Wyoming

Wide-ranging Wyoming collaboration targets invasive grasses

Partners that span governmental boundaries and jump private-public borders hope to throw a tight noose around invasive grasses degrading Wyoming lands and halt establishment of other invasives.

A public and private funding mix would drive the Institute for Managing Annual Grasses Invading Natural Ecosystems (IMAGINE) based in the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources at the University of Wyoming (UW). The effort casts a broad net to confront invasive grasses like cheatgrass, ventenata and medusahead through fundamental research, community science and creating what its originators call next generation partnerships.

“To take a truly comprehensive look at annual grass invasion, it requires much more than a few weed guys,” said Brian Mealor, director of IMAGINE and director of UW’s Sheridan Research and Extension Center.

IMAGINE partners include community colleges, multiple colleges and departments across the UW campus and entities outside UW including the Wyoming Game and Fish Department and the Wyoming Weed and Pest Control Districts.

Mealor said the next steps include forming an advisory board, discussing priority landscapes and research needs, building structure to address some of the recommendations in the Governor’s Invasive Species Initiative Final Report and seeking additional funding.

The broad collaboration will increase the odds of success against invasive grasses, said Barbara Rasco, dean of the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources.

“This is a problem needing immediate attention,” Rasco said. “As stated in the report, those who depend directly on the land for their livelihoods are not the only people impacted. The public also depends on and expects the benefit provided by functioning and healthy ecosystems – clean air, clean and abundant water, habitat for wildlife, food, fiber and recreational values.”

Rasco said the effort will take advantage of expertise in the college.

“Specifically with control of invasive species and our understanding of what is involved with the management of ecosystems on a large scale,” she said.

IMAGINE involves onthe-ground experts and those managing lands to create not only the science needs but the structure to best deliver new information to those who can use it, said Mealor.

The effort would change traditional research models.

“Historically, our research/engagement model has been ‘tell us what you want to know, we’ll do the research and give you the results in several years,’” he said. “The science-practice gap is relatively large in the model.”

The group wants to narrow this gap to where science and practice are difficult to separate.

Rather than using many small research plots to learn what management methods work, IMAGINE would work within landscape-scale management projects to collect and analyze data at larger scales and over longer timeframes, said Mealor.

“All of which requires planning and partnership for the life of some of those programs,” he said.

Mealor noted a diverse team will help better understand invasive grass impacts ranging from changes in soil microbial communities to landscape-scale distribution patterns to socioeconomic impacts and benefits of control.

“This thing doesn’t work without cooperation,” he said.

Slade Franklin, weed and pest coordinator with the Wyoming Department of Agriculture, agreed.

“By building on the unique relationship the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources and the Wyoming Weed and Pest Control Districts already have, IMAGINE will improve the reciprocal flow of data and knowledge between university researchers and land managers,” Franklin said. “This will not only provide a benefit to the state of Wyoming but will be valuable to many of Wyoming’s neighboring states.”

The effort is being paid for by public and private funding. Budget-challenged times means private support will be a sustaining backbone for public-private partnerships, said Craig Russow, major gift officer with the UW Foundation.

The ability to expand research depends on creating chairs and positions at UW to initiate and create meaningful research and get those results to Wyoming producers, he said.

IMAGINE will bring together partners who may not normally sit at the same table, said Mealor.

Using community-science could reap big benefits. “Each year, unplanned experiments take place on thousands of acres of Wyoming – weed control treatments, burns and shifted grazing patterns – and little to no data are collected to see what their impacts were,” he said.

“If we are able to work together within those projects to learn more from them, while combining information with designed, replicated studies in strategic locations, our knowledge base and predictive abilities around managing annual grass invasion will increase tremendously.”

This article was written by Dr. Steve Miller and is courtesy of the University of Wyoming. For more information, visit uwagnews.com or contact Brian Mealor at 307673-2856.

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OBITUARIES

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Glenn Eugene Hardy Feb. 19, 1930 – Dec. 18, 2020

Glenn Eugene “Gene” Hardy was born in Douglas on Feb. 19, 1930 and passed quietly in Casper on Dec. 18 from a short and sudden illness. He was surrounded by his family and supported by well wishes of his many friends.

Gene was born to Mick and Grace Hardy of Bear Creek and spent most of his upbringing on the ranch five miles northeast of Bear Creek or 45 miles northwest of Douglas.

He rode his horse four miles to the North Point School at a neighboring ranch for the first few years of school before he was farmed out for a short time to a family in Douglas to attend school in town.

He used to laugh at the fact he was a little too wild for the family from town. It wasn’t long before his folks bought a house in town in order for him to further his education.

Gene graduated valedictorian of his class and received a full scholarship to play football at the University of Wyoming. However, football and schooling weren’t to be for Gene. A horse wreck and injury inflicted upon his dad kept Gene at the family ranch to keep it going.

Gene served a stint in the Army. His time in Germany with the Army and service with the National Guard was something Gene shared many memories and stories of. Gene was a fierce patriot and was proud to be an American.

When Gene returned from the Army, he began a seven-year courtship with his future wife, Joy Falkenburg, of Douglas. Joy was from a ranching family south of Douglas, and was nursing in Denver when they met.

After their marriage, Joy moved to the Hardy Ranch and she and Gene began their life together raising their daughter Michelle. As with most ranches, there was a generational change, and the ranch continued to grow.

Gene was truly proud of the family ranch and was known to have what would be considered a reputable herd of cattle and flock of sheep. If there was a livestock sale, one could count on the Hardy Ranch buying the top of the sale. This year marked the 100th anniversary of the ranch, and Gene was truly proud of the fact it continued on to the next generation.

Gene had always been proud of being involved as much as possible with the community. He was active in organizations such as the Jaycees, American Legion, Moose Lodge, Farm Bureau and local politics. Gene eventually became involved with what was to be his true love – agriculture politics.

When he became involved with the Wyoming Stock Growers Association (WSGA) and Wyoming Wool Growers Association (WWGA), he found his true calling. For the rest of his life, Gene was to be an industry leader in the movement of Wyoming agriculture in all aspects. He became known as a staunch supporter of ranchers, farmers, veterinary medicine, the brand program and his favorite, the predator program.

Gene served as vice president of WSGA, president of WWGA and president of the Wyoming State Animal Damage Management Board, as well as serving on multiple committees and in chairman positions. He served on the Wyoming Board of Agriculture and the Wyoming Livestock Board, serving on many committees within them as well.

Gene was voted into the Wyoming Agriculture Hall of Fame in 2012. He was influential as a lobbyist to a great number of politicians he met while serving in all of these positions, and served the agriculture community well as a champion for them all.

While serving on the State Predator Board, he and the board fought long and hard against the federal government for the rights of the state of Wyoming to have control of wolves within the state. To the very last day, he was still on the phone with officials trying to maintain the control which had been so fiercely fought for.

As a director on the board of the National High School Rodeo Association, Gene could be found at nearly all the high school rodeos within the state along with running the timer in the barrel racing event at the National High School Rodeo finals. He was glad to be helping the kids and was always there for them when needed.

An avid pilot, Gene was always eager to help someone out when they lost something and needed to find it with an airplane – people, livestock, an occasional dog or just checking the ranch. He was a member of the Flying Farmers and won many trophies at various fly-ins with his great piloting skills.

Gene could almost always be found in his plane. He could sit and mesmerize a crowd for hours with some of the hair-raising stories of how he survived with any one of his many airplanes.

As with all folks who grow up and live their entire life in the same area, Gene was a great historian. He could sit at a gathering of any sort and tell the history of the area and keep everyone in the room on the edge of their seat.

He could tell someone about their grandparents and then their parents as well. He had a great memory and was vivid in his descriptions as the story was told. If one closed their eyes, it was as if they could imagine they were there.

Of all his accomplishments, he was most proud of his family. The fact no one is perfect never crossed his mind as he would fondly reminisce of the people in his life.

He is survived by his daughter Michelle Musselman, her husband Shaun and their children Hardy and Haley. His many nephews, nieces, in-laws and friends were thought of often and talked about regularly.

He will be sorely missed, as all of the old guard are and the torch will be passed down to the next generation to fill the shoes of the greatest generation. The shoes are big ones to fill and the trek is long and arduous.

But, in order to respect and honor the generation before, reflections of where we come from is the first order. People leave us far too soon, and Gene was no exception to the rule. He will be sorely missed by all he touched.

Services were held on Dec. 23 at St. James Catholic Church in Douglas with Father Lucas Kazimiro Simango as the Celebrant. Interment was in the Douglas Park Cemetery with military honors accorded by Samuel Mares American Legion Post #8 and Wyoming Army National Guard Military Funeral Honors.

Serving as pallbearers will be Hardy Musselman, Shannon Wheeler, Trae Gibson, Jeff Falkenburg, Mitch Falkenburg and Garret Falkenburg.

Serving as honorary pallbearers will be all his family and friends.

The Gorman Funeral Homes – Converse Chapel of Douglas is in charge of the arrangements.

A Gene and Joy Hardy Memorial Scholarship Fund has been established at the Converse County Bank, PO Box 689, Douglas, WY 82633.

Condolences may be sent to the family at gormanfh.com.

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It’s the Pitts by Lee Pitts

Don’t Bet On It

People are betting on everything these days. If I was a bookmaker, here are the odds I’d give for random events happening in the cattle business.

A trillion to one – the odds of cow farts causing hurricanes on the Gulf Coast, windswept fires in California, polar bears to die or crops to fail in Africa.

One billion to one – the likelihood the CME Group will voluntarily investigate shenanigans in the futures market.

One million to one – the probability fake meat will replace real meat in the American diet.

Five hundred thousand to one – the possibility no one will ever shoot holes in your water troughs.

One hundred thousand to one – if you’re a public lands rancher these are the odds against the Bureau of Land Management or the Forest Service ever increasing your Animal Unit Month’s. The only raise you’ll ever get is in your grazing fees.

Ten thousand to one – the odds your wife will understand you need a break from the ranch and grant you permission to go on a week-long, drunken trail drive with your buddies.

One thousand to one – the chances your new pickup will go a year without getting a huge dent.

One thousand to one – the probability you’ll get lots of rain and a good calf market in the same year. I’ve heard this can actually happen but I don’t believe it.

Eight hundred to one – the odds the two heifers requiring C-sections this year will happen at the same time so it will only require one visit by your veterinarian.

Eight hundred to one – the possibility a range bull you bought will turn out to be an expected progeny difference (EPD) trait leader, and you get one-half of all semen sales.

Eight hundred to one – these are the same odds of a range bull you bought being a carrier for a deadly genetic defect like calves being born with an extra leg where the tail should be.

Seven hundred to one – if you’re a purebred breeder, these are the odds the macaroni salad or beans you serve at your bull sale lunch will result in giving food poisoning to all of your good buyers, but the one yahoo who never bid a single time and who ate half your donuts will sue you for a million bucks. I’ve only seen this happen once.

Six hundred to one – the chance the best cowdog you ever had gets run over by the propane truck driver.

One hundred to one – the possibility your new horse will break your arm, your wife’s leg and the hired man’s pelvis, and the day after you shot him a big time rodeo company will call wanting to buy the newly-deceased knothead for $25,000.

Two to one – the probability the day your ex-wife chooses as the day for your daughter to be married happens to fall on the same day your supplement salesman gave you tickets for front row seats at the National Finals Rodeo and an all expense trip to Vegas for you and your significant other.

Two to one – the odds you’ll get three inches of rain two days after you cut your hay.

Two to one – the likelihood on the day you trucked your calves to be sold at the sale barn a major disaster will occur like the Chinese giving us the first COVID-19 cow. Of course, the futures market will go down the limit and buyers will be as scarce as egg foo yung at Olive Garden.

Two to one – the odds your full hay barn will burn down when alfalfa is at its highest price ever.

Two to one – the odds the range bull you spent $10,000 on will spend the breeding season breeding your neighbor’s cows.

Even odds – the probability your cows will find an all-new hole in the fence bordering a major freeway on the morning the two of you had planned to start your first vacation in 45 years.

Even odds – the odds the package the postman would not deliver and had to be picked up in town an hour away will be the wrong part you ordered to fix the baler.

Even odds – one year after you sell your starve-out outfit for peanuts, oil will be discovered on it or an energy company will buy the place for $10 million to erect windmills or solar panels.

WAIC bookmark contest opens

Wyoming Agriculture in the Classroom After completing the activity, students (WAITC) invites second through fifthgrade can print a bookmark template and create students to discover Wyoming’s resources their artwork. Approximately 10 winning and design bookmarks with a message about bookmark designs will be printed and disstewardship. tributed around the state.

To help inspire their artwork, WAITC The interactive activity, bookmark temdeveloped a fun, new interactive activity. plates and rules can all be found at wyaitc. Click through interactive maps and hover org/our-work/bookmark. over the professional “helpers” to learn more Bookmark entries must be postmarked about the resources found in Wyoming and by Feb. 12 and should be sent to Wyoming how residents can all be good stewards of Agriculture in the Classroom, PO Box 347, them. Cheyenne, WY 82003.

RIVERTON LIVESTOCK AUCTION

Friday, December 18 Market Report • 821 Head Sold Representative Sales Early Consignments

COWS

RIVERTON 5 Cow, 1059#...................................$68.00 FARSON 2 Cow, 1127#...................................$55.50 BIG PINEY 1 Cow, 1505#...................................$53.00 CROWHEART 2 Cow, 1495#...................................$52.50 ARAPAHOE 2 Cow, 1397#...................................$50.00 RIVERTON 7 Cow, 1073#...................................$48.50 6 Cow, 1120#...................................$48.00 BIG PINEY 3 Cow, 1235#...................................$47.50 LANDER 3 Cow, 1361#...................................$47.00 CASPER 6 Cow, 1178#...................................$46.50 CROWHEART 2 Cow, 1432#...................................$45.00 RIVERTON 2 Cow, 1032#...................................$43.50

BULLS

MORAN 1 Bull, 2080#....................................$78.50 WOODRUFF, UT 1 Bull, 1645#....................................$75.00 SHOSHONI 1 Bull, 1805#....................................$75.00 WOODRUFF, UT 1 Bull, 1725#....................................$71.50 FARSON 1 Bull, 1915#....................................$70.00 WOODRUFF, UT 1 Bull, 1685#....................................$66.50

BRED COWS

TEN SLEEP 18 Bred Cow, 1283# .....................$1,410.00 RIVERTON 25 Bred Cow, 1305# .....................$1,350.00 LANDER 14 Bred Cow, 1333# .....................$1,300.00 COKEVILLE 16 Bred Cow, 1326# .....................$1,025.00 RIVERTON 13 Bred Cow, 1193#.........................$860.00 CASPER 29 Bred Cow, 1299# ........................$760.00 COKEVILLE 25 Bred Cow, 1264# ........................$725.00

TUESDAY, JANUARY 5

WEANED CALF SPECIAL • START TIME 9:00 AM LOAD LOTS @ 10:30 AM

Flying Triangle Ranch - 320 Blk Ang & AngX Strs 500-600# 280 Blk Ang & AngX Hfrs. Rec 8-way & Multimin @

Birth; 8-way, Vista Once, Multimin, Cellarator Turbo drench, poured & wormed @ Branding & Weaning.

Weaned since October on long stem hay. All natural. Sired by powerful Blk Ang bulls. Fancy, one brand! Charlie & Carmen Needham - 220 Blk Ang Strs &

Hfrs 450-550#. Rec Vision 7 w/ Somnus & Vista Once SQ & poured @ Branding & Weaning.

Weaned since Sept. Run at high elevation. One brand, one raising!! Mark & Amanda Huffstetler - 200 Blk Ang Strs 550650#. Rec Nasalgen & 7-way @ Branding; Vista

Once, 7-way w/ Somnus @ Weaning. Long time weaned. Running out & long stem hay. 100% Blk

Ang sired. Green, high elevation!!! Farwell Farms - 170 Blk Ang & AngX, small % CharX

Strs & Hfrs 650-750#. Rec Once PMH IN, 8-way w/

Somnus. Weaned 75 days. Fancy, powerful feeding cattle! Skylark Cattle - 135 Blk Ang Strs & Hfrs 650-700#.

Sired by Lucky 7 Blk Angus bulls. Rec Vista 5, Vision 7, Once PMH @ Branding & Weaning. Safeguard & Clean Up on 10/1 also. Hfrs are Bangs vacc. One brand, one raising. Nice Angus calves! Boysen Lake Ag - 125 Blk Ang Strs & Hfrs 650-700#.

Sired by Lucky 7 Angus bulls. Rec Vista 5, Vision 7, Once PMH @ Branding & Weaning. Hfrs are

Bangs vacc. Safeguard & Clean Up on 10/1 also.

One brand, one raising. Nice Angus calves! Kent & Shelly Haun - 115 Blk AngX Strs 600-650#.

Rec Vista 5, Once PMH IN, Vision 8, & Nasalgen;

Vision 8 & Vista Once SQ @ Weaning 10/29 and poured w/ Clean Up . Sired by Powerful Sim/Ang

Bulls. Run above 8000’. 100% all natural, high performance steers!! Kenny Whitt & Linda Strock - 115 Blk AngX Strs & Hfrs 550-650#. Weaned 95 days. Rec shots @

Branding & Weaning. Been running on pasture, hay & tubs. Nice, high elevation calves!! Six Iron Ranch - 100 Red Ang Hfrs 600-650#. Rec

Pyramid 5 w/ Presponse, Vision 8 w/ Somnus,

Once PMH IN & poured. Bangs vacc. REPLACE-

MENT HEIFERS!! Premiere Red Angus Ranch. Big time performance, high desert! Scot, Teffany & Blake Fegler – 70 Blk Ang Strs &

Hfrs 650-800#. HoosCow Angus sired. AI Sons of

Connealy Comrade, Ideal, Marx Almighty. 20 Red/Char X Str & Hfr calves 650-800#. AI sired

Fusion Red Angus. Dam is RedXChar cows with top AI genetics. Calves received Vision CD-T and

Once PMH-IN at Birth; Vision 7, Pyramid 5, and

Once PMH-IN at Branding; Vision 8 with Somnus,

Respivax 5 + PMH, and Dectomax Injectable at

Precon. Hfrs are Bangs vacc. 3 rounds of shots, long time weaned! Green, strictly hay fed. Huxtable & McKee - 85 Blk AngX Strs & Hfrs 450550#. Rec Vista Once & Vision 7 @ Branding; Vista

Once, Vision 7 & & Nasalgen @ Weaning. Long

time weaned. One brand, one raising! Whispering Creek Cattle - 80 Blk & Red AngX Strs & Hfrs 600-700#. Rec Vista Once SQ & Vision 7 w/

Somnus. Bunk broke & weaned 45 days. Tim & Anna Rodewald - 79 Blk Ang Strs & Hfrs 550650#. Rec Pyramid 5 w/ Presponse & Vision 7 @

Branding; Pyramid 5 w/ Presponse, Vision 7, Clean up & Synanthic wormer @ Precon (10/19). Long time weaned. Knife cut. Fancy! Jim & Tiffany Wiser - 70 Red Ang Strs & Hfrs 550#. 45 days weaned. Knife cut. All natural!! Jerry Farwell - 70 Blk Ang & AngX, small % CharX

Strs & Hfrs 650-750#. Rec Once PMH IN, 8-way w/

Somnus. Weaned 75 days. Fancy, powerful feeding cattle! Vacher Ranch – 60 Blk AngX Strs & Hfrs 500-525#. 60 days weaned. Rec 3 rounds of 8 way & Virashield 6. Been poured & wormed this fall. Leachman & Power Genetics sired! Ray & Ladonna Good - 34 Blk Ang Strs & 40 Hfrs 625-725#. Rec 7 way w/Somnus & Vista Once SQ,

Safeguard & Cleanup @ weaning on 10-1, been running on aftermath pasture. Reputation quality! Tony Spriggs - 32 Blk Ang Strs & Hfrs 600-650#.

Rec Vista Once, Vision 8 w/ Somnus, Nasalgen,

Cleanup & wormed. Weaned 45 days on grass hay.

Fancy! Fort Ridge Cattle - 25 Blk Ang Replacement Quality

Hfrs 500-550#. Comp vacc @ Branding. Weaned 10/23 on Grass/Alfalfa hay. Nice, high elevation Hfrs!! Jac & Kaylee Klaahsen - 20 Blk Ang Str & Hfr 650800#. Sired by Powder River Ang bulls. Calves received Vision CD-T and Once PMH-IN at Birth;

Vision 7, Pyramid 5, and Once PMH-IN at Branding; Vision 8 with Somnus, Respivax 5 + PMH, and

Dectomax Injectable at Precon. 3 rounds of shots, long time weaned. Green, strictly hay fed. Heart Y Cattle - 10 B/BWF F1 cross Strs 500-600#.

Rec C&D @ Birth; Vision 7 & Virashield 6 @ Branding & Weaning. Long time weaned. Sired by Connealy Comrade Bull & Reg Hereford bulls!

FRIDAY, JANUARY 8

COW SALE • START TIME 9:00 AM LAST FRIDAY SALE!! Horton Farms - 45 Blk AngX Short Term Bred Cows.

Bred to Blk Ang Bulls to calve April/May. Stout, nice cows!

TUESDAY, JANUARY 12

BRED COW SPECIAL • START TIME 9:00 AM W/ WEIGH UPS • BREDS @ NOON

BRED HEIFERS

Kent & Shelly Haun - 100 Blk Sim/Ang Bred Hfrs 1,050#. Bred to LBW Sim/Ang bulls from Big Country Genetics to start calving 3/1. Pulled bulls 8/2.

Rec Virashield 6 VL5 & Vision 7 w/Somnus. Poured w/ Clean Up. Extremely Fancy, long time Sim/Ang program! Cattle designed to run high desert, with

Power!! Jensen Angus - 25 Blk Ang Bred Heifers. Bred to

Jensen Angus herd sires (Low PAP) to calve April/

May. Rec. Virashield 6 VL5, Vision 7 & poured w/

Clean-up. Out of registered Angus program, selling as Commercial. All cows PAP tested. High elevation year round. Great opportunity @ fancy Angus genetics here! Hopkins Hamilton - 10 Blk Ang Bred 2 coming 2 Yr olds. Bred to LBW HD Dunn & Vermillion Angus bulls to calve in May/June. Rec Virashield 6VL5 & poured this fall. Ryan & Dawn Hedges - 8 Blk/BWF F1 Cross Bred

Hfrs 1,100#. Start calving Feb 14th-April 30th. Bred to Connealy Angus & Hedges Herefords, sons of

Perfect Timing. Proven LBW bulls! Comp vacc program & poured this fall. High elevation, powerful &

Fancy!! Comp dispersal of coming 2’s.

BRED COWS

Flying J Ranch - 200 Blk AngX 4-7 Bred cows. Bred to Blk Ang Bulls to start calving March 15th. Run on winter range, mineral & blocks. Summer above 8000’ on high desert range. Hopkins/Hamilton - 125 Blk Ang Bred 7-ST cows.

Bred to HD Dunn & Vermillion Angus bulls to calve in March/April. 45 Blk Ang Bred 3-5 Yr old cows. Bred to HD Dunn & Vermillion Angus bulls to calve in May/June.

Cows rec Virashield 6VL5 & poured this fall. Jensen Angus - 100 Blk Ang Bred 3-7 Yr old cows.

Bred to Jensen Angus herd sires (Low PAP) to calve April/May. Rec. Virashield 6 VL5, Vision 7 & poured w/ Clean-up. Out of registered Angus program, selling as Commercial. All cows PAP tested.

High elevation year round. Great opportunity @ fancy Angus genetics here!

TUESDAY, JANUARY 19

CALF SPECIAL • START TIME 9:00 AM

Fleur de Lis - 330 Blk Ang & AngX Hfrs 600#. 30 Blk Ang & AngX Strs 650#. Rec Pyramid 5 w/ Presponse, 7-way w/ Somnus, wormed w/

Safeguard & poured. Weaned 10/1. No implants.

Choice, high desert yearling makers! Tim Tolton - 150 Blk/BWF Strs & Hfrs 525-625#. Hfrs are Bangs vacc. Rec 8-way, Virashield 6 @ Branding; Nasalgen & Virashield 6 @ Weaning. Turned out on pasture and long stemmed. Long time weaned. Fancy, high elevation calves!!