Planting the Seeds of Greatness

By Catherine Wissner, UW Extension Educator

Beekeeping is no longer a casual hobby of setting up hives, getting bees and collecting honey in the fall. Instead, it has become a whole new level of animal husbandry with best management principals at every turn.

In 2006-07, numerous beekeepers reported a record 30 to 90 percent loss of beehives. The worker bees were gone. Beekeepers did not find dead bees. However, they did find the queen, and young brood with good honey stores were still in the hive.

Without worker bees, however, hives are not sustainable. This new situation was referred to as Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD).

Beekeepers looked to universities for answers, but research on bees at the time was few and far between.

Since then, every U.S. university, most U.S. colleges and a few beekeepers are doing some level of research on native or honey bees. What research has discovered is there is not a single cause of CCD, but a long series of environmental and management concerns.

Issues facing bee production

In addition to loss of habitat, CCD is one of the biggest issues facing all bees.

It is imperative native and non-native bees have a food or flower source every day from April through October. Homeowners can fix this very quickly by planting flowering trees, shrubs and perennial flowers with several species of plants blooming from April to October.

Not only will this add beauty to the property, it may improve the property value, and it provides valuable habitat for insects and birds.

A major parasite insect of honey bees is the varroa mite, which has caused huge loses for beekeepers. This mite was first discovered in 1987 in a Florida apiary and is now a national issue.

The honey bee Apis mellifera doesn’t have resistance to this pest, and there isn’t any known biological control. Beekeepers must walk a fine line between treat- ing their honey bees without killing them, otherwise the varroa mite will kill the entire hive.

Beehive management

Beekeepers need to inspect their hives at regular intervals. For hobby/backyard beekeepers, this should be every seven to 10 days.

A hive inspection involves looking for issues, finding the queen, checking on capped brood cells – future bees – inspecting frames for disease issues and determining how much honey is being produced.

Feeding bees when there are few flowering plants in the early spring, mid-summer and late fall, is also important.

Overuse of insecticides and herbicides have contributed to the decline of habitat, native bees and general insects.

While agriculture and professional pesticide applicators are held to a high standard through testing and licensing, homeowners are not. The label on the container has a wealth of information on how to use the product and what to protect. This label is governed by the federal government and is considered law.

Individuals should consider reading the label before using any pesticide.

Wyoming Bee College

Despite these challenges, beekeeping is still a very rewarding craft. Like any agricultural operation, it requires good management, record keeping and staying on top of the latest research. Attending classes and finding beekeeping groups helps as well.

A beekeeping conference, the Wyoming Bee College, will be held in Cheyenne on March 24-25. Here attendees can learn the craft of beekeeping and improve current skills. This year, the conference will also have a gardening component. Registration will close March 21 at 11:59 p.m. For more information, visit wyomingbeecollege.org

Notice

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Events

FINAL DRIVE FOCUSED!!

CUSTIS SHOW PIGS 18TH AN-

NUAL SALE, MARCH 25. AT 1

PM, CARBON COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS, RAWLINS, WY: Multiple State Fair Grand and Reserve Champions have sold in this sale year after year. Don’t miss the chance to own the next champion!! Call Krisha, 307760-0327 3/18

BLACK HILLS GUN SHOW

MARCH 10-12: The Lodge at Deadwood, in Deadwood, S.D. Call 605-641-0870 or 307-7511877 3/4

2023 CACHE VALLEY COW-

BOY RENDEZVOUS, MARCH

10-12: Welcomes Billy Dean and Jim Curry, singing the songs of John Denver. Free admission to Cowboy Poetry, Western Music, Vendors and Poetry Contests, etc. Fri. 3-10 p.m. and Sat. 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Cache County Event Center, Logan, UT. Go to www.cvcowboy.org or leave message 435-760-0160 3/4

Help Wanted

PART-TIME DRIVERS NEEDED FROM WORLAND TO CASPER, WY Nighttime hours, $28/hour to start, 33+ hours/week. Must have CDL, pass background check and clean MVR. E-mail resumes to dingoboy6342@yahoo.com or call Matt, 801-641-4109

RANCH HAND WANTED:

Cow work/calving, irrigating, haying, fixing fences. Wages based on experience. Call 307-250-8475 3/4

HOT SPRINGS COUNTY WEED & PEST DISTRICT IS ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR THE POSITION OF WEED AND PEST DISTRICT MOSQUITO COORDINATOR/ RANGE MANAGER: The position is in Thermopolis, WY. Send letter of application, resume and 3 references by March 6 to: Hot Springs County Weed & Pest District, PO Box 543, Thermopolis, WY 82443. For additional information, call 307-864-2278 or email hscwpcd@rtconnect.net.

Hot Springs County Weed & Pest is an EOE 3/4

LOOKING FOR FULL-TIME EMPLOYEE TO HELP OVERSEE OUR HAYING OPERATION IN SOUTHWEST WYO-

MING: Must be mechanically sound and have a general understanding of pivots. Looking for a person that is highly motivated and a self-starter.

Ranch house, vehicle, beef and paid time off provided.

Ranch is located approximately 7 miles from Cokeville, WY. Pay DOE. Call 307-7277721 3/4

Rough Country Outfitters & Guides

Want a Wyoming adventure with full room & board, excellent seasonal income with gratuities? We seek a self-motivated, young-at-heart couple to serve as camp cook/camp tender in our private ranch lodges and/or backcountry camps.

Join us April 15 - May 31 for the spring turkey and/or black bear camps & our fall big game camps Sept. 15 - Nov. 20, 2023 and beyond

Send resumes to Rough Country Outfitters

Attn: Deb Schell PO Box 973 • Glenrock, WY 82637 307-436-2304

JOIN THE USDA-APHIS TO HELP PROTECT WYOMING’S AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES

Summer positions available, salary range $15-$16.57 DOE. Conduct insect and biological control surveys. Weekly travel required. Must be 18 years old. Contact USDA at 307-432-7979 or Bruce.A.Shambaugh@usda.gov for more information. Application deadline March 12.

WIGGINS FEEDYARD, LLC

Help Wanted

Seasonal Position

Helena Agri-Enterprises, LLC is looking for Fertilizer

Loader/Operator

The Blender/Operator is responsible for unloading, loading and blending fertilizer. Pre-employment drug testing and a clean driving record is required. Strong customer service skills and willing to work all shifts including Saturdays. Able to lift at least 50 lbs.

For more information or to apply, please go to the following link: www.helenaagri.com/careers

Help Wanted

EXPERIENCED COOK FOR SCENIC MOUNTAIN RANCH: Working ranch with cookhouse. Live-in position with private quarters and board included. Car and driver’s license required. Meet interesting people. Call 307-383-2418 or 307-383-2413 3/25

AGRI-ONE FINANCIAL: Farm/ ranch and all commercial loans. RATES AS LOW AS 5%. We have been helping with all aspects of agricultural, commercial financing and management for years. LET US HELP YOU on a consulting level with management to increase profitability, deal with and fix credit problems and for all your financing needs. WE CARE AND HAVE WORKING PROGRAMS designed for the farmer/rancher and not the banker. Please call Steve, 303-773-3545, or check out our website www.agrionefinancial.com. I will come to you and get the job done!! 3/25

ALL TYPES OF EQUIPMENT AND VEHICLE FINANCING. Great service!! Great rates!! Call Chuck Brown at C.H. Brown Co., WY LLC, 307-322-3232 (office), 307-331-0010 (cell) or email chuckbrown@wyoming. com 3/4

Brands

REGISTERED WYOMING BRAND FOR

SALE: Paid through January 2032, LRC, LTH. Have a cow iron and a horse iron, $2,700. Call 307-231-1231 3/25

OLD REGISTERED WYOMING BRAND FOR SALE: LRC, LSH, $2,500 OBO. 307-351-2268 3/25

REGISTERED WYOMING

BRAND: LRC, LTH. Current through Jan. 1, 2031.

$2,500 OBO. Contact Gene at 307-331-1049 3/4

REGISTERED WYO-

MING BRAND: LRC. Current through Jan. 1, 2031. $2,500 OBO. Contact Gene at 307-331-1049 3/4

REGISTERED WYOMING

BRAND: LRC, LSH. Current through Jan. 1, 2031.

$2,500 OBO. Contact Gene at 307-331-1049 3/4

REGISTERED WYOMING

BRAND: LRC, RSH. Current through Jan. 1, 2031.

$2,500 OBO. Contact Gene at 307-331-1049 3/4

Cattle

GOT DOGS??

We have LOTS of hunters and we pay top $$ to ranchers. DCPC Varmint Hunts Est. 1992

Call Dick • 406-366-3858

Sires Include: Regiment

HIRING FULL-TIME EMPLOYEE: Current driver’s license required. Call Sue Wiggins, 308-279-0924, email sswiggins@wigginsfeedyard.com, 10077 U.S. 385, Bridgeport, NE 69336, provide references with phone numbers 3/25

HOT SPRINGS COUNTY WEED & PEST DISTRICT IS ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR THE POSITION OF WEED AND PEST DISTRICT SUPERVISOR: The position is in Thermopolis, WY. Send letter of application, resume and 3 references by March 6 to: Hot Springs County Weed & Pest District, PO Box 543, Thermopolis, WY 82443. For additional information, call 307-864-2278 or email hscwpcd@rtconnect.net.

Hot Springs County Weed & Pest is an EOE 3/4

CALVING HELP NEEDED: Experience preferred. Call 605-347-3403 or 605-4999088, Sturgis, S.D. 3/4

Red Angus

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 3/18

Brands

Dogs

REGISTERED WYOMING BRAND FOR SALE: LHC, LSS, LHH. Dues paid to Jan 1, 2029. Hot irons included. $2,500. Call 307-351-0242 3/18

REGISTERED WYOMING BRAND FOR SALE: LR&HC, LS&TH. Dues paid to Jan 1, 2031. Hot irons included. $3,500. Call 307351-0242 3/18

OLD WYOMING BRAND FOR SALE: RHC, RHH. Dues paid to 2033. No irons. Call 605-662-6066 (home) or 605-890-0225 (cell), leave message 3/18

WYOMING BRAND REGISTERED BY GOELET GALLATIN IN 1912: LRC, BS, LSH. Irons available, seller will pay transfer fees. Renewed until 2033, $3,000. Call 307-272-4215 3/4

REGISTERED WYOMING BRAND: LRC, LSH. Current through Jan. 1, 2031. $2,500 OBO. Contact Gene at 307-331-1049 3/4

WYOMING BRAND FOR SALE: Paid through January 2033, RSC, RSH, $2,000. Call 307-851-4099 3/25

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 3/11

Registered Angus Yearling Bulls Private Treaty Bridger, MT

Pete & Lynnda Thompson

Hereford Hereford

Dogs

GREAT PYRENEES LIVESTOCK GUARD PUPS: We have 4 females and 2 males who are ready to go now. They were born Oct. 17, 2022, to working parents. They have sweet, gentle personalities and are great with our kids.

Annual Bull Sale

Monday, March 27, 2023 at the ranch Arthur, NE

90 Head of Polled Hereford and Red Angus Bulls Bernie & Stacie Buzanowski 308-726-2138, 406-855-8288

Salers

MJB RANCH SELLING SAL-

ERS AND OPTIMIZER BULLS

1 p.m., March 28 at BLS in Billings, MT. Our customers report enhanced fertility, calving ease, maternal excellence and unmatched rangeability and longevity. MJB Ranch, Jim Doubet, 303-638-2625 3/18

Pasture Wanted

WANTED: PASTURE

Paying a premium for good hard grass for yearling steers 150 to 1,500 head.

Call 308-765-0300

LOOKING TO RENT OR LEASE PASTURE FOR 50-100 cow/calf pairs for 2023 season. Preferably northeastern Wyoming. Call 307-660-0294 and leave a message if no answer.

SUMMER PASTURE NEEDED FOR 2023 AND BEYOND for 100 to 200 cow/calf pairs. Good references. Call 605-347-3403 or 605-499-9088 3/4

YEARLING PASTURE WANTED for 1,500 head steers/ spayed heifers for 2023 and beyond. Take all or part, smaller places okay. CO, WY, OR and ID preferred. Competitive rates, reference available. Call or text Jon, 831-240-5795 7/1

PASTURE WANTED for 2,000 yearlings and 500 pairs. Can split into smaller bunches. 701523-1235 3/11

Dogs

YOUR FAMILY AND PROPERTY PROTECTORS ARE WAITING!!

We have beautiful guardians just wanting and waiting to make you their priority!! Please don’t postpone your next best friend, companion and protector. $1,000. Have been raising these fantastic LGD for 48 years. For more information, call 406-207-7674 3/25

Wagyu

WAGYU/BLACK ANGUS

BULL CALF FOR SALE: Excellent future for your herd.

$2,400. Call Drew, 307-7525920 3/4

WE ALSO HAVE A NEW LITTER from our other female. Those pups will be ready in April. $600 a pup for both litters. For more information, contact Casey or Cristy Davis, 605-431-2067 or 605206-0495. To view photos, go to www.wylr.net in the classifieds 3/11

GIVING AWAY!! PUREBRED

BORDER COLLIE PUPPIES: Out of excellent working parents. Extremely smart. All are traditional black and white. Call 307-645-3322 3/4

CKC PEMBROKE WELSH CORGIS: Red coloring, males, $700. Call 307-2179737 3/4

WORKING RANCH DOGS: AUSTRALIAN SHEPHERD PUPPIES. Registered standard size. Foundation working bloodlines. Tails docked, dewclaws removed, current on vaccinations and worming. Ready now. Call 970-8242348, leave message. To view photos go to www.wylr.net in the classifieds 3/4

SANDHILL BORDER COLLIES: Working border collies for ranchers. Reds, blacks, merles, mainly short hair. Thirty years experience. Shots appropriate to age, dewclaws removed, wormed weekly. Pups and ready-to-start pups available. Prices vary. Call us (texts are better) to set up delivery, 701-770-2364 or e-mail sandhillbc@yahoo.com. Visit our Facebook page: Sandhill Performance Horses and Border Collies. To view photos, go to www.wylr.net in the classifieds 5/6

Horses

COME CHECK OUT COWBOY COUNTRY HORSE SALE AND TRADE SHOW MARCH 17-19, GILLETTE, WY!! March 18, preview 10 a.m., Barn 3 CAMPLEX, HORSE SALE STARTS 3 p.m., Central Pavilion, CAMPLEX. There will be food and alcohol!! Trade Show: March 17-19, Central Pavilion, CAMPLEX. There will be numerous vendors with a variety of awesome items. Please call 307660-7303 or 307-257-3447. Visit us at www.cowboycountryhorsesale.com!! 3/4

AKC LAB PUPPIES: All colors available, whites, blacks, yellows, dark chocolates and dark reds. Excellent hunters, family companions. Full AKC registration. Shots, wormed, dewclaws removed. All puppies are cute, but it’s what they grow into that counts. Not all Labs are the same. Proud to own!! Been raising quality AKC Labradors for 25-plus years. Look at the rest but buy the best. Both parents on site for viewing. Will sell quickly!! $200 deposit, picking order is when the deposit is received. Doug Altman, Mitchell, S.D. Call/text 605-999-7149, click the our Labs tab on the website for pictures, www.southdakotayellowlabs.com. WILL DISCOUNT!! 3/10

ADORABLE AUGGIE PUPPIES: Mom registered Pembroke Welsh corgi 18 lbs., dad Toy Australian shepherd 10 lbs. ALSO, tiny toy Queensland heeler (mom 10 lbs.)/ Toy Australian shepherd (dad 7 lbs.) cross puppies, 1 male and 1 female, born Sept. 27, 2022. MINIATURE AUSTRALIAN SHEPHERD PUPS. All pups bred for health/disposition/smarts, UTD pup vaccines, come with starter bag/information book, 1 year health guarantee. For more information, pricing and delivery options, call 406-581-7586. To view photos, go to www.wylr.net in the classifieds 3/4

Sheep

Sheep

PASTURE WANTED FOR UP

TO 60 PAIRS: Northeast Wyoming or western South Dakota preferred. Please call 307-6604275 3/18

BEST OF THE BIG HORNS HORSE SALE, APRIL 15, Buffalo Livestock Marketing, 44 TW Rd., Buffalo, WY. Online bidding through 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 4/1

Saddles & Tack

STAY WARM!! Great prices!! WOOL CAPS, wool VESTS, WOOL socks, SILK SCARVES, KENETREK RIDING PACKS, THINSULATE BOULET ROPER style BOOTS. HONDO, BOULET, JUSTIN 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 3/4

FIFTH ANNUAL MID-STATES

HAIR SHEEP SALE MARCH 25, at 11:30 a.m. Starting with equipment. Sheep to follow immediately after. NEW LOCATION!! WAHOO LIVESTOCK SALES 636 1st St., Wahoo, NE 68066. Looking for consignors and buyers. Healthy hair sheep only, all stock will be inspected upon arrival. No sheep with broken or missing teeth. All out of state sheep will need health papers. Veterinarians present to inspect and write outgoing health papers. Brucellosis testing must be done on rams over 6 months old to ship out of state. No more than 2 rams per producer. 10% commission. Sale order will be in order of consignment, call early!! NO consignments day of sale. REGISTER TO BID ONLINE minimum of 7 days in advance at www.dvauction.com and contact the barn for approval, 402-443-3512. To consign sheep call Josh Kaster, 402245-7391 or Neal Amsberry, 308-651-0327 3/18

Swine

MERINO EWES FOR SALE:

CAMPBELL AND HANSMIRE

GENETICS, 1,050 HEAD: 250

2-year-olds; 228 3-year-olds; 146 4-year-olds; balance 5- to 7-year-olds, 165-170 lbs. Good body condition. Supplementing on pasture. 19-20 Micron. Wormed and vaccinated 3 times in 2022. Hamp/Suffolk bucks turned in Nov. 22, 2022. Five Akbash dogs. For more information, call 308-440-7999 3/4

Swine

FINAL DRIVE FOCUSED!!

CUSTIS SHOW PIGS

18TH ANNUAL SALE, MARCH 25, 2023 AT 1 PM CARBON COUNTY

FAIRGROUNDS

RAWLINS, WY Multiple State Fair Grand and Reserve Champions have sold in this sale year after year. Don’t miss the chance to own the next champion!! Call Krisha 307-760-0327

We have spring 4-H farrowed pigs by Manchild, Big and Nitro available. Farrowed November through January. Jackpot, state fair, and county fair quality. Delivery to Colorado and Wyoming available in late March. Call Brad for more information. (712) 660-3173

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)

GRASS SEED: Orchard grass, Teff grass and many other varieties available. WE SAVE OUR PRODUCERS THOUSANDS EVERY YEAR WITH OUR HIGH QUALITY GRASS SEED AND ALFALFA VARIETIES. Call for pricing and delivery options 208-740-8532 3/10

SEED FOR SALE: CONVENTIONAL ALFALFA starting at $2.89/LB, DRYLAND BRAND conventional starting at $3.20/ LB. CONVENTIONAL HYBRID CORN starting at $119/BAG. GRASS SEED also available. We ship daily and deliver to Wyoming weekly. ORDER EARLY, PAY EARLY, SAVE BIG!! Call 208-740-8532 3/25

Hay & Feed

2022 LARGE ROUND BALES: Net wrapped, 1,550-1,650 lbs., tests done, nitrate free, Japanese and German millet, $130/ ton. ALSO, large round bales of 2021 net wrapped and 2022 twine tied grass hay. Will deliver. Call 605-224-6100 (home) or 605-280-3879 (cell), if no answer leave message 3/25

GRASS HAY FOR SALE: 3x4 bales, 1,200 lbs., $250/ton. ALSO, 200 bales of certified weed free hay. Lyman, WY. Call Kelly, 307-780-7027 3/10

ROUND BALED GRASS FOR

SALE: Cody, WY area, 1,000 lb. net-wrapped bales, $70/ bale. Call, don’t text, Anthony at 307-254-2645. To view photos, go to www.wylr.net in the classifieds 3/18

SHELL CORN FOR SALE: Very good feed value. ALSO, hay and straw for sale. For more information, call 307754-5864 3/18

HAY FOR SALE: 2022 first and second cutting alfalfa, alfalfa/grass, grass mix, straight grass, Haybet barley, straight millet and sorghum. ALSO, 2022 wheat straw and older hay for grinding. 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 3/18

WE HAVE HAY FOR SALE!! Grass and mix still available. All sizes, all qualities and all quantities. Delivery available!! Call 307-630-3046 3/18

HAY FOR SALE: Teff grass and alfalfa mix. Small square bales. Approximately 70 tons available. Located in Powell, WY. For more information, call 307-254-8201 3/11

GOOD AVAILABILITY OF ROUND AND SQUARE HAY AND STRAW BALES FOR SALE: Low delivery charge at cost. Volume discounts available. Call/text 1-204-209-1066 anytime for pricing 3/11

BARLEY STRAW: Certified weed-free small squares, $4/ bale. ALSO, round bales. OATS, WHEAT AND BARLEY, $20/100 cwt. Greybull, WY area. Call 307-762-3878 or 307-202-0108, leave message 3/11

VALLEY VIDEO HAY MARKETS, LLC: Hay still available. Go to www.valleyvideohay. com or call Barry McRea, 308-235-5386 3/11

Vehicles & Trailers

2015 FORD F350: Single RW, factory cab and chassis, 6.2L, 70,000 one owner miles, Krogmann bale bed, with third hydraulic function, four new mud and snow tires. Very little bale bed use. $36,000. Call 307-366-2372 3/10

Leatherwork

WALKER HOUND PUPS: PKC and UKC registered, 6 months old. Nominated for money hunts. Out of outstanding dogs. ALSO, 10-month-old pointing Labs, AKC registered. Call for more information 801-916-6161 3/18

LS CUSTOM LEATHER: Belts, tack, cell phone cases and much more!! Contact Lester, 307631-1053, leave a message. Located in Riverton, WY 3/11

GRASS SEED FOR SALE: Manifest wheat grass, Manska wheat grass, Cache Meadow Brome, excellent germination, $3.90/lb. OBO. Call Big Horn Seed Company, 307-202-0704 or 307-645-3322 3/4

Find It In The Roundup Classifieds

FOR SALE: BODY FOR 2003 FORD 350 DIESEL SINGLE AXLE. Mint condition. Asking $1,750. Body was removed upon original purchase to accommodate Hydra-Lift. Call 719-320-5815. To view photos, go to www.wylr.net in the classifieds 3/18

WANTED!!! 1932, 1933 or 1934 Ford car project, restored or older restored one. Call 605-290-3208 3/4

Equipment

WANT TO BUY!! FORD 172

DIESEL 4 CYLINDER power unit. ALSO, other industrial applications wanted. Call Lloyd, 701-226-4055 3/4

EQUIPMENT FOR SALE:

310C gas Case crawler loader, $4,500; 95 John Deere combine round back, $6,200; Hesston 3 bale accumulator 4x4 big square, $3,900; 1999 4900 Hesston baler, $24,500; 2275 16’ Hesston pull type swather, $14,500. All machinery has been shedded. Call Ivan Policky, 307-629-0974 3/11

FOR SALE: H&S 7+4 17’ chuckwagon with tandem 14 ton running gear. John Deere 714A and 716A chuckwagons with John Deere running gear and bunk feeding extensions, been shedded, nice condition.

J&M 325 gravity box with 12 ton gear. Meyerink 12’ box scraper. Lorenz 16’x33’ 18 ton stack mover. Inland 102” snow blower with hydraulic spout. Farm King 8’ snow blower with hydraulic spout. All in very nice condition!! Call 605-9995482 3/18

EQUIPMENT FOR SALE: John Deere 8960 tractor with PTO; John Deere 5090e tractor with loader; CIH 1015 pick-up header; John Deere 455 30’ grain drill; White 30’ disk; Morris 53’ airdrill; Lawson 12x30 double drum land areator; Apache 2190 self propelled sprayer; New Holland 1075 balewagon; Vermeer R23 rake; Massey Ferguson 2190 4x4 baler; New Holland 359 grinder mixer; Modern Mill (mix mill) feed mill; Freightliner grain truck; IHC 80 bbl vac truck; Merritt 48’x102” cattle pot; Mobile Tech 9 yd. volumetric concrete mixer; Degelman 570 rock picker. Call 406254-1254 3/4

The Roundup Gets Results

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

A series of Pacific low pressure and frontal systems moved across the western contiguous U.S. (CONUS), according to the U.S. Drought Monitor (USDM) during the week of Feb. 22-28.

The weather systems dropped copious amounts of rain and snow across the West, especially over the Sierra and coastal ranges and the Rocky Mountains.

The weather systems reintensified as they crossed the Plains and moved into the Midwest, tapping Gulf of Mexico moisture to spread several inches of rain over northeast Texas to the Appalachians and Ohio Valley, with several inches of snow falling in the below-freezing air across the northern tier states from the Dakotas to New England.

Livestock Equipment

Livestock Equipment

Rupp Hydraulic Calf Tables

Rupp Hydraulic Calf Tables

$5,250

Irrigation

Irrigation Systems

Irrigation

The choice is simple.

Hunting & Fishing

Temperatures averaged cooler than normal across the snowy northern states, across the central to northern Plains and in the West. Little to no precipitation fell

• Handles Calves up to 300 lbs.

• Handles Calves up to 300 lbs.

• Operates off tractor, bale bed or remote hydraulic unit.

• Operates off tractor, bale bed or remote hydraulic unit.

Call Kevin McClurg, Big Horn Livestock Services 307-751-1828 • bighornlivestock.com

Call Kevin McClurg, Big Horn Livestock Services 307-751-1828 • bighornlivestock.com

Fencing

Equipment Decals

Good time management is essential to farming success. That’s why more farmers are turning to T-L center pivot irrigation systems. Hydrostatically powered, T-L’s simple design gives you the low maintenance time, cost, safety and reliability to let you manage your farm instead of calling electricians or replacing gearboxes. Simplify your complex world and make irrigation easier on you.

MARCH 9-12: PETSKA FUR WILL BE BUYING ALL RAW/ DRY FUR DEER/ELK HIDES AND ANTLER, IN THE FOLLOWING WYOMING TOWNS AND LOCATIONS: MARCH

Easier On You.

Big Horn Truck and Equipment Manderson, WY rairdenjlw@tritel.net

VALLEY 6000 PIVOT: Six spans measuring 180 ft., one span 160 ft., 22 ft. overhang with Nelson end gun. ALSO, Nelson drop nozzles. New Valley Icon 5 panel, 11r24.5 tires. $28,000 delivered. Call 307-366-2372 3/10

Advertise Today

Property for Sale

9: Douglas 7:10-7:20 a.m., Douglas Feed (drive thru); Bill 8-8:10 a.m., Bill’s Store (drive thru, call Greg); Wright 8:50-9:20 a.m., Exxon Big D on S. 387; Newcastle 11:15 a.m.-11:45 p.m., Voelker’s Body Shop; Upton 12:3012:45 p.m., Joe’s Grocery Store parking lot; Moorcroft 1:15-1:45 p.m., The Coffee Cup; Gillette 2:10-2:30 p.m., T&T Guns and Ammo; Gillette 3-3:30 p.m., Rocky Mountain

Property for Sale

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ALDER CREEK PASTURE, BAKER CITY, BAKER COUNTY, OR: The Alder Creek pasture contains over 2,000 acres of native spring, summer and fall pasture. The rangeland is situated just East of Baker City. The property is in good condition and has good perimeter fencing. The prior owner developed a well for stock water making a reliable source for good stock water. The range is gently sloping, south facing slope for the most part. Variety of native grass makes it desirable for cows/calves or yearlings. If you are looking for early spring, summer or fall pasture, this is ideal. This the first time being offered at approximately $500 per acre for deeded and contiguous ownership, $1,095,000. Give us a call at 541-523-4434, Intermountain Realty, Inc., Greg Sackos, Principal Broker, James Dunlap, Broker, www.intermountainland.com 3/25

National drought summary reported

across the Gulf Coast, western portions of the Southern and Central Plains and over the Northern Plains near the Canadian border.

Wetter-than-normal conditions were widespread across the rest of the West, parts of the Northern and Central Plains, the Northeast and much of the Midwest.

Drought or abnormal dryness contracted or reduced in intensity where it was wet across much of California and other parts of the West and Plains, as well as part of the Great Lakes region.

The High Plains

The High Plains region experienced a patchwork pattern of precipitation this week.

The Rocky Mountain areas of Wyoming and Colorado, as well as the eastern half of Kansas, received onehalf of an inch to two inches or more of precipitation.

Additionally, one-half of an inch fell across South Dakota and northern and eastern parts of Nebraska.

However, North Dakota, eastern Colorado and adjacent parts of Kansas and Nebraska were drier, receiving less than one-half of an inch.

This winter has been particularly wet for central to northern portions of the High Plains region, while Kansas and parts of southeast Colorado have missed out on the above-normal winter precipitation.

The heat and dryness of last summer and fall dried out soils, and as winter set in soils froze in the northern states, locking dryness into place.

The precipitation this week and in earlier weeks resulted in contraction of moderate to severe drought in the Dakotas to Nebraska, and an exceptional drought in Nebraska. However, abnormal dryness was kept to reflect the leftover dry state of the frozen soils.

Abnormal dryness contracted in parts of Colorado and Wyoming, and abnormal dryness and moderate to exceptional drought contracted in eastern Kansas.

Looking ahead

As the Feb. 22-28 USDM week ended, one weather system was moving across the Northeast and another was slamming into the West.

More Pacific weather systems will follow during March 2-7, bringing one-half of an inch or more of precipitation to the West Coast and higher elevations of the West, parts of the Great Plains and much of the CONUS to the east of the Plains.

Another four inches or more of precipitation can be expected for the Sierra Nevada and coastal ranges and from northeastern Texas and eastern Oklahoma to the Ohio Valley and southern Appalachians

An inch or more of precipitation should be widespread from eastern Kansas to the southern Great Lakes and from the eastern Great

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Lakes to the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic states.

Western and some central parts of the Great Plains – especially Nebraska – western Texas and southeast New Mexico, as well as southern California to the Great Basin, are forecast to receive less than one-half of an inch of precipitation.

Temperatures are predicted to be warmer than normal in the South and Southeast to cooler than normal in the West. A cooler- and wetter-than normal pattern is likely for March 8-15 across the CONUS.

Richard Heim and Rocky Bilotta are scientists and authors at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s National Centers for Environmental Information. This article was provided by Chris Poulsen, geographic information systems manager for the Drought Mitigation Center. For more information, visit droughtmonitor.unl.edu

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Veterinarians remind producers of the importance of horse vaccination programs

From dragging calves to the branding fire under a hot, summer sun; sorting off heavies in spring snow flurries; gathering pairs in the golden glow of fall and pulling a hay wagon across hard-packed snow during winter months – among a long list of other things –ranch horses are imperative for working farms and ranches across the U.S.

Ensuring these diverse and helpful athletes are in good health is crucial, and veterinarians at the Nebraska Equine Vet- erinary Clinic in Omaha, Neb., including Dr. Michael Black, Dr. Michael Thomassen, Dr. Kimberly Conover and Dr. Amy Cook, remind producers of the importance of implementing a ranch horse vaccination program.

Core vaccinations

In a Nebraska Equine pamphlet, titled “Vaccination guidelines for adult horses,” veterinarians recommend horse owners use a few core vaccines for all of their horses, in addition to some secondary vaccines for specific horses at higher risk of disease exposure.

For more information or to view the pamplet, visit nebraskaequine.com.

“Ranch horses should be given a specific set of core vaccines, regardless of which risk category they fall under,” say Black, Thomassen, Conover and Cook.

They note core vaccines include eastern and western equine encephalomyelitis (EWT), also known as sleeping sickness; tetanus toxoid; West Nile and rabies.

The veterinarians also note these vaccines are most often administered as fiveway or EWT vaccines in the spring every year.

Secondary vaccinations

For horses at higher risk of disease exposure, such as horses used off of the operation for performances, sport, rodeo, show competitions or even to help on neighboring farms and ranches, Nebraska Equine veterinarians recommend adding additional vaccines to a vaccination program. These include vaccines for influenza, rhinopneumonitis and strangles.

“After spring vaccinations, variations between different groups of horses arise based on disease exposure risks,” they explain.

Following the initial vaccinations given in the spring, Black, Thomassen, Conover and Cook explain influenza and rhinopneumonitis vaccines should be administered in four- to sixmonth intervals. This means, after given once in the spring, they would also need to be administered in the fall, and in some circumstances, during the winter, depending on the product and the risk of exposure for individual horses.

“In addition to the above core vaccines, it is highly recommended to give an intranasal strangles vaccine on an annual basis for protection against Streptococcus equi,” notes the veterinarians at Nebraska Equine. “Again, vaccinating for strangles is based on risk of exposure for individual horses.”

Consulting a veterinarian With these recommendations in mind, the veterinarians at Nebraska Equine mention the difficulty of designing a comprehensive vaccination program for all horses.

“These recommendations are intended to be used as a general guide- line,” they note. “It is wise for producers to consult with their own veterinarians while developing a vaccination schedule for their specific operation.”

“Veterinarians have a good understanding of what a horse needs for optimum protection, and their knowledge of the different vaccines available will ultimately offer horses better immunity and protection,” they continue.

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

Healthy ranch help – Since ranch horses are imperative to the success of a working operation, veterinarians remind producers of the importance of implementing a horse vaccination program. WYLR photo

Legislation reintroduced

As part of their continued effort to support American ranchers and safeguard American consumers, U.S. Sens. Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) and Jon Tester (D-MT) reintroduced their bipartisan legislation to suspend Brazilian beef imports to the U.S. until experts can conduct a systemic review of the commodity’s impact on food safety and animal health.

Rounds and Tester first introduced the bill in November of 2021 after Brazil revealed two cases of atypical bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) or mad cow disease that June.

Most countries report similar cases to the World Organization of Animal Health (OIE) immediately, with both the United Kingdom and Germany reporting cases to OIE within days of their occurrence this same year, but Brazil reported its cases more than two months after the fact, breaking trust with the OIE and global trading partners.

This has been a routine occurrence, with Brazil also waiting months or even years to report similar cases in 2012, 2014 and 2019.

Brazil enjoys preferential market access on the global stage due to its designation as a “negligible risk” exporter by OIE. While rare, one-off instances of atypical BSE do not necessarily indicate systemic issues with the health of Brazilian cattle herds, repeated delays in reporting suggest an overly lax food safety regime and raise concerns about the reporting of additional dangerous diseases such as foot and mouth disease, African swine fever and avian influenza.

This legislation would make certain Brazilian beef is safe to eat before it is brought back into U.S. markets by imposing a moratorium on Brazilian beef until a group of food safety, animal health and trade experts has made a recommendation regarding its import status.

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