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A Look Inside Market outlooks give insight into impacts from weather and elections......................Page A5 Thanksgiving spirit from 1918 and 1921 shared by Dick Perue.........................Page A10 Lynn Harlan talks turkey business and what we have to be thankful for in agriculture........... ....................................Page B2 Benefits of genomics in beef cattle industry are discussed by Gardiner Angus Ranch’s Mark Gardiner......................Page B6

Quick Bits Turkey Prices Even with a rise in COVID-19 cases and consumers opting for smaller Thanksgiving gatherings, whole turkey prices are higher than last year by an average of 18 cents per pound, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Retail Report.

Prices have moderated slightly to $1.13 per pound from peak price since midNovember 2016, occurring the first week of October 2020, at $1.19 per pound.

Morbidity in high-performing cattle studied During the virtual Sept.

8 Cattle U, hosted by High Plains Journal, Dr. Miles Theurer, research director for Veterinary Research and Consulting Services, LLC, discussed research looking at issues during the mid-feeding

period with bovine respiratory disease (BRD) morbidity in high-performing cattle.

“We have seen an increase of BRD in cattle during late days on feed,” he stated.

“However, there have been no formal studies conducted to

Celebrating 75 years On Nov. 17-18, the Wyoming Association of Conservation Districts (WACD) celebrated the 75th anniversary of their annual convention. Originally scheduled for Nov. 16-18 in Torrington, the event was consolidated and moved to a virtual format due to the rise in COVID-19 cases throughout the state.

“It was a difficult decision to move to a virtual convention, but we truly appreciate all of our attendees’ understanding and cooperation,” stated WACD

Soybean Gap The Nov. 17 market left a gap in January soybean charts. Evening trade opened Monday Nov. 16 at $11.5625, and Nov. 17 trade continued to follow through, never trading lower. Common gaps, likely resulting from brief market euphoria, usually fill quickly.

Crop Harvest Corn harvest progress reached 95% through Nov. 15, up from 91% a week ago. Still, 2020 progress is ahead of 2019’s pace of 73% and the five-year average of 87%. Soybean harvest is at 96% complete, matching analyst expectations and moving up from 92% a week ago. This year’s harvest is moving along more quickly than 2019’s pace of 89% as well as the prior five-year average of 93%.

Grants funded Grant programs funded

by Gov. Mark Gordon with Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (CARES) dollars have led to increases in student enrollment at the University of Wyoming (UW) and community colleges around the state, meeting program goals. The statewide enrollment decrease was 20% before aid, closing at 8% after the introduction of CARES Act grants.

UW saw a 23% enrollment increase over a typical year.

WACD President Todd Heward and Executive Director Hunter Petch. Courtesy photo

evaluate the potential causes of morbidity in higher-performing cattle.”

Therefore, Theurer and a team of researchers set out to do just that.

The BRD complex To begin, Theurer noted it

is important to first understand the BRD complex, which consists of three components contributing to the disease.

“First, there is the host, which includes age, immunity and nutrition,” he explained.

Please see BRD on page A5

Wyoming Association of Conservation Districts hosts their 75th convention President Todd Heward. “We all miss being together in person, especially since it was the best part of the WACD convention, but we are thankful to be here together virtually.”

After a full day of committee meetings on Nov. 17, Heward, alongside Gov. Mark Gordon, Congressman Liz Cheney (R-WY) and Sens. Mike Enzi (R-WY) and John Barrasso (R-WY) addressed attendees on Nov. 18 in regards to the association’s 75 years of service.

Celebrating the past, looking to the future “Convention 2020 is a historic convention as we celebrate 75 years, from a humble four districts in 1921 to today’s 34 districts across the state,” said Heward. “Wyoming’s conservation districts have a great history of serving our land owners and our communities.”

Throughout these 75 years, Heward explained WACD has continuously strived toward their overarching mission to provide leadership for the conservation of Wyoming soil and water resources, promote and control soil erosion, promote and protect the quality of Wyoming’s water, reduce silt in streams and reservoirs, promote wise use of Wyoming’s water and other natural resources, preserve and enhance wildlife habitat and promote the health, safety and general welfare of citizens across the state.

“With the global pandemic and COVID-19 restrictions, a downturn in the economy, budget cuts and several natural disasters, this year has been challenging,” Heward stated. “But, I believe the same resilience carrying us through the past 75 years will continue to carry us forward.”

In the spirit of celebrating the past and looking Please see WACD on page A8

Wyoming hemp WDA provides update on Wyoming’s first hemp growing season Wyoming Department of Agriculture (WDA) Director Doug Miyamoto gave an update on the state’s first year of hemp production at the Women’s Ag Symposium Nov. 13 in Casper.

“Hemp is a very heavily regulated crop, and for the last year, WDA has been working to get the Wyoming Hemp Program implemented,” said Miyamoto.

“We have the 2020 growing season on the books.”

Hemp background Miyamoto explained hemp is a new crop to Wyoming, with the ability to raise the crop coming out of the 2018 Farm Bill. Before the 2018 Farm Bill, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) recognized all Cannabis sativa plants as a Schedule One narcotic.

Now, Cannabis sativa with the psychoactive compound, tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), level lower than 0.3 percent is recognized as hemp, while by federal definition, the plants with a THC content of greater than 0.3 percent are classified as marijuana.

The 2018 Farm Bill removed hemp from the Controlled Substances Act and Please see HEMP on page A6

WyFB elects leaders, sets policy On Nov. 14, Todd Fornstrom, of Laramie County, was elected to his fifth term as president of the Wyoming Farm Bureau Federation (WyFB) at the organization’s 101st annual meeting in Casper.

“The Wyoming way is to step up and be involved,” Fornstrom said. “It is an honor to serve this great organization. Our members are strong Todd Fornstrom in the work they do for agriculture. Together we can accomplish so much more, and I’m proud to serve.”

Todd and his family farm in Laramie County. He and his wife Laura have four children. Fornstrom works with his family on the Fornstrom Farm near Pine Bluffs.

The diversified farm consists of irrigated corn, wheat, alfalfa, dry beans and a cattle and sheep feedlot. They also run a trucking business, custom harvest, and Todd is in a partnership and runs Premium Hay Products, an alfalfa pellet mill.

Voting delegates elected Cole Coxbill of Goshen County to his fifth term as WyFB vice president. Coxbill and his wife Sammie have three kids. They run a trucking business, commercial spraying business and raise cattle.

“It is a great opportunity to serve,” Coxbill said. “I love serving the members and representing producers in all of the work Please see WyFB on page A12

LWCF secretarial order signed On Nov. 13, Department of the Interior (DOI) Secretary David Bernhardt signed a secretarial order outlining how the department will implement the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) after passage of the Great American Outdoors (GAO) Act. Most notably, the secretarial order would require written approval from both a state’s governor and county government official before acquiring lands from a voluntary, willing seller.

“When it comes to LWCF, we are often trying to make lemonade out of some pretty sour lemons, but Secretary Bernhardt’s Secretarial Order 3388 is good news,” stated Kaitlynn Glover, executive director of the

Public Lands Council (PLC) and National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA).

“There are a number of things cattle producers are going to be pleased to see in this seven-page document.”

GAO Act and LWCF funding Earlier this year, President Trump signed the GAO Act into law. The act is one of the biggest pieces of land conservation legislation to move through Congress and has two main impacts, according to DOI. First, the GAO Act established a National Park and Public Lands Legacy Restoration Fund, providing up to $9 billion

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Changes For Ag Committee

Early this week, I was reading an article from the Associated Press written

by Steve Karnowski, which stated due to the election and the defeat of U.S. House Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin Peterson in Minnesota and some key retirements on the committee, the House Ag From the Committee’s members and policies will Publisher change.

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Rep. Collin Peterson (D-MN), a long-time member and chairman of the House Ag Committee was almost always fair to the Western states. In developing the farm bill, he was the most influential and powerful member at the table. As a Democrat, he worked across the aisle easily. If he would have won this year’s election, this would have been his 16th term.

Coming from Minnesota, Peterson certainly backed corn, soybeans and dairy.

Former U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said, “He was a skilled negotiator, which you need to have to get farm bills through the process.”

Vilsack, who was also a former Democratic governor of Iowa, said Peterson’s departure will be particularly difficult for the sugar, biofuels and dairy industries. Ag insurance issues and others in the farm bill will be open for discussion and looked into to analyze the costs to the taxpayers.

There are also big changes to the Senate Ag Committee as well. If the Republicans keep control of the Senate, Sen. John Boozman of Arkansas is expected to become the next chairman of the Senate Ag Committee, replacing Sen. Pat Roberts of Kansas. Neither Sen. Roberts or Rep. Michael Conaway of Texas, ranking Republican in the House Ag Committee, sought reelection.

Kevin Paap, president of the Minnesota Farm Bureau, said, “The contest remains the most talked about political race to anybody in agriculture. The departures of Peterson, Roberts and Conaway will cost the agriculture committees 85 years of collective farm policy experience.”

This is the reason agriculture spent so much money on Rep. Peterson’s election.

Democrats on the House Committee said they would have priorities such as the nutrition programs, like the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program – which is now food stamps – as well as programs for women and children and the National School Lunch Programs.

They had less to say about crop subsidy and insurance programs, which more directly affect farmers and other producers.

Those wanting to be chairman of the House Ag Committee are talking up nutrition because they will need votes from urban lawmakers to get elected.

Other priorities Democrats are addressing are unjust treatment for black farmers, the contamination of ground and surface water from fertilizer and manure and agriculture’s role in the climate crisis.

We know there is going to be change, but how much? How will change affect the agriculture of the western states? How will it affect those who produce livestock across the nation? How will it affect the price of grains?

We will just have to wait and see. There have always been issues in agriculture – some we win and some we lose, some hurt and others make us feel good.

We wish all of our readers and their families a very Happy Thanksgiving.

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GUEST OPINIONS Thankful for Resilience in Life and Agriculture

By Tsosie Lewis It has been a hard year – COVID-19, lockdowns, urban riots, a contentious U.S. national election and even murder hornets. So, as we approach Thanksgiving, I am focused on making extra time to think about the good things in our lives.

One of them is resilience.

This idea occurred to me the other day when I was standing in line at the grocery store here in New Mexico. The guy ahead of me at the checkout was about my age. He made a comment I’m starting to hear more and more.

“Better get ready,” he said. “We’re going to fall back into shortages.”

I don’t know if he’s right or if he’s wrong. I definitely remember the shortages of the spring, when the pandemic interrupted supply chains, and it seemed like nobody could find toilet paper. Food remained generally available, though we couldn’t always locate exactly what we wanted or in the right quantities. After a period of flux, though, the situation became more stable.

It just took a little resilience – the ability to succeed in the face of adversity.

I learned about resilience as a boy, growing up on a farm in the Navajo Nation.

We raised livestock and grew crops such as corn, squash and pinto beans.

We did the best we could in a harsh environment where it doesn’t rain much.

We relied on melted snowfall to water our fields. The summers are dry and hot. The growing season is short. I spent my days herding sheep and killing weeds with a hoe.

I didn’t know it at the time, but this way of life was all about resilience.

Farmers understand they have to push through tough times, adjusting and adapting their ways in the face of new problems and always striving to improve. That’s what we did.

If necessity is the mother of invention, then resilience is its father. Because farmers practice resilience, we’ve gotten better at what we do.

I’ve seen it in the course of my life. I went from our small family farm to working with companies managing massive farms on Navajo land – tens of thousands of acres – using advanced agronomics. I graduated from managing fields to heading the entire operation as a CEO who develops cropping

plans, oversees crop protection and ultimately is responsible for the success or failure of our harvest.

Our crops included the ones I knew as a boy, as well as alfalfa, wheat and pumpkins. We grew commercialgrade potatoes for grocery stores, as well as special ones to meet the demanding specifications of Frito Lay, which used them for potato chips.

I’m retired now, but when I look back on this career, what stands out is the resilience of the farmers who grow our food. They have demanding jobs. At the end of the day, they’re often sore and tired. Yet, the next day, they’re back at it, full of fresh motivation and new ideas that drive innovation.

We’ve traded the hoes and other handheld tools of my youth for big tractors navigated by GPS and work with incredible precision and efficiency. We control pests and weeds like never before.

We have outstanding seeds.

Best of all, we’re growing more food on less land.

This sustainable model is good for the economics of agriculture as well as the environment.

Much of the food we’ll eat this Thanksgiving comes to us from farmers who

worked through COVID-19.

The turkey and fixings many of us will enjoy are the products of men and women who did their jobs when the world felt like it was turning upside down.

This was a hard year, but every year has its hardships.

Because of our resilience in the past, we live in a world of technological wonder and material abundance. We may suffer challenges and disruptions in the present, but we have the tools and character to overcome them. Our breadbasket has never been so full.

It all goes back to resilience.

This essential quality has a lot of names – toughness, fortitude, grit and more.

Whatever we call it, I’m glad we have it, and on this Thanksgiving, I’m positively thankful for it.

Tsosie Lewis is a New Mexico farmer who led the Navajo Nation Enterprise Farm where they grow corn, alfalfa, barley, wheat, potatoes, popcorn, pumpkins and pinto beans. Tsosie is a member of the Global Farmer Network. This column was originally published in the Global Farmer Network's newsletter. It can be found at globalfarmernetwork.org. fcsamerica.com

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NEWS BRIEFS Thanksgiving meals provided First Lady Jennie Gordon’s Wyoming Hunger Initiative and the Wyoming Governor’s Residence Foundation launched Project #ThankfulWyoming this month and allocated $50,000 to anti-hunger nonprofit organizations in each of Wyoming’s 23 counties. The funds will be directed specifically to ensure Wyoming families in need have a Thanksgiving meal.

Food pantries and anti-hunger nonprofit organizations across the state are facing a tremendous challenge.

Because of the increased demand on resources due to COVID-19, there simply aren’t enough resources left to provide Thanksgiving meals to those experiencing the financial effects of the pandemic.

Wyoming Hunger Initiative joined forces with corporate and private partners to bring funding to every Wyoming county to provide Thanksgiving meals so no one misses this holiday.

“When we discovered many Wyoming food pantries were strapped for resources this year due to the unprecedented demand of providing Thanksgiving meals to local families in need. We knew we could bridge the resource gap and rush much needed funding to food pantries working tirelessly to serve their neighbors,” said Gordon.

Additionally, a partnership with local Kiwanis Clubs identified additional families in need to receive Thanksgiving meals through the #ThankfulWyoming campaign.

Wyoming Hunger Initiative’s #ThankfulWyoming efforts are made possible by generous donors, including Blue Cross Blue Shield of Wyoming, Albertsons Foundation, Hughes Charitable Foundation, Jonah Bank of Wyoming, the salary of Gov. Mark Gordon, Jay and Linda Butler and numerous private donors from across the country.

Public comments sought The Wyoming Game and Fish Department has released the Platte Valley Mule Deer Migration Corridor Draft Biological Risk and Opportunity Assessment. The document provides an overview of the conservation challenges and opportunities along the 80 miles in south central Wyoming which make up one of the most crucial pathways in the state for spring and fall mule deer movements. The public is invited to review the draft and submit comments.

The Platte Valley Migration Corridor has been an official corridor since 2018 and was recognized as a designated migration corridor as part of Gov. Mark Gordon’s 2020 Migration Corridor Executive Order.

The public will have the opportunity to review and submit comments online. A virtual public meeting for local stakeholders will be held Dec. 8. Comments will be accepted until Dec. 15 and will contribute to the final assessment, slated to be completed in January 2021.

The draft assessment is available at wgfd.wyo. gov/Get-Involved/Platte-Valley-Migration-RiskAssessment.

Show canceled

After The National Western Stock Show (NWSS) in Denver, Colo. announced the cancelation of their 2021 event, the Grand Island Livestock Complex Authority (GILCA) began exploring the potential of hosting a onetime livestock show as an alternative to the canceled NWSS in Grand Island, Neb. scheduled for 16 days in January 2021.

GILCA announced the cancelation of their alternative show, The NebraskaN, on Nov. 19. The group, along with stakeholders including Fonner Park, Nebraska State Fair, Grand Island Chamber of Commerce and Grand Island Tourism have been making plans for the show in September.

“We have been truly gratified by the overwhelming support for the show from the national livestock community, the City of Grand Island and the citizens and businesses of Nebraska,” notes GILCA. “Our priority has always been protecting the health and safety of event attendees. However, with the rise of the epidemic nationally and the recent guidelines enacted in Nebraska and other states, the logistics of putting on a quality event is no longer possible.”

“It grieves us we will not be able to host this event for the community of Grand Island, Neb.,” they continue. “We genuinely wanted to support the national beef cattle industry and the commercial vendors with an alternative to their traditional January event.”

GILCA would like to thank those who have been involved in the planning and hard work to prepare for The NebraskaN. All entry fees and vendor reservations received will be returned.

Republican leaders selected Rep. Eric Barlow (R-Gillette) and Sen. Dan Dockstader (R-Afton) will likely lead the Wyoming Legislature for the next two years after a remote vote of the Republican caucus the morning of Nov. 14.

Barlow, who now serves as house majority floor leader, is on track to replace Rep. Steve Harshman (R-Casper) as speaker at the conclusion of the Casper lawmaker’s unusual second term this year.

The final tally in Barlow’s favor, 32-18, came against Sheridan Republican Rep. Mark Jennings, a state GOP activist who has never held a leadership position or a committee chairmanship. Jennings said his impromptu run was an effort to give lawmakers who support all the tenets of the Republican Party platform a greater voice in the Legislature.

Several other members of the Legislature – Rep. Albert Sommers (R-Pinedale) and Rep. Mike Greear (R-Worland) staved off challenges of their own from more conservative opponents and appear headed to become majority floor leader and speaker pro tempore, respectively.

Cheyenne Republican Rep. Jared Olsen was ultimately elected as whip for the House Republicans.

In the Senate, Dockstader will likely serve alongside new Senate Majority Floor Leader Ogden Driskill (R-Devil’s Tower) and Baggs Sen. Larry Hicks, who is on track to replace Driskill as vice president of the Senate.

The appointments are not final, however. The leadership still needs to be approved by the full Legislature, including Democrats, Libertarians and Independents, to become final.

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Virtual field day scheduled The Panhandle Research, Extension and Education Center in Scottsbluff, Neb. is hosting a virtual field day - the “Panhandle Agricultural Research and Technology Tour – Plus” (PARTT Plus) on Dec. 1-2 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. both days.

Participants can expect to hear short talks about dry edible bean research including entomology, weed management, breeding, pathology and on-farm research. There will also be talks focused on irrigation management and water quality research, cow/calf feeding and grazing research and an overview of economics for the Panhandle region. Each researcher will be available for a question-and-answer session following their presentation.

The registration link is available on the Panhandle Center’s web page at panhandle.unl.edu or at unl.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_XwBc9r6URE64zkvVZNdXlA. Support for PARTT Plus comes from University of NebraskaLincoln Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Nebraska Dry Bean Commission and 21st Century.

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Over the past 130 years, the Angus breed has established itself as an industry leader for quality and advancement. This reputation was built by innovators and visionaries who possess drive and wise decisionmaking skills to better the breed and the industry.

On Nov. 8, four Angus industry leaders were added to this prestigious group during the 137th Annual Meeting in Kansas City, Mo. The 2020 inductees are Bill Powell of Maryland, Brian McCulloh of Wisconsin, Steve Olson of Texas and Aloysius “Al” DeClerk of Arkansas.

Not only are inductees displayed in the halls of the AAA headquarters, but a newly created website will soon house all of the Angus Heritage Foundation inductees, from 1983 to the present. To learn more and watch videos of the Heritage Foundation winners, visit AngusAwards.com.

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AAA perseveres through 2020 and optimistically looks forward to the future “2020 has been a tough year, hasn’t it? We saw a storm rage through Iowa, fires burning in the West and hurricanes tearing through the southern states. But, like many other tough years, 2020 has taught us a lot of lessons, and one of the biggest lessons we have learned this year is the value of perseverance,” stated Mark McCully, CEO of the American Angus Association (AAA).

During the opening ceremony of the 137th AAA Annual Meeting in Kansas City, Mo., McCully addressed

attendees, praising them for their ability to adapt and move forward despite challenging circumstances and encouraging them to look toward the future with optimism.

Persevering through tough times “2020 has been a year to adapt, a year to innovate, a year to be nimble and a year to move forward,” said McCully.

“I am inspired by and proud of the way those in the ag community have continued to persevere, even when things looked pretty bleak.”

McCully noted, in his

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person livestock shows was uncertain.”

McCully also commended Angus breeders for their hard work and flexibility amidst challenging circumstances due to COVID-19 restrictions.

“I watched Angus breeders and our members as they dealt with COVID-19 restrictions sent their way right in the middle of spring bull sale season,” said McCully. “They dealt with travel restrictions, gathering size restrictions and all sorts of uncertainty during a really important time of year. Yet, they innovated.

They went about remodeling their sales and utilizing new technology, just so they could adapt to the circumstances and continue moving forward.”

With the widespread impact of COVID-19 restrictions, McCully praised other individuals in the industry as well.

“I am so proud of the team I get to work with every single day,” he stated. “Our AAA staff had to learn how to do our jobs differently and how to work from home. We had to keep up with the change in innovation all of our members are dealing with.”

He continued, “Our events and education team had to scrap months of planning.

They remodeled and reimagined all of our events, but they made it happen. They made this happen. We got through it,

and we will continue to move forward.”

A silver lining Despite all of the challenges the association and its members have seen in 2020, McCully believes there is a silver lining.

“For the first time in our lives, consumers went into the store and found empty shelves.

I think a silver lining in all of this is those consumers had to stand there and think a little bit harder about their food supply,” McCully said. “They had to think a little bit harder about what goes into making sure they have the safest, highestquality, most affordable and most accessible food supply in the world. That is all thanks to our cattle producers who work to achieve this each and every day.”

He continued, “I love telling the story about how Angus breeders, when faced with eroding consumer demand and eroding demand for registered Angus seedstock, innovated, changed and went against the grain to focus on building a higher-quality end product with the consumer in mind.”

In fact, McCully noted the Certified Angus Beef (CAB) brand has continuously produced some of the highestquality beef in history, with 36 percent CAB acceptance rates and 10 percent Prime beef for weeks in a row throughout 2020.

Looking forward, moving ahead To wrap up his discussion, McCully presented attendees with five long-range objectives AAA will strive toward as they move forward.

These include driving breed objectives, enhancing member experience and success, fostering the profitability of the commercial cattle producer, serving as a trusted industry resource and growing consumer trust and loyalty.

McCully also encouraged attendees to keep moving forward and to be optimistic when looking forward to the future.

“Not a week goes by where I don’t have a conversation, read an article or see something online about a new product, a new company, a new innovation or a new partnership that has the potential to be very disruptive to the cattle business,” he said.

“However, as I look to the future, I am encouraged,” he added. “I am encouraged by our history, which has proved we can embrace change and allow for innovation, creativity and independence. We have a tradition of progress, and 2020, even with all of its tricks, didn’t slow us down.”

Hannah Bugas is the managing editor of the Wyoming Livestock Roundup.

Send comments on this article to roundup@wylr.net.

USFS rules on NEPA The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) Executive Director of Natural Resources and the Public Lands Council (PLC) Executive Director Kaitlynn Glover released a statement on the U.S. Forest Service’s (USFS) final rule to update the agency’s National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) regulations on Nov. 18.

“Today’s announcement represents decades of work by livestock producers who have told the Forest Service and other federal agencies for years NEPA regulations need serious improvement.

This rule formalizes changes to allow USFS to be better partners to ranchers and stakeholders who depend on healthy forests and grasslands. These are common-sense changes which add clarity by streamlining the NEPA processes and ensuring agencies are not spending

time on unnecessary duplicative NEPA reviews. Thank you to the U.S. Department of Agriculture and USFS for following through with this process,” states Glover.

The final rule contains a series of new categorical exclusions (CEs) and a Determination of NEPA Adequacy. CEs are part of the NEPA process that are completed when a determination is made the proposed action will not have a significant impact. The proposed rule released by the USFS in June 2019 was broader than the contents of the final rule.

NCBA and PLC will continue to work with USFS officials and NEPA experts across the administration to finalize other components of the 2019 proposed rule, as directed by the updated NEPA regulations finalized by the White House Council on Environmental Quality in July 2020.

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Weather and election results impact ag market outlook Duane Lowry, senior risk manager and market research director at Silver Creek Commodities explains the effect current events might have on the grain market in a recent Ag Market Outlook podcast.

Weather and the results of the presidential election are the two major uncertainties driving action in the marketplace, Lowry explains.

Election and weather “The marketplace is more concerned about the uncertainty in election litigation, rather than either candidate winning the election,” Lowry says. “With crude oil under pressure, gasoline demand still remaining off and ethanol remaining a question mark for the future, these are real concerns which will probably become more heightened after the election.”

Lowry notes Biden’s

election could give more credibility to the fear of the economy shutting down again, nodding to the effect the last shutdown had on agricultural markets.

Biden’s election also opens up the potential for China to take advantage of the opportunity to revisit trade agreements and rid tariffs. Though, he adds, either election would have resulted in a lull in agricultural exports to China.

“In talking about weather, there has been a lot of attempt and probably a lot of people holding long positions based on La Niña or recent dryness in Brazil and Argentina,” Lowry notes. “I haven’t seen any visual connection between day-to-day price movement and day-to-day forecasts, so I don’t think the markets are trading on weather, but some people are.”

BRD continued from page A1 “Second is the environment, which includes animal density, animal mixing, weather, pen conditions and human interaction.”

According to Theurer, the pathogen is the third component. He noted this may include a primary viral infection including bovine herpesvirus type one, parainfluenza3, bovine respiratory syncytial virus or bovine viral diarrhea, as well as a secondary bacterial infection, including Mannheimia haemolytica, Pasteurella multocida, Haemophilus somnus and Mycobacterium bovis.

“If any one of these three components swings out of balance, the opportunity for disease may occur,” Theurer stated.

Temporal BRD patterns One of the first things Theurer and his team looked at were retrospective temporal BRD patterns in high performing versus highrisk populations. Data was collected at the Hy-Plains Feedyard, LLC in Montezuma, Kan. “The high-risk calves were chosen based off of a risk assessment and were administered metaphylaxis,” Theurer noted. “The high-performing cattle were categorized as the top 25 percent for average daily gain, feed conversion and quality grade.”

Theurer explained highperforming calves began breaking with respiratory disease around day four.

“By this time, the bulk of calves in the high-risk group had already broke with disease, so the highperforming cattle seemed to be breaking at a later time,” he stated.

Repeatability of health outcomes Additionally, Theurer and his research team collaborated with the Noble Research Institute through the International Consortium for Antimicrobial

Stewardship in Agriculture Program to look at the repeatability of health outcomes.

“To do this, we did a retrospective analysis from data the institute had put together on 4,346 calves they followed throughout the supply chain,” Theurer explained. “These cattle were spring calved, fall weaned and preconditioned for 60 days or more. They also received two rounds of blackleg vaccine and a viral respiratory disease vaccine, one round for shipping fever and they were dehorned, castrated and wormed.”

When looking at the cumulative morbidity risk in this set of calves, Theurer explained most cases occurred earlier in the feeding period.

However, after day four, they still had one-third of calves breaking with BRD. “We repeated the study in a different feedyard in Texas with 1,012 yearlings and saw very similar results,” he said.

“This leaves us wondering if the morbidity we are seeing is more related to transportation stress and adaptation to the feedyard or if there is a completely different underlying issue. We also want to know how we can better manage and prevent BRD in the future.”

Health outcomes by cow/calf operation Another set of data analyzed by Theurer looked at health outcomes of calves based on the vaccine protocol they underwent on the cow/ calf operation.

“We wanted to look at what is being done to those calves prior to arrival at the feedyard that either sets them up for success or failure,” he said. “Therefore, we looked at the date of the first BRD treatment in the feedyard compared to how many modified live vaccines (MLVs) the calves were given prior to arrival.”

“We found calves given only one MLV prior to coming to the feedyard actually had a lower first treatment compared to calves given three

Soybean market outlook “The week before the election was a big deal in the marketplace,” Lowry states.

“The soybean market tipped over and put in a sizable break at a time people were not expecting it. The same thing happened to corn.”

The soybean market has recently been front-loaded with demand and export sales, according to Lowry.

He adds 2016 saw sales and exports at this level in the marketing season resulting in a decline from January through June, following front-loaded sales.

“I think this is a good warning sign to separate being bullish and excited about the amount of business, look at it as routine business and move forward,” he says. “Aggressive business in China very well may be part of an inventory buildvaccines,” Theurer continued. “I am not saying vaccines aren’t helpful, however more may not necessarily be better.”

Effect of rate of gain and backgrounding The last study Theurer and his team put together analyzed the effects of rate of gain and backgrounding on the incidence of BRD at the feedlot.

“With help from the Noble Research Institute, we put together two groups of small calves, with 56 head per group. We looked at different randomizations over preconditioning for 80 days versus 197 days before they came to the feedyard,” Theurer explained, noting the goal of the study was to understand which management strategies prior to cattle entering the feedlot would set them up for success.

“Cattle preconditioned for 197 days had nine percent cumulative morbidity, and all but one of these cases occurred after 30 days on feed,” Theurer noted.

“My hypothesis is these calves might be subclinical, and we don’t see signs of sickness until later in the feeding period.”

He continued, “At this point, we don’t have an exact answer, but we now have a lot of the right information to start understanding how to fix this problem.”

“Unfortunately, morbidity and mortality in highperforming cattle is greater than expected and generally occurs at later days on feed compared to highrisk calves,” he concluded.

“Additional research is needed to further evaluate the potential cause and effect of mid-feeding period morbidity and late-day mortality, and to do this, the beef industry needs to continue working together to better understand issues up and down the supply chain.”

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

ing program looking at how much they have purchased from South American in January all the way through U.S. purchases. It doesn’t seem reasonable to think buying is associated with demand.”

South American values are underpriced compared to what the U.S. offers are going to be in February and March, Lowry explains.

He notes a South American weather problem might be the only way for current U.S. soybean prices to remain where they are.

Corn market outlook While Lowry expects the corn market to recover from much of the decline experienced recently, he notes there are some concerns at a fundamental level.

“Many people talk about corn basis being strong, which it has been and will probably remain strong, but it has become a popular expectation,” he explains. “If the corn futures market continues or establishes a longer-lasting correction period, the pressure on basis to strengthen will probably be further intensified.”

While most corn producers are near the end of har-

“The marketplace is more concerned about the uncertainty in election litigation, rather than either candidate winning the election.” – Duane Lowry, Ag Market Outlook Podcast vest, many have been making sales on $4 cash bids.

Others finishing harvest look at the price and decide to put their corn away.

“Once corn has been put up, it will become difficult for buyers to get cash corn in the pipeline,” Lowry notes.

Wheat market outlook Weather has definitely impacted the wheat market, contributing to notable downturn.

“Parts of the U.S. Plains had moisture and parts of Russia’s wheat belt also saw an increase in moisture,” Lowry shares.

“It won’t be long before we go into the dormant winter season,” he adds. “At this point, no matter the condition of the crop going in, it is difficult for the wheat market to build a trend for this period.”

Lowry shares much of the wheat market is on the defensive, but longs to liqui-

date still exist, and the wheat market is vulnerable.

“It looks like wheat could lose 50 cents to corn, and looking at the corn price, we should have respect for 40 or 50 cents of downside risk,” he explains. “The combined effect puts wheat downside risk at almost a dollar.”

In summary, Lowry notes there is opportunity for uncertainty, volatility, disappointment and additional liquidation pressures thanks to the election and post-election results. He recommends being respectful of downside risk and performing a serious evaluation of inventory with considerations to whether or not producers should be holding inventory in an unhedged manner.

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

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HEMP continued from page A1 tasked the USDA with writing rules to regulate the crop, outlining restrictions for growing and processing the crop, making it eligible for crop insurance and allowing transportation of hemp between states.

“Our legislature went into session right after the farm bill was signed, and they introduced a bill to produce hemp in Wyoming and have WDA regulate the hemp industry,” shared Miyamoto.

“Wyoming House Bill 171 required WDA to submit a regulatory plan to the USDA and provided funding for the purchase of equipment and program implementation through WDA, along with repealing the 2017 Wyoming hemp legislation.”

Regulatory plan WDA’s hemp plan has since adapted from the original plan to meet all requirements set forth in the 2018 Farm Bill and comply with federal regulations on moni-

toring hemp harvest, processing and transportation.

“Because hemp is new, and because it is the same plant as marijuana, we are required to keep a lot more information about the crop and those who grow it,” noted Miyamoto.

“We worked very closely with our counterparts in Colorado on every aspect of sampling hemp,” he continued. “WDA also took a lot of information from other states on equipment, standards and methodology.

Wyoming hemp standards are basically industry standards.”

WDA offers three different types of licenses.

Those looking to grow hemp can apply for a producer’s license, while those looking to turn hemp into products can apply for a processor’s license. Operations looking to grow and process the crop can do so under a producerprocessor license.

“Our plan meets requirements set forth in the 2018 Farm Bill requiring us to track licenses and have a plan to rid of crops above the allowed THC level,” said Miyamoto.

2020 growing season “In Wyoming’s first hemp production season, WDA issued 28 licenses – 10 were producer licenses, four were processing licenses and 14 licenses for operations doing some combination of both,” Miyamoto explained.

“We have around 1,000 acres licensed to grow hemp and 17 of the 28 licensees have submitted samples to test for THC.” Miyamoto shared of those submitted samples, most have passed the THC concentration limits. However, two of the first three samples analyzed failed, giving a rough start to the season.

He noted the department needed the opportunity during this year’s growing season to get data on hemp production in Wyoming and learn about the crop.

“Under the 2014 Farm

Bill, WDA or the University of Wyoming could have grown hemp for research purposes, but we couldn’t get the funding for seeds and establishing crops,” Miyamoto said.

Producer advice “I think hemp probably does provide opportunities for producers, but they have to know going into production what the requirements and regulations are and how strict they are,” Miyamoto shared. “Regulatory implications cut into profitability, but as long as producers know what they are doing, I think there is some opportunity for hemp.”

Hemp is mostly grown for CBD oil, grain, seeds and fiber, Miyamoto explained.

However, he shared acreage is down significantly because the market was flooded. The result – hemp is not worth much today.

“There are significant oversupplies of hemp and hemp products at the farm level,” he said. “The amount of CBD biomass in storage

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ready for processing is down 84 percent and the price of bulk hemp oil is down 94 percent.”

“The market is not good.

It will stabilize at some point, but unfortunately, there are a lot of producers and processors who are going to lose a lot of money before the market does stabilize,” he continued.

Miyamoto shared all of the regulatory challenges have impacted the hemp industry, and he offered those interested in hemp to understand the requirements.

Anytime something is so regulated it often translates into impacts on the ability of producers to make money.

“I do think today there

are growers making money on hemp, but there is a whole lot more who have lost,” he said. “It’s the only crop which becomes a federally illegal narcotic if THC levels increase. If it goes bad, the only option we have is to destroy the crop, and this has the ability to really limit profitability.”

The University of Wyoming Extension is planning to host a hemp workshop in January and February. For more information, visit uwyo.edu/imp/ag-imp/ hemp-ipm.html.

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

LWCF continued from page A1 over the next five years to fix deferred maintenance at national parks, wildlife refuges, forest and other federal lands, with $6.5 billion set aside specifically to the 419 national park units.

Second, the GAO Act guaranteed $900 million in perpetuity each year for the LWCF, which was established in 1964.

“Previously, LWCF was funded by Congress for very specific priorities each year, and Congress determined the amount of funding for each of those projects on an individual basis,” Glover explained.

“When the GAO Act was passed, it moved Congressional involvement, made a direct deposit into the LWCF fund and allowed agencies to effectively set their own priorities without affirmation from Congress.”

“While this was certainly cause for concern, Secretary Bernhardt’s secretarial order makes some significant improvements into the way DOI will implement LWCF funding,” she added.

LWCF improvements According to Glover, there are two sides to LWCF funding – a state side and a federal side.

“Typically it is the federal side we are concerned about,” stated Glover, noting federal LWCF funding can only be used for acquisitions of interest or physical purchase of land and water.

“This is all still true after Secretary Bernhardt’s order. However, he did a few things in respect to those acquisitions that is pretty important,” she noted.

First, Glover explained Bernhardt emphasized states need to see the maximum benefit of the LWCF on both the state and federal sides.

“LWCF was enacted to support recreational access, community health and land health. In order to make this happen, states need to see the maximum benefit,” she said.

Additionally, Bernhardt emphasized acquisitions must be voluntary, particu-

larly on the federal side.

“There can be no more of this arm twisting, behind the back, ‘voluntary’ acquisition like we have seen in the past,” Glover stated.

“These acquisitions must be from willing sellers, particularly when they are private land interests because these acquisitions can fundamentally change the make up of communities and how lands are managed around them.”

Glover noted Bernhardt also emphasized acquired land, including easement interests, must be for a specific conservation value, and there are several of these values identified in the secretarial order.

These include recreational value, access for recreation, wildlife migration corridors as identified by the state and the ability for both state and federal entities to ensure they are considering the Endangered Species Act uses for acquisition purposes.

“We need to make sure these acquisitions are specific, and if they are to be made, they must be for actual conservational value, not at the whim of a federal bureaucrat,” she stated.

Glover continued, “Probably, the most important part of this seven-page document comes on one of the very last pages, noting a written expression of support by both the state’s governor and a local government official is required for acquisition of land and water.”

“This is so important,” she added. “It is something NCBA, PLC and a number of other groups have been trying to enact for LWFC funding for years.”

Glover concluded, “So, while LWCF state and federal funding is certainly a heaping barrel full of lemons, we made a little bit of lemonade, and we are very thankful for Secretary Bernhardt’s new secretarial order.”

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

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Auctioneer: Trent Stewart 66 Red Angus Bulls Average: $4,557 9 Profit Plus Black Bulls Average: $3,083 7 Charolais Bulls Average: $3,679 141 Commercial Bred Heifers Average: $1,759 Top Sellers Bulls Lot 3 – 5L Game On 853-461G – Price: $9,000 DOB: 4/7/19 Sire: 5L Game On 703-50C Dam’s Sire: Buf Crk The Right Kind U199 EPDs: BW: -2.9, WW: +58, YW: +88 and Milk: +24 Buyer: David & Stephanie Evans, Ashville, Ala. Lot 5 – FLR Bourne 450G – Price: $8,500 DOB: 4/2/19 Sire: 5L Bourne 117-48A Dam’s Sire: 5L Bourne 117-48A EPDs: BW: -1.4, WW: +75, YW: +116 and Milk: +23 Buyer: Blew Partnership, Castleton, Kan. Lot 110 – 5L Protector 580-411G – Price: $7,750 DOB: 3/27/19 Sire: 5L Protector 116-352B Dam’s Sire: 5L Blazin Red 1354-6166 EPDs: BW: -1.0, WW: +56, YW: +85 and Milk: +26 Buyer: Steve & Linda Kukowski, Billings, Mont.

Lot 2 – 5L Bourne 6106-477G – Price: $7,500 DOB: 4/20/19 Sire: 5L Bourne 117-48A Dam’s Sire: 5L The Real Deal 1687-143B EPDs: BW: -2.1, WW: +73, YW: +117 and Milk: +27 Buyer: Pat & JoAnn Wade, Lusk Lot 1 – 5L Defender 796-442G – Price: $7,000 DOB: 4/2/19 Sire: 5L Defender 560-30Z Dam’s Sire: 5L Out In Front 1701-457B EPDs: BW: -1.6, WW: +68, YW: +112 and Milk: +25 Buyer: Augustus Cross, Lyman, Neb. Lot 111 – FLR Bourne Red 563G – Price: $7,000 Sire: 5L Bourne Red 580-158D Dam’s Sire: 5L Blazin Kind 189-228Y EPDs: BW: -3.6, WW: +56, YW: +86 and Milk: +27 Buyer: Jim Lee, Grant, Neb.

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WACD for the work they do every year to keep our natural resources healthy and our communities safe,” he added. “As WACD celebrates their 75 years of service to Wyoming, I offer my congratulations and thanks.”

Cheney also thanked the association for their hard work.

“Our 34 conservation districts, tasked with carrying out natural resource management programs at a local level, are the reason our state continues to be the best in the nation,” she noted. “In the House, I will continue to work on Wyoming’s ability to make decisions concerning land, water and wildlife. I wish WACD a successful meeting and another 75 years of moving Wyoming into the future.”

Enzi commented, “I would like to send my best wishes and congratulations on the 75th anniversary of WACD’s convention. It has been an honor to work with all of Wyoming’s residents during my time in the Senate, and I look forward to watching this group continue fighting for the Wyoming way of life.”

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“This year we began a new chapter of our association as we said goodbye to our longtime friend and associate director of 30 years, Bobbie Frank.

She has been instrumental in carrying this organization to new heights, and we wish her the best,” he said. “We proudly welcome Hunter Petsch as our new director, and we are looking forward to accomplishing great things under her leadership.”

Honoring 75 years of service During the session, Wyoming’s delegation took to the screen to thank WACD for their 75 years of service.

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A federal judge has again rejected the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) review of cumulative climate impacts of oil and gas leases in Wyoming, calling the analysis “sloppy and rushed.”

In the Nov. 13 ruling, Judge Rudolph Contreras for the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia said BLM failed to comply with the National Environmental Policy Act in its supplemental analysis of the leases and must redo its work.

The decision is the second time Contreras, an Obama appointee, has sent BLM back to the drawing board to correct its consideration of cumulative climate emissions for the leases on public lands in the state.

The supplemental Environmental Assessment (EA) was the agency’s response to a key court order last year in which Contreras faulted the agency’s consideration of climate impacts.

In his latest order, Contreras chided the agency for errors in its calculations in emissions, including BLM’s acknowledged mistake of dividing calculations for the Northern Great Plains region by five instead of three states.

He called for BLM to “correct the acknowledged errors in the analysis and to carefully review other calculations to ensure accuracy on remand.”

While the judge ordered the agency to go back to substantiate its analysis, he did not require BLM to draft a more rigorous environmental impact statement (EIS). In the meantime, he barred the agency from offering any further drilling permits for the Wyoming leases.

“The court concludes BLM failed to take a hard look at greenhouse emissions from the Wyoming Lease Sales. It does not conclude BLM’s analysis demonstrates the proposed action requires an EIS,” Contreras wrote.

The current case stems from a prior challenge to the same set of oil and gas leases in Wyoming.

In a key decision in March 2019, Contreras ruled BLM failed to adequately consider greenhouse gas emissions from leasing. This decision has pushed the agency to redo analyses for leases in other cases, including in another recent case challenging leases in five states.

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4-H’ers donate meat from annual deer hunt to help Wyoming youths The Wyoming 4-H Program, in partnership with the Solitude Ranch of northeast Wyoming, provides an annual opportunity for youths to harvest their first deer and helps provide food for Wyoming youths who may be facing food insecurity.

This year, five deer from the Oct. 31-Nov. 1 hunt on the Solitude Ranch were donated to the Wyoming Hunger Initiative’s (WHI) Food from the Field Program. WHI was started by First Lady Jennie

Gordon to prevent food insecurity for Wyoming children.

Food from the Field is a collaborative effort between WHI, Wyoming Game and Fish Department, Wyoming Department of Agriculture, Wyoming Food Bank of the Rockies and participating meat processors, as well as Wyoming hunters who donate game meat.

Donated meat is processed by partner meat processors in the state, then provided to food pantries, which offer

the game meat to their patrons.

Processors include the Star Valley Meat Block and Cold Storage, LLC in Thayne and Dan’s Meat Processing in Evansville. Hunters are invited to make a financial contribution to cover the cost of processing if able, and WHI covers the remaining cost.

Meat is then shared with the Wyoming Food Bank of the Rockies, which distributes it to local food pantries. All donated game meat from this program undergoes

Chronic Wasting Disease testing to ensure it is safe before donated for public consumption.

“This contribution from Wyoming 4-H was significant and meaningful,” said Trista Ostrom, chief of staff for Gordon. “The meat donated from these five deer will provide protein for over 100 people packaged in twopound packages for the food bank system here in Wyoming.”

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total amount of game meat donated to date is unknown, so far this season donations exceed over 2,500 pounds.

Another program in the College of Agriculture is also assisting WHI. The Cent$ible Nutrition Program (CNP) is partnering with WHI to provide game meat recipe booklets. The booklet, titled Cooking Game Meat, includes 15 recipes. CNP educators around the state are planning tastings, as COVID-19 safety procedures allow. The recipe

booklet is available at food pantries.

For more information about Wyoming 4-H, visit uwyo.edu/4-h/index.html.

For more information about WHI, visit nohungerwyo.org.

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CALENDAR

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

Nov. 22-30 Nov. 25-27 Dec. 1 Dec. 1 Dec. 1-2 Dec. 2 Dec. 3 Dec. 3-4 Dec. 7-9 Dec. 8 Dec. 8

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EVENTS

Wyoming Association of Conservation Districts Online Auction, auctria.com/auction/WNRF The Wyoming Livestock Roundup office will be closed. Ad deadline for the Nov. 28 paper is Monday, Nov. 23 at noon. Happy Thanksgiving!

Leading Farm and Ranch Employees Seminar Series, 12:30-2 p.m.

Zoom. For more information, visit go.unl.edu/Leading_Employees_Seminar.

Wyoming Game and Fish Department Elk Feedgrounds Management Phase One Meeting, 5-8 p.m. Online. For more information, visit wgfd. gov/Get-Involved/elk-feedgrounds.

Panhandle Agricultural Research and Technology Tour – Plus, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Zoom. For more information, visit panhandle.unl.edu.

Wyoming Game and Fish Department Elk Feedgrounds Management Phase One Meeting, 1-4 p.m or 6-9 p.m. Online. For more information, visit wgfd.gov/Get-Involved/elk-feedgrounds.

Wyoming Game and Fish Department Elk Feedgrounds Management Phase One Meeting, 4-7 p.m. Online. For more information, visit wgfd. gov/Get-Involved/elk-feedgrounds.

Wyoming Society for Range Management, online. For more information, visit wyomingrangelands.org.

Wyoming Stock Growers Association 2020 Winter Roundup Convention and Trade Show, Casper, Ramkota Hotel and Conference Center.

For more information, visit wysga.org.

Natrona County Predator Management District 2020 Annual Meeting, 4 p.m. Teleconference. To join the meeting, call 605-313-6272 using the access code 553517.

Wyoming Game and Fish Department Platte Valley Corridor Public Meeting, online. For more information, visit wgfd.wyo.gov/Get-Involved/ Platte-Valley-Migration-Risk-Assessment.

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Paint Rock Angus Annual Fall Production Sale, at the ranch, Hyattville, 307-469-2206, 307-469-2252, paintrockangus.com Vermilion Ranch Fall Performance Sale, Public Auction Yards, Billings, Mont., 406-670-0078, 406-672-5844, vermilionangus.com Complete Dispersal, St. Onge Livestock, St. Onge, S.D., 605-892-5744 Stevenson’s Diamond Dot 2020 Fall Production Sale, at the ranch, Hobson, Mont., 406-366-9023, 406-374-2250, stevensonsdiamonddot.com Western Video Market, Silver Legacy, Reno, Nev., 530-347-3793, wvmcattle.com Ward Livestock Red, White & Blue Bull Sale, at the ranch, Laramie, 307-399-9863

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Gillett, Gary - Powell 1 Blk Cow, 1315# ..........................$6050 1 Blk Cow, 1250# ..........................$5400 2 BWF Cows, avg. 1343# ............$5250 Mueller, Terry - Shell 2 Blk Cows, avg. 1345#................$5950 1 Blk Cow, 1465# ..........................$5850 2 Blk Cows, avg. 1258#................$5350 1 Blk Cow, 1320# ..........................$5100 Nielsen, Jr., Jack - Greybull 2 BWF Cows, avg. 1340# ............$5800 2 Blk Cows, avg. 1305#................$5150 2 Blk Cow, 1433# ..........................$4850 Hessenthaler, Charles - Lovell 1 Blk Cow, 1530# ..........................$5800 1 BWF Cow, 1310#.......................$5700 2 Rd/Blk Cows, avg. 1363# ..........$5650 1 Red Cow, 1535# ........................$5650 1 Blk Cow, 1235# ..........................$5400 2 Rd/Blk Cows, avg. 1688# ..........$5400 4 Blk Cows, avg. 1106# ................$5200 2 Red Cows, avg. 1303# ..............$5150 1 BWF Cow, 1270#.......................$5000 1 Blk Cow, 1210# ..........................$4850 1 Red Cow, 1420# ........................$4600 Hamilton, David - Worland 1 Red Cow, 1660# ........................$5800 2 Blk Cows, avg. 1415#................$5800 2 Blk Cows, avg. 1315#................$5750 1 Blk Cow, 1620# ..........................$5750 2 Rd/Blk Cows, avg. 1463# ..........$5650 2 Blk Cows, avg. 1238#................$5550 1 Blk Cow, 1450# ..........................$5450 1 Blk Cow, 1500# ..........................$4800 1 Blk Cow, 1205# ..........................$4350 Renner, Paddy - Meeteetse 1 Blk Cow, 1345# ..........................$5650 J & J Baling - Manderson 1 Blk Cow, 1410# ..........................$5650 1 Blk Cow, 1200# ..........................$5400 2 Blk Cows, avg. 1355#................$5000 1 Blk Cow, 1545# ..........................$5000 1 Blk Cow, 1200# ..........................$4850 2 Blk Cows, avg. 1435#................$4750 3 Blk Cows, avg. 1263#................$4700 1 Blk Cow, 1350# ..........................$4500 1 Blk Cow, 1230# ..........................$4450 Shuler, Wade - Powell 2 Blk Cows, avg. 1553#................$5500 2 Blk Cows, avg. 1233#................$4800 Hoffman, Ron - Thermopolis 1 Blk Cow, 1290# ..........................$5450 Jones, Randall - Otto 1 Blk Cow, 1430# ..........................$5450 1 Blk Cow, 1570# ..........................$4450

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Hoyt, Mark - Basin 1 Blk Cow, 1230# ..........................$5450 1 Blk Cow, 1405# ..........................$5300 1 Blk Cow, 1255# ..........................$4300 1 Blk Cow, 1525# ..........................$4200 Herman Livestock LLC - Hyattville 1 Blk Cow, 1200# ..........................$5450 1 Blk Cow, 1325# ..........................$4300 Brost, Heidi - Lovell 1 RWF Cow, 1280#.......................$5400 Pennoyer & Son Inc. - Thermopolis 2 Blk Cows, avg. 1365#................$5350 1 Blk Cow, 1230# ..........................$4800 2 Rd/Blk Cows, avg. 1148# ..........$4750 Shepperson, Ondrea - Meeteetse 1 Blk Cow, 1260# ..........................$5100 Koehn, Paul - Otto 2 Blk Cows, avg. 1153# ................$5100 PAR Ranch - Meeteetse 2 Blk Cows, avg. 1370#................$5000 1 Blk Cow, 1345# ..........................$4750 S & T Cattle LLC - Ten Sleep 1 Blk Cow, 1405# ..........................$5000 1 Blk Cow, 1355# ..........................$4750 2 Blk Cows, avg. 1200#................$4550 1 Blk Cow, 1260# ..........................$4200 3 BWF Cows, avg. 1072# ............$3900 Bald Ridge Cattle Co. - Powell 2 Blk Cows, avg. 1168# ................$5000 2 Blk Cows, avg. 1178# ................$4950 3 Blk Cows, avg. 1188# ................$4700 1 Blk Cow, 1335# ..........................$4650 1 Blk Cow, 1350# ..........................$4500 1 Blk Cow, 1290# ..........................$4400 1 Blk Cow, 1290# ..........................$3900 Galloway, Clayton - Manderson 1 Blk Cow, 1205# ..........................$4950 1 Blk Cow, 1425# ..........................$4600 L & M Good Partnership - Shell 1 Red Cow, 1235# ........................$4900 Herren, Harry - Greybull 1 Blk Cow, 1370# ..........................$4850 1 Blk Cow, 1870# ..........................$4650 1 Blk Cow, 1645# ..........................$4400 1 Blk Cow, 1235# ..........................$3300 W&M Thoman Ranches LLC - Green River 1 Hrfd Cow, 1205# ........................$4850 4 Hfrd Cows, avg. 1153# ..............$4700 2 Hfrd Cows, avg. 1243# ..............$4600 3 Hrfd Cows, avg. 1142# ..............$4500 2 Hrfd Cows, avg. 1273# ..............$4500 Hook, Jace - Thermopolis 1 Blk Cow, 1150# ..........................$4050 HEIFERS & HEIFERETTES W&M Thoman Ranches LLC - Green River 8 Hrfd Hfrs, avg. 771#.................$12000 Shepperson, Ondrea - Meeteetse 7 Blk Hfrettes, avg. 787# ..............$9900 SLS Cattle Co. - Meeteetse 6 BWF Hfrettes, avg. 801# ...........$9300 Pennoyer & Son Inc. - Thermopolis 3 Blk Hfrettes, avg. 902# ..............$8000 Pitch Fork Ranch LLC - Meeteetse 5 XBred Hfrettes, avg. 1009# .......$7300 5 XBred Hfrettes, avg. 1040# .......$6550 Galloway, Clayton - Manderson 1 Blk Hfrette, 1000# ......................$7050 Hamiton, David - Worland 1 Blk Hfrette, 980# ........................$7000 Nielsen, Jr., Jack - Greybull 1 Blk Hfrette, 980# ........................$6900 Herman Livestock LLC - Hyattville 1 Blk Hfrette, 970# ........................$6800

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POSTCARD from the Past

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Pessimism Has no Place in Real Spirit of Time of Thanksgiving Just over 100 years ago the United States was recovering from the devastation of World War I, Spanish Flu epidemic and some of the worst weather of the century. Yet, the Moorcroft Democrat found a place for optimism in its Nov. 18, 1921 issue with the following editorial: After having devoted so much of our time to bemoaning the misfortunes that have come to us as a people during the past year, it will do us good on this Thanksgiving Day to stop and look at the other side of the ledger and cast up the account of the good things that have come to us.

Our situation admittedly has not been as favorable in many respects as we could desire. We have had problems and difficulties which naturally

aroused dissatisfaction and discontent. We have been feeling mighty sorry for ourselves.

Perhaps Thanksgiving occasion could bring no greater blessing to us as a people than to readjust our perspective and displace pessimism with a new spirit of optimism.

Before we enter into the true spirit of the day, it is necessary to put away our hatreds, our grouches and discontents and center our thoughts upon the blessings that have come.

If one would give thanks, he must realize the fact of having been blessed, and in doing so he minimizes the misfortunes he has experienced.

The pessimist is in no position to give thanks. The spirit of optimism will possess us to the extent we are able to give thanks in spirit and in truth to the Giver of All Good Gifts today.

For the fact remains, in

As is the case in 2020 – because of COVID-19 – in the year of our Lord, 1918 doctors urged only family gatherings be held in observance of Thanksgiving as the Spanish Flu raged throughout the country. No matter how folks gather to observe the coming holiday, we wish to extend a most bountiful and healthy Thanksgiving to all! – Dick Perue of Historical Reproductions by Perue

spite of our difficulties, we are the most prosperous and the most favorably situated nation on the earth, and we have more reasons for contentment and gratitude than any other people.

This Thanksgiving Day, if observed in the spirit of those who inaugurated it, is capable of lifting the spirit and thought of the American people to new heights and of ushering in a new era of contentment and happiness.

Thanksgiving Day comes to mean today not only an occasion when we may express our gratitude to the Most High for His care and kindness in the past, but likewise a time when by marshaling our blessings before us we are inspired with new hope and courage for the future.

Hope also existed in the following news item in the Nov. 26, 1918 issue of the Douglas Budget.

If there ever was a time when people should have a real spirit of Thanksgiving, it is this year. The world’s greatest war is ended and the flu epidemic, which has claimed more victims than the war, is rapidly dying out. Under circumstances, how can even the most confirmed grouch fail to breathe a spirit of gratitude.

The churches will not be able to hold any Thanksgiving services, but there is nothing to prevent people from privately repairing to the House of God for a few moments of quiet worship. Such an attitude would be a fitting tribute to Almighty God. The Congregational Church will be open and warm all day to provide this privilege for the people. It is hoped during the day many will drop in for a few moments of silent and private worship.

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Rachel Grant of Converse County was elected to her second term as the director-atlarge. Grant is a past president of the Converse County Farm Bureau Federation, a former WyFB Young Farmer and Rancher Committee member and past state chair of the WyFB Natural Environmental and Resources Committee.

Rachel and her husband Will have four children and

ranch in southern Converse County.

“I really enjoy policy development,” Grant said. “In every decision we make, we think about how it impacts the families of our members.”

In addition to the three statewide elections, five district directors and the Young Farmer and Rancher state chair serve on the state board.

The Young Farmer and Rancher Committee elected Chelsea Baars to her second

term as the state committee chair. This position has a seat on the WyFB Board of Directors.

Rounding out the Wyoming Farm Bureau Federation Board of Directors are District Directors Raenell Taylor, northeast district director; Kevin Baars, southeast district director; Tim Pexton, central district director; Thad Dockery, northwest district director and Justin Ellis, southwest district director.

Policies adopted The meat supply chain, state agency coordination

with county entities and pandemic responses by nonelected officials were among the many topics included in policies adopted during the meeting, while the need for a competitive enterprise system, individual freedoms and protection of property rights made their way into the discussions as Farm Bureau members developed policy.

“County Farm Bureau members start the policy development process at the local level,” said Ken Hamilton, WyFB Executive Vice President. “The process continues through the district, state and national levels as members discuss a wide variety of policy issues that are of concern to the members and their families.”

Farm Bureau members heavily discussed the need to address the disruption in the meat supply chain exacerbated by the coronavirus pandemic.

“Our members want to help facilitate local ranchers’ ability to market their meat products easier,” said Hamilton. “The resolutions that became policy would work to build resiliency into the supply chain by enabling more local and regional processing of meat products.”

Price discovery is another

area of concern with the meat supply chain. “Members passed policy supporting legislation, which would require packers to purchase a minimum percentage of their weekly cattle volume on the open or spot market through negotiated cash trade,” Hamilton explained. “This legislation would focus on packers who process over 125,000 head per year.”

Regarding animal agriculture, Farm Bureau members spoke about the need for long-acting antibiotics to be made available.

“Farmers and ranchers are always concerned about the health and welfare of their animals,” Hamilton stated.

“They are urging action by federal agencies to increase the availability of long-acting antibiotics as an essential medication to care for animals should they become sick.”

Regarding crop agriculture, members expressed the need for legislation to address legal protections for chemical applicators concerning chemical drift liability.

“The policy calls for the protection of agricultural applicators through the same legal protections provided to others where innocence is presumed until guilt is

proven,” Hamilton explained.

Farm Bureau has long called for federal agencies to coordinate activities with county entities and county natural resource plans.

“Policy was adopted to expand this request to state agencies asking that they also coordinate their actions with county entities and county natural resource plans,” Hamilton stated.

Several policies were enacted addressing the concern about the actions of nonelected officials in response to the coronavirus pandemic.

“This member based open forum policy discussion is the reason we hold our annual meeting each year,” Hamilton continued. “Our members were overall supportive of having the ability to have an in-person meeting.”

“Farm Bureau members exercised self-discipline and assessed their individual circumstances without the need for governmental guidance,” Hamilton concluded.

“Those who felt they would be affected by an in-person meeting took the appropriate precautions for their individual health and exercised selfdiscipline by not attending.”

For more information, visit wyfb.org.

RIVERTON LIVESTOCK AUCTION Friday & Tuesday, November 13 & November 17 Market Report • 5,877 Head Representative Sales COWS RAWLINS 6 Cow, 1276# ................................................ $44.50 ROCK SPRINGS 1 Cow, 1115# ................................................. $45.50 1 Cow, 1595# ................................................ $51.00 BIG PINEY 2 Cow, 1702# ................................................ $52.50 ETNA 1 Cow, 1515# ................................................ $52.50 PINEDALE 1 Cow, 1530# ................................................ $53.00 ROCK SPRINGS 5 Cow, 1370# ................................................ $53.50 LANDER 1 Cow, 1335# ................................................ $54.50 BIG PINEY 5 Cow, 1098# ................................................ $55.50 SARATOGA 14 Cow, 1024# ................................................ $57.50 5 Cow, 1177#................................................. $57.50 LANDER 1 Cow, 1295# ................................................ $59.00 BIG PINEY 2 Cow, 1447# ................................................ $62.00 BONDURANT 1 Cow, 1005# ................................................ $62.00 DANIEL 1 Cow, 1230# ................................................ $64.00 RIVERTON 1 Cow, 1040# ................................................ $64.50 LANDER 1 Cow, 1165#................................................. $65.00 BONDURANT 2 Cow, 995# .................................................. $65.50 CASPER 2 Cow, 1005# ................................................ $66.00 BOULDER 6 Cow, 992# .................................................. $66.50 DANIEL 7 Cow, 953# .................................................. $71.00 BONDURANT 16 Cow, 944# .................................................. $73.50 DANIEL 1 Cow, 880# .................................................. $80.00 EVANSTON 4 Cow, 863# .................................................. $82.50 BULLS PAVILLION 1 Bull, 1135#.................................................. $82.00 FARSON 1 Bull, 2060# ................................................. $79.50 LANDER 1 Bull, 1620# ................................................. $79.00 THERMOPOLIS 3 Bull, 1756# ................................................. $77.50 ROCK SPRINGS 1 Bull, 1675# ................................................. $76.50 RIVERTON 1 Bull, 1655# ................................................. $76.50 BONDURANT 2 Bull, 1732# ................................................. $75.00 CASPER 1 Bull, 1540# ................................................. $75.00 AFTON 1 Bull, 2065# ................................................. $74.50 BRED COWS FARSON 36 Bred Cow, 1239# ................................... $1,235.00 LANDER 6 Bred Cow, 1040# ................................... $1,350.00 DANIEL 8 Bred Cow, 1056# ................................... $1,325.00 RIVERTON 6 Bred Cow, 960# ..................................... $1,325.00 SHOSHONI 18 Bred Cow, 1450# ................................... $1,260.00 LANDER 10 Bred Cow, 1445# ................................... $1,250.00 DANIEL 5 Bred Cow, 1213# ................................... $1,225.00 ETNA 5 Bred Cow, 1503# ................................... $1,225.00 GREENWICH, UT 16 Bred Cow, 1081# ................................... $1,150.00 RIVERTON 4 Bred Cow, 1486# ................................... $1,100.00 ALLIANCE, NE 1 Bred Heifer, 965# .................................. $1,075.00

LANDER 13 Bred Cow, 1436# ...................................... $885.00 PAIRS LANDER 1 Pair, 1845# ............................................ $1,285.00 RIVERTON 1 Pair, 1780# ............................................ $1,275.00 HEIFERETTES LANDER 19 Heiferette, 882# .......................................... $79.25 BIG PINEY 9 Heiferette, 893# .......................................... $90.25 LANDER 4 Heiferette, 746# .......................................... $86.00 BOULDER 5 Heiferette, 878# .......................................... $82.50 BIG PINEY 4 Heiferette, 937# .......................................... $80.00 13 Heiferette, 893# .......................................... $77.50 SARATOGA 12 Heiferette, 925# ........................................... $77.25 STEERS LANDER 4 Steer, 298# ............................................... $185.00 CROWHEART 8 Steer, 313# ............................................... $182.50 CORA 21 Steer, 366# ............................................... $189.50 DANIEL 31 Steer, 375# ............................................... $192.00 23 Steer, 385# ............................................... $193.75 WOODRUFF, UT 13 Steer, 399# ............................................... $194.00 FORT WASHAKIE 10 Steer, 413# ............................................... $191.00 DANIEL 47 Steer, 456# ............................................... $184.50 RIVERTON 45 Steer, 483# ............................................... $178.00 29 Steer, 488# ............................................... $176.50 CROWHEART 43 Steer, 497# ............................................... $176.00 PINEDALE 71 Steer, 501# ............................................... $175.00 FARSON 17 Steer, 507# ............................................... $174.00 LANDER 26 Steer, 515# ............................................... $170.00 DANIEL 13 Steer, 518# ............................................... $167.50 BIG PINEY 42 Steer, 551# ............................................... $165.00 CROWHEART 40 Steer, 566# ............................................... $158.75 RIVERTON 100 Steer, 571# ............................................... $154.00 BIG PINEY 22 Steer. 597# ............................................... $149.00 FORT WASHAKIE 21 Steer, 636# ............................................... $146.00 RIVERTON 37 Steer, 640# ............................................... $145.00 GRACE, ID 10 Steer, 702# ............................................... $144.00 7 Steer, 803# ............................................... $143.00 JEFFREY CITY 6 Steer, 855# ............................................... $139.00 FORT WASHAKIE 1 Steer, 955# ............................................... $132.00 FREEDOM 23 Steer, 968# ............................................... $129.00 5 Steer, 1027# ............................................. $119.00 HEIFERS DANIEL 27 Heifer, 361# .............................................. $166.50 FARSON 13 Heifer, 383# .............................................. $167.50 PINEDALE 33 Heifer, 410# .............................................. $162.50 DANIEL 56 Heifer, 437# .............................................. $160.50 FARSON 21 Heifer, 454# .............................................. $157.50 RIVERTON 42 Heifer, 465# .............................................. $157.50 PINEDALE 45 Heifer, 477# .............................................. $157.50

Early Consignments RIVERTON 48 Heifer, 493# .............................................. $155.50 DANIEL 7 Heifer, 520# .............................................. $149.00 PINEDALE 13 Heifer, 525# .............................................. $147.50 LANDER 8 Heifer, 535# .............................................. $144.50 CASPER, 32 Heifer, 538# .............................................. $141.00 LANDER 12 Heifer, 544# .............................................. $138.10 10 Heifer, 565# .............................................. $132.00 FORT WASHAKIE 18 Heifer, 610# .............................................. $132.50 LANDER 17 Heifer, 764# .............................................. $135.00 JEFFREY CITY 2 Heifer, 832# .............................................. $132.00 LABARGE 14 Heifer, 960# .............................................. $129.00 PINEDALE 1 Heifer, 1005# ............................................ $121.00

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 24 CALF & YEARLING SPECIAL W/ WEIGH UPS START TIME 9:00 AM W/ WEIGH UPS Cows Mosquito Creek - 2 load of weigh cows Calves Arapahoe Ranch - 400 Blk Ang & AngX Strs & Hfrs 450-550#. Rec Bovishield One Shot & Ultrabac 7 @ Branding. Knife cut. Age & source verified through IMI Global. 100% all natural. Nonhormones, high mountain grass fed. Sired by Diamond Peak Blk Ang & small % Colyer Hereford bulls. Great performing, fancy calves!

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Gabe Houghton - 35 Blk Angus Strs & Hfrs 550-600#.

Rec’d 8 way & Bovishield Gold @ branding & precon and poured. Weaned 45 days. Been running on pasture w/ free choice hay & extensive mineral program.

Ran above 10,000’ all summer!

Ron & Dee Kobbe – 45 Blk Ang Strs & Hfrs 550-650#.

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UNL Extension Educators discuss considerations for grazing alfalfa during fall and winter months In a BeefWatch newsletter, dated Oct. 1, University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL) Extension Educators Brad Schick and Ben Beckman discuss the benefits and considerations of grazing alfalfa during fall and winter months.

“There is often fear associated with grazing alfalfa due to bloat potential or hurting the alfalfa stand. These are valid concerns, but with additional management and timing, alfalfa stands can provide supplemental forage,” Schick and Beckman say. “In a haying system during the spring and summer, fall and winter grazing may be an option to harvest quality feed.”

Fall grazing Schick and Beckman note there are several benefits to grazing alfalfa in the fall.

These include providing animals with a high-quality forage resource, as well as eliminating any issues with poor drying if producers are trying to make hay.

“In the fall, other pastures may already be fully utilized and crop residue unavailable or temporarily unavailable,” they point out.

The two educators note research conducted at UNL has shown yearlings can have 1.5 to 2.5 pounds per day of average daily gain (ADG) and cows can increase body condition score before harsh winter months when grazing alfalfa in the fall.

They also explain before

grazing, alfalfa needs six weeks of growth, uninterrupted by grazing or haying to properly winterize, which allows plants to accumulate energy in the roots.

Since fall-grazed or hayed alfalfa is generally very high in quality but low in quantity, Schick and Beckman note producers should only allow animals to graze lightly, leaving at least eight inches of stubble on average.

They also suggest using rotational grazing so animals are less likely to overgraze a given area.

“Plans should be made so grazing can be done when the field is dry and firm,” Schick and Beckman explain. “If the soil is too wet, animal hooves can damage plant crowns. The same principle applies to driving equipment on the fields as well. Having a sacrifice area or an adjacent lot ready to pull animals into if conditions get too wet can help producers avoid excessive damage to the stand.”

Winter grazing While producers may benefit from grazing alfalfa during the winter months as well, Schick and Beckman remind them it is important to wait until after a killing frost before they graze the field in order to limit damage to alfalfa stands.

“Once the hard frost occurs, the stand can be harvested. Cutting or grazing needs to take place shortly after

the killing freeze to salvage as much of the nutritive value as possible,” they explain.

Schick and Beckman note, compared to fall alfalfa, the quality and quantity of the particular forage will decline rapidly during winter months as the alfalfa plant desiccates.

“For this reason, winter alfalfa stands will seldom provide enough nutritional value to be a primary forage source for animals,” explain Schick and Beckman. “Grazing soon after a killing freeze will aid in capturing the best value from the alfalfa.”

After the ground is frozen, the two experts also point out hoof damage to plant crowns will also be reduced.

“Protecting the plant from weather extremes is critical to prevent stand winterkill.

When winter grazing, producers should be sure to maintain at least four inches of stubble height,” they state.

Bloat considerations As with all high-quality forage, it is important for producers to keep in mind bloat may be a concern when grazing alfalfa during fall and winter months.

According to Schick and Beckman, bloat risk is highest during the first three to five days after a freeze, when cattle are first introduced to an alfalfa field, when heavy dew is present or if cattle have low rumen fill.

Schick and Beckman state proper animal management practices are the key to limiting bloat.

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warm days also raise the risk of bloat, so pull animals off or limit grazing for three to five days after a freeze,” they further suggest, explaining freezing damages cell walls in a plant, which makes proteins and minerals more readily available for digestion.

“Once cold temperatures set in, bloat risk decreases and becomes very low once 50 to 70 percent of the alfalfa is frozen and dried,” Schick and Beckman conclude. “Typically, this will occur in the late fall, but warm and wet fall conditions may keep alfalfa growing until the early winter months.”

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stand, producers should prefeed animals before allowing grazing access and then only allow grazing for an hour or two,” they say. “Moisture from rain or dew can also aid in bloat, so initial grazing should occur later in the day.”

Additionally, Schick and Beckman recommend producers slowly build up the time they allow their animals to graze over a period of several weeks to allow the rumen to adjust to the high-quality diet.

“More mature alfalfa stands are lower quality and pose a lower risk for bloat.

Providing a lower-quality roughage source like crop residues or grass hay can provide animals fill and reduce risk,” they explain.

“When grazing in the fall, freeze events followed by

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Winter water recommendations for cattle shared Cooler temperatures have started to add another task to producers’ daily checklists – breaking ice or checking heated water sources. Bob Larson, Kansas State University Beef Cattle Institute professor shares water is the most important nutrient and the one animals can go the shortest time without before getting into trouble.

“Typically, an animal is going to drink 50 to 100 percent more on a hot summer day than they will in the winter,” he explains.

“Producers should be thinking about the size of the tank and how to keep water ice-free and free flowing to keep animals hydrated through the winter.”

Winter water demand and cattle performance A 600-pound calf might be drinking seven to eight gallons of water per day, while a dry cow will

drink eight to 10 gallons of water, according to Larson.

When it is cold, he recommends around one gallon per 100 pounds of body weight.

However, water demand also depends on the stage of production an animal is in. A fall-calving cow lactating through winter months has the potential to drink almost twice as much as a dry cow.

“Frozen water sources and improperly functioning automatic waters are major contributors to limiting water intake,” says Robert Bourne, Bryan County Extension director and agricultural educator for Oklahoma State University (OSU) in an OSU publication.

Keeping open water could also result in larger weaning weights, Bourne notes.

“When water is suddenly limited by frozen

water sources or improperly functioning waters, salt toxicity can occur because there is not sufficient water to dilute and eliminate salt in the animal’s tissues,” shares OSU Cooperative Extension Veterinarian and Food Animal Quality and Health Specialist Barry Whitworth.

Salt toxicity results from an increase in the amounts of sodium in the blood, which then is absorbed into cerebral spinal fluid and eventually accumulates in the brain.

Urinary calculi, or water belly, is another health issue brought on by limited water intake.

“The most likely scenario in these instances is an animal not consuming as much water as is needed during wintertime weather, which concentrates the urine,” Whitworth explains. “Stones

form, and over time they get larger, manifest in large numbers and lodge in the urethra.”

“It is far less stressful on both the animal and owner to simply assure adequate and continuous water intake rather than having to treat a case of urinary calculi,” says Whitworth.

Winter water maintenance “Don’t forget access to clean, fresh water is just as important as access to water itself,” Larson adds.

“In the summertime, we think about tanks getting gunked up with moss and algae. In the winter, tanks still get dirty with all kinds of saliva and hay.”

Larson shares producers should consider the cost of water infrastructure compared to the costs of labor. A heated water tank might be more cost effective than chopping

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Producers should be thinking about the size of the tank and how to keep water ice-free and free flowing to keep animals hydrated through the winter.” – Bob Larson, Kansas State University Beef Cattle Institute ice throughout the winter.

“It’s not just the quantity of the water, but the quality of water,” says Larson. “Many Extension offices will have water tests available to make sure the water cattle are drinking is healthy.”

“Optimizing production rather than maximiz-

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From the Kitchen Table

By Lynn Harlan

November of 2020 This morning I came across a quote on social media, putting it all in perspective.

“This is not the year to get everything we want. This is the year to appreciate everything we have.”

And what a year it has been. In this month of giving thanks, those of us in agriculture can look forward to some normalcy in 2021. Spring lambing operations will turn the bucks out with the ewes soon. Cows will be pregnancy tested and on winter feed to produce a calf next year. The hay bales are stacked high enough to get us through the winter.

If we can just see far enough ahead to the spraddle-legged foal nosing for a hot, rubbery bag of milk, to the adolescent bunch of calves on the feedground taking off in a sprint, tails in the air and free from their moms for a moment, to those twin lambs easing out of the jug, with their mom blatting encouragement, to the first smell of green grass and spring shower putting hope in all of us.

Yes, some things will be the same.

This month does bring a turkey to mind – not the fat, juicy one we’ll be serving on turkey day. This turkey came about long, long ago while Bob and I were “living in sin” in Barnum.

Thirty-eight years ago this was not common and a bit of a scandal. One day, there was a test.

Wild turkeys roam the Middle Fork of the Powder River. Jim Harlan used to feed whatever was in the corral in wooden bunks that leaked corn. In the win-

ter, there would be a steady line of turkeys going in for a snack.

We would see turkeys up and down the road until April first – the first day of turkey hunting. They seemed to know when to escape to the pine ridge.

One winter day, Jim and Bob decided to go hunt a wild turkey. This was not accomplished with camouflage and a turkey call, or a license, but with a pickup and a shotgun. A plucked, wild turkey was deposited on my doorstep with the announcement the family would be coming to dinner.

Numerous panicked calls to my mother ensued. I’m not sure she ever had cooked a wild turkey either, but she did manage to calm me down.

This was way before the days of Googling “how to keep a wild turkey moist and tender.”

I did have confidence in my southern cornbread dressing recipe from my mom, as well as my pies, which were also gleaned from my mother’s kitchen. Mashed spuds, a can of cranberry sauce, something green and dinner was on!

The turkey came out of the oven golden brown, skin crispy and stuffing oozing out of the cavity. It could have been on the cover of a magazine. However, the turkey was also tough as a boot! I don’t recall, but I guess we managed to choke it down, and I’m still here after 38 years.

This Thanksgiving is an unknown factor for all of us. Hopefully we can manage some semblance of togetherness.

And, we’ll remember to be thankful for what we have.

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Awards presented During the virtual Applied Reproductive Strategies in Beef Cattle (ARSBC) Symposium on Nov. 4-5, the Kansas State University (KSU) Beef Reproduction Leadership team presented three 2020 Service to Industry Awards to outstanding individuals across the country.

Len Holliman, area sales manager for Premier Select Sires, from Gordo, Ala., was one of the three award recipients.

Holliman has dedicated his more than 30-year career in the artificial insemination (AI) industry to educating and empowering cattle producers in Alabama, east Mississippi and northwest Florida. He trains interested producers in appropriate techniques to begin a successful AI program, while also providing guidance, encouragement and education on appro-

priate sire selection, estrous synchronization procedures and the benefits of reproductive management to increase the percentage of early calving cows.

Clay Breiner, a veterinarian and owner of Cross Country Genetics in Westmoreland, Kan., was the second award recipient. Breiner provides reproductive management services including AI, estrous synchronization and embryo transfer for clients in Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska and Oklahoma.

Don and Sarah Nordby of Amidon, N.D. were the third recipients for the 2020 Service to Industry Awards.

In 1993, Don began providing AI service to clients and has sold more than 250,000 units of ABS semen since that time. Today, the Nordby family owns and operates Badlands Genetics.

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Genomic data provides opportunity for the beef industry “In the seedstock business, we want to make sure cattle we sell have the ability to give our customers the ability to stand a chance of profitability,” says Mark Gardiner, owner and operator of the Gardiner Angus Ranch in Ashland, Kan. in a recent Cattle U webinar hosted by the High Plains Journal on genomic applications for beef producers. “I often challenge other producers and cattlemen to help our customers meet their goals, and ultimately, when we think about selling beef we need to think about our final customers, consumers and why they eat beef.”

Gardiner calls genomics a genetic cheat sheet for making breeding decisions for phenotypically similar cattle. Adding genomics to technologies such as artificial insemina-

tion (AI) and expected progeny differences (EPDs) gives beef producers the opportunity to identify genetics leading to added value and eventually, the potential for premiums on their cattle.

Technology disruption Since 1964, the breeding program at the Gardiner Angus Ranch has been completely AI. Gardiner shares at the time, AI was a technology disruption in the beef industry – a process where a small company with few resources successfully challenges larger, established business or invents entirely new markets.

Gardiner adds until recent years, cattle were sold on a per-pound basis with a onesize-fits-all mentality.

“In the early days, getting cattle to upgrade to the average price was the best way

to make money,” he shares.

“Things like Certified Angus Beef, U.S. Premium Beef and grid pricing started to differentiate value between cattle.”

This change led many producers to identify genetics which added value to their herd. Before EPDs, there was not an objective way to select sires based on economic value. EPDs, Gardiner says, were another technology disruption for the beef industry.

Today, he notes, combining pedigree information, performance data, EPDs and genomically enhanced EPDs have allowed producers to look under the hide when building cattle to fit environments, customers and consumers.

Enhanced EPDs Reproductive efficiency, early growth, end prod-

uct merit and maternal ability are components Gardiner believes to be essential to a beef operation. EPDs for beef cattle traits and dollar selection indexes were made to simplify breeding decisions for producers to hit their goals.

“Scientists have done so well at making EPDs something producers can understand,” Gardiner says.

“There’s a lot of complex math and equations involved, but we don’t have to understand them, we just need to apply the science.”

In working to create more efficient pounds of beef, Gardiner notes the bottom line is genomically enhanced EPDs take information including pedigree and genomic results, performance data and progeny data to get predictive genetic data.

“If we look at the American Angus Association database for carcass traits, many

sires don’t have any carcass data gathered on their progeny,” he says. “With genomically enhanced EPDs, we have information available to predict carcass weight, marbling, ribeye and fat before a dam or sire even reproduces.”

Research has allowed everything from respiratory disease to palatability to have heritability, says Gardiner.

He explains this science is an opportunity for beef producers to predict hard to measure traits for great success.

More than reproduction Gardiner suggests beef producers should look at genetics as a risk management tool.

“One of our customers accessed around 1,000 heifers, and using genomics, increased the percentage of calves hitting Choice or higher from 86.1 percent to 99.8 percent, calves hitting Prime from 0.83 percent to 26.1 percent and calves with

a yield grade three or better from 89.3 percent to 92.5 percent over a period of three years,” he shares.

As an example, Gardiner explains genetic hedges have earned his operation and his customers an average of $101.04 per head above base price. With a base price of $95 per hundredweight (cwt), a premium of $8.50 per cwt makes a world of difference.

“What makes us money makes our customers money,” he continues. “If I can keep our customers in business and help them be profitable, then I have a chance to stay in business also. If we can make some money and satisfy our customers, including consumers, with predictable genetics, we should continue to do so and be successful.”

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

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OBITUARIES

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Dorothy Robinson Butler

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June 17, 1935 – Nov. 9, 2020

Robert Sampson Brackin, Jr.

Dorothy Robinson Butler, 85, of Georgetown, Ky. and Douglas passed into heaven on Nov. 9. A longtime educator devoted to community service, Dorothy found joy in teaching children, square dancing and serving others whenever she saw a need.

Born June 17, 1935 in Douglas to Ella and Tom Robinson, Dorothy’s early life was spent on ranchland her maternal grandparents, Con and Blanche Edwards, had homesteaded. Her paternal grandparents, the Robinsons, were homesteaders on an adjacent property.

At age eight, during a period when Dorothy’s family lived on the Edwards’ family homestead on Walker Creek Road and she attended the one-room Happy Hollow school there, she and her mother Ella watched their house burn to the ground along with all the family’s possessions.

The homesteads were eventually consolidated into a single holding, and Dorothy was proud the family ranch, now operated by her eldest son and daughter-in-law, Jay and Linda Butler, has stayed in the family and in agricultural production for more than a century.

A vivacious and out-

going person, Dorothy graduated Converse County High School as class valedictorian in 1953, then attended Ottawa University in Ottawa, Kan. There she starred in the musical Peg O’ My Heart and met her future husband.

Dorothy finished her college classwork early because she had accepted a teaching job and was planning to marry. Dorothy Robinson and John Butler wed at the First Baptist Church in Douglas in 1956.

The Butler family lived in Sioux Falls, S.D., where Dorothy was very involved in church and community. They later moved to Georgetown, Ky., and for 20 years Dorothy was the head teacher and administrator of a private preschool, the Community Readiness Program. In this role she became beloved by hundreds of local children.

Decades later it would make her day to be recognized by her former pupils, which she often was.

Dorothy continued to teach well into her 70s, both in Scott County and in Mesa, Ariz., where she spent winters. She delighted in telling the story of one youngster who, during this period, welcomed her as that day’s substitute teacher with the greeting, “Wow, are you ever old!”

After her first marriage, Dorothy was happily partnered for many years with David Michel of Mesa, Ariz., who preceded her in death. Dorothy and David greatly enjoyed square dancing, and as her bulging closets can attest, she enjoyed collecting dancing dresses and petticoats.

An active member of Faith Baptist Church of Georgetown for 45 years, throughout her life Dorothy looked for places to be use-

ful, to spread God’s love and to lift the burdens of others. With a seemingly boundless capacity for chitchat, Dorothy stayed in touch with friends and family in Converse County and around the country.

Although she maintained warm relationships with people of divergent political beliefs, Dorothy was not shy about sharing her convictions as an ardent believer in public education, environmental protection and a strong safety net for the economically disadvantaged. She never forgot the childhood experience of having nothing and how the kindness of a caring community can lift up people who are struggling.

Survivors include Dorothy’s three children, Jay Butler (Linda) of Douglas; Lynne Butler (John Hicks, deceased) of Denver, Colo.; Tom Butler (Wendy de Forest) of Huntington, Vt; grandchildren Karen Butler Drumhiller (Mark) of Douglas; Beth Butler of Laramie; Grace de Forest Butler of Burlington, Vt; Larson de Forest Butler of Huntington, Vt; greatgrandchildren Callie and Annie Hicks of Broomfield, Colo.; Addison, Emily and Elizabeth Palte of Thornton, Colo. and Archer and Alden Drumhiller of Douglas.

A celebration of life service was held online on Nov. 13.

In lieu of flowers, donations in Dorothy R. Butler’s memory can be made to Faith Baptist Church at familyoffaith. net/give or to Powder River Resource Council at powderriverbasin.org/.

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Robert (Bob) Sampson Brackin Jr. was born to Robert Sampson Brackin Sr. and Blanche McCormick Brackin on March 27, 1939 in Oskaloosa, Iowa.

Bob was raised on the family farm with brothers Ben and Paul and sister Laura in Indianapolis, Iowa.

After graduating from What Cheer High School in 1957, Bob answered an ad for a ranch hand at Haystack Angus Ranch in Longmont, Colo. Bob always liked to tell the story of him riding in a train car with a load of bulls from Longmont to the Cow Palace in California.

While working around Longmont, Bob met former Iowan Loretta Kay Cline at her uncle’s insurance office.

They were married in Longmont on Dec. 28, 1963.

In 1962, Bob joined the Army and did basic training at Fort Leonard Wood in Missouri. He then moved on to Fort Hood in Texas. From there, he went to Fort Holabird in Maryland for training in military intelligence, then back to Fort Hood where he left the Army in 1965.

Returning to Colorado, Bob raised registered Hereford cattle for Roche Herefords. While working for Roche Herefords, Bob got his bachelor’s degree in agricultural business at Colorado State University (CSU).

Roche Herefords dispersed in 1979 so Bob became a full-time cattle buyer.

For the next 40 years, Bob bought and sold cattle and made a lot of friendships along the way. Bob was always on the phone taking orders or just talking cattle.

Bob is survived by his

wife, Loretta of Loveland, Colo.; his son Jeff of Knoxville, Iowa; granddaughters Bailey of Humeston, Iowa and Macey of Iowa City, Iowa; brother Paul (Susan) of Pella, Iowa; sister Laura Shisler (Norm) of Port Ludlow, Wash.; sister-in-law Linda Sandy of Loveland, Colo. and many nieces and nephews he enjoyed teasing.

Bob was preceded in death by his parents and his brother Ben. In lieu of flowers, memorial gifts can be made payable to the Colorado State University (CSU) Foundation or to a charity of choice.

Funds in Bob’s memory will support an endowment for the CSU Livestock Judging Team and can be made with Robert Brackin, Jr.’s name on the memo line, and mailed to CSU Foundation, PO Box 1870, Fort Collins, CO, 80522. There will no service held at this time due to COVID-19.

Donna J. McMurry Jan. 19, 1933 – Nov. 16, 2020

Donna J. McMurry, age 87, passed to the great beyond on Nov. 16 after a courageous battle with Alzheimer’s disease.

Donna was born Jan. 19, 1933 to Gerald and Lucille Burgess in a converted chicken coop on her grandparents Montana farm. Along with her brother Fred and sister Judy, Donna spent her childhood in the oilfields of Wyoming, eventually settling in Casper where she raised her two daughters, worked full-time at Casper Commissary for many years, mentored young women in the Camp Fire Girls and attended Casper College night school, graduating third in her class at 40+ years old.

Donna’s passions were

Native American lore, the outdoors and animals. She always imagined living on a ranch, and after Ken McMurry chivalrously rode up on a beautiful Appaloosa for their first date, those dreams finally came true when Donna and Ken retired from city life to spend more than 30 years on the Sun family’s Diamond Hook Ranch at Muddy Gap and later McMurry’s Eagle Creek Ranch at Alcova.

After Ken’s death in 2007, Donna made her home in Casper where she celebrated each day with her beloved Border Collies Rock and Mickey, spending every waking moment in her beautiful yard planting anything that would grow, feeding the wild birds and enjoying her view of Casper Mountain.

While she remained willfully stubborn and fiercely independent, Donna moved to Mountain Plaza Assisted Living in 2016. Eventually she embraced her new surroundings and continued to live a joyful life.

Thanks to the love of countless caregivers who affectionately called her mom, she never felt alone.

Even though she couldn’t always remember who we were, Donna loved visits

from family and friends with her greatest delight coming from her great-grandchildren, wreaking havoc in the apartment and hallways of her adopted home.

Donna is predeceased by her husband Ken; step-sons Mark and Kent McMurry and her best friend Ruth Jones.

Donna is survived by her daughters Roxanne Williams of Thermopolis and Reneé (Mark) Robbins of Tucson, Ariz.; step-son Patric (Bonnie) McMurry of Casper; as well as her cherished granddaughters Olivia Herman, Aspen (Christopher) Davis, Desiree Williams-Taylor and Brittany Williams and grandson Grant Robbins. Donna was also blessed with eight great-grandchildren whom she loved dearly, Donovan, Nyla, Ryan, Hunter, Gavin, Alek, Harper and Elias.

Because Donna loved all things nature, an outdoor Celebration of Life will be announced in the spring.

Donna left many by greeting everyone with a smile, a twinkle in her eye and some tenacious banter.

She will be missed.

Arrangements are entrusted to the care of Bustard and Jacoby Funeral Home, 600 CY Avenue, Casper, WY 82601.

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It’s the Pitts

by Lee Pitts

Eating Supper At Dinner It may shock some people to learn I’ve never eaten supper in my life. Oh sure, I’ve hardly ever missed the evening meal, it’s just in my house it’s called dinner, not supper.

I’ve traveled to all 50 states, and believe me, it can get really confusing in the Midwest and deep South where dinner is supper and lunch is dinner.

As I understand it, dinner was traditionally the biggest meal of the day in the Midwest and southern farming communities, where workers needed lots of energy to work 14-hour days. Supper was a lighter meal eaten in the evening after all the work was done.

Dinner was also the most formal meal of the day, but not in my house.

I’ve never sat down to a lunch where there was a tablecloth, three forks per setting, candles or cloth napkins. I’m lucky to get a bent fork and a paper towel.

After researching the issue, I’m still confused. Is supper lunch or dinner?

Two of my favorite columnists have opined on the matter. Andy Rooney said Democrats eat supper before sundown and Republicans eat dinner after eight.

But, I haven’t eaten dinner after eight in my life.

Russell Baker said blue-collar people eat supper, but I’ve always considered myself a blue-collar guy and like I said, I’ve never eaten supper. He also said one can tell supper eaters because they faint dead away if served an artichoke.

I’m of the belief like much in our society, the words we use depend on which side of the Mississippi we live. Easterners eat dinner after dark and call it supper, and westerners eat supper at six and call it dinner.

If you think it’s confusing traveling between the states, you ought to go live in a foreign country like my wife and I did when we lived in Australia for a year on a Rotary Graduate Fellowship. I got to pick any university in the world to

attend, and if a foreign language was spoken there, Rotary would pay for intensive language training.

Since I thought I was going to a country that spoke English, I passed on the language training.

For the first two months we lived there, I couldn’t understand a single word anybody said. From the first time I heard “Areyourightmate?” to our first invitation to tea, I just went around with a blank stare on my face.

I’ve loved tea ever since I traveled Texas as a livestock field editor. I got hooked on Texas tea, and I’ve been addicted to iced tea ever since. So, when my wife and I were invited to “tea” in Australia, we assumed we’d be drinking a cuppa and maybe eating some scones or crumpets.

One might imagine our surprise when we were eating dinner. Evidently tea is not only something to drink, it’s also something to bite and chew.

It gets even more confusing when we add Brits into the mix, or as the Aussies call them, “bloody POMS,” which stands for prisoner’s of majesty’s service. This gives you an idea of the low regard held for the British in the land down under.

The bloody POMS refer to something they call “high tea,” which we call

particular “mixed marriage,” where the husband, being a farmer from the Midwest, called dinner supper and the wife, from California, insisted on eating dinner. The marriage didn’t last as long as the garage sale toaster someone gave them for a wedding present. What did you expect us to get them, a complete setting of sterling

silver?

I knew the marriage had too much to overcome and wouldn’t last, so I wasn’t about to invest much money in it.

In the final analysis, I think I’ve come up with a solution we can all live by.

Forget dinner, or supper if you insist, and skip right to dessert. We all know what that is. Right?

Wild horse gather concludes

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has concluded its 2020 Red Desert Complex wild horse gather operation early, due to winter weather conditions and for the safety of staff, the public and the horses.

A total of 1,970 horses were gathered during the 35-day operation, which began on Oct. 10, 2020. The gather could continue at a later date to return wild horse populations to within appropriate management levels.

The Red Desert Complex, which includes the Antelope Hills, Crooks Mountain, Green Mountain, Lost Creek and Stewart Creek herd management areas, is located in Sweetwater, Fremont, Carbon and Natrona counties, west and south of Wyoming Highway 287.

Based on recent aerial surveys, the BLM estimated the Red Desert Complex’s population was nearing 3,000 wild horses, while the appropriate management level is 480 to 724 horses.

In addition, horses were moving outside of their established herd management areas and causing impacts in areas not identified for their management.

The BLM conducted the gather as part of its commitment to maintaining healthy wild horses while managing for sustainable, working public lands.

Select mares and stallions were returned to the complex to ensure genetic variability and to preserve the New World Iberian Genotype present in the complex. All mares returned were treated with fertility control.

Horses humanely gathered through this operation will be available for adoption through the BLM Wild Horse and Burro Adoption Program. Animals not adopted will be cared for in off-range pastures, where they retain their wild status and protection under the 1971 Wild FreeRoaming Horses and Burro Act. The BLM is committed to managing and protecting these living symbols of the historic and pioneering spirit of the West and will continue to care for and seek good homes for animals that have been removed from the range.

For more information and to view daily reports from the gather, visit blm.gov/programs/ wild-horse-and-burro/herd-management/gathers-and-removals/wyoming/2020-Red-DesertComplex. Those interested in adopting a wild horse or burro should contact the BLM at 866468-7826 or wildhorse@blm.gov or visit blm.gov/whb.

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Charolais Bulls from Thomas Ranch 20 Two yr old Angus Bulls from Krebs & Ward Livestock 10 Two yr old Red Angus Bulls from Thomas Ranch 40 Two yr old Hereford Bulls from Ward Livestock & Krebs Ranch 10 Two yr old Red Angus Bulls from Thomas Ranch 20 Two yr old Angus Bulls from Krebs Ranch & Ward Livestock from Ward Livestock & Krebs Ranch 1040 Two yr10 old Simmental Bulls from Thomas Ranch&Ranch &Krebs Krebs Ranch Two old Hereford Bulls from Ward Livestock Ranch Two yrold old Charolais Red Angus Bulls from Saturday, November 30th, 2019 •Thomas Laramie, 10 yryryr old Simmental Bulls from Thomas Ranch Krebs Ranch 20 Two yr Bulls from Thomas Ranch Taking Elevation toWyoming New Heights 20 Two yr Angus Bulls from Krebs Ranch & Ward Livestock 10Two Two oldold Simmental Bulls from Thomas Ranch &&Ranch Krebs Ranch 20 Two Year Angus Bulls from Krebs 20 Two yrBULLS oldOld Charolais Bulls from Thomas Ranch SELLING Two yr old Angus Bulls from Krebs Ranch &TESTED Ward Livestock 40 Two yr old Hereford Bulls from Ward Livestock & Krebs Ranch 1020 Two Simmental Bulls from Thomas Ranch Ranch ALL ARE PAP & FERTILITY 10 Two yr old Red Angus Bulls from Thomas Ranch 20 Two yr old Charolais Bulls from Thomas Ranch ALL BULLS ARE PAP & FERTILITY TESTED ALL BULLS ARE PAP & FERTILITY TESTED 20 Two Year Old Charolais Bulls from Thomas Ranch 10 Two yr old Red Angus Bulls from Thomas Ranch 40 Two yr old Hereford Bulls from Ward Livestock & Krebs Ranch Saturday, November 30th, 2019 • Laramie, Wyoming Two yr old Bulls Charolais from Thomas Ranch 20 Two 20 yr old Angus fromBulls Krebs Ranch & Ward Livestock ALL BULLS ARE PAP & FERTILITY TESTED 10 yr old Simmental Bulls from Thomas Ranch & Krebs Ranch 10 Two yr oldRed Red Angus Bulls from Thomas Ranch 10 Two Old Angus Bulls from Thomas Ranch 20 Two yrYear old yr Angus Bulls from Krebs Ranch & Ward 10 Two Two yr20 old Simmental Bulls from Thomas Ranch &Livestock Krebs Ranch 10 Two old Red Angus Bulls from Thomas Ranch Two Charolais Bulls from Thomas Ranch 40 Two yr old Hereford Bulls from Ward Livestock & Krebs Ranch 10 Two yr old Simmental Bulls from Thomas Ranch & Krebs Ranch ALL BULLS ARE PAP & FERTILITY TESTED SELLING 20 Two yr old Charolais Bulls from Thomas Ranch 10 Two Year Old SimAngus Bulls from Krebs & Thomas Ranches 10 Two yr old Simmental Bulls from Thomas Ranch & Krebs Ranch 10 ALL yr old Red Angus Bulls from Thomas Ranch BULLS ARE PAP & FERTILITY TESTED 20 Two yryrTwo old Angus Bulls from Krebs Ranch & Ward Livestock ALL ARE PAP & FERTILITY TESTED Two old Hereford Bulls from Ward Livestock &Ranch Ranch Two yrBULLS old Red Angus Bulls from Thomas 70 Black Baldy F-1 Cross Bred Heifers 1040 Two yr10 old Simmental Bulls from Thomas Ranch &Krebs Krebs Ranch ALL BULLS ARE PAP & FERTILITY TESTED 20 Two yr old Charolais Bulls from Thomas Ranch Two Angus from Krebs Ranch & Ward Livestock 1020 Two yr yr oldold Simmental Bulls from Thomas Ranch & Krebs Ranch 10 RedBulls White Face Bred Heifers Sale Location: ALL BULLS 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