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Farm Credit Council president addresses rising interest rates alarming producers during uncertain times On March 18, Farm Credit Council President and CEO Todd Van Hoose discusses interest rates and inflation affecting the farm economy during an AgriPulse Newsmakers podcast. The Federal Reserve approved the first interest rate hike in over three years on March 16. A 0.25 percentage point rate hike was approved and rates are expected to continue to rise at each of the committee’s remaining six meetings in 2022. There is a projected two percent total increase by the end of the year. This increase brings financial concerns to many producers across the U.S. Farm economy Van Hoose reminds producers the farm economy is still in a stable position. “Interest rates are going to go up,” he says, “But, producers are still in an era of historically low interest rates. Even if interest rates rise a whole percent, producers who have been around for a long time understand four to six percent in ag is still pretty affordable.” Van Hoose reminds producers of the challenging times farmers and ranchers faced during the 1980s. He says inflation rates are nowhere near the 18 to 19 percent rates producers encountered during this time. Van Hoose says the interest rate curve is relatively flat today because of competing interests. “The Federal Reserve is pushing short-term interest rates up a bit, but the economy is keeping interest rates down on the long end,” he says. “The curve is starting to flatten, so as a result, if producers are still looking for 30-year money to buy a farm it’s pretty affordable right now.” Van Hoose mentions farmers and ranchers won’t be seeing a huge impact on their operations with these interest rate rises. “We are looking at six interest rate increases across 2022 which will probably total a movement between two and 3.5 percent,” he shares. “We aren’t expecting a huge impact on agriculture.” Producers’ concerns Although Van Hoose isn’t extremely worried about the interest rates affecting producers, he does acknowledge the challenges producers are facing. “It’s not just inflation,” he says. “It’s also availability of inputs. People coming into this growing season are seeing every possible cost rise including fuel, fertilizer and seed price.” He notes the severity of shortages in products is going down, but products are increasingly more expensive so producers are concerned with inflation.

“By and large, the farm economy is in really good shape this year,” – Todd Van Hoose, Farm Credit Council

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“Producers are worried they won’t be able to get the products they need,” Van Hoose says. Net farm income Van Hoose mentions net farm income has looked good the past two years. He does acknowledge a lot of this has been from government payments, especially from two years ago. “If you look at the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s projections now, you’re seeing almost historically high net income projections this year with a much smaller percentage of this coming out of government payments,” he says. “The market returns this year are expected to be very good.” Van Hoose notes there is still financial healing needing to be done, but each individual farm has been impacted differently. “By and large, the farm economy is in really good shape this year,” he says. “There’re still supply chain issues and inflation worries out there.” These issues are what make farmers such good managers, Van Hoose says. “Managing farms is complex – today’s farmers are the most technologically sophisticated managers we’ve ever seen in ag,” he continues. “The ability for American farmers to manage this complex business they run has never been greater.” Russian invasion impacts Van Hoose encourages producers to trust in the Farm Credit System because it is extraordinarily strong. “This is good news for ag because whenever we see shifts in the large economy, there’s turmoil,” he notes. Van Hoose mentions the length of the Russian invasion of Ukraine could impact the health of the farm economy in the U.S. “Ukraine and Russia are both big exporters of wheat, and ships aren’t leaving Ukraine right now,” he says. In addition, Ukrainians may not be able to plant, grow and harvest a crop this year or the next, he adds. “The length of this war will be very important in the

economic health of the world in general,” Van Hoose continues. “The longer this war goes on, the more complex-

ities will be introduced into the economy.” “One advantage ag has is this incredibly strong

Farm Credit System which is supposed to be there in good times and bad, underpinning the whole thing,” Van Hoose says. “We feel good about our position in being able to support farmers through turmoil.” Next generation of producers Van Hoose notes he has seen a large amount of interest from young producers in financing their farms. “We are seeing a lot of entrance into ag,” he says. “In the last three years, Farm Credit has sent almost 250,000 loans to new farmers for a total of about $50 billion.”

Van Hoose notes he’s seeing a good amount of young folks who have fulltime jobs elsewhere decide they want to start farming on the side, and they eventually make it their full-time job. He shares this new interest in farming is giving hope to agriculture, even though producers are facing financial challenges. “I am forever impressed by the optimism in ag,” Van Hoose says. “Next year will always be better.” Kaitlyn Root is an editor for the Wyoming Livestock Roundup. Send comments on this article to roundup@ wylr.net.

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Something NOT About Farming or Ranching March 22 is National Ag Day: A day to recognize America’s agriculturists and the goods they share across the country. The general public may only recognize agriculture one day out of the year, but to agriculturists, every single day of our lives is National Ag Day. I say this because every morning, we get up and work to produce a product involving either clothing, feeding or fueling consumers – and this is pretty dang important. This is not just a task your stereotypical farmers and ranchers do either; it takes a beaucoup of other agri-

cultural roles to make this happen, and that’s what this week’s column is all about. A quick bio about me and my career path before we go any further: I graduated December 2018 from Texas A&M University with a bachelor’s in agricultural communications and journalism. I worked for an agricultural newspaper for a year and a half. Currently, I am the media and marketing coordinator for the Producer Partnership, a Montana nonprofit who connects farmers and ranchers directly with those in need by tak-

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ing in donated livestock, processing the livestock into protein and distributing said protein around the state to food banks. I live on my husband’s family’s ranch and help when I can. I own and operate a freelance media business which caters to agriculture. And to top it all off, I write this column which literally has the name agriculture in the title every single week. In other words: I am the textbook definition of an ag communicator, and I’m more than proud to be one! Last week, a friend of mine shared a TikTok video with me of a guy asking, “What the heck is a bachelor’s in ag communications at Oklahoma State University?” The guy halfway poked fun at this specific degree plan (no offense taken by me, I thought it was hilarious), and after some investigation I figured out he does this with all kinds of degree plans he finds online.

This video got me thinking: Does the world really, truly know what I do for a living? Do they know why it’s important for me to have specific training in communication focused on agriculture? I then thought of all the times I had to explain to people why I didn’t just get a regular communications degree – and “no, ag communications does not mean I talk to cows.” I preach every single week we need to do a better job of communicating agriculture to the public, had I fallen down on the job with my own corner of the industry? Furthermore, had I even halfway communicated what ag economists do; what ag engineers do; what ag businessmen do? I’m sorry to all my non-sodbuster/ cowpuncher agriculturally employed friends out there, but the answer is no – in my 2.5 years of writing this column, I’d never mentioned anything about

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those career paths at all. So, I’m going to do a better job of this and today I’m going to start with just a blanket statement of why ag specific degrees are unique. Ag degrees are similar to regular degrees in the sense the core subject is always communicated. Let’s take ag communications for example: basic communication skills are the same all across the board, the formulas and guidelines for writing a good story are true no matter what subject you’re writing about, and I learned the same tips and tricks about photography as my friends who were regular communications majors. The difference, I found, was in the way ag communications was taught and the subject matter. At Texas A&M, ag communications was “practice” based whereas communications was “theory” based. This meant I was actually editing stories, putting together school-published magazines and creating a brand guide (logos and graphics) for a company instead of just studying how to do these things. The other way I felt ag communications was different was in the subject matter we were encouraged to communicate. You didn’t necessarily have to do projects over agriculture, but it was highly encouraged, and I for one found this practice in interviewing agriculturists, designing graphics for them and writing stories about them helpful because ag must be communicated in an almost delicate way.

In agriculture, we deal with narratives which may not be appealing to the everyday consumer – the saying “no one wants to know how the sausage gets made,” is taken figuratively in ag communications, and literally. People want to know what it takes to feed, clothe and fuel themselves but they don’t generally take interest in the science of it all nor the mess of it all. As an ag communicator, it’s my job to bridge the gap between science and the public; it’s also my job to do it in a way which is quick and easy to understand. Don’t get me wrong, this is basic communication skills, but agriculture is a beast of its own when it comes to effectively communicating it. And this is just with communications, the same goes for so many other agriculture degrees out there. I mean, you’re talking about serving arguably the most essential industry here, don’t you think it may require some hyperspecialized training? I hope, with the help of some friends, I can communicate and educate consumers on just how important agriculturists across the country are serving them day in and day out. It takes all kinds of agriculturists to put food on America’s table. Whether you’re sitting behind a desk adjusting a rancher’s insurance, programming a pivot irrigation system or hanging a halter up in the tack room, YOU are using your skills to feed, fuel and clothe every person on the planet and you deserve to be celebrated.

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Jan. 1, 1959 – March 21, 2022 Robert “Bob” Cheney, 63, a fifth-generation rancher of Casper, passed away on March 21. Services are pending with Bustard and Jacoby Funeral Home in Casper. Lot 1 • 1048J • #4455653 • 1/8/21

MERLIN X FANTASTIC X TAKEOVER 91PROS, 33HB, 59GM, 15CED, -3.4BW, 88WW, 144YW, 31MILK, 8HPG, 7CEM, 10ST, 0.38MB, 0.55RE, $22,667PRO, $46RAN

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Wyoming Livestock Roundup • Volume 33 No. 48 • March 26, 2022

SALE REPORTS Altenburg Super Baldy Ranch Bull Sale Reported By: Cody Gabel, WLR Field Editor March 19, 2022 Centennial Livestock Auction, Ft. Collins, Colo. Auctioneer: Tom Frey 124 Simmental/SimAngus Bulls Avg. $4,851

Top Sellers Lot 35 – ASR Super Baldy H0225 – Price: $18,000 DOB: 8/24/20 Sire: S A V Rainfall 6846 Dam’s Sire: Hook’s Baltic 17B EPDs: BW: -1.1, WW: +83, YW: +139 Milk: +21 Buyer: McConkie Ranch, Altamont, Utah Lot 6 – ASR Pass The Torch J149 – Price: $11,100 DOB: 2/9/21 Sire: LCDR Progressive 106G Dam’s

Sire: CCR Cowboy Cut 5048Z EPDs: BW: -0.3, WW: +83, YW: +124 and Milk: +28 Buyer: McConkie Ranch, Altamont, Utah Lot 7 – ASR Progressive J133 – Price: $10,600 DOB: 2/7/21 Sire: LCDR Progressive 106G Dam’s Sire: W/C Wide Track 694Y EPDs: BW: -1.2, WW: +85, YW: +130 and Milk: +25 Buyer: Scott Miller, Manti, Utah Lot 1 – ASR Broad

Black Summit Break Out Bull Sale Reported By: Bo Bevis, WLR Field Editor March 18, 2022 Black Summit Sale Facility, Powell Auctioneer: Ty Thompson 50 Yearling SimAngus Bulls Avg. $4,987 Top Sellers Lot 31 – BSUM 117J – Price: $10,250 DOB: 2/15/21 Sire: Tuel Cowmaker A3032 Dam’s Sire: NLC Cow Boss 160C EPDs: BW: +0.3, WW: +91.0, YW: +141.5 and Milk: +27.1 Buyer: Drake Simmen-

tals, Centerville, Iowa Lot 10 – BSUM 155J – Price: $9,000 DOB: 2/24/21 Sire: NLC Cow Boss 160C Dam’s Sire: McConnell Altitude 3114 EPDs: BW: -2.1, WW: +74.6, YW: +108.4 and Milk: +20.1 Buyer: Kent

Range H0245 – Price: $10,250 DOB: 8/30/20 Sire: Gibbs 7382E Broad Range Dam’s Sire: Koch Big Timber 685D EPDs: BW: -1.2, WW: +90, YW: +143 and Milk: +25 Buyer: McConkie Ranch, Altamont, Utah Lot 10 – ASR Progressive J1100 – Price: $9,500 DOB: 2/15/21 Sire: LCDR Progressive 106G Dam’s Sire: CCR Cowboy Cut 5048Z EPDs: BW: -1.7, WW: +93, YW: +146 and Milk: +28 Buyer: McConkie Ranch, Altamont, Utah Lot 8 – ASR Progressive J1117 – Price: $9,400 DOB: 2/17/21 Sire: LCDR Progressive 106G Dam’s Sire: Gibbs 2654Z Bullet Proof EPDs: BW: -1.8, WW: +90, YW: +144 and Milk: +34 Buyer: McConkie Ranch, Altamont, Utah Hahn, Riverton Lot 37 – BSUM 120J – Price: $8,750 DOB: 2/16/21 Sire: SFG3 231A X 375A D381 Dam’s Sire: Schiefelbein Effective 61 EPDs: BW: -4.3, WW: +63.7, YW: +101.7 and Milk: +16.7 Buyer: Mark Hinte, Hebron, Neb. Lot 2 – BSUM 1118J – Price: $8,000 DOB: 3/20/21 Sire: GW Due Process 678G Dam’s Sire: Schiefelbein Effective 61 EPDs: BW: -3.2, WW: +78.5, YW: +122.2 and Milk: +24.9 Buyer: Lazy BV, Meeteetse

OBITUARIES

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Geraldine "Jerri" Ruth Geringer McClun Feb. 24, 1940 – March 16, 2022 Memorial services for Geraldine “Jerri” Ruth Geringer McClun, 82, was held at 11a.m. March 25, at the First Wyoming United Presbyterian Church with Reverends Bill Eaton and Michael Hall officiating. Jerri died March 16, at Goshen Healthcare Community and cremation has taken place. Memorials may be given to the South Goshen Community Church Bell Tower Fund. Arrangements are by the Colyer Funeral Home and condolences may be sent to colyerfuneralhome.com. Jerri was born Feb. 24, 1940 in Wheatland, the daughter of Henry and Elizabeth (Eichler) Geringer. She gradu-

ated from Wheatland High School in 1958 and attended Barnes Business College in Denver. She moved to Torrington and worked at the First National Bank. She met Jim McClun and married him June 22, 1962. They had three daughters and a son. She worked on the ranch and for Holly Sugar during harvest for several years. She ran the piler at the Veteran beet dump in the 90s until it was closed. Jerri was an active member of the South Goshen Presbyterian Church and Triple G. She was preceded in death by her parents; sisters Darlene Fabricius and Margaret Davis; brothers Sonny and John Geringer; and numerous

in-laws. Jerri is survived by her husband Jim McClun of Veteran; daughters JoAnn (Michael) Hall of Torrington, Jean McClun of Torrington and Julie (Troy) Davis of Pine Bluffs; son Jeff (Kari) McClun of Veteran; grandchildren Katilyn, Dusty (Ivoma), Daniel and Kristina Hall; Kody (Tyler), Kiffany and Kassidy McClun; and Janie Davis; great-grandchildren Mason, Kanin, Haisley and Ky-son; a sisterin-law Beth Eaton of Torrington; and numerous nieces and nephews. To send flowers or a memorial gift to the family of Geraldine “Jerri” Ruth Geringer McClun please visit, colyerfuneralhome.com.

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Wyoming Livestock Roundup • Volume 33 No. 48 • March 26, 2022

Agriculture: Growing a Climate for Tomorrow Oh beautiful, for spacious skies; For amber waves of grain; For purple mountain majesties; Above the fruited plain! The 1895 lyrics for “America the Beautiful” start out by celebrating the abundance of food for our nation. With less than two percent of our population producing food, most Americans don’t think about where their next meal will come from. We’ve been extremely lucky here in the U.S. when you consider how some nations have struggled to provide food for their population. Today, a U.S. farm feeds 166 people annually, according to the American Farm Bureau. So, while 165 people are working to build everything from cars to computers, they don’t have to worry about what they need to grow in order to keep themselves and their family fed.

Dr. Gary Sides has said without agriculture, there would be no culture and this is certainly true. In some areas of the world people still spend a good portion of their day working for their next meal. Without our farmers and ranchers our tomorrow would be taken up with efforts to grow enough food rather than efforts to allow us to do something else. It’s highly unlikely we would be able to develop the infrastructure to develop a car, much less a computer without the amazing productivity of our farmers and ranchers. We’ve indeed been blessed here in the U.S. because we have an agricultural system providing food not only for the U.S., but for others around the world too. The wherewithal to do this has been shared all around the world and today, famines

which were ever present in our ancestors’ pasts are, if they occur, now a function of geopolitical forces. Lack of food is no longer the problem, political forces which prevent food from getting to people is the problem. Wyoming ranchers and farmers are proud to be able to raise food contributing to this effort. We have a large support network from the meat processor to the trucker, and finally the grocery store employee who takes the beef we produce on our rangelands and pasturelands and gets it to our urban compatriots. Wyoming’s ranchers and farmers grow cattle, sheep, sugarbeets, dry edible beans, corn, malt barley and hay among other commodities. The total economic impact to Wyoming from food and agriculture amounts to $12.4 billion getting funneled into our local com-

munities. While the farmer or rancher might be up until 10:30 p.m. getting the harvest in or planting the crops, they can be up until 10:30 p.m. the next night at a school board meeting or a church function helping to pave the way to tomorrow for their family and others. Working together with family and their neighbors, they are indeed working to grow a climate for tomorrow. Ken Hamilton is the Wyoming Farm Bureau Federation executive vice president. The WyFB Mission: To represent the voices of Wyoming farmers and ranchers through grassroots policy development while focusing on protecting private property rights, strengthening agriculture and supporting farm and ranch families through advocacy, education and leadership development.

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Dear Editor, We celebrated World Water Day on March 22. This year’s them is, “Groundwater, Making the Invisible Visible.” In honor of this year’s World Water Day, I would like to acknowledge the people in the Laramie County Groundwater Control Area who worked to change and improve Wyoming’s groundwater laws. During this year’s legislative session, “HB0136 – Underground Water Contested Case Hearings” passed unanimously in the Senate. Gov. Mark Gordon signed the law on March 21. The law clarifies the applicant for water rights permits bears the burden of proof in a groundwater contested case. There are three groundwater control areas in the state which provide more legal protection for the aquifers and for the people in the control areas: Laramie County Control Area (LCCA), Platte County Control Area and Prairie Center Control Area. The new law will apply in all of the state’s control areas. Last June, a contested case was heard before the LCCA Advisory Board and a state engineer hearing examiner in which 17 landowners objected to the state engineer granting permits to drill eight high-capacity water wells which would extract 1.5 billion gallons per year of water from the already stressed High Plains/Ogalalla Aquifer. The landowners opposing these wells are rightly concerned about the impact to their stock and domestic water supply, Horse Creek and its tributaries. This law is necessary because one of the legal issues in this case is whether the contesters (the applicants) or the contestants (the surrounding landowners) bear the burden of proof the proposed wells would not harm the public interest. This law clarifies the issue by affirmatively putting the burden of proof on the applicant. One of the important aspects of seeing groundwater is knowing groundwater is visible at springs, creeks, wetlands and rivers, because this is groundwater at land surface. The groundwater provides the base flow for creeks and rivers, which allows these to run yearround, even when there is no snowmelt or rain. Groundwater and surface water systems are connected, and groundwater pumping can dry up streams and rivers by lowering the water table, so the creek or river goes dry. Even though riparian and wetland areas only make up four percent of the state, they support over 80 percent of Wyoming’s wildlife. Recent studies have estimated between 15 to 21 percent of watersheds experiencing groundwater pumping have slipped past a critical

ecological threshold, and by 2050, the number could skyrocket to somewhere between 40 to 79 percent. It is not in the long-term economic benefit of the state to allow creeks and rivers to go dry because of the harm to wildlife, agriculture, tourism and future generations. One of the realities of groundwater management, is wells at a great distance from surface water can deplete the surface water. The cones of depression from multiple wells can intersect and magnify the effects of pumping. Another important consideration relates to recovery of the aquifer and connected streamflow. Streamflow depletion from groundwater pumping will continue to occur after pumping stops. In fact, the maximum rate of streamflow depletion can occur after a well ceases to pump. This aspect of streamflow depletion adds difficulty to using an adaptive management scheme to determine when wells should be shut off to avoid further undesirable effects. But we now have some tools to assist in managing these complexities, such as modeling, monitoring and measuring surface flows. We must also take the long view of the time frame for considering impact, such as 100 years, or even longer and consider the environment as well. Our understanding of the interconnection of groundwater and surface water has advanced over time. It is time for our laws and the governance of our water resources to advance as well. Groundwater is not invisible because we see it in our creeks, rivers and wetlands. Groundwater is also visible in our food and clothing, because water is needed to grow food and fiber. Groundwater is used in so many manufacturing processes for goods we use and depend on. Groundwater needs to be carefully stewarded because it is a limited resource, and too much pumping does have a negative impact. Water is a common resource we all share. Water decisions are important and affect everyone. On World Water Day, I honor those who care about water and want to improve our water laws and management. I honor those who want to learn more and to get involved. I honor those who are fighting to protect their farming and ranching operations and the environment. We can do this one creek at a time and one law at a time! Here’s to working together for a better world and society, with respect and responsibility for our resources. To learn more and to contribute to this work, please visit rebaepler. com. There are a number of ways that you can become involved. Reba D. Epler Hillsdale

Wyoming Livestock Roundup • Volume 33 No. 48 • March 26, 2022

SALE REPORTS Neiman Cattle Company Annual Bull Sale

Reported By: Kevin Murnin, WLR Field Editor Feb. 17, 2022 Belle Fourche Livestock, Belle Fourche, S.D. Auctioneer: Seth Weishaar 40 Two-Year-Old Angus Bulls Avg. $4,106 Top Sellers Lot 1 – NCC Cornerstone 001 – Price: $9,500 DOB: 4/19/20 Sire: CFC Cornerstone M71 Dam’s Sire: O C C General 794G EPDs: BW: +0.0, WW: +50, YW: +85 and Milk: +23 Buyer: Burt Palm, Medicine Bow Lot 4 – NCC Cornerstone 039 – Price: $6,500 DOB: 4/9/20 Sire: CFC Cornerstone M71 Dam’s Sire: Mytty In Focus EPDs: BW: +0.8, WW: +56, YW: +98 and Milk: +26 Buyer: Burt Palm, Medicine Bow

Lot 18 – NCC Chinook 025 – Price: $6,000 DOB: 4/17/20 Sire: JBob Chinook 603 Dam’s Sire: Coleman Juneau 4293 EPDs: BW: -0.5, WW: +51, YW: +84 and Milk: +25 Buyer: Steve Whipple, Cambridge, Neb. Lot 7 – NCC Epoch 022 – Price: $5,750 DOB: 4/17/20 Sire: CFC Epoch MT71 Dam’s Sire: NCC Image Maker 411 EPDs: BW: -1.8, WW: +39, YW: +63 and Milk: +24 Buyer: Christiansen Land & Cattle, Kimball, S.D.

Montana Performance Bull Co-op with Basin Angus Bull Sale Reported By: Curt Cox, WLR Field Editor March 18, 2022 Midland Bull Test Sale Facility, Columbus, Mont. Auctioneer: Joe Goggins One Select Herd Bull Avg. $600,000 186 Yearling Angus Bulls Avg. $6,167 Top Sellers Lot J – Basin Jameson 1076 – Price: $600,000 DOB: 1/18/21 Sire: Basin Deposit 6249 Dam’s Sire: EXAR Monumental 6056B EPDs: BW: +1.3, WW: +107, YW: +177 and Milk: +31 Buyers: EZ Angus Ranch, California, Express Ranches, Oklahoma, Branch View Angus, Kentucky, Byrd Cattle Company, California, Lonesome River Ranch, Nebraska, Tailer Made Genetics, Montana, 21 Mile Cattle Company, Montana, BDR Ranch, Colorado, Noble Ranch, Colorado, Willis Ranch, Wyoming and ABS Global, Wisconsin Lot 81 – Basin Payweight Plus 1315 – Price: $65,000 DOB: 4/4/21 Sire: Basin Payweight Plus 6048 Dam’s Sire: Basin Rainmaker P175 EPDs: BW: +2.4, WW: +82, YW: +149 and Milk: +31 Buyers: Apex Angus, Valier, Mont., Carr Angus, Hobson, Mont., Wilson Scotch Mountain, Potomac, Mont., Gary Wall, Billings, Mont., SHB Angus, Reardan, Wash. and Diamond Peak Cattle Company, Craig, Colo. Lot 31 – Basin True North 1021 – Price: $25,000 DOB: 1/11/21 Sire: Square B True North 8052 Dam’s Sire: Basin Rainmaker 4404 EPDs: BW: -1.4, WW: +64, YW: +119 and Milk: +36 Buyer: Noble Ranch, Yuma, Colo. and ABS Global, De Forest, Wis. Lot 2 – Basin Deposit 1056 – Price: $22,500 DOB: 1/16/21 Sire: Basin Deposit 6249 Dam’s Sire: Vermilion Spur E143 EPDs: BW: +3.4, WW: +87, YW: +148 and Milk: +24 Buyer: Apex Angus Ranch, Valier, Mont. Lot 4 – Basin Deposit 1515 – Price: $17,500 DOB: 1/22/21 Sire: Basin Deposit 6249 Dam’s Sire: V A R Discovery 2240 EPDs: BW: +1.9, WW: +72, YW: +116 and Milk: +26 Buyer: Blackford

CONNECTING AG to CLIMATE

By Windy Kelley, Northern Plains Regional Climate Hub

Recent and Current Conditions Wyoming experienced its 48th coldest and fourth driest February out of 128 years, according to National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) database, retrieved March 22. The first five months of Wyoming’s water year, Oct. 1, 2021 – Feb. 28, 2022 is the 58th driest. Scaling to the county level – the adjacent tables show temperature and precipitation rankings of select counties for the month of February, as well as the water year. The snow water equivalent (SWE) ranges from 60 to 101 percent of normal throughout Wyoming according to the March 23 U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Resources Conservation

Service (NRCS) SNOTEL report. The Cheyenne and Belle Fourche basins have the lowest SWEs, 60 percent and 67 percent, respectively. The Madison-Gallatin Basin, the northwest corner of Wyoming, has the next lowest SWE at 75 percent of normal – followed by the Snake, Upper Green and Sweetwater basins, which are each at 78 percent. The U.S. Drought Monitor (USDM) map for Wyoming, released March 17, shows 100 percent of Wyoming continues to experience abnormally dry conditions or moderate to extreme drought. Nearly 20 percent of Wyoming is classified as D3, extreme drought – this is more than an 8.5 percent increase in the area classified as D3 since Feb. 17. View the current USDM

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

map at bit.ly/2S28VTA. Consider submitting a Condition Monitoring Observer Report at bit.ly/3c4WRLR. Forecasts: Eight to 14-Day and One Month NOAA’s eight to 14-day forecast for March 30 – April 5, made March 22, shows a 33 to 40 percent probability or chance for below average temperatures for most of Wyoming. The exception is the northeast corner where the forecast shows near normal temperatures. For the same time frame, the fore-

Ranch, Thedford, Neb. Lot 51 – Basin Spur 1180 – Price: $16,000 DOB: 2/2/21 Sire: Vermilion Spur E143 Dam’s Sire: Basin Yuma 4286 EPDs: BW: +0.9, WW: +64, YW: +125 and Milk: +34 Buyers: Genex Beef, Shawano, Wis. and TD Angus, North Platte, Neb. Lot 13 – SCC Exclusive 16J – Price: $15,000 DOB: 2/5/21 Sire: Musgrave 316 Exclusive Dam’s Sire: HF Tiger 5T EPDs: BW: +1.1, WW: +68, YW: +127 and Milk: +27 Buyer: Thiel Ranch, Isabel, S.D.

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cast shows a 33 to 50 percent probability for above normal precipitation throughout Wyoming. The April forecast, made March 17, indicates a 33 to 50 percent chance of above normal temperatures for the southern two-thirds of Wyoming and an equal chance of below, near or above normal temperatures for the rest of the state. For the same time frame, there is a 33 to 40 percent probability for below normal precipitation for most of Wyoming. The exception is the greater northwest corner of the state where there is an equal chance for below, near or above normal precipitation. For details and to view more NOAA forecasts, visit cpc.ncep.noaa.gov. Windy K. Kelley is the Regional Extension program coordinator and state specialist for the U.S . Department of Agriculture’s Northern Plains Climate Hub and the University of Wyoming Extension and WAFERx. She can be reached at wkelley1@ uwyo.edu or 307-367-4380.

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Winnemucca’s annual weekend crowns champions during rodeo, dog trials and offers high-selling horse Winnemucca, Nev. – The 33rd annual Ranch Hand Rodeo Weekend took place March 2-6 at the Winnemucca Events Complex. The complex hosted 30 teams and crowned champions in saddle bronc riding, steer stopping, wild mugging, trailer loading, team roping, ranch doctoring and team branding. Overall Ranch Hand Rodeo team results First place was awarded to McFarlane Quarter Horses from Wilder, Idaho. The team consisted of Jaylen Eldridge, Jerad McFarlane, Ryan MacKenzie, Zalin Arritola and Katie McFarlane. The team took home top honors with a total of 55 points. Second place, with 54 points, went to C7 Cattle of Gooding, Idaho. The team consisted of Casey Brunson, Jared Parke, Dan Webb,

Matt Williams and Candida Eldridge. The third-place team was Jim Ranch of Owyhee, Neb. Riders included Gus King, Gene Curtis, Daxton and Dalton Jim and Bobby Jean Jones Colyer. The team secured the third-place position with 38 points. Thirty-six total points was awarded to Ride Em and Slide Em of Burley, Idaho. Kendall Thomas, Taylor Lloyd, Clayton Brumm, Quirt and Bailey Boyles made up the fourth-place team. Rounding out the top five with 25 points is Vanbelle Ranch of Fallon, Nev. The team consisted of Jimmy VanBelle, Tio Simmons, David Temple, Barry O’Leary and Samantha Kearns. The total payout for the Ranch Hand Rodeo was $25,750 with the top team

taking home $6,437.50. Event champions Champions were crowned in the standard ranch rodeo events. McFarlane Quarter Horses were crowned the team branding and ranch doctoring champions with 10 points in both events. In the wild mugging, trailer loading and team roping, C7 Cattle was named the champion with 10 points awarded in each event. Katie McFarlane of McFarlane Quarter Horses was crowned the steer stop champion with 10 points and Zalin Arritola of McFarlane Quarter Horses was crowned the saddle bronc champion with 10 points awarded. Overall women’s ranch hand rodeo results This year’s event invited 12 teams of four women. The teams competed in team rop-

Ranch champion – Chantelle Nielsen with her dog Jack was awarded first place in the ranch dog class. Pictured left to right, Matt Wilson of Outlaw Saddles and Silver, Chantelle Nielsen with her dog Jack and Nevada Junior High School Rodeo Association Princess Kayleigh Marshall. Courtesy photo

Overall champion – McFarlane Quarter Horses of Wilder, Idaho took home the top honors in the Overall Ranch Rodeo Team event. Brynn Lehman was the calcutta winner. Pictured left to right, Brynn Lehman, Zalin Arritola, Jaylen Eldridge, Jerad McFarlane, Katie McFarlane and Ryan MacKenzie. Courtesy photo

ing, branding, tie-down roping and trailering and doctoring. $4,000 in added money was available for the teams to win. Taking home first place with a total of 39 points was the NK Ranch of Owyhee, Nev. The team consisted of Jessica Kelly, Timmy Lyn DeLong, Katie Cavasin and Addy Hill. NK Ranch also took home the trailer loading and doctoring championship title. Second place with a total of 38 points was awarded to Tri State of Winnemucca, Nev. Riders included Tayler Torkelson, Samantha Kerns, Kristen Loverin and Nora Hunt-Lee. Third place with 36 total points was awarded to Carmen Buckingham, Bailey

Bachman, Katie McFarland and Kayla Tiegs of Miller Livestock Solutions, Bruneau, Idaho. The team also secured champion wins in the team roping, tie-down roping and branding. Kiel Livestock of Lovelock, Nev. took home fourth-place honors with 35 points. The team consisted of Sandy Kiel, Natalie Norcutt, Jymme Dominguez and Abby Jackson. Riders Brynn Lehman, Sloan McFarlane, Candida Eldridge and Jayce Blake of Young Guns, Nampa, Idaho took home fifth-place honors with 28 points. Cowdog trials In addition to the ranch rodeo, the event hosted a cowdog trial with exhibitors competing in the classes of brace,

open, intermediate, ranch and nursery. The 2022 trial was sanctioned by the National Cattledog Association and the Mountain States Stock Dog Association. There was one elimination round with the top placing dogs advancing to the finals in each class. In the brace class firstplace went to Brian Jacobs with GS Mojo and RKB Lacy; second place went to John Rose with Tuffy and Toby; and third place went to Jeffery Horner with Gun and Telsa. In the intermediate class John Rose with BJ Toby received first-place; Shauna Moser with dog Sophie was second; and Gina Liberini with 2S Echo received thirdplace honors. Continued on next page

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Brace champion – Handler Brian Jacobs with GS Mojo and RKB Lacy were awarded top honors during the cow dog trials in Winnemucca, Nev. Picture left to right, Matt Wilson of Outlaw Saddles and Silver, Brian Jacobs and dogs GS Mojo and RKB Lacy and Nevada Junior High School Rodeo Association Princess Kayleigh Marshall. Courtesy photo

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Continued from previous page In the open class, first place went to Paula Gow and her dog Ko Jack; second place was given to Jeff Clausen and his dog Ruthe; David Gordon and his dog Nuck received third place; fourth place went to owner Brian Jacobs and his dog GS Mojo; and rounding out the class is JR Bailey with JJ. In the ranch class first place was awarded to Chantelle Nielsen with her dog Jack; Trev Moser with Jude received second; and Sylvia Arnett with her dog Becca took home thirdplace honors. In the nursery class Brian Jacobs with Ransom took

home first place; Mike Collins with Pie took home second-place honors; and JR Bailey with dog JJ took home third place. Ranch, Rope and Performance Horse Sale On March 5, the Winnemucca Ranch, Rope and Performance Horse Sale offered top-quality ranch, rope and performance horses – both finished and started prospects. Each sale horse was observed for quality, temperament and soundness. Horses were then worked in dry, trail and cattle work. The sale has become well known for the quality of horses and efficient crew.

The top-selling horse was Mobster Hideout of Tom and Carmen Buckingham. Joree Anderson of Winnemucca, Nev. took the horse home for $36,000. The overall sale average was $12,640 and the top 10 sale average was $19,250. Rounding out the activities was the wild horse racing. Team Noland consisted of Jess Nolan, Leory Morningowl and Avon Garcia. The team was awarded top honors during the 33rd annual event. For more information, visit ranchrodeonv.com. Brittany Gunn is the editor of the Wyoming Livestock Roundup. Send comments on this article to roundup@wylr. net.

2022 Ranch Hand of the Year Award Chris Bengoa was presented with the 2022 Ranch Hand of the Year award before the kickoff of the 33rd annual Ranch Hand Rodeo. The event was held March 5-6, at the Winnemucca Event Center. Kent Maher has served alongside Bengoa on the Agricultural District Number Three board for nearly a quarter century and says it was only a matter of time before the longtime local was named. “Chris works as hard for our community as he does on a horse,” said Maher. “He’s a one-of-a-kind champion of our local ranching heritage and it is an honor for me and so many others to call him a friend.” Rodeo has been a big part of Bengoa’s life and he has worked to pass on his love of the arena not only to his kids, but the people and kids around him. He has always taken time to help youngsters get into the sport and be a part of the Western way of life. His family has grown to include Rusty and wife Carmen and granddaughters Mia and Camilla; Kelsey and wife Jessie and grand twins Brand and Landry; Keri and husband Curtis Robinson and grandchildren Blaze, Brock and Kinsley; and Alena

Millhouse. Bengoa has lived in Humboldt County all of his life. He has been on horseback from west of Denio to the Owyhee River in northern Humboldt County. He has team roped with everybody and knows even more people. He has spent his life working for the county he calls home in many capacities, but the most important one is the legacy he has passed down to all the people who have had the privilege of knowing him. Bengoa says, “The agriculture in Humboldt County in all its forms and the environment it provides makes this a great place to raise a family.” The Ranch Hand of the Year award is sponsored by the Agricultural District Number Three as a way to recognize those women and men who make their living in the ranching industry. Past recipients include Frank Loveland, Loui Cerri, Harold Chapin, John and Tim DeLong, Buster Dufurrena, Jane Angus, Larry Hill, Louie and Frank Bidart, Sammye and Dan Ugalde, John Falen, Lilla and Woodie Bell, Garley Amos, Buck Tipton, Jack Warn, Ross Zimmerman and Diana Vesco. To read more on about the Ranch Hand Rodeo Award, visit ranchrodeonv.com.

Top seller – Mobsters Hideout, consigned by Tom and Carmen Buckingham was awarded the top selling horse during the Ranch, Rope and Performance Horse Sale. Joree Anderson of Winnemucca, Nev. bought the horse for $36,000. Pictured left to right top, Paul Barnes, Rick Machado and Jackquelyn Urain. Bottom, Tom Buckingham, Jim Berret, Carmen Buckingham, granddaughter Jolene, Joree Anderson with her son Parker, Dana Brown and her grandson Gage. Courtesy photo

Intermediate champion – John Rose with his dog BJ Toby was awarded the intermediate class champion award. Pictured left to right, Matt Wilson of Outlaw Saddles and Silver, John Rose and Nevada Junior High School Rodeo Association Princess Kayleigh Marshall. Courtesy photo

Wild horse team – Team Noland took home the 2022 Champion Wild Horse Racing Team award during the 33rd annual Ranch Hand Rodeo Weekend. Pictured left to right, Jess Noland, Leroy Morningowl, Avon Garcia and April Wilkinson of Outlaw Saddles and Silver. Courtesy photo Nursery champion – The nursery class champion award was given to Brian Jacobs with his dog Ransom. Pictured left to right, Matt Wilson of Outlaw Saddles and Silver, Brian Jacobs and dog Ransom and Nevada Junior High School Rodeo Association Princess Kayleigh Marshall. Courtesy photo

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Angus

YEARLING AND 2-YEAR-OLD ANGUS BULLS: Offering sons of Sitz Resilient, Ox Bow Ozzie, E&B Plus One, Mohnen Substantial, B3R Electorate, Baldridge Alternative, Hoover Dam, GAR Home Town and FRANK Medicine Man. Strong selection of heifer bulls. The bulls will have BSEs completed in March. First year breeding guarantee. Contact Dan Frank, Horse Creek Angus, 307-4214022, horsecreekangus@gmail. com. Videos and full EPDs available at www.horsecreekangus.com ...............................3/26 15 REGISTERED ANGUS YEARLING VIRGIN BULLS: Fed to grow 2 to 2.5 lbs./day. Not fattened. Will go on and breed cows and grow. For more information, call 307660-5755 ........................4/16

Red Angus REGISTERED RED ANGUS 2-YEAR-OLD, sleep all night heifer bull. Thickness and length, good feet. Registration# 4293787, 9 Mile Franchise grandson. Will fertility test prior to pick up. ALSO, yearling bulls available about May 1. Call 307-461-7023. To view photos, go to www.wylr. net in the classifieds ....... 4/2 PAP TESTED HIGH ALTITUDE RED ANGUS COMING 2-YEAR-OLD BULLS: Performance and calving ease bred, 28 years of PAP testing. Call Smith Land and Cattle Company, 719-588-1877 ..... 4/16 REGISTERED RED ANGUS BULLS FOR SALE: Have 2-year-old bulls ready to go now and yearling bulls ready late spring. Delivery available. For more information, call CLR Red Angus, Dan Robertson, 307-431-1013 ..... 4/2 BIG, STOUT RED ANGUS YEARLING BULLS: Silver Bow, Make Mimi, Detour and Moonshine. Low birthweight and high weaning weight. Will feed until May. Private treaty sales for the 28th year. Call Shepherd Red Angus, Cody, WY 406-698-6657 or 307578-8741 ........................ 4/9 RED ANGUS HIGH-ELEVATION YEARLING BULLS FOR SALE IN NORTHEASTERN UTAH: Sires are 5L, Crump, Sutherlin Farms and K2 Red Angus. Will be trich and semen tested and will be fed for free until May 1. $2,000/head. Bar Lazy TL Ranch, David, 435828-1320, barlazytlranch@ gmail.com .....................5/28

WYOMING BRAND FOR SALE: Spear J Spear, one iron. Renewed up to 2030. RRC, LHH, $3,500 OBO. Call 307-532-5554, leave message ............................... 4/2

Clay Creek Angus

Going, Going, Gone

PRIVATE TREATY

Dogs

www.dinklagefeedyards.com

for job descriptions, application and detailed information regarding benefits. Dinklage Feed Yards, Inc. is an equal employment opportunity employer.

Services

Dogs

LIVESTOCK GUARDIANS, KARAKACHAN/AKBASH PUPPIES, born out with the sheep. They are being raised with sheep, horses, chickens, ducks, other dogs and cats. Socialized but not being raised as pets. Will be eight weeks old on April 2. For more information, call 307-532-1907 or visit www. ifiveinc.com ................... 4/2 GERMAN SHORTHAIRED PUPPIES: Ready to go!! Pups are well socialized, current on vaccinations, crate trained and have been exposed to birds. Pups will go home with a health certificate, our 1 year health guarantee against any life threatening genetic defects, 2 year hip guarantee and AKC papers. $600. Call 605-216-5533. To view photos, go to www.wylr.net in the classifieds ...................... 4/9

Jim & Lori French 3334 Rd 14 Greybull, WY 82426 307-762-3541 • www.claycreek.net

120 Yearling Bulls • 80 Coming 2-Year-Old Bulls 120 Replacement Heifers by Popular Sires: S A V Bismarck, Rito 707, S A V Resource, Connealy Spur, Connealy Countdown and Coleman Charlo EXCELLENT YOUNG VIRGIN ANGUS BULLS: Perfect for first calving, $1,500-$1,700 per head. Extra good volume deals. Delivered free. Trexler’s, Hill City, KS, 785-421-5706 or 785-4218311 .................................... 3/26 YEARLING ANGUS BULLS: These bulls are grown, not fattened, will get out and cover cows. Many will work on heifers. We will deliver. Call Joe Buseman, 605-351-1535............ 3/26 FOR SALE 35 PAIRS: Bull bred Black Angus middle aged cows. Calving in Feb./March. Perform very well on grass without creep or implants. Calves will weigh 700 lbs. by mid Oct., $2,000/pair. Call 406-833-0202 ....................... 4/2

SimAngus S I M M E N TA L / S I M A N G U S BULLS FOR SALE: Yearlings, 18-month-olds and 2-year-olds. Sired by S A V Rainfall, E W A Peyton, Baldridge Bronc, W B F Iron Clad, Gibbs Deacon, Gibbs Broad Range, Koch Big Timber, T J Teardrop and sons of Gibbs Pirate, WC United, Crouthamel Protocol. Call James, 970-3968791..................................3/26 SIMANGUS BULLS: Bred to be productive members of your herd. 3H Simmental Ranch, Plains, MT. Contact Alan, 503-931-6815 or 3HSimmental@gmail.com ..............4/23

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Hereford

YEARLING HEREFORD BULLS FOR SALE BALDIE MAKERS

Hereford genetics maximize the value of your herd by leveraging traits such as, fertility, feed efficiency, docility and feedlot profitability

Bryan: 970-381-0264 Linda: 970-381-6811

54286 CR 27, Carr, Colorado 80612 Check Out Our Facebook Page: Sidwell Herefords, RLLP Catalogs available upon request

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Limousin

Pasture Wanted

2-year-old registered Limousin Bulls

LOOKING TO RENT OR LEASE PASTURE FOR 50 cow/calf pairs for 2022 season. Preferably northeastern Wyoming. Call 307-660-0294 or leave message .................. 4/2

Joe Freund 303/341-9311 Joey Freund 303/475-6062

Pat Kelley 303/840-1848

Look to CRR Baldie Makers... ...Proven to Increase your Bottom Line.

Longhorn

Polled & Horned Hereford Bulls - Private Treaty Sale See Bull Info & Videos on Website & Facebook

COYOTE RIDGE RANCH

Jane Evans Cornelius Hampton Cornelius Katie Cornelius & Lee Mayo 970-396-2935 970-371-0500 970-396-8320

18300 CO RD. 43 ~ La Salle, CO 80645 www.coyoteridgeherefords.com

HEREFORD BULLS FOR SALE: Bred to produce top baldy calves. Balanced trait genetics. Reasonably priced. See us on the web at www. mcmurrycattle.com, for pedigrees, photos and videos. BUY NOW! Call 406254-1247 (house), leave message or 406-697-4040 (cell). E-mail mcmurrycattle@gmail.com ............ 3/26 HEREFORD BULLS FOR SALE: Home of the Champion Pen of Bulls at the 2021 Wyoming State Fair. Big, stout, sound Hereford bulls with calving ease and high growth potential. Lots of pigment and no extra white. Get 30-40 lbs. bigger weaning weights on your baldy calves through the heterosis factor from these bulls. BUY WYOMING FIRST!! Gene Stillahn, Sticks & Stones Ranch, 307421-1592 ...................... 4/23

Email your ad to denise@wylr.net

Limousin REGISTERED LIMOUSIN AND LIM-FLEX BULLS FOR SALE: Two-year-old, 18-month-olds and yearlings. Raising registered Limousin for over 50 years. Good dispositions, out of popular AI sires. Complete set of weights, measurements and EPDs. Waddle Limousin, Pine Bluffs, WY. Call 307-245-3599 .......................4/16 WOODARD LIMOUSIN: Limousin and Lim-Flex yearling bulls for sale. High performance proven genetics, polled, good dispositions. Contact Rodger Woodard, 719-439-2011, www.woodardlimousin.com ................3/26

REGISTERED LONGHORN BULLS FOR SALE: Solid blacks and a few solid reds. Wyoming Longhorn Ranch, please call 307-548-7111 or 307-272-7171 ................. 4/2 REGISTERED TEXAS LONGHORNS FOR SALE: Featured September 2020 American Beef Producer. Gentle pairs, steers, heifers, solid and colorful bulls. Foraging, hardy, low-maintenance cattle, traffic stopping colors. Easy calving, excellent maternal outcome. Cross-breeding for robust calves resistant to disease. Fascinating, fun to show, simple handling, great for youth. Westhaven Ranch in California, 209-274-9917, e-mail swestmoore@gmail.com or website www.westhavenlonghorns.com. To view photos, go to www.wylr.net in the classifieds .................... 3/26

Family Nurse Cows

REGISTERED LIMOUSIN BULLS FOR SALE PRIVATE TREATY: Solid 18-month-old registered purebreds from a dedicated fall calving herd. Economically priced and ready to work. Honest cattle from an honest program, backed by customer service. Call to receive a catalog and visit about how our Limousin can benefit you. Ferrat Ranch Limousin, Toston, MT, John, 406949-7911, ferratranch@gmail. com.......................................3/26

BROWN SWISS BRED HEIFERS FOR SALE: Will calve March and April. Bred to Brown Swiss bull. 10-way BVD and pneumonia, recently poured with Ivomec. TB tested and current health papers. Nice, gentle, outside cattle, in good shape and well fed. Delivery options available. For pictures or more information, call Larry W. Carlson, 605-224-6100 (home) or 605-280-3879 (cell) if no answer leave message. Pierre, S.D. To view photos, go to www.wylr.net in the classifieds ...................... 4/9

Charolais

Gelbvieh

Charolais

,NINE BAR NINE GELBVIEH

McCracken Charolais Selling with DeBruycker Charolais

APRIL 2, 2022 700 bulls

Western Livestock Auction Great Falls, Montana

PROVEN GENETICS ~ QUALITY POUNDS ~ BUILT TO LAST Contact for a Wyoming connection for sale information Shawn McCracken ~ 406-788-5189 2305 Rd 2, Powell, WY 82435

Charolais Bulls...The Perfect CROSS for Profit!

May 27 - 29, 2022 Seven Down Arenas Spearfish, S.D.

WANTED: 2022 summer pasture for 125 cow/calf pairs. Would like from May 1 until Dec. 15 or any time frame in between. Any number of cattle per pasture, would not have to all go to one pasture. ALSO, in search of farm ground, farms to lease or a ranch to lease on a short-term or long-term basis. Please contact 307-250-6900, leave message or text ..... TFN

$30/day for spectators. Contact Deb at 605-515-3995 or debshimon@yahoo.com

Yearling Gelbvieh Bulls Available: 2 Red Bulls 4 Black Bulls

307-351-6453 ninebar9@hotmail.com

Custom Feeding FEED AND FACILITIES: Background calves and winter cows. Conveniently located on I-90 between Mitchell and Sioux Falls, S.D. Cedar Creek Feedyard, Salem, S.D, call 605-770-8189 .......... 4/9 WIGGINS FEEDYARD, ACCEPTING CATTLE OF ALL CLASSES: Cows, yearlings or calves to background or finish. Call 308-262-1140 (office), Steve, 308-279-1432 (cell) or Sue, 308-279-0924 (cell) ............................ 3/26

Read it in the Roundup

STAY WARM!! Great prices!! WOOL CAPS, wool VESTS, WOOL socks, SILK SCARVES, KENETREK RIDING PACKS, THINSULATE BOULET ROPER style BOOTS. HONDO, BOULET, JUSTIN CASUAL SHOES AND WORK BOOTS, TWISTED X (boots and shoes) and more!! WE CAN ship!! Shop Moss Saddles, Boots and Tack, 4648 West Yellowstone Highway, Casper, WY; 307-472-1872. Our family serving yours for 50 years!! Check us out on Facebook or our website ........................................3/26

HAY FOR SALE: Round bales and mid-square bales. Grass hay or alfalfa. Call 605-8423125 ............................. 3/26

Buck Brannaman Horsemanship Clinic

PASTURE WANTED FOR 2,000 YEARLINGS AND 500 PAIRS. Can be split into smaller bunches. Call 701-5231235 ...............................3/26

Saddles & Tack

CRR Herefords Good for your Business

Hay & Feed

Horses

FOR SALE: Alfalfa round bales, delivered in semi loads. Call 308-325-5964 .......... 4/9 500 TONS OF ALFALFA HAY FOR SALE: First cutting, no rain, 4x4 bales. In Riverton, WY, $250/ton. Call 307-7092375 ............................... 4/9 HAY FOR SALE: 600 tons grass hay. 3x4x8 bales, 1,200 lbs. Call 307-780-7027, Lyman, WY....................... 3/26 HAY FOR SALE: Alfalfa and grass/alfalfa mix, rounds, 3x4s and 4x4s. Good, green and good leaf retention. Excellent cow hay or horse hay. 700 tons. Trucking available. 308-430-0248 ................. 4/9

Leatherwork LS CUSTOM LEATHER: Belts, tack, cell phone cases and much more!! Can personalize belts. Please visit www.lscustomleather.com. Contact Lester, 307-631-1053, leave a message ............................4/2

ALFALFA HAY AVAILABLE: 1,500 tons, first, second and third cuttings. Hay qualifies for the USDA trucking support payment. For more information, call 402-694-9310 or 402-694-9389 ................. 4/2

Sheep

950 TONS PREMIUM MOUNTAIN GRASS HAY: No rain, stored under hay shed, 3x4x8 square bales, 1,100-1,200 lbs. ALSO, 150 tons above average cow hay $200/ton. Some trucking available. Semi loads only. Pictures available. Mill Creek Ranch, fifth generation ranchers. Call or text Burt, 970-596-2878, Gunnison, CO ................................. 4/2

For sale sheepherders wagon. Queen sized bed, plenty of storage. Call for price, 785-734-2663.

Horses FOR SALE: Kids’ ponies and draft cross horses. Broke to ride and drive. Call Henry at 307-4675651 ......................................3/26 HORSES: BUY, SELL, TRADE. Will pick up. Call Dennis Black, 307-690-0916 .......................3/26 COLT STARTING SEASON IS HERE!! CALL SWANEY HORSE & CATTLE CO., for all your horse training needs, Brit Swaney, 307391-0628 ..............................3/26 WANTED: Sugar Bars and nonSugar Bars-bred saddle horses for the 20TH ANNUAL SUGAR BARS LEGACY SALE SEPT. 18. Held in Sheridan, WY. Please contact LeRoy, 605-347-8120, Jim 406812-0084 or e-mail wetzqh@ gmail.com for consignment and sale information .................3/26 LAMAR COMMUNITY COLLEGE LEGACY HORSE SALE!! Join the legacy. Lamar Community College has been training high quality performance and ranch horses since the 1970s. JOIN US ON SAT., APRIL 30 AT 12 PM IN LAMAR, CO TO SHOP HIGH QUALITY HORSES. Mark your calendars and follow our social media pages to stay up to date on the Lamar Community College Legacy Horse Sale. Previews will be Fri., April 29 at 4 p.m. and Sat., April 30 at 9 a.m. Call Ryan Bray, 719-336-6663 or Savanna Mauch, 719-3361624 .................................. 4/16 KIP FLADLAND HORSEMANSHIP CLINIC, Aug. 19-21. Circle T Arena, Hermosa, S.D. Classes include Foundation Horsemanship and Horsemanship 1. Now taking applications. Contact Lori at 605-415-8701 or loripendleton1@gmail. com ................................ 3/26 BEST OF THE BIG HORNS HORSE SALE, APRIL 16, Buffalo Livestock Auction, 44 TW Rd., Buffalo, WY. Online bidding thru www.cattleusa. com, register 3 days prior to sale. Contact Ellen Allemand 307-751-8969 or Kay Lynn Allen 406-697-5882. Visit us on Facebook for updates ......4/9

ARE YOU IN NEED OF A NEW HERDER CAMP OR A PERSONAL RANGE CAMP FOR YOUR FAMILY? Contact us at Western Range Camps and see what we can build for you. We specialize in quality, handcrafted camps built to your specifications. Contact us today to design the camp that is just right for you. Western Range Camps, 435-4625300, heidi@wrcamps.com, 1145 S. Blackhawk Blvd, MT. Pleasant, UT 84647 ..... 3/26

HAY FOR SALE: 2021 third cutting alfalfa/orchard grass, alfalfa/grass, pasture grass hay, all in net-wrapped round bales. 2021 horse hay in small squares. 2021 CRP clean/ green, sprayed in the spring for weeds. 2021 Haybet barley. 2021 milo, 12% protein, RFV 287 and TDN 69. 2021 baled corn silage has net wrap under the outside plastic wrap. 2020 first cutting alfalfa, alfalfa/grass, alfalfa/oats/ millet, alfalfa/oats all in netwrapped round bales. Semi load delivery available. Call for pricing, 701-690-8116, please send a text if no answer or keep trying ......... 4/2

Seed

Warner Ranch Seed

Serving Fremont County, Wyoming and the surrounding areas. HarvXtra® alfalfa with Roundup Ready® technology, Roundup Ready® alfalfa and conventional varieties available! Plant the best! Buffalo Brand Seed for annual forages, cover crops, pasture grasses, small grains and custom mixes.

Call Today!

Bryan Warner • 307-850-7668 (cell) Horses

49 th Annual

Salmon Select Horse Sale Selling 90 Head Saturday • April 9, 2022

Preview: Fri. 8 AM - 5 PM; Sat. 9 AM - 1 PM Sale: 2 PM Lemhi County Fairgounds, Salmon, ID

Horses

23rd AnnuAl SAlmon Select mule SAle 60 Quality Mules

Friday, April 8, 2022 Preview 8 AM - 5 PM Mule Race 3 PM Sale Starts: 5 PM

Call for information or catalog: Sale Manager: Fred Snook 208-756-2125 • Fax: 208-756-6809 • 44 Cemetery Lane, Salmon, ID 83467 or vist: www.salmonselectsale.com

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Hay & Feed

Equipment

VALLEY VIDEO HAY MARKETS, LLC: Wyoming and western Nebraska hay available. Call Barry McRea, 308235-5386. www.valleyvideohay.com ......................... 4/9

FOR SALE: Farmking 8’ snowblower with hydraulic spout, 3 pt. hookup and 540 PTO. Unverferth 6500 grain cart with scale and roll tarp. SAC 4400 mixer wagon with 3 augers and scale. John Deere 714A and 716A chuckwagons with John Deere running gears and bunk feeding extensions. H&S 7+4 18’ chuckwagon with 12 ton gear. Kory 260 bushel gravity box with 10 ton running gear. 12’ hydraulic box scraper with tilt cylinders. All in very nice condition!! Call 605-999-5482 ...............3/26

HAY FOR SALE IN NORTHEAST COLORADO: 3x4x8 square bales weighing about 1,250 lbs. Hay reports available, nitrate levels low. We have sorghum, sorghum/oats, straight oats and triticale. Pick up from the field, no delivery available. Call/text 970-4662145 ............................. 4/16 HAY FOR SALE: Alfalfa, grass and grass/alfalfa mix, big square bales, round bales and small square bales. All sizes, all qualities and all quantities. ALSO HAVE CORNSTALKS FOR SALE. Delivery available!! Call 307-630-3046 .................... 4/16

Livestock Equipment

Property for Sale

SALES | AUCTIONS | FINANCE | APPRAISALS | MANAGEMENT

LAZY XY RANCH | DECKER, MT Deeded 906± acre hunting ranch 35 minutes north of Sheridan controls both sides of the Tongue River tailwater, providing year-round fly fishing plus great waterfowl hunting. Rich sprinkler irrigated fields attract trophy quality deer and elk and offer feed and habitat for upland birds.

OFFERED AT $7,500,000 Contact: Mike Fraley | mfraley@hallandhall.com

Livestock Equipment

WWW.HALLANDHALL.COM

Irrigation

INFO@HALLANDHALL.COM

Your one stop shop for all irrigation needs Lander, WY • (307) 332-3044 • • • • •

GOOD SUPPLY OF PREMIUM QUALITY STRAW in large square 3x4 bales. Delivered by the truckload. Volume discounts available. E-mail redriverforagesales@gmail. com, call/text Dustin, 1-204209-1066 ........................ 4/2

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Vehicles & Trailers

2016 FEATHERLITE STOCK TRAILER Like new!! 20' gooseneck aluminum stock trailer, 7,000 lb. axles, torsion suspension, 14,000 lb. GVWR, slam shut center gate, rear slider gate, near new 10 ply rated tires. $19,750. Call or Text 970-402-0498

Fencing

2016 PROSTAR INTERNATIONAL, N13 International 450 HP twin turbo diesel, 10 speed transmission, white, 6 new aluminum wheels, size 22 rubber, 75% on tires, 385,000 miles. Very nice clean truck, $56,300. Call Rob Church, 970-630-2780 ............... 4/16

2017 FORD 3/4 TON REGULAR CAB WITH BALE BED, 63,000 miles 6.2 liter gas, $46,000. Call Al 307-338-1758................... 4/9

Equipment

Livestock Equipment

Reinke center pivot sales and field design Parts for most major irrigation systems Underground and Surface PVC pipe and fittings Pumps and Motors Phase Converters

Heating Equipment ELIMINATE ● RISING ● FUEL COSTS: Clean, safe and efficient wood heat. Central Boiler Classic and E-Classic Outdoor Wood Furnace; heats multiple buildings with only 1 furnace, 25-year warranty available. Heat with wood, no splitting! Available in dual fuel ready models. www.CentralBoiler.com. WE ALSO HAVE whole house pellet/corn/biomass furnaces. Load once per month with hopper. www.Maximheat.com. A-1 Heating Systems. Instant rebates may apply! Call today! 307-742-4442. To view photos, go to www.wylr.net in the classifieds ..................................TFN

Irrigation Systems

The choice is simple.

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

Big Horn Truck and Equipment

Manderson, WY rairdenjlw@tritel.net • 800-770-6280

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

FOR SALE: Two mobile homes in Gillette, WY. On rented lots. Close to downtown and parade routes. Call 307-670-5374 ................. 4/9

Pipe

Property for Sale

307.278.0232

READY TO GET OUT OF THE WINTER CONDITIONS OF THE NORTHERN STATES?? Here’s an opportunity for a nice winter home in sunny southern California in the Imperial Valley! 120 miles east of San Diego, CA, 60 miles west of Yuma, AZ and 9 miles from El Centro, CA. Three bedroom, 1 bath home with 12 acres of farmland. $550,000. For more information, call 307-272-0975 or visit www. facebook.com/pg/cowboyauctioncompany .................... 3/26

Irrigation

Killebrew Irrigation

ROUND BALES OF ALFALFA FOR SALE: Lexington, NE, $180/ton for 30 bale loads. Discounts available for large orders. You haul on your schedule. Contact Shotkoski Hay Company, 308-324-4193 or shothay@yahoo.com .....3/26

ARIZONA RANCHES FOR SALE: 22,000+ acre central Arizona ranch, 200+ head yearlong, plus up to 2,500 stockers seasonally, Arizona state plus small BLM grazing leases, small feedyard, modest headquarters on 10 deeded acres, $1,200,000; southern Arizona ranch, 550+ head year-long, plus seasonal increases. 400+ deeded acres plus state, USFS and small BLM grazing leases. Shipping corrals on paved highway, $4,000,000. Forty acre former ranch homestead, well, power and phone, old adobe home, $390,000. Harley Hendricks Realty 877-349-2565 e-mail HarleyHendricks@HarleyHendricks.com............. 3/26 WYOMING RIVERFRONT RANCH: 278 acres located on the Wind River in west/central Wyoming. Mountain views, trees, irrigation, home, cabin. $1,185,000. Or 151 acres with cabin and river frontage, $485,000. RuraLands Real Estate, 307-851-2426 or e-mail frank@ruralands.com ..... 3/26

Property for Sale

Mineral Rights

HDPE Pipe for Ranch Water Systems Fair prices, good service, rancher owned. Quantities up to a truck load. Delivery available throughout the West. 775-657-1815

307-532-1840 • CHUGWATER, WY EQUIPMENT FOR SALE: John Deere 7100 12 row planter; John Deere 4440 tractor; Utility hay train; Challenger MT585D tractor; Case 580N backhoe; J&M 875 bushel grain cart; Artsway 425 grinder mixer; Modern Mill (mix mill) feed mill; IHC 415 24’ roller harrow; Vermeer R23 rake; MF 2190 4x4 baler; Sitrex 17 wheel rake; CIH WD2504 swather with 19’ rotary head; Rogater 854 sprayer; Brandt 5200 grain vac; Mack 613 sleeper truck; IHC 80 bbl vac truck; Dragon crude oil trailer; Mobile Tech 9 yd. volumetric concrete mixer; Degelman 570 rock picker. Call 406-254-1254 ........ 3/26

Livestock Equipment HEARTLAND TANKS AND SUPPLY: Rubber tire tanks sizes from 6’-13’. Full loads can be delivered. Guaranteed quality. Call 605-730-0550 or e-mail randy@heartlandtanks.com. Check out our website, www.heartlandtanks.com. To view photos, go to www.wylr.net in the classifieds .................... 3/26

IT PAYS TO ADVERTISE

OILFIELD PIPE: RPJ Enterprises, Inc. Used for fencing, corrals, cattle guards, etc. ALL SIZES!! 2 3/8 at 31.5’ long on average per joint. OTHER available sizes are 7”, 5.5”, 4.5” and 3.5” pipe in stock. Sucker rod, cut/notched posts. Delivery available. Pierce, CO. Call 970-324-4580, e-mail rpjenergy@gmail.com. To view photos, go to www.wylr.net in the classifieds ................. 4/9

Property for Sale BOYD RANCH: 5,420+ total acres including BLM and state with 7 pivot sprinklers in western Montana. Located between Virginia City and Alder, MT. Great water rights. Fishing ponds with deer, elk and birds. Puts up 2,000 tons of hay. Newer buildings. A must see!! Call for price. Sidwell Land & Cattle Co., Richard Sidwell, 406-861-4426, 406322-4425 or e-mail sidwell@ sidwell-land.com ......... 4/23

Property for Sale

28.7 Acres 1 mile from Huntley Project School 26 acres of laser leveled farm land with ditch rights; 2 acres of dry land for a building site 2645 N 15th Road • Worden, MT $260,000 (MLS ID 325023)

MICHELLE LEE BILLINGS BEST REAL ESTATE (406) 661-2200 Mineral Rights WANT TO PURCHASE mineral and other oil/gas interests. Send details to PO Box 13557, Denver, CO 80201 ...........2/11

Three Crown Petroleum

P.O. Box 774327 • Steamboat Springs, CO 80477

We Buy or Lease Minerals

970-756-4747

hcooper@ipcoilandgas.com www.threecrownpetroleum.com Fax: 970-457-5555

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It’s the Pitts by Lee Pitts

The Cereal Killer

Our forefathers and foremothers had to gather their food by hunting and gathering. This took up much of the time of primitive man. Today, this primal need is satisfied by going shopping. Only instead of the man bringing home the bacon, the modern woman stalks her prey in the serenity of the grocery store instead of the jungle. Usually, it’s much safer except when a shopper has more than 20 items in the

express lane or gets the last package of Ho Hos. A hunter/gatherer is judged by the quantity and quality of the food she brings home from the market. On this score, my wife must be considered the “Great White Hunter.” Last week she returned with her game bag filled with 14 boxes of cereal, including Uncle Sam Cereal in a red, white and blue box, the Nintendo Cereal System

Hunting & Fishing

ANTLER MARKET HEATING UP!!! APRIL 7-12 PETSKA FUR WILL BE BUYING ALL GRADES OF ANTLERS and late season fur in the following towns and locations: APRIL 7: Newcastle 7:107:30 p.m., Voelker’s Body Shop. APRIL 8: Newcastle 6:30-6:50 a.m., Voelker’s Body Shop; Upton 7:20-7:40 a.m., Joe’s Grocery; Moorcroft 8:10-8:30 a.m., The Coffee Cup; Sundance 9-10 a.m., Rapid Stop; Beulah 10:20-10:45 a.m., Truck Stop (drive thru, call); Spearfish, S.D. 10:45-11:15 a.m., Butcher Shop; Belle Fourche, S.D. 11:50 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Runnings (NE parking lot); Aladdin 1-1:20 p.m., General Store (drive thru, call); Hulett 1:50-2:10 p.m., Tower Valley Ag Supply; Gillette 7-7:30 p.m., Rocky Mountain Sports and Howard Johnson Motel room 143 7:45-8:15 p.m. APRIL 9: Gillette 6:15-6:30 a.m., Rocky Mountain Sports (drive thru, call); Wright 7-7:20 a.m., Big D; Linch 8:108:25 a.m. (drive thru, call Greg); Sussex 8:15-8:30 a.m. (drive thru, call Greg); Kaycee 9-9:40 a.m., Sinclair; Sheridan 11-11:30 a.m., Sportsman Warehouse; Buffalo 12:30-1 p.m., Good 2 Go; Ten Sleep 2:50-3:15 p.m., Pony Express; Hyattville 3:45-4:10 p.m., Paint Rock Processing; Manderson 4:50-5 p.m., Hiway Bar; Basin 5:15-5:30 p.m., Overland Express Mart; Greybull 5:50-6:10 p.m., Overland Express Mart; Lovell 6:50-7:10 p.m., Good 2 Go; Powell 7:40-8 p.m., Murdoch’s. APRIL 10: Powell 7-7:30 a.m., Murdoch’s; Ralston 7:40-8 a.m., Good 2 Go; Cody 8:30-9:20 a.m., Nature’s Design Taxidermy; Meeteetse 10-10:30 a.m., Elk Horn Bar; Worland 11:30 a.m.-12 p.m.; Coop One Stop; Thermopolis 12:40-1:10 p.m., Renegade Guns; Shoshoni 1:50-2:10 p.m., Powder Horn Bait; Riverton 2:45-3:30 p.m., Vic’s Body Shop (behind the dollar tree); Hudson 4-4:20 p.m., Wyoming Custom Meats; Lander 4:40-5:20 p.m., Zanders; Jeffrey City 6:20-6:35 p.m., Split Rock Café (drive thru); Muddy Gap 7-7:10 p.m., (drive thru, call); Alcova 7:50-8 p.m., (drive thru, call); Casper 8-8:30 p.m., Wagner Outdoor Sports. APRIL 11: Casper 6:30-8 a.m., Wagner Outdoor Sports; Glenrock 8:30-8:50 a.m., east exit on I-25; Douglas 9:5010:10 a.m., Douglas Feed; Orin Junction 10:30-10:50 p.m., Truck Stop; Lost Springs 11:15-11:30 a.m., truck pull off 1 mile east (drive thru, call); Manville 11:45 a.m.-12 p.m., Truck Stop (drive thru, call); Lusk 12:15-12:45 p.m., Decker’s Grocery; Hartville 1:301:45 p.m., Miner’s & Stockman’s Restaurant (drive thru); Guernsey 2-2:30 p.m., Crazy Tony’s; Wheatland 3-3:30 p.m., Wheatland Travel Center; Chugwater 4:15-4:20 p.m., Chug Chug Gas (drive thru, call); Cheyenne 5:15-5:45 p.m., Tractor Supply and 6-6:15 p.m., Home on the Range Processing (drive thru, call); Carpenter 7-7:10 p.m., Antelope Truck Stop (drive thru, call); Pine Bluffs 7:30-7:50 p.m., Sinclair. APRIL 12: Pine Bluffs 6:40-6:50 a.m., lot north of Sinclair; Albin 7:10-7:20 a.m., Main St. (drive thru, call Greg); LaGrange 7:30-7:40 a.m., Bear Mtn. Stage Stop (drive thru, call Greg); Hawk Springs 7:50-8:15 a.m., Longbranch Saloon; Lingle 8:509:15 a.m., Ty’s Pit Stop; Torrington 9:30-10 a.m., Gary’s Gunshop. For more information, call Greg, 308-750-0700 or visit www.petskafur.net ................................. 4/2

ANTLER MARKET HEATING UP!!! APRIL 3-5 PETSKA FUR WILL BE BUYING ALL GRADES OF ANTLERS and late season fur in the following towns and locations: APRIL 3: Ft. Bridger 3-3:30 p.m., Cash Store (drive thru); Evanston 4-5 p.m., Prairie Inn. APRIL 4: Kemmerer 6:40-7 a.m., Ham’s Fork Station/Sinclair; Cokeville 7:50-8:20 a.m., Flying J Truck Stop; Afton 10:20-11 a.m., Gardeners Country Village; Thayne 11:15-11:30 a.m., Farmers Feed (drive thru); Etna 11:25-11:35 a.m., Etna Trading Post (drive thru); Alpine 11:45 a.m.12:15 p.m., Tack & Treasure Gun Shop; Hoback Jct. 12:45-1 p.m., Hoback Market/ Exxon; Bondurant 1:30-1:45 p.m., Elkhorn Bar and post office 2:20-2:30 p.m. (drive thru, call); Daniel 2:30-2:50 p.m., The Den; Pinedale 3:103:40 p.m., Gannett Sports; Big Piney 4:30-4:50 p.m., Public RR/Visitor Info. Lot; La Barge 5:15-5:30 p.m., All American Fuel (drive thru, call); Green River 6:40-7 p.m., Hitching Post (under Viaduct); Rock Springs 7:30-8 p.m., SW WY Wool Warehouse. APRIL 5: Rock Springs 6:45-7:15 a.m., SW WY Wool Warehouse; Wamsutter 8:15-8:30 a.m., Conoco (drive thru, call); Rawlins 9:15-9:45 a.m., Trails West Meat Processing; Encampment 11-11:30 a.m. Trading Post; Saratoga 1212:30 p.m., Saratoga Feed & Grain; Elk Mountain 1:15-1:30 p.m., Conoco/Philips (drive thru, call); Hanna 1:40-1:50 p.m., Hanna Market (drive thru, call); Medicine Bow 2:202:30 p.m., JB’s (drive thru, call); Rock River 3-3:10 p.m. Ranchers Supply (drive thru, call); Laramie 4-5 p.m., West Laramie Fly Shop. For more information, call Greg, 308-750-0700 or visit www. petskafur.net ............... 3/26

“The man who stops advertising to save money is like the man who stops the clock to save time”

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and Outrageous Fruit and Grain. Of course, my wife was aided in her quest by all of the advertisements appearing on television and in Good Housekeeping. The bran scare has made such an impact on my wife – sitting in our pantry at the present time are the following cereals: Fruitful Bran, Bran Buds, Oat Bran Option, Bran News, Crunchy Bran, Cracklin Oat Bran, 40 percent Bran and 100 percent Bran. In fact, we have bran in every percentage. My wife thinks just buying bran will make us healthier. The problem is we do a much better job of buying all this cereal than we do eating it. My shelf runneth over! I have boxes of Alpha Bits, Cocoa Puffs, Kix and Trix in the pan-

try, and I don’t know if they have made any of them since I was a kid. There is also a box of Christmas Crunch I’m just not in the mood to eat in the middle of March. The dilemma we faced was we were running out of room and money at five bucks a box but I couldn’t bring myself to throw the boxes away. I had a few options however. I could either begin a weevil ranch or feed the stuff to my barnyard animals. After all, some of these cereals are made by livestock feed manufacturers. When I began feeding the cereal to the animals, I made some startling discoveries. The dog preferred Fruit Loops to Fruit Rings and Teddy Grahams made the cat go sterile. The ram preferred the Apple

SALE REPORTS Gray's Angus Ranch Annual Bull Sale Reported By: Curt Cox, WYLR Field Editor March 20, 2022 Gray’s Angus Ranch, Harrison, Neb. Auctioneer: Greg Goggins 35 Two-Year-Old Bulls Avg. $4,228 65 Yearling Bulls Avg. $4,538 Top Sellers Lot 42 – Gray’s Outright 71 – Price: $8,750 DOB: 1/11/21 Sire: Gray’s

Outright 188 Dam’s Sire: Gray’s Courage 1886 EPDs: BW: +1.4, WW: +73, YW: +136 and Milk: +28 Buyer:

Carter Cattle Co. 23rd Annual Production Sale Reported By: Curt Cox, WLR Field Editor March 17, 2022 Carter Cattle Company Sale Barn, Pingree, Idaho. Auctioneer: Roger Jacobs 50 Fall Angus Bulls Avg. $5,140 124 Yearling Angus Bulls Avg. $3,967 65 Open Commercial Heifers Avg. $1,498

Jacks box to the actual cereal. Let me warn you, however, there are dangers to feeding cereal to your animals. An ewe did get a cereal toy caught in her throat and the Sugar Frosted Flakes caused a hyperactive reaction in the lambs. Also, it is not true goats will eat anything... they do not care for the snap, crackle, pop of Rice Krispies. Cows do enjoy an occasional breakfast of Wheaties and Cheerios but it depends to a large extent whose picture is on the box. My horse, Gentleman, has consumed vast quantities of all the new oat bran cereals, but they have not produced the desired benefits. Gentleman has gained weight, lost his hair, is forever flatulent, has not lowered his cholesterol significantly and had his

heart broken by a paint mare after he got “heartwise.” Several animals began to mysteriously die after I began feeding them cereal. The peacocks died from an overdose of Cocoa Pebbles and I have since began using Raisin Bran to poison mice ever since the greenies made D-Con harmless. This causes me to wonder if any of these new cereals were ever tested on laboratory rats. Some of these cereals would give a vulture indigestion. Which leads me to the final method of getting rid of all the cereal my wife brings home from the store. When the in-laws announced they were coming over for dinner my wife asked me what she should prepare for dinner. “Nuttin Honey,” I replied. March 26, 2022

Bryan Palm, Mitchell, Neb. Lot 66 – Gray’s Outright 1021 – Price: $8,750 DOB: 2/3/21 Sire: Gray’s Outright 188 Dam’s Sire: HA Cowboy Up 5405 EPDs: BW: +0.6, WW: +67, YW: +124 and Milk: +24 Buyer: Bryan Palm, Mitchell, Neb. Lot 88 – Gray’s Outright 1751 – Price: $8,750 DOB: 2/22/21 Sire: Gray’s Outright 188 Dam’s Sire: Gray’s Pioneer 903 EPDs: BW: +2.1, WW: +74, YW: +131 and Milk: +26 Buyer: Destry Brown, Top Sellers Lot 20 – Carter MVP 021 – Price: $10,500 DOB: 8/25/20 Sire: B/R MVP 5247 Dam’s Sire: S Chisum 255 EPDs: BW: +2.7, WW: +77, YW: +138 and Milk: +23 Buyer: Karl Tyler, Leadore, Idaho Lot 55 – Carter Powerball 45I – Price: $9,500 DOB: 1/17/21 Sire: Raven Powerball 53 Dam’s Sire:

Oshkosh, Neb. Lot 87 – Gray’s Charlo 1571 – Price: $7,500 DOB: 2/16/21 Sire: Gray’s Charlo 1465 Dam’s Sire: Gray’s Defensive End 1001 EPDs: BW: +2.7, WW: +70, YW: +122 and Milk: +29 Buyer: Coffee and Sons, Harrison, Neb. Lot 48 – Gray’s Rainfall 311- Price: $7,250 DOB: 1/17/21 Sire: S A V Rainfall 6846 Dam’s Sire: PAHR Yeti B5 EPDs: BW: +1.0, WW: +71, YW: +126 and Milk: +30 Buyer: Nicole Pfong, Goth, Kan. Sitz Reload 411C EPDs: BW: -0.5, WW: +71, YW: +124 and Milk: +35 Buyer: Karl Tyler, Leadore, Idaho Lot 57 – Carter Powerball 118I – Price: $8,000 DOB: 1/31/21 Sire: Raven Powerball 53 Dam’s Sire: Sitz Lightning 659Z EPDs: BW: +0.1, WW: +72, YW: +121 and Milk: +29 Buyer: Neff Livestock, Blackfoot, Idaho

MccLUN’S

LAZY JM RANcH

ANGUS AND POLLED HEREFORDS | APRIL 14, 2022

SELLING AT TORRINGTON LIVESTOCK TORRINGTON, WY • SALE: 1 P.M. •••• SELLING 100 BULLS •••

HE SELLS!

LOT 14

MC SELECTION H51

REG # 44301989 • DOB: 9/5/20 BW: 1.3 WW: 60 YW: 107 MILK: 20 CHB: 126 FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: Kody and Tyler McClun: 307-575-3519 Jeff and Kari McClun: 307-575-2113 Jim and Jerri McClun: Cell: 307-534-5141 mccluncattle@gmail.com

www.McClunRanch.com

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Wyoming Livestock Roundup • Volume 33 No. 48 • March 26, 2022

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