October 22, 2022

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Beef Contest

The Wyoming Beef Council (WBC) is giving away a freezer full of beef. The WBC began promot ing beef tailgating during the last week of September through social media recipes and gameday giveaways. It’s What’s For Dinner Sweep stakes is open to residents of the U.S., 18 years of age and older. The contest ends at 11:59 p.m. Mountain Stan dard Time on Oct. 31. The estimated total value of the prize is $1,500. For official rules and entry information, visit bit.ly/WyomingBeef CouncilSweeps

Membership

Wyoming Wool Growers Association (WWGA) mem bership dues will increase by $50 for 2023. WWGA is excited to announce a new category of membership: Emerging Sheep Producers. This membership category caters to sheep producers with less than three years of experience/ownership. This level will cost $80 per year and can only be purchased for three congruent years. E-mail alison@wyowool.com for more information.

ASI Convention

The American Sheep Industry Association (ASI) Annual Convention will be held at the Omni Fort Worth Hotel in Fort Worth, Texas on Jan. 18-21. Registration is now open and early bird rates apply through Dec. 16. All online registrations must be completed by Dec. 30. The Omni Fort Worth Hotel is offering a discounted rate for convention attendees, but reservations must be made by Dec. 30.

Working Group

The annual Bighorn Sheep/Domestic Sheep Inter action Working Group meet ing will be Nov. 7. at the Inn at Lander from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. An agenda will be released soon. While much of the agenda will be focused on the Sweetwater Rocks, e-mail Wyoming Wool Growers Association Executive Direc tor Alison Crane at alison@ wyowool.com to suggest any other topic ideas.

AFBF provides farm bill recommendations

The Senate Agriculture Committee has farm bill hear ings planned before the end of the year with an empha sis on getting a new farm bill enacted in 2023. Several organizations have set their 2023 Farm Bill priorities.

The American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) released its general farm bill recommendations for the upcoming farm bill renewal, and AFBF Pres ident Zippy Duvall dis cussed several of its recom

mendations on Oct. 13.

Farm Bureau agenda

Stated in the AFBF’s 2023 Farm Bill Policy Pri orities document, overarch ing priorities include: pro tecting current farm bill program spending; main

taining a unified farm bill which includes keep ing nutrition and farm pro grams together; any changes to current farm legislation must be an amendment to the Agricultural Adjustment

Farm Bill

Federal policy focuses on food and agriculture

The farm bill is an omnibus, multiyear law gov erning an assortment of agriculture and food pro grams executed by the U.S. Department of Agricul ture (USDA). Programs range from crop insurance to healthy food access for low-income families. As orga nizations are setting their priorities for the 2023 Farm Bill renewal, it’s important to understand what the farm bill covers.

UW Extension recognized

Stewart, who is also an associate professor of animal sci ence, earned the 2022 WSASAS Extension Award. Knuth, a recent PhD graduate in animal and veterinary science, received the Young Scholar Award.

Awards were presented at the 2022 WSASAS Section meeting in Park City, Utah on Sept. 22.

Extension award

A skilled juggler of research, teaching and Extension pro gramming, Stewart exemplifies the Extension mission of ser vice and outreach.

“While Whit is a respected and accomplished researcher himself, his ability to apply results from his and other’s experiments to real-life production scenarios is perhaps his best professional attribute,” writes one nominator.

In addition to his scholarly pursuits, Stewart coordi nates the UW Intercollegiate Wool Judging Team, organizes ram tests at the UW Laramie Research and Extension Cen ter, helps manage the UW research flock and coordinates and judges the Wyoming State Fair wool contest. He also coordi nates the Wyoming 4-H Wool Judging program and has orga nized educational programs at ram sale symposiums in Mon tana and Wyoming.

He has published more than 40 Extension publications on topics ranging from sheep parasite management to min eral requirements and supplementation. He is an enthusiastic

Coverage

Since the 1930s, Congress has enacted 18 farm bills. The bill is a package of legislation passed roughly every five years. On Dec. 20, 2018, former U.S. Pres ident Donald Trump signed the Agriculture Improve ment Act of 2018, otherwise known as the 2018 Farm Bill into law. The bill modifies USDA programs

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Agricultural hearings

NCBA chief counsel discusses Supreme Court cases

National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) Chief Counsel MaryThomas Hart discussed two major agricultural cases currently before the U.S. Supreme Court during a NCBA Beltway Beef pod cast on Oct. 14.

Sackett v. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is considering the longstanding issue of Waters of the U.S. (WOTUS) and the federal government’s proper juris diction in regulating bod ies of water, while National Pork Producer’s Council (NPPC) v. Ross is consider ing the Dormant Commerce Clause and its implications for livestock producers sell ing goods across state lines.

NCBA has filed amicus briefs before the court in both cases to advocate for the needs of cattle producers. WOTUS case and oral arguments

On Oct. 3, the Supreme Court herd oral arguments on Sackett v. EPA which is the fourth time the court has considered the definition of WOTUS under the Clean Water Act (CWA). Develop ing a regulatory definition of

WOMEN IN AG

Extension educator upholds passion for soil

Since 2014, Caitlin Youngquist has worked for the University of Wyoming Extension in Washakie County as their agri culture and horticulture educator.

“I grew up mostly in Washington state and moved to Wyoming after finishing my graduate degree,” she says. “I really enjoy working with farmers and ranchers help ing them solve problems.”

She notes Extension connects pro ducers with resources and increases their problem solving capacity. As the agricul ture and horticulture educator, she spe cializes in soil, compost and waste man

agement. Caitlin didn’t realize she could study agriculture in her post-secondary education until she started taking pre-req uisites to become a veterinarian.

“I didn’t grow up in agriculture,” she says. “We grew up in a rural area, but not in farming and I originally wanted to go to vet school because I was good at sci ence – it seemed like a logical career field, but once I got to college, I realized I could focus on production agriculture.”

After taking a few soil classes, Cait lin found she had a passion for soil and

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University of Wyoming (UW) Extension Sheep Special ist Whit Stewart and recent alumnus Ryan Knuth received honors from the Western Section of the American Society of Animal Science (WSASAS).

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We are coming to a time in agricul ture where we need to decide to sup port or not support many local, state and national issues. Some will help and some will hurt agriculture. To most of us, it’s overwhelming. We know most of the issues before us, but may not understand them enough to make a good decision. The urge to just bury our heads in the sand and go about our daily lives is strong.

We need good lobbyists out there to assist us in deciding what to support and to attend the meetings to represent our interests. I really don’t know how we in agriculture could survive in today’s world without lob byists on the local, state and national arena.

Years ago, a Washington D.C. lobbyist may have not had the greatest reputation, but those thoughts have turned around, especially in the agriculture, natural resource and public land fields representing ranchers and farmers.

We are fortunate in our state and region to have some great organization executives and lobbyists rep resenting farmers and ranchers. With issues concern ing state lands, water, wildlife access and public lands, we need good lobbying. Let’s face it, we have a lot of issues in the region and don’t have the time to go to every meeting.

The lobbyists we have are in tune with the issues and represent us well, they have our respect as they are pro fessional, respectful and knowledgeable. They are good at keeping most new issues low key as they have them solved in a short time.

Most importantly, they are a great source of informa tion for our state legislators as they follow the bills from introduction to law or until it is defeated or vetoed. The legislators depend on the lobbyist for their insight, espe cially if they are not familiar with an agriculture issue.

The lobbyists representing the national farm, pub lic lands and livestock organizations in Washington D.C. are really respected by farmers and ranchers outside of Washington. Throughout the years, they have earned the respect from those in the agencies, Congress and the White House.

This has come about by developing a relationship with those for and against our industries. This relation ship is the reason so many doors stay open and allows them to sit down and discuss the issues.

Policymakers don’t always agree with the lobbyist, but at least they can walk through the door and be a part of the discussion.

As many of you know, the best information comes from you, the farmer and rancher on the land. Your information means the most to a legislator, politician or agency member as the issue is in your area, on your pri vate or public lands, and you have the most knowledge of the issue.

Whatever you do, keep the ag lobbyist informed on issues and work closely with them. They have the con tacts and know the people involved. Most of all, thank them for the great job they do in keeping us in business. We appreciate them.

GUEST OPINIONS

A Tribute to a Show Steer

By Sen. Cynthia Lummis

Hats off to the kids who are up before dawn, feeding, watering and caring for their show steers. They sacrifice sleep, time with friends and after school activities to follow this dream. They put their blood, sweat and tears into raising the best show steer they can, fully knowing only one can win.

They bond with an animal who has knowing eyes, all the while aware of the fate awaiting this precious crea ture. This kid is betting it all – their time, money and effort to produce a grand champion steer. They know the winnings from this show steer might just put them through college.

Hats off to the moms and dads who are driving the trailers, hauling the feed and filling the gaps. They wake up with their kids, manning the cold alongside them as they go about their chores. They invest time and money into this steer, and send up a prayer that this investment pays off.

Hats off to the families who choose to buy steers to feed their families from local kids who have worked all year to produce the best

steer they can. They are empower ing another generation to choose the Wyoming way of life, living on the land that raised them.

Hats off to the show steer impact ing two families; the family who raises it and the family who is nour ished by it. There is no way of know ing what goes through its mind in

those months it lives as part of the family, but after raising steers myself for years, I can assure you, an unex pected bond certainly forms.

Fair season is over for the year, but families are already preparing their show animals for next year. Kids are putting on their coats and heading out into the below freezing mornings to freshen up water and feed next year’s steer.

Raising kids who work hard is hard work, and there is no endeavor better proving this than fair. My steer showing days are long over, but my hat is off in applause to each of you who is living the very best life Wyo ming can offer.

Keep doing the hard work, and keep fighting for our Wyoming way of life. Keep feeding families with the very best our fine land can pro duce. You are proving day after day, just by showing up, that you will do great things.

Cynthia Lummis is a U.S. sena tor for Wyoming. For office locations and contact information, visit lum mis.senate.gov

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Redd Summit hosts webinar

Join Redd Summit Advisors on Oct. 28 at 9 a.m. Moun tain Standard Time for an exclusive webinar for Wyoming Livestock Roundup readers on the basics of Pasture, Range land and Forage (PRF) Insurance. If producers are wonder ing if PRF Insurance is right for their operation or if the pro gram is being used right, this educational webinar will help. Learn the mechanics of the program, explore how to best personalize PRF Insurance coverage, learn how it might apply to an operation and ask questions directly to licensed insurance agents during the educational webinar. For more information and to register, visit reddsummit. com/webinar

Consumer spending monitored

The Federal Reserve is finding it harder to cool the economy than almost anyone expected. Most corners of the U.S. economy are performing very well considering the Federal Reserve has been aggressively raising rates for seven months. Manufacturing continues to expand, consumer spending remains strong, the labor market is still extremely tight and quarter three Gross Domestic Product data will likely show solid growth.

While the rate increases have done little to cool spending and tamp down inflation, critics are increasing their calls for the Federal Reserve to stop raising rates. The argument is, further monetary tightening will have catastrophic effects on the U.S. and global economies, and inflation is about to fall precipitously. According to a new quarterly report from CoBank’s Knowledge Exchange, the Federal Reserve does not see it this way, nor should it.

“To date, there is no solid evidence inflation is on a steep downward path, and there is also little evidence higher rates are severely damaging the economy,” said Dan Kowalski, vice president of CoBank’s Knowledge Exchange. “Ultimately, to get inflation levels down, the willingness or ability of consumers and businesses to spend must also come down. This means rate hikes will continue until the Federal Reserve achieves its mandate of price stability. Unfortunately, this increases the like lihood of collateral damage coming in the first half of 2023.”

However, there are signs of slowing, which are the first cracks to form from monetary tightening, noted Kowalski. Consumer credit is on the rise while sav ings rates are falling. Wage growth is falling even as inflation remains high, reducing consumer purchasing power.

In contrast, the energy and agri-food sectors have gained unexpected levels of pricing power as supply shortages now appear to be medium-term challenges. Risks and uncertainty remain exceptionally high, but elevated commodity prices also offer opportunities.

WBC addresses class

Wyoming Beef Council (WBC) Executive Director Ann Wittmann recently addressed the Leadership Cheyenne Class of 2022-23. Leadership Cheyenne has one to two class sessions per month throughout the year.

Each session is dedicated to one topic which is impor tant to Cheyenne and the region, such as tourism, energy, military, etc. This class session was the first for this group, and the topic was agriculture.

Wittmann gave a presentation about the history of the WBC, how it is organized, how it operates and how it is funded. She explained the goals of the WBC and the Beef Checkoff program are to promote beef, educate consumers and the public about beef and fund research looking at the nutritional value and taste of beef. Wittmann discussed the importance of marketing beef outside the state of Wyoming.

“In Wyoming, consumers eat more beef, more often than the average consumer in the U.S.” Wittmann said. “And, we have 1.2 million cattle in the state versus about 580,000 people. For this reason, it makes much more sense to find ways to market to people outside of Wyoming.”

One of the marketing programs she highlighted was a digital campaign running in the top five most populated states. Wittmann also discussed the importance of beef exports to foreign countries.

“Most of the beef livers produced in the U.S. go to Egypt,” Wittmann said. “And, most tongues go to Japan where they sell for $14 per pound.”

Wittmann said one of the highlights of her job is being able to participate in ranch tours for people from other coun tries interested in Wyoming’s beef.

Leadership Cheyenne was formed by the Greater Chey enne Chamber of Commerce in 1985 with the goal of devel oping leaders for the future with a focus on educating par ticipants about the greater Cheyenne region and building a commitment for lifelong civic trusteeship.

If interested in Leadership Cheyenne or WBC, visit cheyennechamber.org or wybeef.com

Habitat improved

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Cody Field Office and Friends of a Legacy (FOAL) partnered in October to remove saltcedar on public and private land in the McCullough Peaks Wild Horse Herd Management Area (HMA) east of Cody.

Saltcedar, designated a noxious weed by the Wyo ming Weed and Pest Council, creates numerous negative impacts on water quality and quantity, native plant and wildlife species and wildlife habitat.

“By removing this invasive species which uses a lot of water; the wild horses, wildlife and livestock will benefit from more water in nearby reservoirs and from the space created for native vegetation to flourish,” said BLM Wildlife Biologist Abel Guevara.

A group of FOAL members, BLM employees and other volunteers spent the day cutting saltcedar from an area surrounding a water well, including from the well’s lined recharge area. Water from the well is pumped to two nearby reservoirs which are used by all creatures inhabit ing the McCullough Peaks HMA. The resulting piles will be burned this winter when snow is on the ground.

The BLM Cody Field Office has partnered with FOAL since the nonprofit group formed in 2005. Together, they effectively manage the herd, coordinate on opportunities for public education and enhance habi tat in the HMA.

“People often ask how our partnership with the BLM works,” said FOAL Executive Director Kim Zierlein. “I tell them it works through honesty and communication. I like how we work with the BLM – it’s been rewarding.”

BLM lifts restrictions

Fire restrictions have been lifted for Bureau of Land Management (BLM) administered public lands in Campbell, Converse, Crook, Platte and Sheridan counties.

The following activities can resume on BLM-adminis tered lands: building a campfire; smoking; operating a chain saw; using an arc or gas welder or operating an acetylene or other torch.

The BLM reminds public land users the following restrictions remain year-round on BLM-administered pub lic lands: discharging fireworks; discharging firearms using incendiary or tracer ammunition; burning or igniting tires, wires, magnesium or other hazardous or explosive materials; operating an off-road vehicle without a properly installed spark arrester; discharging explosives of any kind, incendi ary devices, pyrotechnic devices or exploding targets.

For details and updates on BLM fire restrictions or conditions, visit blm.gov/programs/public-safety-and-fire/ wyoming/fire

MDA accepts applications

The Montana Department of Agriculture (MDA) is accepting applications for the Local Food Purchase Assis tance Program (LFPA). Funds will be sub-awarded to orga nizations statewide to increase the distribution of local food from and to underserved constituencies, and to facilitate the establishment of business relationships between underserved farmers and food purchasers in underserved communities.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Mar keting Service established LFPA in early 2022. Cooperative agreements will allow for state and Tribal governments to procure and distribute local and regional foods and bever ages which are healthy, nutritious and unique to their geo graphic area. The food will meet the needs of the population and serve feeding programs, including food banks, schools and organizations reaching underserved communities.

Grants will be awarded from $50,000 to $200,000 over a two-year period for this effort. Those interested in apply ing for the LFPA can do so by visiting agr.mt.gov/lfpa. The deadline is Dec. 2 at 2 p.m.

Crop conditions reported

Precipitation levels were virtually zero for the majority of Wyoming for the week ending Oct. 16, according to the Mountain Regional Field Office of the National Agricultural Statistics Service. The exception was in isolated northern portions of the state.

Some areas of Johnson, Big Horn and Sheridan counties received totals of about 0.2 to 0.4 inches of moisture. Portions of Campbell, Crook, Johnson, Park and Weston counties also received some moisture. Levels in these areas were in a range of trace to about 0.15 inches.

Temperatures were at or above normal in Wyo ming, reaching as much as eight degrees Fahrenheit above average in parts of the west. Drought conditions showed minimal improvement from last week.

According to the U.S. Drought Monitor for Oct. 13, the amount of land rated drought free increased to 18.7 percent, compared to 18.2 percent the previous week. The amount of land rated abnormally dry fell to 34.8 percent, a decrease 0.3 percentage points from last week. Moderate drought stood at 26.4 percent, com pared to 26.7 percent the previous week. Severe drought sat at 16.6 percent, an increase of 0.2 percentage points.

Extreme drought was nearly unchanged at 3.5 percent, compared to 3.6 percent the previous week.

Irrigation water supplies across the state were rated 24 percent very poor, 13 percent poor, 16 percent fair and 47 percent good, compared to 32 percent very poor, nine percent poor, 21 percent fair and 38 percent good last week. Stock water supplies across Wyoming were rated 14 percent very short, 46 percent short and 40 percent adequate, compared to 15 percent very short, 37 percent short and 48 percent adequate last week.

HAYING & FORAGE

Cattlemen’s College set

Make plans to attend the 30th Annual Cattlemen’s Col lege, sponsored by Zoetis, which precedes the 2023 Cat tle Industry Convention & National Cattlemen’s Beef Asso ciation Trade Show, Feb. 1-3, in New Orleans. This pre mier education experience draws more than 1,000 attendees every year, and includes two days of learning, idea sharing and networking.

Cattlemen’s College begins Jan. 31 with trending hot topics, the latest in grazing as well as live cattle handling demonstrations. The day’s activities conclude with an eve ning reception offering an opportunity for everyone to gather and reconnect.

There are 18 sessions and six educational tracks to choose from, including reproduction technology, herd health, practical nutrition management, better beef business, sustainable grazing and the latest in genetics. The event con cludes with a keynote presentation from Ray Starling, exec utive advisor for Aimpoint Research.

To make it easier to access content, all sessions will be recorded and available for registered attendees to watch at any time in the future. For more information and to register, visit convention.ncba.org/

Cattle producers attending Cattlemen’s College are eli gible for reimbursement through the Rancher Resilience Grant. To apply for a grant to cover registration costs and two nights hotel, visit ncba.org/producers/rancher-resil ience-grant

USDA offers relief

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced Oct. 18 distressed borrowers with quali fying USDA farm loans have already received nearly $800 million in assistance, as part of the $3.1 billion in assistance for distressed farm loan borrowers provided through Section 22006 of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). The IRA directed USDA to expedite assistance to distressed borrowers of direct or guaranteed loans administered by USDA’s Farm Service Agency whose operations face financial risk. Through this assistance, USDA is focused on generating long-term stability and success for distressed borrowers.

“Through no fault of their own, our nation’s farmers and ranchers have faced incredibly tough circumstances over the last few years,” said Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack. “The funding included in the announcement helps keep our farmers farming and provides a fresh start for producers in challenging positions.”

Similar to other USDA assistance, all of these pay ments will be reported as income and borrowers are encouraged to consult their tax advisors. USDA also has resources and partnerships with cooperators who can provide additional assistance and help borrowers navi gate the process.

Further relief payment information can be found at farmers.gov/inflation-reduction-investments

Gordon signs MOU

Gov. Mark Gordon’s leadership in protecting private agricultural lands and migratory big game populations was recognized by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) on Oct. 17 with the signing of the Wyoming Wildlife Habi tat Memorandum of Understanding (MOU).

Under the MOU, Wyoming and the USDA agree to invest “technical capacity and resources in the conserva tion, restoration, management and long-term stewardship of multiple-use public and private lands supporting migra tory big game.” This means funds for private landowners who voluntarily help conserve wildlife habitat, particu larly for wildlife movement.

“Wyoming leads the nation in our approaches to con serving wildlife, particularly big game migration. We do that with strong landowner partnerships and recogni tion that habitat conservation can be done on multi-use lands,” said Gordon. “Private landowners have long pro vided key habitat for wildlife across Wyoming. Offering voluntary funding opportunities to landowners to main tain this valuable space for wildlife is a recognition of their role in conservation.”

Wyoming has long worked to conserve big game. In 2020, Gordon signed the Mule Deer and Antelope Migra tion Corridor Protection Executive Order, the culmination of an approach supports conservation, protects landowner rights and accommodates multiple use opportunities.

The USDA, as part of the agreement signed by the gov ernor and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, will provide a new package of investments in key conservation pro grams for Fiscal Year 2023.

The agreement includes funding to support increased staffing capacity and the deployment of streamlined pro gram application processes for agricultural producers and landowners. Producers in the Wyoming pilot area will be able to apply for conservation programs meeting their unique needs starting this fall. The program provides incentives to those landowners for being stewards of the land.

UW recognizes alumni

Four University of Wyoming (UW) graduates, including two College of Agriculture, Life Sciences and Natural Resources alumni, were honored for their professional achievements and support of the univer sity during homecoming on Oct. 17-22.

Joseph Leimkuhler, Carissa Moffat Miller and Douglas Stark are the recipients of the 2022 Dis tinguished Alumni Award. Jim Neiman is the 2022 Medallion Service Award recipient. Both Stark and Neiman are graduates of the UW College of Agricul ture, Life Sciences and Natural Resources.

The UW Alumni Association (UWAA) and the UW Office of the President present the awards.

The Distinguished Alumni Award recognizes alumni who have achieved excellence in their profession; appre ciate the impact of their UW education; and are people of integrity, stature and demonstrated ability.

The Medallion Service Award recognizes out standing service to the university. The award honors alumni or friends of UW who are people of integrity and stature, and who have unselfishly given of their time, talent and support.

“The UWAA and the Office of the President was excited to host this UW cornerstone event dur ing homecoming this fall,” said Jack Tennant, UWAA executive director. “The honorees represent UW, our students and alumni in the best regard, and we looked forward to welcoming them to campus.”

The UWAA and the president’s office celebrated these honorees during homecoming activities, includ ing campus activities and the UW President’s Home coming Dinner (invitation only) Oct. 21; the parade on Oct. 22; and an announcement at the homecoming football game against the Utah State Aggies.

For more information about the recipients or awards, call the UWAA office at 307-766-4166 or visit uwyo.edu/alumni

National monument named

President Joe Biden created his first new national mon ument Oct. 12, granting federal protection to a historic site in Colorado’s Rocky Mountains which once served as a World War II Army camp, as well as the surrounding peaks in the Tenmile Range.

The White House said the U.S. Forest Service would manage the new Camp Hale-Continental Divide National Monument, a 53,804-acre site in the state’s Eagle Valley region. The White House said the president would also propose a 20-year mineral withdrawal for 225,000 acres in the state’s Thompson Divide area to ban mining and drilling.

The designation of the monument under the 1906 Antiquities Act. But the inclusion of the Thompson Divide protections have long divided Congress and could inspire pushback at a time when Republicans are urging more domestic oil and gas production.

Act of 1938 or the Agricul tural Act of 1949; priori tize risk management tools to include crop insurance and commodity programs; and ensuring adequate U.S. Department of Agriculture staffing and resources to provide technical assistance.

Overall, AFBF wants to maintain current funding lev els and keep a consolidated farm bill including both nutrition and farm-related programs in a single bill.

“It makes perfect sense that one single bill sup ports the people who pro duce food and supports the people who need assistance accessing nutritious food for their families,” said Duvall. “And, federal crop insur ance commodity programs help to balance the volatil ity farmers face, which is important to ensure a stable food supply.”

AFBF suggested three minor changes to public nutrition programs, includ ing one to allow food banks to buy fruits, vegetables and other specialty crops directly from farmers.

In an Oct. 14 Drovers news release, Duvall stated, it makes perfect sense to combine commodity sup ports and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Pro gram in the same piece of legislation, and AFBF sup ports more milk should be eligible for the Dairy Margin Coverage subsidy program. Commodities, conservation and insurance

AFBF highly supports the continuation of a coun ter-cyclical program such as the Price Loss Cover age (PLC) program and a revenue program like the Agricultural Risk Cover age (ARC) program, includ ing using Risk Management Agency data as a primary source to determine a more accurate county yield, shares AFBF’s priorities document.

AFBF recommends the following: If existing pro grams continue, the oppor tunity for farmers to re-elect and/or re-enroll annually; basing Title One payments on historic, rather than planted acres; a reference price increase for all Title One commodities; unas signed, former generic base acres being redistributed to update crop base on the same farm; increased commodity loan rates; restore ARC/PLC payments based on the 20 percent of seed cotton base acres which were designated as unassigned and unpaid in the 2018 Farm Bill; and keep provisions so the Loan Deficiency Payments and Marketing Loan Gains o not count against per person payment limits.

“We believe, because of higher costs of production, it justified the increase in ref erence prices for the Title One commodities to ensure farmers remain economi cally viable,” said Duvall.

AFBF also supports funding for the Conser vation Stewardship Pro gram with greater accessi

bility to farmers. Accord ing to the recommendations, AFBF supports “increasing Agricultural Conservation Easement Program (ACEP) funding and increasing the ceiling on the eligible fed eral share for ACEP conser vation easement to 80 per cent of the easement value.”

In addition, crop insur ance is also of interest. AFBF supports a robust crop insurance program with no reductions in premium cost share, expansion of insured commodities including spe cialty crops and develop ment and maintenance of adequate risk management tools for livestock producers including contract growers.

Overcoming challenges

Duvall stated farm bill funding is an investment in some of the most funda mental elements of a strong county and strong food sup ply, and it has a tradition of inspiring lawmakers to achieve a common goal, but it won’t come without chal lenges.

“The farm bill is the most significant piece of legislation affecting farm ers and ranchers across the country,” he said. “Since enactment of the 2018 Farm Bill, farmers have faced sig nificant challenges from market volatility, increased input costs and devastating natural disasters. Despite these headwinds, farmers and ranchers have met the needs of consumers both here and abroad while con tinuing to improve our envi ronmental stewardship.”

“We urge the 118th Con gress, when it’s seated, to carry out and carry on the tradition of inspiring law makers,” he said. “There’s a huge percentage of Con gress that has not had this challenge in front of them, and we need them to under stand how important it is to all Americans, whether you’re in rural America, whether you farm or not or whether you’re in urban America. And it’s not about farming, it’s about America and its national security.”

“We look forward to working with Congress to ensure the appropriate resources are available to craft farm bill policy which reduces food insecurity, bol sters national security and encourages long-term sta bility for all of our farm and ranch families,” he added.

Over 60 recommenda tions over multiple titles of the farm bill were recom mended. The AFBF board of directors voted unanimously to approve the recommenda tions. Final approval of pol icy priorities will be voted on by a vote of delegates at the AFBF Convention in Puerto Rico, Jan. 6-11.

A full list of AFBF farm bill priorities can be viewed at fb.org/files/2023_Farm_

Bill_Priorities_outline.pdf

Brittany Gunn is the edi tor of the Wyoming Livestock Roundup. Send comments on this article to roundup@ wylr.net.

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Corbin Baker 7 Blk Angus Bull Calves, 520-630#, Weaned 220 days, Running Out, Branding, Precond & Weaning Shots

PRE-COND. CALVES

Peterson Livestock LLC 242 Blk Angus Strs & Hfrs, 300-450#, Branding & Precond Shots, High Elevation, Home Raised, Producer All Natural Diamond Cattle Co./McFadden 117 Blk/Rd Strs & Hfrs, 300-500#, Branding & Precond Shots, High Elevation, Home Raised

Aaron Woodward 81 Choice to Fancy 100% Blk Strs & Hfrs, 550-600#, Branding, Precond & Booster Shots

CALVES

Merl Glick 200 Mostly Blk Strs & Hfrs, 400-500#, Branding Shots, High Elevation (8000-10,000’)

Freda & Dan Wall 55 Blk/Red Angus Strs & Hfrs, 450-500#, Shots at Birth, Producer All Natural, High Elevation

Jerry Kofford 44 Mostly Blk few Red Angus Strs & Hfrs, 450-500#, Branding Shots, High Elevation

Don or Janice Steckly 35 Blk Strs & Hfrs, 500#, Branding Shots, No Implants, Steers are Knife Cut

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 28 ~ ALL CLASSES

MONDAY, OCTOBER 31 ~ BRED COW SPECIAL

BRED COWS-COMPLETE OR PARTIAL DISPERSALS

Roger Garrett 150 Mostly Blk few Char-x Cows, Complete Dispersal, Running Ages, Bred to Blk Bulls, CF: April 1st Bob Cress 109 Blk Cows, Complete Dispersal, Mx Ages, Bred to “Blk Angus-Blk SimAngus Bulls, CF: March

Gregory Smith 45 Blk Cows, Complete Dispersal, SM, Bred to Hereford Bulls, CF: April

Dave Hendricks 15 Blk Cows, Partial Dispersal, 6-9 yr olds, Bred to Blk Bulls, CF: Feb. 10 for 60 days

BRED COWS Gordon Ranch 28 Blk Cows, Bred to Registered Green Mountain Angus, KG Ranch Blk Angus Bulls (Justified, Payweight, Spur Black Gran ite, Asland Bloodlines), CF: March 1 to May 5, Full Vac. Program, Free Choice Mineral, Grassfed, Home Raised, Gentle, Easy to handle, BQA Certified, Low Stress Stockmanship Trained, These Cows are out of Registered Green Mountain Angus, KG Ranch Blk Angus Bulls or Micheli Hereford Bulls (Black Angus Bulls: Countdown, Consensus, Confidence, Active Duty, Mytty In Focus; Hereford Bulls: Domino, Absolute Mike & Valorie Heatherly 27 Blk Angus Cows, Mx Ages, Bred to Reyes or Bowman Angus Bulls, CF: March/April, Been on a Complete Vac. Program, Poured on October 11

Joe Hunter 14 Red Angus Cows, Mx Ages, Bred to Red Angus Bulls, CF: End of March

Roger Jenkins 8 Blk/Bwf Hfrs, 2nd Calf, Bred to Blk Angus Bull, CF: April

****1 Holstein/Jersey Cow, 4 yr old, Bred to Blk Angus Bull, CF: April, Halter Broke, Gentle, Her name is Miss Clara L 3 Cattle Co. 5 Blk Cows, Running Ages, Bred to Todd Platt Blk Bulls, CF: March 15 for 45 days

BRED HEIFERS

Gordon Ranch 14 Blk Hfrs, Bred to Registered Green Mountain Angus, KG Ranch Blk Angus Bulls (Justified, Payweight, Spur Black Granite, Asland Bloodlines), CF: March 1 to April 30, Full Vac. Program, Free Choice Mineral, Grassfed, Home Raised, Gentle, Easy to handle, BQA Certified, Low Stress Stockmanship Trained PAIRS

Roger Garrett 20 Mostly Blk few Char-x Fall Cow Pairs, Complete Dispersal, Running Ages, Tagged to Match, Not Exposed back to Bulls

SALE RESULTS -CALF SPECIAL MONDAY, OCTOBER 17 - 4125 HEAD

Flying Diamond 7 Black Steer Calf 275 292.50C

CSU Research 16 Black Steer Calf 327 274.00C

Lazy Y Cattle Co 7 Black Steer Calf 340 265.00C

Vince Holton 55 Black Steer Calf 375 253.00C

CSU Research 38 Black Steer Calf 418 247.50C

Brice Hill 38 Black Steer Calf 505 234.00C

CSU Research 71 Black Steer Calf 456 232.50C

Wanda Clyncke 30 Black Steer Calf 464 229.00C

Jason Loomis 70 Black Steer Calf 519 225.00C

Red Mountain Ranch 34 Black Steer Calf 28 223.50C

Robinder/Wallis 40 Black Steer Calf 512 218.00C

Wanda Clynke 72 Black Steer Calf 569 212.50C

Staman & Staman 13 Black Steer Calf 616 199.00C

Gene Mohr 27 Black Steer Calf 638 179.00C

Ron Smith 6 Black Heifer Calf 305 235.00C

Vince Holton 23 Black Heifer Calf 286 226.50C

CSU Research 30 Black Heifer Calf 370 221.00C

H & H Livestock 23 Black Heifer Calf 381 216.00C

CSU Research 55 Black Heifer Calf 434 212.00C

Gary Alps 25 Black Heifer Calf 466 207.00C

Gordon Black 10 Black Heifer Calf 462 197.50C

Wanda Clyncke 35 Black Heifer Calf 498 190.00C

JFW Corporation 23 Blk/Red Hfr Calf 521 187.00C

UPCOMING SALE SCHEDULE

Wednesday, October 26th - Yrlg & Calf Special

Friday, October 28th - All Classes

Monday, October 31st - Bred Cow Special

Wednesday, November 2nd - Yrlg & Calf Spec Friday, November 4th - All Classes Monday, November 7th - Calf Special Wednesday, November 9th - Yrlg & Calf Spec Friday, November 11th - All Classes Monday, November 14th - Bred Cow Special

SALE RESULTS -YRLGS & CALVES WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 19 - 4463 HD

Arrow L Farms 102 Black Steer 651 192.00C

Arrow L Farms 127 Black Steer 728 189.00C

Arrow L Farms 29 Black Steer 878 180.00C

C & C Cattle Co 19 Black Steer 1020 168.00C

Robin Taylor 38 Black Heifer 661 185.00C

Austin Ranch 13 Black Heifer 906 180.50C

Sandstone Ranches 14 Black Heifer 887 179.00C

Slash Mill Iron 74 Black Heifer 868 177.00C

Johnson A Bar One 64 Black Heifer 940 175.00C

Jim Morrison 31 Char Heifer 981 173.50C

Jim Morrison 13 Mxd Heifer 1051 160.50C

Andrew Kortes 8 Black Steer Cf 330 270.00C

Peterson Livestock 8 Black Steer Cf 333 265.00C

Randy Dunn 16 Black Steer Cf 379 256.00C

Jim Blocker 5 Black Steer Cf 418 240.00C

Peterson Livestock 81 Black Steer Cf 432 238.00C

Robert Clausen 29 Black Steer Cf 462 232.00C

Pennington & Hall 20 Black Steer Cf 474 227.00C

Robert Clausen 77 Black Steer Cf 538 217.50C

Ron Flakus 16 Black Steer Cf 520 213.00C

Pennington & Hall 45 Black Steer Cf 602 209.00C

Larry Wilson 27 Black Steer Cf 540 204.00C

Ron Flakus 28 Black Steer Cf 559 198.50C

Todd Gwilliams 10 Black Steer Cf 608 188.50C

Dirk Oman 11 Black Steer Cf 654 181.50C

McNamee Cattle 8 Black Steer Cf 753 180.00C

Cochran Ranch 30 Red Steer Cf 454 222.00C

Samd Mountain 10 Red Steer Cf 493 206.50C

Dennis Miller 32 Red Steer Cf 544 200.00C

Slagle Ranch 5 Black Heifer Cf 355 222.50C

Peterson Livestock 36 Black Heifer Cf 395 218.00C

Randy Dunn 60 Black Heifer Cf 405 207.00C

Pennington & Hall 42 Black Heifer Cf 532 199.00C

Cochran Ranch 9 Black Heifer Cf 468 199.00C

Rona Bruegger 25 Black Heifer Cf 512 194.50C

Pennington & Hall 23 Black Heifer Cf 563 188.00C

McNamee Cattle 10 Black Heifer Cf 630 175.00C

Dennis Miller 11 Red Heifer Cf 536 192.00C

North Casper Rch 21 Red Heifer Cf 524 185.00C

Sand Mountain 7 Red Heifer Cf 623 177.00C

TORRINGTON LIVESTOCK AREA REPS

Cody Thompson - Lusk, WY 307-340-0150 *** Ty Thompson – Lusk, WY 307-340-0770

Zach Johnson Lingle, WY –307-575-2171 *** Jeff Ward – Laramie, WY 307-399-9863

Tam Staman – Crawford, NE 308-631-8513 *** Lander Nicodemus – Cheyenne, WY 307-421-8141

Danny Nicodemus – Cheyenne, WY 307-632-4325 *** Chris Williams - Greybull, WY 307-272-4567

Justin Smith - Lusk, WY 307-340-0724 *** Scott Redden - Burns, Co 970-596-3588

*** Nolan Brott - Lusk, WY 307-216-0033

WOTUS has been an ongo ing issue.

“We have gone back and forth from the Obama rule to the Trump rule to the Biden rule, and hope fully this case will allow the court to tell us once and for all which test should be used to determine jurisdic

tion under the CWA,” Hart says.

She notes, six relatively new justices considered WOTUS for the first time in their career during the deliberation.

“One clear take away from oral arguments was there is a desire, especially

Big horn Basin

BILLY

Durfree, Melissa - Lovell

1 Boer Billy $370/Hd.

LAMB

Skovgard, Joan - Basin

19 Mxd Lambs, avg. 83# $14000

Cowboy With A Mission - Meeteetse

4 Mxd Lambs, avg. 78# $13500

Risch, Donald - Ten Sleep

10 Mxd Lambs, avg. 82# $13100

Jolley, John - Lovell

9 Mxd Lambs, avg. 127# $10500

BULLS

Hamilton Ranch Inc. - Hyattville

1 Blk Bull, 2050# $9350

1 Blk Bull, 1855# $8250

Geis, Nick - Worland

1 Blk Bull, 1830# $9300

Jones, Johnny - Thermopolis

1 Grey Bull, 1185# $9000

Geis, Marcus - Worland

1 Blk Bull, 1850# $8750

Rice Ranch, Inc. - Ten Sleep

1 Red Bull, 1615# $8700

1 Red Bull, 1565# $8250

Bischoff, Wade - Lovell

1 Blk Bull, 2195# $8650

Crouse, Doug - Basin

1 Blk Bull, 1680# $8600

Baird, Jack - Thermopolis

1 Hrfd Bull, 1425# $8500

Foss Family Trust - Manderson

1 Blk Bull, 2475# $8400

L U Ranch - Worland

1 Blk Bull, 1710# $7000

L U Ranch – Worland

HEIFER CALVES

7 Blk Hfr Clvs, avg. 326# $22100

31 Blk Hfr Clvs, avg. 379# $21200

Lewton, Lonnie - Ten Sleep

16 Blk Hfr Clvs, avg. 349# $20700

Thoman, Blaine - LaBarge

19 Blk Hfr Clvs, avg. 337# $20300

15 BWF Hfr Clvs, avg. 394# $18950

Blackhat LLC - Cody

11 Red Hfr Clvs, avg. 381# $19800

27 Red Hfr Clvs, avg. 455# $19100

Hoggs Black Diamond Cattle - Meeteetse

2 BWF Hfr Clvs, avg. 315# $19500

12 BWF Hfr Clvs, avg. 473# $18600

Hammarlund, Garrettt - Burlington

1 BWF Hfr Clvs, avg. 405# $19200

4 BWF Hfr Clvs, avg. 554# $17300

Dooley Livestock LLC - Worland

7 Blk Hfr Clvs, avg. 396# $19200

2 Mxd Hfr Clvs, avg. 620# $16100

1 Mxd Hfr Calf, 620# $16100

Lyman, Dwight - Ten Sleep

12 Blk Hfr Clvs, avg. 429# $19100

25 BWF Hfr Clvs, avg. 519# $18550

Houseworks Wyoming - Thermopolis

3 RWF/BWF Hfr Clvs, avg. 430# $19000

Tharp, Guy - Manderson

8 BWF Hfr Clvs, avg. 465# $18900

3 Red Hfr Clvs, avg. 513# $17800

9 BWF Hfr Clvs, avg. 556# $17300

Conner, Carolyn - Thermopolis

5 BWF Hfr Clvs, avg. 477# $18700

Bockman, Steven - Greybull

3 Blk Hfr Clvs, avg. 438# $18700

Reber, Mayson - Shell

1 BWF Hfr Clvs, avg. 440# $18600

Messenger, Michael - Thermopolis

4 Blk Hfr Clvs, avg. 460# $18500

3 Blk Hfr Clvs, avg. 582# $17000

Shumard, Brian - Cody

7 Red Hfr Clvs, avg. 436# $18250

Devries, Jerry - Thermopolis

4 Blk Hfr Clvs, avg. 438# $18100

9 Blk Hfr Clvs, avg. 533# $17900

Black, Dennis - Riverton

6 BWF Hfr Clvs, avg. 491# $18000

1 Blk Hfr Clvs, avg. 590# $16400

Stothart, Asa - Thermopolis

7 BWF Hfr Clvs, avg. 502# $17800

3 BWF Hfr Clvs, avg. 590# $16900

Burson, Torry - Fort Washakie

2 Blk Hfr Clvs, avg. 493# $17400

3 Blk Hfr Clvs, avg. 583# $17000

Kittelman, Gaylord - Shell

4 Blk Hfr Clvs, avg. 550# $16700

1 Blk Hfr Calf, 615# $15900

Bischoff, Wade - Lovell

1 Blk Hfr Calf, 705# $15200

Annand, Kelly - Shell

1 CharX Hfr Calf, 530# $15100

Aagard, Mike - Burlington

2 Blk Hfr Clvs, avg. 688# $14900

L U Ranch - Worland

STEER CALVES

10 Blk Str Clvs, avg. 379# $22925

38 Blk Str Clvs, avg. 419# $22500

Thoman, Blaine - LaBarge

6 BWF Str Clvs, avg. 326# $22500

8 BWF Str Clvs, avg. 397# $21450

8 BWF Str Clvs, avg. 544# $19900

17 BWF Str Clvs, avg. 616# $19000

Wagers, Joe - Meeteetse

1 Blk Str Calf, 390# $22100

Tharp, Guy - Manderson

2 BWF Str Clvs, avg. 423# $22000

9 BWF Str Clvs, avg. 502# $20950

21 BWF Str Clvs, avg. 564# $19900

2 BWF Str Clvs, avg. 530# $19300

Hammarlund, Garrettt - Burlington

3 BWF Str Clvs, avg. 413# $21750

Conner, Carolyn - Thermopolis

4 BWF Str Clvs, avg. 403# $21500

5 Rd/Blk Str Clvs, avg. 528# $20400

Lyman, Dwight - Ten Sleep

9 BWF Str Clvs, avg. 451# $21300

25 BWF Str Clvs, avg. 555# $20300

2 BWF Str Clvs, avg. 615# $19300

Dooley Livestock LLC - Worland

4 Blk Str Clvs, avg. 441# $21200

7 Blk Str Clvs, avg. 479# $21000

4 Blk Str Clvs, avg. 650# $18400

Stothart, Asa - Thermopolis

3 Blk Str Clvs, avg. 442# $20900

11 Blk Str Clvs, avg. 558# $19000

Hoggs Black Diamond Cattle - Meeteetse

5 Blk Str Clvs, avg. 432# $20900

3 Blk Str Clvs, avg. 537# $19100

Bockman, Steven - Greybull

2 Blk Str Clvs, avg. 493# $20600

7 BWF Str Clvs, avg. 582# $19100

Shumard, Brian - Cody

7 RWF Str Clvs, avg. 509# $19900

Elliot, Tony - Otto

2 Blk Str Clvs, avg. 520# $19500

4 Blk Str Clvs, avg. 585# $18400

Burson, Torry - Fort Washakie

4 Blk Str Clvs, avg. 498# $19300

3 Blk Str Clvs, avg. 578# $19000

Devries, Jerry - Thermopolis

8 BWF Str Clvs, avg. 504# $19200

6 Blk Str Clvs, avg. 652# $18400

Valceschini, Charles - Basin

1 Blk Str Clvs, avg. 525# $19200

Kittelman, Gaylord - Shell 6 Blk Str Clvs, avg. 648# $18400

Annand, Kelly - Shell

3 Blk Str Clvs, avg. 625# $18400

L U Ranch - Worland

BRED COWS

17 Blk Bred Cows $1425/Hd.

COWS L U Ranch - Worland

1 Blk Cow, 1195# $8200

1 Blk Cow, 1330# $7500

2 Blk Cows, avg. 1340# $7450

2 Blk Cows, avg. 1450# $7350

1 Blk Cow, 1220# $6450

Herman Livestock LLC - Hyattville

1 Blk Cow, 1475# $8100

1 Blk Cow, 1330# $7500

Mooncrest Ranch - Cody 1 Blk Cow, 1170# $8000

among these six newer jus tices, to look for a third option, and they even said that a number of times,” she says.

They asked, “Is there something else we should be looking for? Is there some middle ground that is going to adequately protect the nation’s waters while also providing landown ers the certainty they need,” Hart adds.

Worland, WY

WOTUS rulemaking process

The court’s ruling on the Sackett v. EPA case may influence the Biden admin istration’s WOTUS rule making process, says Hart.

“Right now, it kind of feels like a race to the finish line,” she says.

The EPA plans to finalize their third version of a regulatory definition by the end of 2022, Hart mentions.

“We know the Supreme Court has now heard oral arguments, and we’ll get an opinion from them likely before next summer,” she says.

mant Commerce Clause, which is used to prohibit state legislation discrimi nating against interstate or international commerce.

In this particular case, the state of California enacted a policy which would require all pork sold in the state of California to comply with certain gesta tion crate requirements.

Balancing Test, says Hart.

“The test would require the court to balance the burden on one state being regulated (the burden on Iowa producers in this case) compared to the ben efit to California consum ers,” Hart says.

1 Blk Cow, 1185# $7850

1 Blk Cow, 1585# $7550

2 Blk Cows, avg. 1383# $7450

Doyle McKim & Sons - Manderson

1 Blk Cow, 1285# $8000

1 Blk Cow, 1500# $7900

2 Blk Cows, avg. 1875# $7350

1 Blk Cow, 2070# $7325

1 Blk Cow, 1500# $6400

Hoggs Black Diamond Cattle - Meeteetse

1 Blk Cow, 1270# $8000

1 Blk Cow, 1340# $7550

2 BWF Cows, avg. 1575# $7450

1 Blk Cow, 1660# $7100

1 Blk Cow, 1520# $6500

Crowfoot Ranch Inc. - Worland

1 Blk Cow, 1040# $7800

307 Wilderness LLC - Crowheart

2 BWF Cows, avg. 1195# $7700

Lyman, Dwight - Ten Sleep

1 BBF Cow, 1650# $7650

1 BBF Cow, 1605# $7350

1 Blk Cow, 1590# $6200

Hoyt, Mark - Basin

1 Blk Cow, 1290# $7650

3 Blk Cows, avg. 1350# $6300

Roseberry, James - Worland

1 Blk Cow, 1770# $7550

2 Blk Cows, avg. 1295# $6700

Geis, Marcus - Worland

3 Blk Cows, avg. 1532# $7550

Geis, Nick - Worland

2 BWF Cows, avg. 1490# $7550

1 Blk Cow, 1395# $7300

Jones, Johnny - Thermopolis

3 CharX Cows, avg. 1393# $7500

Devries, Raymond - Thermopolis

1 Blk Cow, 1400# $7450

1 Blk Cow, 1455# $6850

1 Blk Cow, 1615# $6100

Hogg, Ronee - Meeteetse

1 Blk Cow, 1575# $7450

Split Rock Land & Cattle - Worland

1 Blk Cow, 1285# $7450

TD Farms Inc. - Worland

1 Red Cow, 1180# $7400

1 Blk Cow, 1380# $6900

1 Red Cow, 1365# $6500

7 BWF Cows, avg. 1336# $6300

Caines Land & Livestock - Hyattville

1 Blk Cow, 1370# $7400

Hamilton Ranch Inc. - Hyattville

1 Blk Cow, 1470# $7350

1 Blk Cow, 1445# $7200

2 Blk Cows, avg. 1473# $6950

3 Blk Cows, avg. 1493# $6750

1 Blk Cow, 1530# $6400

Wagers, Joe - Meeteetse

1 RWF Cow, 1455# $7300

Thoman, Blaine - LaBarge

2 Red Cows, avg. 1410# $7300

1 Blk Cow, 1250# $7100

1 Red Cow, 1450# $6400

Hoyt, Mark - Basin

1 Blk Cow, 1585# $7200

1 Blk Cow, 1165# $6700

Dooley Livestock LLC - Worland

2 Blk Cows, avg. 1413# $7100

1 Red Cow, 1315# $5800

JOH Ranch LLC - Meeteetse

1 Blk Cow, 1400# $7000

McEndree, Gil - Cody

1 Red Cow,1805# $7000

Stoffers, Shawn - Greybull

1 Blk Cow, 1410# $7000 Rice Ranch, Inc. - Ten Sleep

1 Red Cow, 1370# $6850 Rusatt Ranch Inc. - Basin

1 Blk Cow, 1110# $6450

Caines, Patrick - Worland

1 RWF Cow, 1515# $6400

Annand, Kelly - Shell

1 Blk Cow, 1505# $6400

Linebaugh, Josh - Powell

1 Red Cow, 1090# $6100

HEIFERETTES

Mooncrest Ranch - Cody

11 BWF Hfrettes, avg. 917# $11775

10 BWF Hfrettes, avg. 925# $11350

L U Ranch - Worland

3 Blk Hfrettes, avg. 873# $11700 PAIRS

Durfree, Melissa - Lovell

1 Jersey Pair $1600/Hd.

Hart acknowledges a Supreme Court opinion will require the EPA and U.S. Army Corps of Engi neers to go back once again and rewrite the definition of WOTUS.

“So, regardless of what order we get those opinions and rules in, I think there’s going to be a lot of work to do and probably some back and forth over the next cou ple years when it comes to the WOTUS definition,” she says.

WOTUS impact

The Sackett v. EPA case is just one example of how WOTUS impacts various different groups beyond ag, Hart says. It demonstrates a “perfect example” of how broad NCBA’s coalition of partners is when engaging in the WOTUS conversa tion.

“We work with the home builders, the min ing association, the elec tric utilities, etc., because regardless of how you are using land in the U.S., there is a chance you are going to be subject to CWA regula tions and permits, and the more expansive the defi nition of WOTUS is, the more everyday landowners will be impacted,” she says.

“Our coalition on this issue is incredibly broad,” Hart adds. “It includes ag groups and many other industries.”

Dormant Commerce Clause

The NPPC v. Ross case revolves around the Dor

“The issue is, there are no large-scale hog opera tions in California, so this policy almost wholly reg ulates activity occurring out of its own state,” Hart says. “California is such a large state that any hog pro ducer wanting to engage in interstate commerce would likely have to follow these California mandates in order to ensure their prod ucts can be sold across state lines.”

The Supreme Court is asked to determine if this is constitutional under the Com merce Clause of the Constitu tion. The NPPC, NCBA and American Farm Bureau argue the policy is unconstitutional, and California argues it is con stitutional.

Federal government position

Hart says the Biden administration submitted a brief in support of the NPPC.

“This case certainly has much broader implications beyond gestation crate sizes for hog production, so that is the key to the Biden administration’s engage ment as well as their sup port of NPPC,” she says.

NCBA and cattle pro ducers generally value states’ rights and allowing decisions and policies to be developed as closely to the local level as possible, but there are always excep tions, Hart notes.

“There is this balanc ing test about when states’ rights go too far and when does one state have the right to regulate activi ties happening across state lines,” she says.

Court considerations

As the Supreme Court determines the outcome of this case, they will more than likely utilize the Pike

Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court Ketanji Brown Jackson brought to light an impor tant consideration for the Supreme Court, notes Hart.

“She seemed interested in whether there was a nar rower option to achieve the same goal for the state of California,” she says.

“If California’s goal is to ensure consumers are able to eat a ‘moral pork,’ then perhaps there is some other option that is not so restric tive on all pork producers across the country which would allow consumers to be aware and make a more informed purchasing deci sion while also potentially putting money back into the pocket of the producer.”

“I wouldn’t be sur prised if we see something related to a narrower option in the court’s opinion,” she adds.

Next steps

Hart says the timeline on decisions with these cases depends on what order the court wants to issue decisions in, what other cases the court is con sidering and how busy the court is this season.

“Now we wait – it’s a waiting game,” she says.

She predicts the Supreme Court will take at least three months to nine months at most to release their opinion in these two cases.

“We will get opin ions on both of these cases within the next year, and it will have significant effect on national policy and will significantly impact how state legislatures operate their ability to pass new state laws impacting out of state activity,” she says.

Kaitlyn Root is an edi tor for the Wyoming Live stock Roundup. Send com ments on this article to roundup@wylr.net.

Tom Johnston

Jim Butterfield

Dave & Lori Greer

steers,

cut, Paint Rock Bulls.

red heifers, 500-600#, complete vacc at branding.

mxd red and black, 450-500#, Red Angus feeder tags.

red steers, 500-550#, 2 rounds of shots, weaned, 20 red heifers, 450-500#, 2 rounds of shots, weaned.

Bill Myers

50 mxd black, 500-550#, 2 rounds of shots.

Delbert Daniels

mxd black, 400-600#, complete vacc of branding.

Rio Bravo Cattle Co. – 42 mxd black, 600-650#, complete vacc at branding.

Brian Skorcv – 30 mxd black, 400-500#, complete vacc at branding.

Rod’s Cattle Co. – 30 mxd black & BB, 500#, complete vacc at branding.

Bruce Robertson – 25 black steers, 450-500#, complete vacc at branding.

Hailey Brouwer – 25 mxd black, 400-500#, complete vacc at branding, high elevation.

Scott Mitchell & Bob Mariott – 15 black steers, 10 black heifers, Bangs vacc, 500-550#, complete vacc at branding.

Scott Martinez – 15 mxd black, 500-550#, 2 rounds of shots.

Don & Merilee Gilbreath – 6 black steers, 7 black heifers, Bangs vacc, 550-600#, complete vacc at branding.

Chancy & Karla Gitlitz – 5 black steers, 4 black heifers, Bangs vacc, 550-600#, complete vacc at branding, Mercer bulls, Diamond Peak bulls.

Chuck Powell – 7 mxd brockle, 600-700#, 3 rounds of shots.

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Danny Vigil

Northern Livestock Represenative

decided to get her master’s and doctorate degrees in soil sciences from Washington State University.

“I really enjoy helping folks interested in reducing tillage, using cover crops, monitoring or understanding soil health and carbon,” she shares. “There are some chal lenges working in agricul ture if you don’t come from an agriculture background, but there’re also some advan tages with having a different perspective and being able to connect with both consum ers and producers – to be a service and help folks with those problems can be a good thing.”

“I really love the con nection between soil, water, plants, animals, food and helping consumers under stand the food and farming connection,” she adds. “It has been really rewarding.”

Extension projects

As an Extension edu cator, Caitlin has been busy working on several projects in Washakie County and around the state. The Wyoming FirstGrains Project is one Caitlin has been involved with.

“I’ve been working with growers around the state to grow some of these ancient grains and ancient wheat varieties and helping them develop markets,” she shares. “I’ve been working a lot with consumers and bakers to really learn how to use some of these grains.”

“We don’t grow as much food here as we could – we grow a lot of sugarbeets and malt barley and a lot of beef is sent out of the state for finishing, but there are a lot more opportunities here to grow more food crops,” she adds. “It’s been fun working with producers who are really excited about growing food crops and alternative grains.”

A few other proj ects Caitlin is working on include compost and butcher waste management around the state.

In addition to her work with soils and helping pro ducers, she also serves as the northwest regional direc tor for the Wyoming Hunger Initiative.

“It has been a wonderful opportunity to work with dif

ferent agencies and organiza tions involved with food inse curity and helping families get resources they need,” she says.

Under the Wyoming Hun ger Initiative, Caitlin works with local hunters, farmers and ranchers for extra pro tein sources and even garden ers under the Grow A Little Extra program to increase the amount of produce donated and grown for food pantries and social service agencies.

“Our intention with this program has been to promote and encourage folks to plan ahead and plant extra with the intention to grow for food pantries and those in need,” she mentions. “We can grow a lot of food in this state in community gardens and back yards. If anyone can grow a little bit and work through the Extension offices and the Cent$ible Nutrition programs around the state, we can really bring it all into one place and share it with those who don’t have enough.”

Serving the community

As an Extension educator, Caitlin works to serve the ag community and its producers.

“We host programs and work with producers to figure out what kind of information they need and how we can help them solve problems,” she says. “An Extension edu cator is only useful when pro ducers can share their con cerns and questions – I’m not able to help people if I’m unaware there is a need.”

Caitlin encourages pro ducers to reach out to their local Extension agents, use them as a resource and ask questions.

Today, her focus is on serving her community and helping those in need, but she also has a hand in the Wyoming Collaborative for Healthy Soils. The program is a stakeholder engagement effort aimed at engaging the broad agricultural commu nity to identify ways to sup port producers in a voluntary adoption of soil health prac tices on croplands and graz ing lands.

“There’re a lot of folks interested in learning about soil heath and management – we have some unique chal lenges here in Wyoming, so

there’s an opportunity there to really improve how we man age soil at a state level,” she says.

As a woman in ag, there’re unique challenges for women in a male-dom inated field, but it can be very rewarding. Caitlin notes she works with a variety of incredible women throughout the field of agriculture.

“I’ve found myself in agriculture, and I’ve found it to be a really good fit for me and I really enjoy it and the challenges,” she says. “There’re a lot of opportuni ties to be of service, make an impact and help people solve problems.”

For more information on Caitlin’s newsletter, The Big Horn Basin Ag Dispatch, visit tinyletter.com/DrCaitlin/ Brittany Gunn is the edi tor of the Wyoming Livestock Roundup. Send comments on this article to roundup@ wylr.net.

Extension educator – Caitlin Youngquist has a passion for soil. She works as the agriculture and horti culture educator for the University of Wyoming Extension in Washakie County. She specializes in a soil, compost and waste management, and works on a variety of projects throughout the state. Courtesy photo

Livestock

EDUCATION

By Shelby Rosasco, UW Extension Beef Specialist

UW launches high altitude bull test and sale

Managing cattle at high altitude is common for many cattle producers across Wyoming and the Mountain West. Cattle graz ing at an increased altitude, above 5,000 feet where oxy gen levels are decreased, are at an increased risk for brisket disease, decreased performance and increased morbidity.

Brisket disease is com plex, with multiple factors including breed, body condi tion, genetics, altitude, etc., contributing to the variabil ity in disease presentation.

High-risk cattle are more susceptible to developing right heart failure second ary to pulmonary hyperten

sion, commonly referred to as brisket disease, high alti tude disease or high moun tain disease.

Selecting cattle suited to their production environ ment and adapted to per form at higher altitude is an important consideration for producers grazing and managing cattle at higher altitude.

High altitude testing

In an effort to strengthen the relationship between Wyoming cattle produc ers and student engagement, the University of Wyoming (UW) Department of Ani mal Science and Laramie Research and Extension Center (LREC) is excited to

announce the development of a high altitude bull test and private treaty sale.

The goal of the high alti tude bull test and sale is to evaluate potential sires on their ability to serve produc ers at high altitude, increase applied production agricul ture experience available for students and engage produc ers in research and education related to brisket disease and bull development. A high altitude bull test will pro vide producers and breeders an opportunity to assess bulls for risk of pulmonary hyper tension (brisket disease) and suitability of bulls to serve producers at high altitude.

A major part of the bull test and sale is the develop ment of curriculum and edu cational opportunities for both graduate and under graduate students within the College of Agriculture, Life Sciences and Natu ral Resources. The bull test will be a student-organized and run venture where bull development, management and marketing will serve as

the core curriculum.

The bull test and sale are an opportunity to pro vide students with hands-on experience in animal health, nutrition and reproduction and career development directly related to the beef industry.

Test dates

The first annual UW Altitude Elite Bull Test and Sale will take place this win ter and will focus on pro viding assessment of bulls for pulmonary hyperten sion through management of bulls at LREC. Since LREC is located at an altitude of more than 7,000 feet, bulls will be acclimated for 45 days before pulmonary arte rial pressure (PAP) testing is completed.

Bulls will be on test from mid-January through the end of March 2023. Towards the end of the test, bulls will also undergo ultrasounding to evaluate ribeye area and fat thickness. Bulls will also have a breeding soundness exam done. Students will uti lize the data to create market

ing and advertising materials for each bull and the sale.

The UW Altitude Elite Bull Test and Sale will cul minate in an educational field day kicking off the viewing of bulls participat ing in the test. Bulls will be offered for sale through pri vate treaty following the field day. Participation of bulls in the private treaty bull sale is optional this year but is encouraged.

The field day will cover topics such as high altitude disease and bull selection along with presentations on current beef cattle research being conducted at UW and lunch will be provided.

Partnership opportunities and future plans

UW is looking for con signers interested in consign ing bulls to the high altitude bull test and private treaty sale. To launch the program, UW is limiting the consign ment to 60 bulls total this year, with a 10 head per con signer limit. The consign ment deadline is Dec. 2.

Additional information about the UW Altitude Elite Bull Test and Sale, including entry forms, schedule, cat tle requirements, pricing and detailed information regard ing management of bulls, can be found on the UW Beef Extension webpage and social media platforms.

The goal for the high

altitude bull test is to develop the program into a compre hensive test, including per formance testing and a live auction sale intended to develop into a value-added program for both consign ers and customers. Moving forward, the bull test and sale will shift toward a lon ger feeding period to allow for feed efficiency testing through use of an individual feed intake system.

As a component of the research program inves tigating brisket disease at UW, there is an ongoing, anonymous survey for cow/ calf and feedlot producers on the characterization of brisket disease and its com plex factors.

If interested in participat ing in this anonymous sur vey, visit bit.ly/brisket-dis ease-survey or the UW Meat Science or Beef Extension webpage.

UW appreciates the sup port of their programs and hopes producers consign bulls to the test, purchase bulls this spring or just enjoy the field day.

Shelby Rosasco is the University of Wyoming (UW) Extension beef spe cialist and an assistant pro fessor at the UW in the Ani mal Sciences Department. She can be reached at sro sasco@uwyo.edu or 307766-2329.

advocate for producers and the sheep industry.

“Dr. Stewart is very well known by sheep pro ducers in the state of Wyo ming and beyond and is highly respected and val ued for his thoughtful approach to helping solve problems,” a colleague comments. “He also has an intrinsic ethic of service motivating him to respond proactively to the needs of producers.”

Young Scholar Award

UW graduate Ryan Knuth was one of three researchers selected for the 2022 Young Scholar Award, which celebrates the accomplishments of current or recent PhD and Master of Science students in the Western U.S.

Knuth completed his doctorate at UW in August 2022 and recently accepted a faculty position at the Minnesota West Commu nity & Technical College in Pipestone, Minn.

His doctoral research focused on the micro bial communities of ewes, lambs and the environ ment, aiming to identify

possible pathways for bac teria to enter the mammary gland and cause mastitis.

Published in multiple peer-reviewed journal arti cles, this research has con tributed to the accumula tion of excellent datasets, comments Bledar Bisha, head of the UW Animal Science Department and one of Knuth’s advisors.

“He is without a doubt one of the most productive graduate stu dents I’ve had the honor to work with,” Bisha notes. “Ryan is a lifelong learner, consistently able to learn new techniques, and inclined to incorpo rate novel approaches as an investigator.”

Knuth says he hopes both scientists and produc ers can use and build on his research findings to con tinue improving sheep per formance, production and profitability.

This article is pro vided by University of Wyoming Communications and Technology Writer and Editor Brooke Ortel. Send comments on this article to bortel@uwyo.edu.

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Nebraska Extension educator cautions against grazing frosted forages

Freezing temperatures can elevate risks of bloat, prussic acid and nitrate poisoning in cattle graz ing alfalfa and annual for ages. The University of Nebraska-Lincoln Beef Watch podcast welcomed Nebraska Extension Educa tor Troy Walz on Oct. 9 to discuss management prac tices to mitigate risks asso ciated with cattle grazing frosted forages.

Grazing frosted alfalfa Producers grazing alfalfa in the fall need to consider bloat, says Walz. Bloat is especially prob lematic the first three to five days after alfalfa has been exposed to freezing temperatures.

“Usually, after alfalfa has been frozen pretty hard and wilts down, about 50 to 70 percent of the alfalfa top is frozen and dried, and that’s when risk of bloat is going to decrease with alfalfa,” he says.

Prussic acid risks

Cattle grazing sum mer annual grasses includ ing sorghum, Sudan grass and sorghum-Sudan grass hybrids may be at risk for prussic acid poi soning, Walz says. Prussic acid is hydrogen cyanide and causes problems with cell respiration in animals resulting in death.

“Frost is one of these conditions causing prus sic acid to be an issue with grazing livestock,” he says.

Frozen plants release high concentrations of prus sic acid for several days, says Walz. Typically, after five to seven days, the prus sic acid is turned into a gas and is released out of the plant.

“We always recommend if producers are grazing sor ghum, Sudangrass or sor ghum-Sudangrass hybrids, that after the frost has dam aged those plant cells, wait at least five to seven days to graze,” he says. “Ideally, producers might want to even wait until the plant is frosted clear to the ground, because if it is just frosting the tips of those leaves, it’s going to cause some prussic acid issues.”

He says the five to seven day pause in grazing should be implemented after each frost. After the tops of plants are frosted, growth may come back at the base of the plant, and those new shoots will be high in prus sic acid.

“We recommend pro ducers do not graze sor ghum species until the

regrowth is 15 to 18 inches tall and for Sudan species, 24 inches tall,” he says.

Fields with high nitro gen rates and low phospho rus rates will typically also have higher prussic acid concentrations, Walz says.

“Producers may have to worry about nitrates in all of their summer annuals, because frost interferes with normal plant growth which can cause nitrates to accu mulate in the plants that are still growing and in grasses like sorghum, Sudangrass, foxtail millet, pearl millet and even oats,” he says. “If nitrates are high when pro ducers undergo a total kill ing freeze, those nitrates are going to stay in the plant, so nitrate levels are going to remain high.”

Walz recommends pro ducers test forages for high levels of nitrate concentra tions before feeding.

“If levels are high, pro ducers will need to do some mixing of their ration to get the nitrate concentration down to be safe for their livestock,” he says.

Sampling forages

Walz offers a few con siderations for producers sampling forages standing in their fields.

“Usually, nitrates are higher in concentration in the lower part of the stock,” he says. “Usually, leaves are lower in nitrates than what we see as we go down the stock, so if producers are going to sample for nitrates, they probably need to sam ple the bottom eight to 10 inches and then sample 10 inches and above.”

Even if the plant is four feet tall, producers should sample the bottom 10 inches, the middle two feet and the top foot to give an idea of the concentrations of nitrate, he says. This will give producers an indi cation of how to graze the plant.

“If producers have really high nitrate concen trations in the bottom part of the stem, they can’t rub that into the ground,” Walz says. “Producers don’t want cattle eating the bottom part of the stock.”

Walz acknowledges the importance of understand ing the risks associated with grazing frosted forage and says mitigating these risks is in producers’ best interest.

“Even though it’s going to take some time and labor to move cattle around, pro ducers need to mitigate the risk the best they can,” he says.

Wolves threaten grazing

A case before the Ninth Circuit could end cattle graz ing in Washington’s Colville National Forest. Attorneys for the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) say wolves are thriv ing in the area, and the few instances when they had to be removed did not hurt the species in the region.

However, wolf advocates claim negligence is to blame and if non-lethal measures to remove a wolf do not work, the land should be declared unsuitable for grazing. They also say if the USFS did not allow graz ing, these conflicts would not exist.

There is no word yet on when the three-judge panel will decide.

Kaitlyn Root is an edi tor for the Wyoming Live stock Roundup. Send com ments on this article to roundup@wylr.net.

For more information, visit beef.unl.edu/beefwatch/2020/ cautions-cattle-grazing-frosted-forages.

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addressing the following: commodity support; con servation; trade and inter national food aid; nutri tion assistance; farm credit; rural development; research and Extension activities; forestry; energy; horticul ture; crop insurance; live stock; agriculture and food defense; and underserved producers, according to congress.gov

The National Sustain able Agriculture Coalition notes the farm bill’s chap ters are called titles. The numbers and substance mat ter of the titles change over time, but the 2018 Farm Bill has 12 titles.

Title One: Commodities covers price and income support for farmers who raise crops such as corn, soybeans, wheat, rice, dairy and sugar. This title also includes agriculture disaster assistance.

Title Two: Conservation

covers programs to help farmers implement natu ral resource conservation efforts on working lands, such as pasture, cropland and land retirement and easement programs.

Title Three: Trade includes food export sub sidy programs and interna tional food aid programs.

Title Four: Nutrition covers the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Pro gram, formerly known as food stamps, to assist lowincome families with afford ing food.

Title Five: Credit cov ers federal loan programs designed to help farmers access the financial credit they need to grow and sus tain farming operations.

Title Six: Rural Devel opment covers programs helping to foster rural eco nomic growth through business and community development.

Title Seven: Research, Extension and Related Matters covers farm and food research, education and Extension programs designed to support inno vation, and Title Eight: For estry covers forest-specific conservation programs.

Title Nine: Energy includes programs cover ing renewable energy sys tems and supports research related to energy, and Title 10: Horticulture covers farmers’ market and local food programs.

Finally, Title 11: Crop Insurance covers crop insurance, subsidies and the USDA’s Risk Management program, and Title 12: Mis cellaneous brings together six advocacy and outreach areas including socially dis advantaged, veteran farmer and ranchers, agricultural labor safety and workforce development and livestock health.

Farm bill costs

The farm bill has two spending categories: man datory and discretionary. Both types of programs are important, but mandatory programs typically domi

nate the farm bill debate. Discretionary funding is not funded in the farm bill. Any discretionary appropriations are funded through a sepa rate congressional action.

In 2018, the Congres sional Budget Office esti mated the cost of manda tory programs in the farm bill was $428 billion for Fiscal Year (FY) 2019-23. Four titles accounted for 99 percent of the 2018 Farm Bill’s mandatory spend ing: nutrition; commodities; crop insurance and conser vation programs. Programs in other farm bill titles accounted for one percent of mandatory spending.

In 2022, the nutrition projection was 84 percent of the farm bill baseline, com pared to 76 percent when the 2018 Farm Bill was enacted; compared to 67 percent in the 2008 Farm Bill.

The COVID-19 pan demic and administra tive adjustments resulted in sharp increases made to Supplemental Nutri tion Assistance Program (SNAP) benefit calcula tions; which accounts for roughly 80 percent of the farm bill’s budget.

Since FY 2020, Con gress and the White House have provided over $30 bil lion of supplemental pan demic assistance to farms and over $60 billion for nutrition.

Path to a new farm bill

There are four phases to the farm bill process. Each

agriculture committee from the House and the Senate drafts, amends and votes on its own bill. Each full cham ber then debates, amends and votes on the bill.

The full House of Rep resentatives debates the House of Agriculture Com mittee version and the full Senate debates on the Sen ate Agriculture Committee version, shares the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition webpage.

Leaders from the House and the Senate, including committee chairs, form a conference committee to combine the bills. A vote is taken on the combined final bill and then sent to the White House for the presi dent’s signature.

Once the farm bill is signed into law, an appropri ations process takes place to set aside funds in the federal budget to fund the programs in the farm bill.

The current farm bill expires in September 2023, but given the size and impli cations of the programs, it’s already farm bill sea son for groups with a stake in the bill. Currently, major U.S. agricultural production groups are pulling together their requests for the next farm bill.

For more information, visit usda.gov or congress.gov

Brittany Gunn is the editor of the Wyoming Live stock Roundup. Send com ments on this article to roundup@wylr.net.

Utah to host convention

There are approximately 5.2 million sheep in the U.S., and 923,000 of them are located in Idaho (sev enth in the nation), Nevada, Utah (fifth in the nation) and Wyoming (fourth in the nation). On Nov. 10-12, sheep producers will gather together in Park City, Utah for The West Central States Wool Growers Convention for professional development, networking and delicious food.

Visit utahwoolgrowers.com/registration to register. Register before Oct. 28 to receive the early bird regis tration pricing and automatically be entered in to win a Camp Chef Yukon. Registration is $150 per person, or $280 per couple.

Visitors will be staying at the Grand Summit Hotel in Park City, Utah. Rooms are $179 per night plus a $25 resort fee.

Families are encouraged to bring their children to the event. Children 10 and under will eat free at the con vention. However, don’t forget to include them on the registration. For more information, visit utahwoolgrow ers.com/convention

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WOMEN IN AG

Sanchez represents Wyoming producers through position with WSGA

Wyoming Stock Grow ers Association (WSGA) Marketing and Communica tions Director Olivia Sanchez grew up on a small family farm in Burns where her fam ily raised animals to exhibit at the local county fair. Olivia says she was always trying to find her “place in ag” grow ing up.

“I didn’t grow up with a big ranching background, but I always had a passion for ag since I was little growing up on a small farm,” she says. “I knew I wanted to represent ag in some capacity.”

Olivia was an active 4-H and FFA member growing up, and she worked for the Laramie County Fair for 10 years, starting in junior high school, and going back sum mer after summer to help.

Olivia attended East ern Wyoming College and

received her associate’s degree in education. She graduated from the Univer sity of Wyoming with a bach elor’s degree in social sci ence in 2015.

Olivia worked as the marketing coordinator for the Laramie County Fair imme diately after college and become the marketing and communications director for WSGA in May of 2018.

Olivia is also a grad uate of the Greater Chey enne Chamber of Com merce Leadership Cheyenne Program and the Wyoming L.E.A.D. Program. In the fall of 2019, she was named a nominee as a Wyoming Woman of Influence in the nonprofit category.

WSGA position Olivia handles all of the communication among WSGA members as well as

“My favorite part, and what really excites me about this position, is being the voice and finding my seat at the table to help Wyoming agriculture to the best of my ability.”

to the general public, and she is editor of WSGA’s Cow Country magazine. Her work includes managing media, coordinating events, review ing and creating publications and managing membership opportunities.

“I work closely with our executive vice president, WSGA officers and board members to not only share what WSGA is doing and how we’re representing the livestock industry, but also communicating what our office is doing to represent our membership,” she says.

Olivia says her back ground with the county fair and working with 4-H and FFA members sparked her passion for representing Wyoming ranchers.

“I am able to represent this specific group within WSGA while still getting to do the fun things like marketing the association and helping tell our mem bers’ stories,” she says. “My favorite part, and what really excites me about this position, is being the voice and finding my seat at the table to help Wyoming agri culture to the best of my ability,” Olivia says.

Representing the ag industry

Olivia acknowledges

the importance of women in agriculture and says the demographic of women in the ag industry is growing.

“Representation on all levels, whether it be ranch ers to ag business to my role as a woman in ag, I feel like we all have our seat at the table, so now we really need to hone in on that and take advantage of these opportu nities,” she says.

Olivia advises young women in ag to speak up and ask questions to learn more about the industry.

“Never shy away from

learning more in this indus try,” she says. “I feel like I learn something new every single day with the people I am surrounded by, whether it be WSGA members, board members or the executive vice president,” she says.

“You always have to be willing to learn and take the extra step to ask questions and be a part of those conver sations,” Olivia adds.

Kaitlyn Root is an editor for the Wyoming Livestock Roundup. Send comments on this article to roundup@ wylr.net.

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Community involvement – Olivia Sanchez is a graduate of the Greater Cheyenne Chamber of Com merce Leadership Cheyenne Program and the Wyoming L.E.A.D. Program. Wyoming L.E.A.D. Class 16 visited Alaska in the fall of 2021. Pictured left to right, back to front, Jeremiah Vardiman, Sadie Eckley, Kate Harlan , Jeremiah Johnson, Sam Sandoz, Brian Boner, Jackson Ramsay, Cindy Garretson-Weibel, Olivia, Kaylee Lay, Becky Podio and Reba Talbott. Courtesy photo

Ag advocate – Olivia Sanchez presents to a class of the Greater Cheyenne Chamber of Commerce Leadership Cheyenne program about the role the Wyoming Stock Growers Association plays in Wyo ming’s agriculture industry. Courtesy photo

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For more information, visit wysga.org.

A Breath of Fresh Air

I consider myself a pretty positive person. “Borderline too bubbly” is actually what I was once told by some one who didn’t jive with my attitude. However, I’m also someone in the ag industry, and I have to be realistic.

Sadly, the reality of farm ing and ranching isn’t all milk and honey 100 percent of the time. I mean, how can it be? Our livelihood is dependent on many factors everyday

farmers and ranchers simply cannot control.

I mean, you have a few screws loose to depend on the outcome of the next political race and the policies chang ing every few years. You’d have to lose your mind to depend on the ever-so-fluctu ating livestock and commod ity markets.

You’ve got to be insane to work in an industry whose entire outcome is dependent

on the weather. Name one other industry where you can file crop insurance for too much rain one year and turn around to file it again the fol lowing year for too little rain.

The point I’m trying to make here is agricultur ists have every reason in the world to complain. Speaking as someone who has inter viewed a handful of ag work ers over the years, the occa sional down-and-out com ment will be spoken into my recorder. In the past few years, it happened a few more times than normal; but that’s understandable considering the rollercoaster the ag indus try has been on since 2019.

But this past week, I got to interview a rancher who told me he had absolutely nothing to complain about. As I said at the beginning

of this column, I’m a pretty positive person, but let me just say, this guy puts me to shame; I want whatever fresh air he’s breathing.

This rancher told me he’d had one of the best years he could remember for haying. He said he had lots of rain. He was proud of his calf crop.

He was confident in the decisions he and his fam ily made on the ranch over the past year. He was pleased with the cattle market. Over all, “it’s just been a good year,” he said with a laugh.

He added he could always find something to complain about just like anyone else, but in his 70-some years on this Earth, he’d learned com plaining did nothing but make him feel worse.

I share this story because it’s nice we, in the cattle indus

try (in our area), are in a posi tion where we’re hard pressed to find something to complain about. Lord knows we’ve had a few hard years, but I think we’ve finally hit the light at the end of the tunnel.

The second reason I tell you this is because I admire this rancher’s attitude, and I wish everyone I know had a little more of it in them, myself included. Life has had a weird way of knocking me down and helping me back up this year; it’s one step forward and another one back.

Although, I’ve always tried to see the good in most situations, lately, I just can’t see it, or rather, haven’t seen it yet.

However, after my inter view, I realized life is a lot like the cattle market: It may go up and down, but it always

seems to even itself out; and in the end, it’s got to be up, or else we wouldn’t be here doing what we’re doing and have done for so long.

As we near the end of the year, many producers (like my family) are almost to the point where things slow down for a while. This is a time of relax ation and reflection to pon der the year we’ve just expe rienced and mull over our financial income and opera tional outcomes. I know it’s easy to harp on the bad, but I encourage you to focus on the good.

Let go of the things you can’t control, learn from the things you can and push for ward. It’s easier said than done, but if it can work for a seasoned rancher in the Northwest, it can work for you and me too.

Wyoming Livestock Board reports HPAI in Fremont County backyard flock

On, Oct. 11, highly patho genic avian influenza (HPAI) was diagnosed in a mixed-spe cies backyard poultry flock in Fremont County. Samples were tested at the Wyoming State Veterinary Laboratory, part of the National Animal Health Laboratory Network, and con firmed at the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) National Veterinary Services Laboratories (NVSL) in Ames, Iowa. This is the first detection of HPAI in a Wyo ming domestic backyard poul try flock since May 2022.

HPAI is an infectious viral disease of birds that can cause high mortality rates in domestic flocks. Migratory waterfowl are the primary source for HPAI. Wild birds can be infected and appear healthy but shed virus in feces, saliva and respiratory secretions. Domestic poultry become infected through direct contact with infected wild birds or through contact with con taminated objects, equipment, or the environment.

Symptoms include: cough ing, sneezing, nasal discharge and other signs of respiratory

distress; lack of energy and appetite; decreased water con sumption; decreased egg pro duction and/or soft-shelled, misshapen eggs; incoordina tion; and diarrhea. HPAI can also cause sudden death in birds even if they aren’t showing other symptoms.

Affected flocks are placed under quarantine and required to be depopulated to prevent further exposure to HPAI. A surveillance zone has been established to conduct disease surveillance and provide edu cational resources. Improving

flock biosecurity is the best pre vention for exposure to HPAI. Domestic poultry should not be allowed contact with wild waterfowl. As Wyoming’s fall bird migration is currently underway, domestic poultry are at a higher risk of expo sure, especially if located near canals, ponds, rivers or other bodies of water.

Anyone involved with poultry production from the small backyard chicken owner to the large commercial pro ducer should review their bios ecurity activities to assure the

health of their birds. Find guid ance on biosecurity as well as updates on the current status of HPAI on the APHIS website at aphis.usda.gov/aphis/ourfo cus/animalhealth/animal-dis ease- information/avian/avianinfluenza/2022-hpai

According to the U.S. Cen ters for Disease Control and Prevention, the recent HPAI detections do not present an immediate public health con cern. Birds and eggs from the infected flock will not enter the food system.

As a reminder, the proper

handling and cooking of all poultry and eggs to an inter nal temperature of 165 degrees Fahrenheit is recommended as a general food safety precaution. If symptoms are observed, contact a local veterinar ian immediately. Flock own ers may also report sick birds or unusual bird deaths through APHIS’s toll-free number at 1-866-536-7593.

For more information about HPAI in Wyoming, con tact the Wyoming Livestock Board at 307-777-7515 or visit wlsb.state.wy.us/public

EXTENSION EDUCATION

By Anowar Islam, University of Wyoming Extension forage specialist

Pros and cons of fescue toxicity – part VIII

In my last few col umns, I’ve discussed some common syn dromes of fescue tox icosis in cattle includ ing fescue toxicity prob lems in horses, reproduc tion problems in mares including abortions, dif ficult birth (dystocia), longer or prolonged ges tation, thickness in pla centa, deaths of foals, retained placentas, lit tle to no milk production (agalactia), mare death during foaling, some biology of the causal agent, benefits of fun gal endophyte, endophyte free tall fescue, and nontoxic endophytes and their effects on tall fescue and animal performance and level of endophyte infec tion in pasture.

My discussion will now focus on the possi ble solutions of fescue toxicity problem.

Possible and practical solutions

There are several solu tions that can be applied to deal with the fescue toxicity problem. These solutions could be rel atively inexpensive to highly expensive. These all depend on manage ment options, producer expectations and type of operations.

Some low-cost man agement practices can help alleviate, but not elimi nate fescue toxicity prob lems. These practices are often effective especially for animals where toxic pastures are diluted with other forage species mix tures and also where tox icity problems to live stock are not pronounced. Below are a few practical and relatively low-expense options.

It’s important to manage the pasture to

RAAA welcomes specialist

The Red Angus Association of America (RAAA) wel comes Ryan Starkey to the member services department as a member services and DNA specialist.

“We are excited to have Ryan join the DNA department at RAAA. As the use of DNA technology in the Red Angus breed increases, having valuable team members like Ryan helps continue improving the efficiency and services pro vided by the department,” said Ryan Boldt, RAAA direc tor of breed improvement.

Starkey graduated from Kansas State University (KSU) in May of 2022 with a bachelor’s degree in agri cultural business and animal sciences and industry, with a focus in production management, with a minor in leader ship studies.

While at KSU, she worked part-time for the Interna tional Brangus Breeders Association, where she served as an assistant to the DNA department, conducting parent age verifications, genetic condition evaluations and animal data uploads. She also completed an internship at Triumph Foods as an operations intern. Starkey credits these work experiences as providing her with valuable start-to-finish vantage points of production agriculture.

Starkey can be reached at ryanstarkey@redangus.org or 940-387-3502, ext. 5.

Cattle handling webinar set

Stockmanship and Stewardship is hosting a virtual, one-of-a-kind experience on Nov. 1, from 9 a.m.–5 p.m. Central Standard Time. Stockmanship and Steward ship is a unique educational experience featuring live low-stress cattle handling demonstrations and indus try updates producers won’t find anywhere else. This event brings together beef and dairy producers, stake holders and key industry members to partake in edu cational programs in cattle handling and management from experts.

During the one-day event, producers will gain an edge on learning about consumer concerns regarding beef sustainability and livestock welfare, how those concerns have impacted the industry and the role that Beef Quality Assurance plays in the conversation. Pro ducers who attend receive hands-on training in best management practices to help improve their opera tion. Stockmanship and Stewardship encourages those involved in the beef and dairy industries who can attend to engage in the discussion of current industry chal lenges, consumer driven trends and realistic strategies to enhance producers’ commitment to stockmanship and stewardship.

To register and find more information, visit stock manshipandstewardship.org

favor other grasses (e.g., orchardgrass, meadow bromegrass, smooth bromegrass) in the sward for diluting toxic effect of tall fescue. For example, early and close grazing of tall fescue in the spring can prevent shading of other grasses allowing them to grow vigorously. Nitrogen fertilization in the summer can enhance the growth of other grasses.

Operations can also close grazing of toxic

endophyte infected pas tures and mow the seeds of tall fescue grasses. This can reduce the intake of highly toxic seeds by live stock hence reducing fes cue toxicity problems.

Grass-legume mix tures can also reduce fescue toxicity prob lems significantly. Seed ing forage legumes (e.g., alfalfa, red clover, white clover) into toxic endo phyte infected pastures can dilute the fescue

toxic effects and improve animal performance. This practice could be a viable and feasible option for many producers.

Producers can also feed hay (e.g., orchard grass, smooth bromegrass, meadow bromegrass, alfalfa, timothy) other than toxic tall fescue. This also can help reduce tox icity problems greatly in the winter. Feeding grain can also be beneficial to animals consuming tall

fescue infected by toxic endophyte.

I will continue discus sion on the possible solu tions of fescue toxicity problems in future columns.

Anowar Islam is a pro fessor and the Univer sity of Wyoming Exten sion forage specialist in the Department of Plant Sciences in the College of Agriculture and Natu ral Resources. He can be reached at 307-766-4151 or mislam@uwyo.edu.

Cheyenne Seymour • 605-641-0638

Casey Sellers • 307-217-2614

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406-671-7715

307-290-4000

Jim Forbes • 307-351-5932

Tye Curuchet • 307-351-8666

Escoz • 307-217-1440

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Market Report • October 19, 2022

WAYNE & SHELLEY PERKINS, BANNER WY

11 BLK-STRCF BT 572 207.00 WT 1,184.60

8 BLK-HFRCF BT 584 178.00 WT 1,039.07

JAMES EDWARD HALLWORTH, RANCHESTER WY 16 BLK-STRCF BT 528 214.00 WT 1,130.18

BLK-STRCF BT 446 229.00 WT 1,021.91

JERRY OR KATY LUNDE, DECKER MT 24 HERE-STRCF BT 566 195.00 WT 1,104.59

BRUCE & TERESA DAVIDSON, BANNER WY 11 RED-STRCF BT 623 183.00 WT 1,140.42

RED-HFRCF BT 570 181.00 WT 1,030.94

JOHNNY MCCLURE, GILLETTE WY 4 BWF-STRCF BT 529 207.00 WT 1,094.51 3 BLK-HFRCF BT 470 191.50 WT 900.05

EK RANCH LLC, ARVADA WY 2 BLK-STRCF PC 378 240.00 WT 906.00

TOM & JODY EDWARDS, BUSBY MT

BLK-STRCF PC 557 212.50 WT 1,183.62

LEVI J OR CRISTINA GORZALKA, SHERIDAN WY

BLK-STRCF PC 614 194.00 WT 1,190.35

BLK-STRCF PC 498 219.00 WT 1,089.52

DOUGLAS & CHARLENE CAMBLIN, GILLETTE WY

BLK-STRCF PC 630 193.00 WT 1,215.30

221.00

BLK-STRCF PC

RED-STRCF PC 619 191.00

BLK-HFRCF PC

BLK-HFRCF PC

1,138.15

1,182.29

1,102.61

186.50

194.00

RICHARD W & DEBRA RAE EDWARDS, GILLETTE W

217.00

BLK-STRCF BT

BLK-STRCF BT 430 246.00

200.00

BLK-HFRCF

& CHRISTINE THOMAS, LEITER

BLK-HFRCF

OR KATHY OR LARSEN, SHERIDAN WY

BLK-STRCF

BLK-STRCF

TAYLOR, GILLETTE WY

220.50

248.00

953.24

1,152.88

1,057.80

960.45

990.08

1,073.95

946.31

BLK-STRCF PC 490 222.50 WT 1,089.23

BLK-HFRCF PC 538 177.00 WT 951.37

JAMES EKLUND LIVING TRUST, BUFFALO WY

BLK-STRCF PC 523 223.00 WT 1,165.17

BLK-HFRCF PC 503 191.00 WT 961.56 MASON WAYNE ROCKAFELLOW, ARVADA WY

BLK-STRCF PC 553 204.00 WT 1,127.49

7 BLK-STRCF PC 412 250.00 WT 1,030.35

GARY G. KOLTISKA TRUST, SHERIDAN WY

BLK-STRCF PC 536 214.00 WT 1,145.97

BLK-HFRCF PC 563 184.00 WT 1,035.92

COLE OR EMMY LOU COOK, ROZET WY 11 MXD-STRCF PC 664 187.50 WT 1,244.31

NORMAN OR SHAWN STREETER, KAYCEE WY

BLK-STRCF BT 559 206.50 WT 1,154.67

BLK-STRCF BT 535 210.00 WT 1,123.92

JAMES E SENFF, GILLETTE WY

BLK-STRCF PC 488 228.00 WT 1,113.09

BLK-HFRCF PC 454 203.00 WT 922.32

KEN A OR TERESA GORZALKA, WYARNO WY

BLK-STRCF PC 601 196.50 WT 1,180.96

BLK-HFRCF PC 551 187.00 WT 1,030.30

PAM OR CAROL DOCKERY BAILEY, GILLETTE WY

BLK-STRCF PC 599 194.00 WT 1,162.06

BLK-HFRCF PC 531 189.00 WT 1,003.80

JONATHAN K &/OR GORZALKA, SHERIDAN WY

BLK-STRCF PC 547 207.00 WT 1,131.60

BLK-HFRCF PC 537 189.00 WT 1,014.05

WARREN ADAMS, SHERIDAN WY

MXD-STRCF PC 550 210.50 WT 1,158.61

MXD-HFRCF PC 542 179.50 WT 972.98

MIKE FAUBER, SHERIDAN WY

3 BLK-STRCF BT 507 214.00 WT 1,084.26

BLK-STRCF BT 590 191.00 WT 1,126.90

MIKE OR TANNA NIELSEN, BUFFALO WY

4 BLK-STRCF PC 345 241.00 WT 831.45

DRISKILL/GOODSON LIVESTOC, BUFFALO WY

4 BLK-STRCF PC 529 220.00 WT 1,163.25

NORMA C. MALLI, ARVADA WY

11 HERE-STRCF BT 577 181.50 WT 1,046.92

RICKI BARBEE, THAYER KS

8 BLK-STRCF PC 493 224.00 WT 1,104.60

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SALES

Oct. 24 J & L Livestock Montana Angus Female Bonanza XIX, PAYS, Billings, Mont., 406-861-5664, 406-200-1880

Oct. 26 Micheli Ranch Bull Sale, at the ranch, Ft. Bridger, 307-252-0437, 307-7477786, 307-747-3897, micheliranch.com

Oct. 26 Big Iron Auctions Unreserved Online Auction, 1-800-937-3558, bigiron.com

Sept.

Oct. 26

EVENTS

Green Acres Corn Maze, every Saturday and Sunday, Casper. For more infor mation, visit greenacrescornmaze.net or call the maze hotline at 307-797-8796.

Wyoming Water Development Commission Infrastructure Public Meet ing, 6-8 p.m., Casper. For more information, contact Chace Tavelli at chace. tavelli@wyo.gov or 307-777-7626 or Jay Schug at jschug@trihydro.com or 970-449-2921.

Oct. 27 Wyoming Water Development Commission Infrastructure Public Meet ing, 6-8 p.m., Buffalo. For more information, contact Chace Tavelli at chace. tavelli@wyo.gov or 307-777-7626 or Jay Schug at jschug@trihydro.com or 970-449-2921.

Oct. 28 Pasture, Rangeland and Forage Insurance Webinar, 9 a.m., online. For more information and to register, visit reddsummit.com/webinar

Nov. 1 2022 Cover Crop Grazing Conference, Eastern Nebraska Research, Exten sion and Education Center near Mead, Neb. Preregister by Oct. 28 at enrec. unl.edu/covercropgrazingconference/. For more information, contact Connor Biehler at cbiehler2@unl.edu or 402-624-8007.

Nov. 1-3 Wyoming Weed and Pest Council Fall Conference and Annual Meeting, Holiday Inn Cody, Buffalo Bill Village, Cody. For more information, visit wyo weed.org/meetings-conferences/conference

Nov. 4-7 Angus Convention, Salt Lake City, Utah. For more information, visit angus convention.com

Nov. 5 Wyoming FFA Blue Jeans Ball, 5 p.m., Campbell County Senior Center, Gil lette. To buy tickets, visit wyoffafoundation.com/blue-jeans-ball

Nov. 7 Sage Grouse Implementation Team Meeting, 9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m., the Elk Room, Wyoming Game and Fish Department, Cheyenne.

Nov. 7

Nov. 8

Bighorn/Domestic Sheep Interaction Working Group, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., the Inn at Lander, Lander.

Wyoming Water Development Commission Infrastructure Public Meet ing, 6-8 p.m., Riverton. For more information, contact Chace Tavelli at chace. tavelli@wyo.gov or 307-777-7626 or Jay Schug at jschug@trihydro.com or 970-449-2921.

Nov. 9 Wyoming Water Development Commission Infrastructure Public Meet ing, 6-8 p.m., Powell. For more information, contact Chace Tavelli at chace. tavelli@wyo.gov or 307-777-7626 or Jay Schug at jschug@trihydro.com or 970-449-2921.

Nov. 10 Collegiate Discussion Meet, 4 p.m., Casper College, Casper. For more infor mation, visit wyfb.org/yfr/competitive-events/ or e-mail kclark@wyfb.org.

Nov. 10 Wyoming Water Development Commission Infrastructure Public Meet ing, 6-8 p.m., Worland. For more information, contact Chace Tavelli at chace. tavelli@wyo.gov or 307-777-7626 or Jay Schug at jschug@trihydro.com or 970-449-2921.

Nov. 10-12 Wyoming Farm Bureau 103rd Annual Meeting, Best Western, Casper. For more information, visit wyfb.org

Nov. 10-12 West Central States Wool Growers Convention, Grand Summit Hotel, Park City, Utah. For more information, visit utahwoolgrowers.com/convention

Nov. 12 Wyoming Farm Bureau Young Farmers and Ranchers 19th Annual Har vest for All fundraiser, Casper. For more information, visit wyfb.org

Nov. 10-13 Working Ranch Cowboys Association World Championship Ranch Rodeo, Amarillo, Texas. For more information and tickets, visit wrca.org/wcrr

Nov. 11-13 Up in Arms, LLC Flea Market and Gun Show, CAM-PLEX, Gillette. For more information, contact Lisa at 208-420-2295.

Nov. 13-27 Cheyenne Livestock Expo, Archer Event Center, Cheyenne. For more infor mation, visit cheyennelivestockexpo.com

Nov. 17 Wyoming Water Development Commission Infrastructure Public Meet ing, 6-8 p.m., Torrington. For more information, contact Chace Tavelli at chace.tavelli@wyo.gov or 307-777-7626 or Jay Schug at jschug@trihydro. com or 970-449-2921.

Nov. 17-18 Wyoming Women in Ag Symposium and Tour, Fremont County Fairgrounds, Riverton. For more information and to register, visit wywomeninag.org

Nov. 18-19

Rocky Mountain Farmers Union Convention, Greeley, Colo. For more infor mation, visit rmfu.org

Nov. 19-21 North Dakota State University Hettinger Research Extension Center Shearing School, Hettinger, N.D. For more information, contact Christopher Schauer at schauer@ndsu.edu or 701-567-3582.

Nov. 20 Wyoming Angus Association Annual Meeting, 9:30 a.m., Archer Events Center, Cheyenne.

Dec. 5-8 2022 Wyoming Natural Resource Rendezvous, Ramkota Hotel and Confer ence Center, Casper. For more information and to register, visit wysga.org

Dec. 10-12

South Dakota State University Shearing School, Brookings, S.D. For more information, visit sdstate.edu/agriculture-food-environmental-sciences/animalscience/sheep-shearing-school

Jan. 6-11 American Farm Bureau 2023 Convention, San Juan, Puerto Rico. For more information, visit annualconvention.fb.org

Oct. 29 Ludvigson Stock Farms Fall Herdbuilder Bull Sale, Weschenfelder Develop ment Center, Shepherd, Mont., 515-450-3124, ludvigsonstockfarms.com Oct. 29 2022 Fall Consignment Sale, Goshen County Fairgrounds, Torrington, 307532-4976, 307-534-5156, mcnameeauctioncompany.com

Oct. 30

Nansel’s Flying N Ranch Complete Angus Dispersion, Miles City Livestock Commission, Miles City, Mont., 406-853-6473, 406-951-6267, 515-491-8078 Nov. 7 Pharo Cattle Company Sale, Burlington, Colo., 800-311-0995, pharocattle.com Nov. 9

Heart K Angus Ranch Sale, at the ranch, Lewistown, Mont., 406-428-8138 Nov. 10 Bieber Fever Fall Female and Bull Sale, at the ranch, Leola, S.D., 605-4393628, bieberredangus.com Nov. 12 Leachman Cattle of Colorado Fall Harvest Sale, Leachman Bull Barn, Fort Collins, Colo., 970-568-3983, leachman.com Nov. 12 HD Dunn & Son Angus Ranch 24th Annual Bull Sale, at the ranch, Tetonia, ID, 208-221-3866, 402-382-5810, hddunn.com Nov. 17 K2 Red Angus Fall Female Sale, at the ranch, Wheatland, 307-331-2917, k2redangus.com Nov. 17

Largent and Sons “Prime World” Sale, at the ranch, Kaycee, 307-738-2443, 307-267-3229, largentandsons.com Nov. 19 Redland Angus Annual Production Sale, Buffalo Livestock Auction, Buffalo, 307-250-1548, redlandangus.com Nov. 19

Pharo Cattle Company Sale, Three Forks, Mont., 800-311-0995, pharocattle.com Nov. 19

Nov. 19

Nov. 20

Nov. 22

Amdahl Angus and Hereford Annual Fall Bull and Female Sale, at the ranch, Rapid City, S.D., 605-929-3717, 605-999-6487, amdahlangus.com

Hollow Top Angus Production Sale, Montana Livestock Auction, Ramsay, Mont., 406-223-5078, hollowtopangus.com

The Wyoming Angus Association 12th Annual Wyoming Select Female Sale, Archer Event Center, Cheyenne, 307-216-0090, 307-630-1539, wyomin gangus.org

Paint Rock Angus Annual Fall Sale, at the ranch, Hyattville, 307-469-2206, 307-271-2000, 307-272-5332, 307-578-7392, paintrockangus.com

Nov. 29 Ward Livestock Red White & Blue Bull Sale, at the ranch, Laramie, 307-399-9863 Nov. 29

Western Video Market, Silver Legacy, Reno, Nev., 530-347-3793, wvmcattle.com Dec. 3

Pharo Cattle Company Sale, Valentine, Neb., 800-311-0995, pharocattle.com

POSTCARD from the Past

Compiled by Dick Perue rrichardperue@gmail.com

Sheep Wagon is Wyoming’s “Home on the Range”

For more than 125 years, the sheep wagon, sometimes called a “Home on the Range” or more poetically, “The Ship of the Desert,” housed the men who tended the vast herds of sheep in Wyoming.

A sheep wagon is a model of combining a liv ing quarters with a cook house. It was customar ily covered with two can vases separated by ribs to affect an insulating dead air space and tacked over bows extending from side to side.

The back end of the wagon is likewise insu lated and carries a window either sliding or hinged for ventilation and light. The window is in a frame which is an integral part

of the wagon. The door is in the front end and is of two parts, quite similar to a Dutch door, the lower part which is closed when moving. Windows are in the upper part of the door.

Upon entering an authentic sheep wagon, the combination heating and cooking stove is on the right side with the stove pipe extending through the canvas roof.

Suitable cupboards are in the back of the stove for cooking utensils and food. The kerosene lamp hangs from a bow. A bench extends from the cup boards to the bed which is above the wagon box and crosswise of the wagon. The bed is usually of full size with a boxed in mat tress and springs.

Under the bed is the “cellar” where the greater part of the food is car ried. A swing door offers access. A sliding table pulls out from under the bed.

A second bench on the left side extends from the bed to the front end, sometimes with other cup boards close to the door. The water bucket is usu ally placed there.

On the outside of the wagon and between the front and rear wheels are wooden “jockey boxes” often metal lined to carry flour, sugar, coffee and other supplies. A grain box to provide feed for the horses extends between and beyond the rear wheels and is metal lined to keep out rodents and water.

The sheep wagon has been described as snug and warm when Wyoming blizzards howl. It’s truly a home for the herder and camp mover and is a wel come sight for the traveler who is far from home and knows there is sure to be a hot pot of black coffee and a kettle of beans on the stove to provide Western hospitality.

The first sheep wagon (pictured above) in the West was believed to have been built by a Rawlins blacksmith James Candlish in 1884. The initial sheep wagons had canvas doors rather than wooden doors. The small tent (right) was called a herder’s tepee and was often used in the high mountain summer ranges. Photo courtesy of Carbon County Museum, Rawlins. Historical Reproduction by Perue, from Dick Perue/Bob Martin collection.

LIVE CATTLE FUTURES

SETT PRICE

Month Week Prev This Week Change

OCTOBER 146.45 149.78 +3.33

DECEMBER 147.93 151.68 +3.75

FEBRUARY 151.70 154.85 +3.15

APRIL 155.60 157.58 +1.98

JUNE 153.05 153.65 +0.60

FEEDER CATTLE FUTURES

SETT PRICE

Month Week Prev This Week Change

OCTOBER 174.75 175.58 +0.83

NOVEMBER 176.10 177.55 +1.45

JANUARY 176.30 179.25 +2.95

177.58 181.45 +3.87

181.25 185.65 +4.40

WHEAT FUTURES

SETT PRICE

Month Week Prev This Week Change

DECEMBER 8.92 8.49 -0.43

MARCH 9.08 8.68 -0.40

9.15 8.78 -0.37

JULY 9.07 8.77 -0.30

CORN FUTURES

SETT PRICE

Month Week Prev This Week Change

DECEMBER 6.98 6.84 -0.14

MARCH 7.05 6.90 -0.15

MAY 7.06 6.90 -0.16

WEEKLY SHEEP AUCTIONS

Daily Grower Bids Region Price

hair 80-125 lbs 95.00-125.00/cwt.

Ft. Collins: no test.

South Dakota: ewe lambs 75-80 lbs 194.00-201.00/cwt; yearlings 135.00-255.00/head; young 115.00-190.00/head; aged 100.00-120.00/head; hair ewe lambs 63 lbs 219.00/cwt; Yearling hair 180.00/head.

Billings: no test.

Sheep and lambs slaughter under federal inspection for the week to date totaled 33,000 compared with 33,000 last week and 38,000 last year.

Source: USDA AMS Market News, San Angelo, Texas

National Wool Review

As of October 14, 2022

Source: USDA AMS Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News, Greeley, CO

National Sheep Summary As of October 14, 2022

Compared to last week heavy slaughter lambs sold mostly steady to 10.00 lower. Slaughter ewes were mostly steady to 20.00 lower. Feeder lambs mostly steady to 15.00 lower. At San Angelo, TX 4,115 head sold. Equity Cooperative Auction sold 350 slaughter lambs in Wyoming. In direct trading slaughter ewes and feeder lambs not tested. 3,415 lamb carcasses traded with no trend due to confidentiality. All sheep sold per hundred weight (CWT) unless specified.

Slaughter Lambs: Choice and Prime 2-3 San Angelo: wooled and shorn 120-145 lbs 103.00-117.00. Ft. Collins: wooled and shorn 100-140 lbs 140.00-170.00.

South Dakota: wooled and shorn 100-150 lbs 110.00-121.00; 150-160 lbs 106.00-108.00, few 120.00.

Billings: wooled and shorn 100-130 lbs no test.

Equity Coop: wooled 140 lbs 114.25.

Slaughter Lambs: Choice and Prime 1-2 San Angelo: hair 40-60 lbs 253.00-295.00, few 300.00301.00; 60-70 lbs 237.00-285.00, few 291.00; 70-80 lbs 197.00-259.00; 80-90 lbs 189.00-231.00; 90-100 lbs 167.00170.00. wooled and shorn 67 lbs 260.00; 93 lbs 157.00. Ft. Collins: wooled and shorn 52 lbs 207.50; 62 lbs 167.50; 89 lbs 165.00. hair 40 lbs 220.00; 50-60 lbs 199.00-231.00; 7080 lbs 152.50-172.50; 80-90 lbs 165.00-170.00; 92 lbs 155.00.

South Dakota: wooled and shorn 89 lbs 185.00; 90-100 lbs 120.00-130.00. hair 70-80 lbs 165.00-180.00; 80-90 lbs 150.00152.50.

Billings: no test.

Slaughter Ewes

San Angelo: Good 3-4 (very fleshy) no test; Good 2-3 (fleshy) 58.00-65.00, hair 63.00-67.00; Utility and Good 1-3 (medium flesh) 51.00-73.00, hair 59.00-71.00; Utility 1-2 (thin) 55.0075.00, hair 60.00-65.00; Cull and Utility 1-2 (very thin) 50.0055.00; Cull 1 30.00-53.00.

Ft. Collins: Good 3-4 (very fleshy) 62.50-82.50; Good 2-3 (fleshy) 65.00-90.00; Utility 1-2 (thin) no test; Cull 1 no test

South Dakota: Good 3-4 (very fleshy) 51.00-70.00; Good 2-3 (fleshy) 58.00-80.00; Utility 1-2 (thin) 80.00-90.00; Cull 1 15.0022.50.

Billings: Good 3-4 (very fleshy) no test; Good 2-3 (fleshy) no test; Utility 1-2 (thin) no test; Cull 1 no test.

Feeder Lambs: Medium and Large 1-2 San Angelo: no test.

Ft. Collins: 50-60 lbs 167.50-217.50; 60-70 lbs 170.00-180.00.

South Dakota: 44 lbs 150.00; 50-60 lbs 157.50-165.00; 6070 lbs 143.00-158.00, few 245.00; 70-80 lbs 132.00-153.00; 80-90 lbs 116.00-135.00; 90-100 lbs 105.00-119.00; 100-110 lbs 110.00-115.00; 115 lbs 97.00; 137 lbs 90.00. hair 40-50 lbs 209.00-215.00; 50-65 lbs 200.00-210.00.

Billings: no test.

Replacement Ewes: Medium and Large 1-2

San Angelo: hair ewe lambs 60-80 lbs 285.00/cwt; mixed age

In Australia this week, the Eastern Market Indicator was up 36 cents at 1271 cents per Kg clean from the sale a week ago. A total of 32,107 bales were offered with sales of 95.2 percent. The Australian exchange rate was stronger by .0286 at .6250 percent of the U.S. dollar. Australian wool prices are quoted US Dollar per pound, delivered, Charleston, S.C. The current freight rate is .15 cents per pound clean.

Clean Del Price Change from 75-85 Percent

US Grade in U.S. Dollars Previous Sale of Australia

6.4 - .18 4.85-5.50

80s 5.29 - .08 3.97-4.50

70-80s 4.55 - .07 3.41-3.87

64-70s 4.12 - .02 3.09-3.50

64s 3.92 - .03 2.94-3.33

62s 3.75 - .04 2.81-3.19

60-62s 3.23 2.42-2.75

60s 2.50 1.88-2.13

58s 2.48 - .10 1.86-2.10

56-58s 1.98 - .10 1.48-1.68

54s 1.14 - .00 0.85-0.96

50s 1.04 +.01 0.78-0.89

46-48s 0.77 - .08 0.58-0.65

Merino Clippings 2.58 - .10 1.93-2.19

Eastern Market Indicator was down 20 cents at 1235 cents per kg clean. Australian exchange rate was weaker by .0062 at .6536 percent of the U.S. dollar.

Source: Colorado Dept of Ag Market News Service, Greeley, CO

Wyoming Hay Summary

As of October 20, 2022

Compared to last week, Good alfalfa sold 9.00 lower on a light test in Western Wyoming. Eastern Wyoming hay prices remain unchanged on a light test. Alfalfa cube prices remain unchanged this week. Producers in Western Wyoming were finishing up haying this week. Trade inactive in Central Wyoming. Per NASS, corn for silage is 95% completed with no comparison to this time last year. Corn combined is at 4%, compared to 17% last year.

Dry edible beans 87% harvested compared to 95% last year. Sugarbeets 66% done compared to 52% last year.

Eastern Wyoming

Alfalfa - Fair Large Square 3x4 235 Alfalfa Pellets 15% Suncured 360

Alfalfa/Grass Mix - Premium Medium Square 3x3 330 Alfalfa/Grass Mix - Premium Medium Square 3x3 120/bale

Western Wyoming

Alfalfa - Premium Small Square 3 Tie 270-300 Cubes 350 Alfalfa - Good Large Square 3x4 200 Alfalfa Cubes 350

Source: USDA AMS Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News

Nebraska Hay Summary

As of October 20, 2022

Compared to last week, trade activity light in the Platte Valley, Western, and Eastern Nebraska regions. Trade inactive in Central Nebraska this week. There was no change on ask

JULY 6.99 6.84 -0.15

OATS FUTURES

SETT PRICE

Month Week Prev This Week Change

DECEMBER 4.07 3.75 -0.32

MARCH 4.10 3.82 -0.28

MAY 4.11 3.88 -0.23

JULY 4.13 3.93 -0.20

SOYBEAN FUTURES

SETT PRICE

Month Week Prev This Week Change

NOVEMBER 13.96 13.91 -0.05

JANUARY 14.05 14.00 -0.05

MARCH 14.14 14.08 -0.06 MAY 14.22 14.14 -0.08

CUTOUT VALUES

prices for ground alfalfa, alfalfa pellets, and corn stalks. Good to Premium alfalfa in Western Nebraska sold 5.00 lower than last week with no change in ask prices for ground alfalfa. Prices firm on alfalfa and prairie hay in this region. In Eastern Nebraska, ask prices for dehydrated alfalfa pellets remains unchanged. Per NASS, corn harvested is at 46% compared to 39% last year. Soybean harvested at 76% compared to 74% last year. Dry edible beans harvested 85% compared to 88% last year.

Dehydrated

TOLMAN RANCH LLC IS AC CEPTING BIDS FOR GRAZ ING APPROXIMATELY 300 ACRES OF IRRIGATED (40 acres) pasture 30 miles up the Nowood in Ten Sleep, WY. For 60 to 80 head of cattle or 200 head of sheep. Grazing turn in May 1 to Nov. 1. Two year contract with the possibility of renewal. There are a few re quirements that will need to be addressed, like responsibility for irrigation of fields, cleaning of ditches and weed spraying. Send bids to Tolman Ranch LLC, PO Box 576, Ten Sleep WY, 82442, postmark by Feb. 20, 2023. For more informa tion, contact Frank Keeler, 307-350-6994 12/10

Pasture Wanted

PASTURE WANTED for 2,000 yearlings and 500 pairs. Can split into smaller bunches. 701523-1235 11/26

80 TONS THIRD CUTTING HAY, 70% alfalfa and 30% or chardgrass. Still standing. All to one buyer. Call to pick bale size, either 4x4x8 or small squares. For more information, call 307921-0582 or 307-851-3912, Ri verton, WY 10/29

2022 HAY FOR SALE: Alfalfa, oats and Sudangrass hay. Call Earl, 307-660-4796 10/29

2022 AND 2021 HAY FOR SALE: Alfalfa, alfalfa/grass and grass mix. ALSO, alfalfa/ oats, alfalfa/oats/millet and straight millet. 2022 SECOND CUTTING ALFALFA, 2022 oat hay and 2022 millet. All in net-wrapped round bales. Semi load delivery available. Call for pricing, 701-690-8116, please send a text if no answer or keep trying 10/22

BARLEY STRAW: Certified weed-free small squares, $4/ bale. ALSO round bales. Grey bull, WY area. Call 307-7623878 or 307-202-0108, leave message 10/22

HORSES: BUY, SELL, TRADE. Will pick up. Call Dennis Black, 307-690-0916 10/22

SEVEN-YEAR-OLD BAY GELDING FOR SALE. Has been used in all sorts of ranch work: Been roped off of, used in brandings and trailer loadings. Located in central Wyoming. Call 307-851-1606 10/22

VALLEY VIDEO HAY MAR KETS, LLC: Wyoming and western Nebraska hay avail able. Call Barry McRea, 308235-5386, www.valleyvideo hay.com 10/22

CERTIFIED BARLEY STRAW FOR SALE, 3x4. Cody, WY. Call 307-899-1952 TFN

Vehicles & Trailers

2003 GMC WITH 8’ FISHER PLOW, needs work, $7,500. For more information, call 307-2665506 10/29

Equipment Equipment

Irrigation Irrigation

Irrigation Systems

The choice is simple.

RIDE, WORK, ROPE AND PLAY!! Great selection of: Mohair CINCHES, wool sad dle PADS and blankets, silk SCARVES, wool VESTS, win ter CAPS and socks…. KEN ETREK riding packs.!! It’s AL WAYS a great day to SAVE on BOOTS: HONDO, BOU LET, JUSTIN WORK BOOTS, TWISTED X (boots and shoes) and more!! WE CAN ship!! Shop Moss Saddles, Boots and Tack, 4648 West Yel lowstone Highway, Casper, WY, 307-472-1872. Our family serving yours for 50 years!! Check us out on Facebook or our website 10/22

Leatherwork

LS CUSTOM LEATHER: Belts, tack, cell phone cases and much more!! Can personalize belts. Contact Lester, 307-631-1053, leave a message 11/12

YEARLING WHITE FACED RAMS FOR SALE: Columbia, Rambouillet and Targhee. Con tact Russell Bell, 307-3582188 or 307-680-4950 11/5

Hay & Feed

175 ALFALFA BALES: All dairy quality. First, second and third cutting. Round bales, plastic twine, approximately 1,200 lbs. For more information, call 605769-4049 11/12

2022 BARLEY STRAW FOR SALE, 3x3 bales. ALSO, other hay available. Call 307-3500350, Farson, WY 11/12

600 TONS GRASS/ALFALFA MIX HAY, mostly alfalfa, 4x4x8 and 3x4x8 squares delivered. Call 307-267-6833 10/22

HAY FOR SALE: Grass, alfalfa and STRAW. Delivery available!! Call 307-630-3046 10/29

300 ROUND BALES HIGH QUALITY SUDANGRASS HAY, bales weighing approximately 1,100 lbs. each. 400 ROUND BALES EXCELLENT QUAL ITY THIRD CUTTING ALFALFA, bales weighing approximately 1,425 lbs. each. 100 ROUND BALES WHEAT STRAW, excel lent quality, bales weighing ap proximately 950 lbs. each. 300 ROUND BALES WHEAT FOR AGE HAY, great quality, bales weighing approximately 1,100 lbs. each. All put up right, test results available. Call for pricing 406-6657521, Hardin, MT 10/29

Equipment

EQUIPMENT FOR SALE: John Deere 8960 tractor with PTO; John Deere 5090e trac tor with loader; White 30’ disk; John Deere 74 hydraulic rake; Vermeer R23 rake; Hesston 7434 3x4 baler; John Deere 569 baler; Massey Ferguson 2190 4x4 baler; John Deere 7720 combine; John Deere 7100 12 row planter; Mor ris 53’ airdrill; Lawson 12x30 double drum land areator; Cat 950 loader; New Holland 359 grinder mixer; Artsway 425 grinder mixer; Modern Mill (mix mill) feed mill; Brandt 5200 grain vac; IHC 80 bbl vac truck; Wilson quad axle cattle pot ; Merritt 48’x102” cattle pot; 2007 Western Star 4900 sleeper truck; Mobile Tech 9 yd. volumetric concrete mixer; Degelman 570 rock picker. Call 406-254-1254 11/5

FOR SALE: 1979 Ford LN8000 tandem axle truck with air lift rear tag, V630 diesel, 5 & 2 speed, 20’ Crysteel steel box with scissor hoist, 3 piece end gate, roll tarp, 11R24.5 tires, runs good, $8,500 Bale King 5100 bale processor, like new. J&M 875 grain cart with roll tarp. J&M 350 gravity box with 12 ton running gear. Gehl 1620 18’ chuckwagon with 14 ton tandem running gear. John Deere 714A and 716A chuck wagons with John Deere run ning gears and bunk feeding extensions. John Deere 843 8RN corn head. John Deere 930 flex head. Lorenz 16’x33’ stack mover. Rowse double 9’ sickle mower with CIH head and PTO drive. Farm King 8’ snow blower with hydraulic spout. All in very nice condition!! Call 605-999-5482 10/29

JOHN DEERE 4430 TRAC

TOR: 6,500 hours, has new dual tires, new seat, new steps, new lights. Fantastic farm tractor!! Asking $26,500 OBO. 1998 FORD F-SERIES DUMP TRUCK, 4x4, 8.3 Cum mins, 6 speed Allison automat ic transmission, 22.5 rubber, 50 gallon diesel tank, air assist pintle hitch, 10’ dump bed with grain door, 6 yard bed, 40,173 original miles, stored inside most it’s life, GVW 30,000 lbs., tires 90%. Great truck for farm use, snow removal etc... Call Mike 970-371-4050, rmho jio@gmail.com. To view pho tos, go to www.wylr.net in the classifieds 10/22

DBL

Tractors,

repair, sandblast and paint. Please call Mike, 406-9300720 10/22

Fencing

LODGEPOLE PRODUCTS, 307-742-6992, SERVING AGRIBUSINESSES SINCE 1975!! Treated posts, corral poles, buck-and-rail, western rail, fence stays, rough-sawn lumber, bed ding. SEE US at www.lodge poleproducts.com and

our “Picking A Fence Post” tab to see why

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naces. Load once per month with hopper.

A-1 Heating Systems. Instant rebates may apply! Call today! 307-742-4442. To view photos, go to www.wylr. net in the classifieds TFN

Copper wire is being stolen from electrically powered pivot systems world-wide. Many grow ers have resorted to 24-hour guards, razor wire, floodlights and daily disassembly to protect themselves. T-L’s hydraulically powered pivot systems can be designed with little or no wire to steal. Stop theft and discover T-L’s reliability, simplicity and low main tenance cost. T-L irrigation systems are easier on you - for life.

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800-770-6280

Property for Sale Property for Sale

THE BUCKHORN RANCH (40 miles east of Truth or Conse quences, N.M.) has been in the same family since 1929. This award winning 42,000+ acre ranch consists of 45 pas tures, intensively managed under the concept of holistic management/regenerative grazing since 1990. Rated at 504 cattle year-round. Priced at $3,500,000. View detailed write-up and photos at www. sidwellfarmandranch.com Sidwell Farm and Ranch Realty LLC, Tom Sidwell, broker, 575403-6903, tom@sidwellfarman dranch.com 10/22

320 ACRES WITH A MILE AND A HALF OF LIVE SPRING WA TER: Alpine setting. Beautiful views. Located in the Dillon, MT area. $1,700,000. Call Sidwell Land & Cattle Co., Richard Sidwell, 406-861-4426, 406-3224425 or e-mail sidwell@sidwellland.com 12/3

HDPE Pipe for Ranch Water Systems

Fair prices, good service, rancher owned.

up to a truck load.

Delivery available throughout the West.

PIPE FOR SALE!! 2 7/8, 3 1/2 tubing, 4” drill pipe, 4 1/2 cas ing, 5” casing, 7” casing. Rods 3/4, 7/8 and 1” located in Mon tana can ship anywhere. Call Mike, 602-758-4447. To view photos, go to www.wylr.net in the classifieds 1/14

Mineral Rights

Hunting & Fishing

NOV. 10-13: PETSKA FUR WILL BE BUYING ALL RAW/DRY FUR DEER/ELK HIDES AND ANTLER, IN THE FOLLOWING WYOMING TOWNS AND LOCA TIONS: NOV. 10: Douglas 7:207:30 a.m., Douglas Feed (drive thru); Bill 8:10-8:20 a.m., Bill’s Store (drive thru, call Greg); Wright 9:10-9:30 a.m., Exxon Big D on S. 387; Newcastle 11:45 a.m.-12:15 p.m., Voelker’s Body Shop; Upton 1-1:30 p.m., Joe’s Grocery Store parking lot; Moorcroft 2-2:20 p.m., The Coffee Cup; Gillette 2:45-3 p.m., T&T Guns and Ammo; Gil lette 3:40-4 p.m., Rocky Mountain Sports. NOV. 11: Gillette 7:207:40 a.m., Rocky Mountain Sports (drive thru); Sheridan 9:30-10 a.m., Sportsman Warehouse; Buf falo 10:45-11:15 a.m., Good 2 Go; Ten Sleep 12:45-1:15 p.m., Pony Express; Hyattville 1:45-2 p.m., Paint Rock Processing; Mander son 2:40-2:50 p.m., Hiway Bar (drive thru); Basin 3-3:20 p.m., Overland Express Mart (drive thru); Greybull 3:40-4 p.m., Over land Express Mart (drive thru); Lovell 4:30-4:50 p.m., Good 2 Go; Byron 5-5:15 p.m., Cardtrol (drive thru); Powell 5:30-5:50 p.m., Mur doch’s. NOV. 12: Powell 7:20-7:40 a.m., Murdoch’s; Ralston 7:50 a.m., Good 2 Go (drive thru, call Greg); Cody 8:45-9:30 a.m., Na ture’s Design Taxidermy; Meetee tse 10:10-10:30 a.m., Elk Horn Bar; Worland 12-12:30 p.m., Coop One Stop; Thermopolis 1:20-1:50 p.m., Renegade Guns; Shoshoni 2:30-2:45 p.m., rest area/bus stop; Riverton 3:15-4 p.m., Vic’s Body Shop (behind the Dollar Tree); Hudson 4:10-4:30 p.m., Wyoming Custom Meats (drive thru); Lander 4:35-5 p.m., Zander’s One Stop; Jeffrey City 6-6:15 p.m., Split Rock Cafe; Muddy Gap 6:45-7 (drive thru, call Greg). NOV. 13: Casper 7:20-8:20 a.m., Wagner Outdoor Sports; Glenrock 9-9:15 a.m., east exit on I-25; Douglas 10:10-10:20 a.m., Douglas Feed; Orin Junction 10:50-11 a.m., truck stop (drive thru); Lost Springs 11:20-11:40 a.m., truck pull off (drive thru); Manville 12-12:15 p.m., truck stop (drive thru); Lusk 12:20 a.m.-12:40 p.m., Decker’s Grocery. For more information, call Greg, 308-7500700, or visit www.petskafur.net 11/5

Equipment Restoration

Pipe

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The Power of a 1031 Exchange for Those Retiring from Farming or Ranching

A 1031 Exchange is commonly used with the sale of a farm or ranch because there is often a large taxable gain on the land being sold. The 1031 Exchange allows the land owner to defer taxes on the gain by investing in other property.

In this article, I will discuss why a person should consider a 1031 Exchange.

Many farm and ranch owners often think only of the initial tax-savings they can realize by using a 1031 Exchange, ignoring the future wealth building potential of using a 1031 Exchange. Saving taxes with a 1031 Exchange allows producers to pur

chase more real estate. This enables them to accu mulate greater wealth.

For example, if some one sells $1 million worth of land with a cost basis of $100,000, they will likely save between $180,000 to $260,000 in taxes by per forming a 1031 Exchange.

If they saved $200,000 on taxes and they earn a seven percent cash flow return on an income pro ducing replacement prop erty, they would gener ate an additional $140,000 per year of income by per forming a 1031 Exchange.

If someone lived for 20 years, the income and appreciation from this additional real estate could amount to a small fortune.

Stepped-up cost basis

Taxes are deferred with a 1031 Exchange until they later sell the prop erty in a taxable transac tion. However, if a home owner held real estate until they die, their heirs receive a “stepped-up” basis to the fair market value of the property when they die.

This means it’s possible to not only defer tax on the sale of appreciated property but to avoid the income tax altogether.

Farm and ranch own ers who are downsizing or transitioning into retire ment typically use the 1031 Exchange to acquire res idential or commercial

property that will gener ate income for them to live on. They usually do this because they can generate a higher cash flow return on these types of properties.

In my experience, land usually generates a cas hflow return of one to two percent while other types of income producing invest ment properties generate returns in the five to eight percent range. And, while an investor cannot depre ciate the cost of land over time, homeowners/land owners can depreciate the cost of buildings which can reduce tax consequences on the income the buildings generate.

In summary, farm and ranch owners who plan on

selling their property and retiring should explore the financial benefits associated with a 1031 Exchange.

Chris Nolt is an inde pendent, fee-only registered investment advisor and the owner of Solid Rock Wealth Management, Inc. and Solid Rock Realty Advisors, LLC, sister companies dedicated to working with families around the country who are selling a farm or ranch and transitioning into retire ment. To order a copy of Chris’s new book “Finan cial Strategies for Selling a Farm or Ranch,” visit Amazon.com or call Chris at 800-517-1031. For more information, visit solidrock property.com or solidrock wealth.com

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Terry Jones, Wheatland Consignment Tractors & Haying Equipment

John Deere 4240 w/ a JD 158 loader. PS trans., 3 remotes, 540 PTO, 3 pt.,heat & air w/ upgraded pump in a clean cab. Sells w/ 9500 hrs. Like new 18.4-38 rears. SN 4240P-014003R • John Deere 567 round baler w/ Mega Wide pick-up. Has had limited use in the last 2 years, has a re-built monitor, twine tie & wraps. • 3 new rolls of round bale net wrap • Case IH 8840 swather (SN CFH 0031163). 14’ head (SN CFH 0032360), dbl. sickles that can go to the field after greasing. Has a Cummins diesel eng. • Case 8545 sm. Sq baler. light use & SN CFH0175056 • Vermeer R23 folding hydraulic hay rake, no welds & a nice rake. SN 1VRR201P631003514 Trailers, ATV’s, Riding Mower • 8’ single axel utility trailer w/ new tires. Has a tail gate • Kawasaki 4010, 2 seat side-by-side ATV • Polaris 350 Liquid Cooled 2X4 ATV w/ 25 gal. sprayer w/ handgun. Ran when last used but has not been started in some time. 585 miles • John Deere 225 “0” Turn riding mower w/ a 42” deck, Edge Cutting System, grass catcher

Joe and Lynn Kinnan Consignment

Side-By-Side, riding mower, L&G • Polaris Ranger Crew, 800 EFI side-by-side ATV. 4WD, Will seat 6, Sells w/ 2464 miles. • John Deere riding mower. LA140 Automatic w/ a 48” deck & the Edge Cutting System • Brinley 17 cu.ft. pull-type poly garden cart w/ a tilt dump bed Haying & 3 Pt. Equipment • New Holland 570 sm. square baler in excellent shape, just grease it & go to baling hay. SN 978730

New Holland 1030 pull-type stack wagon, all functional • New Holland PTO driven side delivery rake • Bison NVW 240XHD 8’, 3 Pt. mount HD back blade. SN 4110E20E69. Adjusts side-to-side & tilts. • Rhino SE5, 5’ bush hog rotary mower Vehicles, Conex Unit, &Trailers • 2009 Dodge 3500 Crew Cab dually. 6.7 Diesel, auto Trans., 8reakdown’X9’ flatbed. Call for breakdown of recent work on this pickup. 168K mostly highway miles

2002 Dodge 1500. 4.7 Magnum eng. w/ 193K miles. Auto trans., 4X4, new upper & lower A arms.

1993 Chevy S-10 pickup w/ 4WD

2006 Dodge 2500 Crew Cab pickup

1993 Chevy Eldorado motorhome. 350 eng. that runs good & has low miles. New vacuum lines, plugs, & wires 2 yrs.ago. Sleeps 6, new rear duals. Great hunting rig

2001 GRA-TER Ind. Mfg. single axel alum. ATV trailer w/ back ramp

NACS 48’ conex storage unit. 9’6” tall. (To be sold “Range Delivery” & located north of Lingle, WY. • 2015, Easley 24’ stock trailer w/ a 4’ tack room)

Additional Consignments

New Idea Model 3639 manure spreader w/ new poly liner, hyd. gate & running on tandem axels • 2003 Model 30U, 30’ BP camp trailer w/ 2 slides

Farmer's

The Field

BY RON RABOU

Hunter or Not, You Can Help Create Priceless Memories

The arduously dry sum mer on the high plains of southeastern Wyoming has finally passed and fall was ushered in by numerous rains quenching the desper ate thirst of the ground on our farm.

I rarely remember a fall where the grass is so green and the temperatures so moderate. What began as a seemingly pointless effort to plant winter wheat into the hot, dry sand has ended with perfectly straight rows of green sprouts lining every field.

Now, the calves are weaned and the cows pre pare their bodies to grow another calf crop for the coming year. Fall harvest for proso millet, chickpeas and hemp has been challenging and delayed because of the moisture, but we patiently and gladly wait as we give thanks to the blessing and gift of life through these rains.

The arrival of fall always brings back fond memories. As a child growing up on a ranch, I distinctly recall the smell of fresh corn silage as I sat on the fender of a John Deere 2510 tractor with my father as he would travel back and forth on the pit, pushing each load higher and packing it with the weight of the machine.

I remember the cool morning temperatures and the smell of an early morn ing dew as it helped to set tle the dust from the hot summer months. I would lay awake at night, listen ing to the change in tones and pitch of the cows and calves mooing and bawling at weaning time.

Then there were other nights I recall vividly where the skies were so dark, all I could see were billions of stars as I listened to the sounds of crickets and the nearby hoot of an owl.

As a hunter, fall also

brings excitement. The excitement of the anticipa tion of a hunt where I would imagine a giant big game animal in the wilderness, as I would make my stalk for the potential harvest.

Each fall, I knew my father would always make time to take me hunting. He would teach me to value and respect the outdoors and the wildlife, and to hunt them using skill and knowledge, not machines and longrange shooting.

He would teach me the importance of excellent marksmanship and how to quietly stalk game on foot, using nature’s elements as cover. He would teach me the value of patience and listening and how to calm my nerves and channel my energy into focus when it was time to take a shot.

The presence of fall also brings back agonizing mem ories. On Nov. 4, it will be 23 years since my father lay lifeless in a corral on our ranch as I desperately and frantically administered car diopulmonary resuscita tion to him. It was just one short week after he and I had returned on what would be our last elk hunt together.

As I write this article, today is his birthday. He would have been 81 years old.

My father’s lessons and my memories from the 26

years we had together have stuck with me through out my life. He taught me there’s a lot in life we can’t control and to make the best of every situation.

When we find our selves with unbearable cir cumstances, it’s important to remember and recall the things that bring us joy and to lean on and implement the lessons we have learned in life.

As a young child, I never fully understood the impact of the lessons my father was teaching me through hunt ing. And I couldn’t possibly grasp the value of the mem ories being created. I was just happy to explore and play outside on the ranch. I was just happy to go hunt ing with my dad. I was just happy to find an ani mal where I could hopefully execute a perfectly placed shot.

For the past 26 years of my life, I have had the privi lege of being a licensed big game outfitter in our great state. Over these years, I have personally taken hun dreds of people on hunts.

We have harvested countless trophy animals and been blessed to hunt on some of the best pri vate ranches in southeast ern Wyoming. But apart from the animals and oppor tunity to utilize and pass on the hunting wisdom and expertise I learned from my father, my role as a guide and outfitter has become much bigger than hunting.

My role is important – to build relationships by shar ing experiences and creating memories. What started out as just an activity or hobby, is now used as the vehicle to transport some of life’s most valuable possessions. The possessions of priceless moments, life-long friend ships and the lessons help ing to make us better people.

Whether you are a hunter or not, what can you do and who can you help to cre ate positive, lifelong mem ories? Memories where the value of life’s lessons can be best taught and understood. No matter what we do, who we are and where we live, we can all play a part in this most important role.

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hosts Ultimate Stockmanship Challenge

The first-ever Ulti mate Stockmanship Chal lenge was held July 9-10, at the Pincher Creek Rodeo Grounds in Alberta, Can ada hosted by Malcolm and Jenny MacLean, in con junction with a low-stress stockmanship school by Dawn Hnatow and Whit Hibbard the day before.

The MacLeans, along side Paul Kernaleguen, were judges for the chal lenge. The stockmanship school was an introduction to low-stress livestock han dling methods developed by Bud Williams.

Topics covered in the morning class included benefits of low-stress meth ods as compared with tra ditional/conventional cat tle handling and the basics: mindset and attitude; how to “read” an animal; how to prepare and handle cattle; and understand the princi ples and techniques.

The afternoon class focused on practical appli cations which included driving cattle, corral work and facilities, crowd pens, chute work, scale load ing and loading cattle for transport.

The goal and intent of the clinic and the two-day competition afterward was to give participants enough understanding and experi ence to be able to go home and successfully apply these techniques on their own ranches or cattle han dling jobs.

First event

Paul Kernaleguen was one of the judges for this competition.

“I am part of a small company, Kattle Squared Services, in Saskatchewan, and before COVID-19 we hosted clinics for many dif ferent things, and stock manship was always one of the topics. We’d try to bring people in to do the clinics, like the Williams family, or one of their senior stu dents like Dawn Hnatow and Whit Hibbard,” Kerna leguen said.

“When Malcolm had this idea for a stockman ship competition, he con tacted me and I got in touch with Whit and Dawn. We also got Bud Williams’ wife Eunice Williams’ blessing for the event, and thought it would be good to include educational things,” he con tinued. “Since it was the first competition of its kind that we know of, we tried to keep it as pure as we could, to keep it low stress and not put pressure unnecessarily on cattle or create stressful situations and have it turn into a rodeo.”

The event was a noted success. The first day, many of the contestants were a lit tle nervous and maybe too cautious; they had a tougher time completing the tasks, noted Kernaleguen.

“At the end of the first day, we had a review/ debriefing with the contes tants and judges to let the contestants know low-stress stockmanship doesn’t have to be slow; there is a dif

ference between unneces sary stress and proper pres sure to have them move,” he said.

“The second day went very well and there were only one or two contes tants who didn’t finish the course,” he continued. “We also added a lifeline option to keep it educational. If someone was stuck in a cer tain spot, they could ask for help. The second day, if someone tried something and it didn’t work, they could call the judges and get their opinion on how to get out of the situation.”

The owner of the cattle was behind the scenes prep ping all the different pens. He said the cattle were com pletely changed by the end of the weekend and it was a positive experience for the people and the cattle.

Changing the industry

“If the cattle industry could just learn 10 percent of what Bud taught, it would totally change the industry,” Kernaleguen said.

There’s no shortage of things to learn when some one is working on under standing their animals instead of working against them.

“Humans are naturally set up totally wrong to do this very easily; we are still very much a predator and operate on predatory instincts,” he explained. “This is how cattle view us because of the vibes they get from us.”

“People think they can hide their emotions from animals, but Eunice once said, ‘The only rea son these animals are still here today (surviving for thousands of centuries) is because they are so good at reading predators. We can’t bluff them. They had to survive in a world that was

trying to eat them.’”

“Once you respect how sensitive cattle are to what we do, it changes the way you think about it,” men tioned Kernaleguen.

“When I first talked to Whit about this con test, he wondered if stock manship is something that should even be in a com petition. Yet, when I talked with Eunice she said, ‘Peo ple are always going to be competitive and that’s never going to change.’ So, this contest was a way to take advantage of that com petitive nature, in a good way,” he said.

The competition was a great educational tool to help promote awareness of low-stress stockmanship.

Kernaleguen hopes everyone who attended the stockmanship challenge enjoyed it as much as he did, and that it will become an annual event to promote and raise awareness about

good stockmanship.

“The more people who learn about this, the more animals get treated differ ently by the people taking care of them,” he said.

Cattle become easier to handle because they learn to respect and trust you.

“You have to be a lit tle assertive, like a domi nant herd member, but con sistency is very important,” he concluded. “Cattle crave consistency. That’s what they trust and once you fig ure out how to do that, it’s easier.”

Heather Smith Thomas is a corresponding writer for the Wyoming Livestock Roundup. Send comments on this article to roundup@

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Stockmanship challenge – Walter Van Der Kamp works to take cattle through a set of obstacles during the first Ultimate Stockmanship Challenge, July 9-10 in Alberta, Canada. The contest was held in conjunction with a low-stress stockmanship school by Dawn Hnatow and Whit Hibbard. Courtesy photo

Stockmanship attendees – The stockmanship school was an introduction to low-stress livestock handling methods developed by Bud Williams. The clinic and two-day competition gave participants an understanding and experience to successfully apply learned techniques on their operation. Pictured left to right, Paul Kernale guen, Adreanne Herron, Whit Hibbard, Dawn Hnatow and Malcolm MacLean. Courtesy photo