses pretty. And the sign on the hill overlooking the town said, “HOLLYWOOD.”

calves are gaining passive transfer of immunity. She notes calves should receive roughly four quarts of colostrum to ensure the most prevalent antibody, bovine immunoglobulin (IgG), can be absorbed by the calf’s body. “Research has shown greater than 100 grams of IgG is required for calves to be healthy, but more recently, 150 to 200 grams of IgG is best to ensure passive transfer,” she explains. “A healthy cow will usually have greater than 50 grams of IgG in one liter of colostrum, so if the calf receives more than four quarts of a

high-quality colostrum, it should equal roughly 200 grams of IgG.” She continues, “Older cows with a better body condition score will create more higher-quality colostrum. If a producer has to pull a calf, and the cow is caught, they should take the time to milk the cow because while it is easier to give the calf a replacement, it is always better if colostrum comes from their mother.” Sometimes, heifers might only milk around one quart of colostrum. In this case, producers should consider mixing dried

colostrum with the milk from the heifer to ensure the calf consumes enough IgG. Waechter-Mead notes it is important to make sure the colostrum mix has a bovine source of IgG. Waetcher-Mead also keeps a clean calf-fluid feeder in her calving box in the case a calf doesn’t have energy to suckle from their mother or a bottle. Final thoughts “Warming options, such as calf huts, warm water tubs or even the floorboard of pick up trucks work great to keep calves warm,” she adds. “However, producers need

to be careful calves don’t overheat. Warm, wet environments can also be a source of infection for calves.” On top of keeping the toolbox stocked with tools to help pull calves and keep them healthy after birth, Waetcher-Mead recommends maintaining a calving plan and strong relationship with a veterinarian as one of the greatest tools for a stress-free calving season. Averi Hales is the editor of the Wyoming Livestock Roundup. Send comments on this article to roundup@wylr.net.

NEIMAN CATTLE COMPANY HULETT, WY

Featuring Sons of: C C A Emblazon 702

Annual Bull Sale • February 18, 2021 • Sale Time: Noon | Belle Fourche Livestock

SELLING 55 TWO-YEAR-OLD BULLS We Market Bulls, Females, Embryos and Semen Year-Round by Private Treaty in Addition to our Annual Spring Bull Sale!

AAA# 15980098

NCC Wyoming 901 3/24/19 BW: 73 NCC Wyoming 307 x Cole Creek Full Bore 730 CED: +9 BW: -0.4 WW: +36 YW: +60 M: +21 $E: +15 $W: +44

NCC Wyoming 905 4/19/19 BW: 76 NCC Wyoming 307 x Sinclair In Time 9RT12 CED: +7 BW: -0.3 WW: +35 YW: +62 M: +21 $E: +9 $W: +36

NCC Chinook 910 4/16/19 BW: 84 JBob Chinook 603 x C C A Emblazon 702 CED: +12 BW: -0.5 WW: +47 YW: +80 M: +23 $E: -5 $W: +50

NCC Absolute 917 4/16/19 BW: 81 KCF Bennett Absolute x O C C Magnitude 805M CED: +9 BW: -0.4 WW: +46 YW: +83 M: +19 $E: +1 $W: +46

NCC Absolute 922 4/11/19 BW: 76 KCF Bennett Absolute x NCC Wyoming 307 CED: +9 BW: +0.0 WW: +50 YW: +91 M: +21 $E: -6 $W: +52

NCC Outright 926 4/17/19 BW: 84 Haynes Outright 452 x O C C Great Plains 943G CED: +8 BW: +0.2 WW: +51 YW: +97 M: +19 $E: -14 $W: +41

NCC Emblazon 929 4/25/19 BW: 88 C C A Emblazon 702 x Cole Creek Full Bore 730 CED: +12 BW: -0.3 WW: +43 YW: +76 M: +21 $E: +1 $W: +45

NCC Emblazon 930 4/19/19 BW: 77 C C A Emblazon 702 x Sinclair In Time 9RT12 CED: +9 BW: +0.3 WW: +46 YW: +85 M: +21 $E: -9 $W: +43

NCC Emblazon 931 4/23/19 BW: 84 C C A Emblazon 702 x Cole Creek Full Bore 730

NCC Prestige 937 4/20/19 BW: 100 NCC Prestige 317 736K x Cole Creek Full Bore 730 CED: +7 BW: +0.6 WW: +36 YW: +63 M: +23 $E: +12 $W: +38

To view the catalog and videos of the bulls, visit

www.neimancattle.com

Also Selling Sons of:

K C F Bennett Absolute • NCC Wyoming 307 • Cole Creek Full Bore 730 NCC Prestige 317 736K • JBob Chinook 603 • Haynes Outright 402

FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT:

Sonnie Neiman • (307) 259-6810 • neimancattle@gmail.com

Wyoming Livestock Roundup • Volume 32 No. 40 • January 30, 2021

P\T LIVESTOCK

Circle L Gus

Your source for powerful genetics with MORE VALUE at AFFORDABLE PRICES

Annual High-Country Genetics Performance Bull Sale

Selling 58 Yearling Angus Bulls and 3 Yearling SimAngus Bulls • High Elevation - PAP Tested

Monday, March 1, 2021 • Cowboy Auction - 1 p.m. P\T Livestock Feedlot • 345 Missouri Valley Rd. on Hwy. 134 • Riverton, WY

Real World Bulls Rancher Tested & Approved View the catalog and videos of the bulls on our website. For a catalog contact:

www.ptlivestock.com 307-709-8351

Pete & Lynnda Thompson Big Piney and Riverton, WY

Selling Sons of: Gus • Assertive • Bluestem • Stellar • Renown • Hickok ® Backed by 37 years of AI & ET genetics produced in harsh mountain environment where cows work for a living

RIVERTON LIVESTOCK AUCTION Tuesday, January 26 Market Report • 805 Head Sold Representative Sales STEERS KINNEAR 2 Steer, 557#...................................$157.00 WOODRUFF, UT 6 Steer, 613#...................................$148.00 RIVERTON 4 Steer, 647#...................................$138.00 KINNEAR 4 Steer, 670#.....................................135.00 LANDER 1 Steer, 925#...................................$131.00 1 Steer, 935#...................................$127.00 KINNEAR 4 Steer, 985#...................................$124.00 THERMOPOLIS 1 Steer, 985#.....................................$92.00 1 Steer, 1100# ...................................$80.00 PINEDALE 1 Steer, 2065#...................................$63.50 HEIFERS WOODRUFF, UT 3 Heifer, 588#..................................$134.00 LANDER 15 Heifer, 754#..................................$125.00 1 Heifer, 925#.................................. $119.00 BRED COWS LANDER 26 Bred Cow, 1294# (SM)..............$1,500.00 ARAPAHOE 60 Bred Cow, 1288# (SM)..............$1,385.00 5 Bred Cow, 1338# (SM)..............$1,350.00 SHOSHONI 6 Bred Cow, 1238# (SM)..............$1,075.00 FARSON 3 Bred Cow, 1333# (SM)..............$1,050.00 RIGSBY, ID 5 Bred Cow, 1182# (SM) .............$1,010.00\ SMOOT 2 Bred Cow, 1490# (SS) .................$975.00 LANDER 1 Bred Cow, 1510# (SS) .................$950.00 1 Bred Cow, 1325# (SS) .................$935.00 HOWES, SD 5 Bred Cow, 1406# (SS) .................$910.00 BIG PINEY 3 Bred Cow, 1201# (SS) .................$900.00 JENSEN, UT 5 Bred Cow, 1504# (SS) .................$875.00 SALT LAKE CITY, UT 8 Bred Cow, 1320# (SS) .................$850.00 LANDER 28 Bred Cow, 1361# (ST) .................$825.00 BIG PINEY 10 Bred Cow, 1296# (ST) .................$810.00 ARAPAHOE 19 Bred Cow, 1312# (ST) .................$785.00 LANDER 24 Bred Cow, 1352# (ST) .................$735.00 COWS THERMOPOLIS 5 Cow, 1177# ....................................$70.00 3 Cow, 1336# ....................................$67.00 KINNEAR 1 Cow, 1070# ....................................$61.00 FARSON 4 Cow, 1061# ....................................$55.50 JEFFREY CITY 1 Cow, 1405# ....................................$55.00 THERMOPOLIS 1 Cow, 1320# ....................................$54.00 JEFFREY CITY 4 Cow, 1251# ....................................$53.50 3 Cow, 1210# ....................................$53.00 CALDWELL, ID 3 Cow, 1138# ....................................$52.50 PAVILLION 1 Cow, 1205# ....................................$52.00 CALDWELL, ID 3 Cow, 1380# ....................................$51.50

Early Consignments

JEFFREY CITY 7 Cow, 1179# ....................................$51.25 SHOSHONI 1 Cow, 1805# ....................................$51.00 LANDER 5 Cow, 1236# ....................................$50.75 THERMOPOLIS 5 Cow, 1144# ....................................$50.50 KINNEAR 1 Cow, 1150# ....................................$50.00 1 Cow, 1365# ....................................$49.50 JEFFREY CITY 3 Cow, 1100# ....................................$48.75 BULLS PAVILLION 1 Bull, 2135# .....................................$90.50 BEULLA, CO 1 Bull, 1930# .....................................$83.00 PAVILLION 1 Bull, 2460# .....................................$81.00 FARSON 1 Bull, 2020# .....................................$80.50 ARAPAHOE 1 Bull, 1895# .....................................$78.50 RIVERTON 1 Bull, 1725# .....................................$78.00 THERMOPOLIS 1 Bull, 1100# .....................................$77.50 RIVERTON 1 Bull, 2065# .....................................$77.00 JEFFREY CITY 1 Bull, 1720# .....................................$74.50 FARSON 1 Bull, 1225# .....................................$69.00 HEIFERETTES LANDER 8 Heiferette, 860# ...........................$106.00 8 Heiferette, 1010# ...........................$90.00

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 2 FEEDER SPECIAL START TIME 9:00 AM W/ WEIGH UPS START LOAD LOTS OF CALVES @ 10:30 AM EXPECTING 3,000 HEAD

Arapahoe Ranch – 350 Blk Ang & AngX Strs & Hfrs 450550#. Rec Bovishield One Shot & Ultrabac 7 @ Branding. Knife cut. Age & source verified - IMI Global. 100% all natural. Nonhormones, high mountain grass fed. Sired by Diamond Peak & small % Colyer Hereford bulls. Great performing, fancy calves! Tyler & Elizabeth Foxworthy - 220 Blk & small % Red Strs & Hfrs 400-600#. Rec Ultrabac 7 @ Birth; Ultrabac 7, Bovishield Gold one shot, multi min & Nasalgen @ Branding. High elevation, weaned since Oct 15th. Mineral program, ran out all fall, bunk broke & hay fed since January 5th. Ruby Ranch - 200 Blk AngX Hfrs 450-550#. Rec Vista Once SQ & 7 way w/Somnus @ branding & weaning and poured 10/20. 100% Blk Ang sired. Reputation, high desert calves!! Campbell Livestock - 150 Blk Ang & AngX Strs & Hfrs 550650#. Rec Vista Once SG & Vision 7 w/Somnus. Bunk broke, long time weaned, choice cattle! Six Iron Ranch - 150 Red Ang Strs 775-800#. Rec Pyramid 5 w/ Presponse, Vision 8 w/ Somnus, Once PMH IN & poured. Premiere Red Angus Ranch. Big time performance, high desert! TXI Ranch - 125 Blk & CharX Strs & Hfrs 500-700#. Rec Vision 7 @ Birth; Vision 7, Nasalgen, & Multi Min @ Branding; Vision 7, Vista Once, Safeguard & poured @ Weaning (Nov 1). High elevation, bunk broke, mineral program, good feeding calves! Nick Harris - 120 Blk AngX Strs & Hfrs 525-625#. Rec Vista Once SQ & 7 way w/Somnus. Long time weaned, hay fed, One brand, high desert! Applequist Ranch - 100 Blk Ang Strs 550#. Rec Vista Once SQ & Vision 7 w/Somnus @branding & weaning.

Weaned in mid October. Hay fed, One brand, green & fancy!! Jim & Jamie Jensen - 100 Blk Ang & AngX Strs & Hfrs 575650#. Rec Pyramid 5 & 8way w/ Somnus, Multi Min @ branding & weaning. 100 days weaned, Sired by Lucky 7 Angus bulls, feed efficient genetics, high elevation!! X Bar T / Grandy Ranch- 80 Red Ang & AngX Strs 650750#. 10 Red Ang & AngX Hfrs 550-650#. Rec Vista Once w/ Pasteurella & Vision 7 @ branding & precon. Weaned 11-7. Comp Mineral program. Bunk Broke. Cottonwood Creek Ranch - 90 Blk Ang Strs & Hfrs 600700#. Rec Vista 5, Vista PMH & Vision 8 @branding, precon & weaning. Bunk broke, comp mineral program, weaned for 75 days. High elevation, green, fancy!! Mike & Jess Ruby - 80 Blk Ang Hfrs 450-550#. Rec Vista Once SQ & 7 way w/Somnus @ branding & weaning and poured 10/20. 100% Blk Ang sired. Reputation, high desert calves!! Burton Ranch - 50 Blk Ang & AngX Strs 550-600#. 15 Blk AngX Yrling Strs 650-800#. Rec Vista Once SQ, Vison 7 w/Somnus & Nasalgen @branding & weaning 10-30. 100% Blk Angus Sired, one brand, high desert, choice cattle!! Chuck & Tracy Martin - 36 Blk AngX Hfrs 500-600#, 15 Blk AngX Strs 400-500#. Rec Vista 5 & Vision 7 @ Branding & Weaning. Bunk broke. Sired by Blk Ang & Sim/Angus bulls. Long time weaned, powerful one brand calves! Spencer Eyre - 47 Blk Ang Strs& Hfrs 500-575#. Rec fall shots & weaned a long time! Otter Creek Ranch - 30 Blk Ang & AngX Strs & Hfrs 450550#. Rec Vista Once SQ & Vision 8 @ Branding & Precon (10/3). Sired by Diamond Peak Blk Ang bulls. Powerful, high desert! Mitch & Susan LeClair - 30 Blk Ang & AngX Strs & Hfrs 500-600#. Rec Vista Once SQ & Vision 7 w/ Somnus. 90 day weaned, hay fed, bunk broke, & Fancy!! Luke Fidler – 29 Mostly Blk Strs & Hfrs 500-600#. Rec 7way, weaned Oct 1st, Lucky 7 sired! One brand, nice calves! Vearl Bird - 25 Blk Sim/AngX Strs 600-650#. Rec precon shots. Weaned 90 days. Powerful, fancy calves!! Foster Deep Creek Ranch - 25 Blk Ang & AngX Strs & Hfrs 500-550#. Rec Vista Once SQ & Vision 7w/Somnus. 90 days weaned, hay fed, high elevation, green & fancy!! Mike Kunzler - 18 Blk Ang Strs & Hfrs 500-575#. Rec fall shots & weaned a long time! Carl & June Hansen - 16 Blk/BWF Strs & Hfrs 500-600#. Rec Vision 7 & Hfrs are bangs vacc. Weaned since November. All natural! Will Berg - 15 Blk AngX Strs & Hfrs 400-500#. Vista Once SQ & 7 way@ branding & weaning. Nasalgen & poured @ wean. Weaned 60 days. Jeff Harmeyer - 9 Blk Ang Strs & Hfrs 600-800#. Rec Vista 5 & Vision 7. Weaned a long time, all natural! Matt Smith - 7 Blk AngX Hfrs 700#. 2 rounds of shots & poured. Bangs vacc. Weaned long time. Cows A Mill Iron - 80 Blk & Red Heiferettes 875-950#. 15 Blk Ang 3yr old Bred Cows. Bred to Blk Ang Bulls to calve March/April.

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 9 BRED COW SPECIAL W/ JENSEN ANGUS BULL SALE • START TIME 9:00 AM W/ WEIGH UPS Farwell Farms - 182 Blk Ang & AngX 5-6 Yr old Bred Cows. Bred to Blk Ang & small % Hfrd bulls to calve March/April. Strs avg 684#, Hfrs avg 673# on 1-5-21 @ RLA. Complete dispersion of good, young cow herd, proven producers! Griffin Hash Knife - 40 Blk/BWF small % RWF Bred Hfrs 1000-1100#. Bred to LBW Blk Angus bulls to start calving the 5th of March. Rec Virashield 6 VL5+FP & poured. One brand, one raising, high desert!! Kathleen Bates - 15 Blk Ang Running Age Bred Cows. Bred to Blk Angus bulls to start calving in March. All natural, one brand cows! Jensen Angus - 35 Coming 2 Yr Old Black Angus Bulls. Low

PAP, Fertility tested, Trich tested & BVD PI Free. High elevation bulls. PAP tested twice. Out of low PAP herd sires and all low PAP cows. Growthy, easy to get along with, naturally muscled!

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 16 FEEDER SPECIAL • START TIME 9:00 AM W/ WEIGH UPS Mark Anderson - 80 Blk Ang & AngX Strs & Hfrs 450500#. Rec Vista Once SQ & 7 way w/Somnus @ branding & weaning. Poured at weaning on 11/10. Hay fed, comp mineral program!

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 23 ALL CATTLE CLASSES W/ SHEEP & HORSES START TIME 9:00 AM W/ SHEEP & WEIGH UPS

TUESDAY, MARCH 2 FEEDER SPECIAL W/ SO CATTLE ANGUS BULL SALE @ 1:00 PM START TIME 9:00 AM W/ WEIGH UPS SO Cattle Inc - 25 Blk Ang Yearlings Bulls. High elevation, Reputation Bulls!!

SATURDAY, MARCH 6 LUCKY 7 ANGUS BULL SALE START TIME 12:00 PM Lucky 7 Angus Bull Sale - 262 Blk Ang 2 Yr old Bulls 60 Blk Ang Yearling Bulls 30 Blk Ang Fall Embryo Bulls PAP tested @ 7,580 ft. Nation’s leader in proven feed efficiency. (12:00 PM NOON)

TUESDAY, MARCH 9 BRED COW SPECIAL W/ HANCOCK ANGUS BULL SALE @ 1:00 PM START TIME 9:00 AM W/ WEIGH UPS Hancock Angus - 40 Yrling Blk Ang bulls. All sired by proven AI sires. PAP & semen tested & Carcass Ultrasounded. BVD & Bangs tested free. (1:00 PM)

SATURDAY, MARCH 13 DIAMOND PEAK CATTLE BULL SALE START TIME 1:00 PM

TUESDAY, MARCH 16 FEEDER SPECIAL • START TIME 9:00 AM W/ WEIGH UPS

TUESDAY, MARCH 23 BRED COW SPECIAL W/ NORTHWEST WYOMING ANGUS BULL SALE @ 1:00 PM START TIME 9:00 AM W/ WEIGH UPS BREDS @ NOON Northwest Angus Association - 60 Blk Ang Yrling Bulls - Obsidian Angus, Wagler Angus, Blue Sky, Hoggs Angus, Davidson Angus, Walking W Angus, JOH Ranch. Bulls are known for calving ease & growth. PAP & Semen Tested, Proven Sires! (1:00 PM)

TUESDAY, MARCH 30 ALL CATTLE CLASSES W/ SHEEP & HORSES START TIME 9:00 AM W/ SHEEP & WEIGH UPS

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