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A Look Inside Alliance president shares thoughts on irrigated ag......... A2 Dick Perue honors late wife, friend and partner..........Page A9 Meadowlark Solutions offers Tank Toad system to producers.. ......................................Page B3 Workforce Services provides Wyoming businesses financial support..........................Page B7

Quick Bits UW Seminar The final seminar in the University of Wyoming’s Ranch Management and Ag Leadership series will be April 14 from 4-7 p.m. The series will cover technology advances. It will be streamed via Zoom with in-person presentations taking place at the Laramie Research & Extension Center. For more information and to register, visit uwyo.edu/uwag/rmal/.

Brand School

The Sandhills Cattle Association, Nebraska Beef Quality Assurance and Nebraska Extension – Beef Systems have teamed up for the firstever “Branding School.” The event will take place on April 27 at the Cherry County Fairgrounds. Registration opens at 9:30 a.m. To ensure enough food and materials, those who wish to participate will need to RSVP online at SandhillsCattle.com or by calling 402376-2310.

PLC spring conference addresses predator damage On March 30, the Public Lands Council hosted a virtual 2022 Spring Legislative Conference. During the event, several industry leaders met to discuss topics impacting the West.

Of the speakers, U.S.

Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Wildlife Services (WS) Assistant Regional Director for the Western Region John Steuber provided an outlook on agency activity

across the West and highlighted emerging challenges in predator management.

Fiscal Year 2021 in review “WS is a program within USDA established to provide federal leadership in resolving wildlife conflict,”

shared Steuber. “Every state deals with different wildlife conflicts, but a big part of our program is the protection of livestock and predator damage management.”

In Fiscal Year (FY) Please see PLC on page A5

Science underground 2022 SPRING PLANTING EDITION

Soil specialists express importance of soil health and regenerative ag Most farmers and ranchers realize how vital soil health is to their operations but it’s often difficult putting into perspective what is happening beneath their feet – farmers and ranchers depend upon soil to make a living.

On March 29, Ward Laboratories, Inc. hosts a webinar to inform farmers on regenerative ag and soil health.

Willie Pretorius and Patrick Freeze of Ward Laboratories and Zach Wright of Living Soil Compost Lab, LLC discuss the science behind it all.

Regenerative ag Regenerative ag is a conservation approach focused on improving water and air quality, enhancing ecosys-

tem biodiversity, storing carbon and more.

Pretorius mentions regenerative ag is based on the concept of mimicking nature.

“We must gain some understanding of how nature functions and what a stable environment looks like,” he says. “When a stable ecosystem is functioning properly, the soil, water cycle, carbon cycle and nitrogen cycle are working at an optimal level. By understanding these functions and cycles we can design tests and methods to measure these efficiencies.”

Freeze notes regenerative ag is all about getting more out of the soil while putting in less.

Please see SOIL on page A6

Avian Flu

On March 30, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service confirmed the presence of highly pathogenic avian influenza in a non-commercial, mixed-species backyard flock (nonpoultry) in Berkshire County, Massachusetts and Johnson County, Wyoming; a commercial poultry flock in Johnston County, North Carolina; a non-commercial, backyard chicken flock (non-poultry) in Franklin County, Ohio; and a non-commercial, backyard chicken flock (poultry) in Kidder County, North Dakota.

Cattle Prices

Current prices on the live cattle contract puts 2023 fed cattle prices in the high $140s to mid-$150s per hundredweight (cwt) and feeder cattle futures above $180 per cwt. Consumer spending will likely be under pressure in early 2023. Inflation will likely be high by recent historical standards, and this is expected to curb spending.

Food prices are also going to be sensitive to the world food situation, regarding Ukraine.

This may limit fed cattle prices, but they will still likely be above a year ago.

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Planting season advice University of Wyoming (UW) Agriculture and Horticulture Extension Educator Brian Sebade works to inform the public on agricultural topics in a time where false information is easily accessible. As planting season rolls around, Sebade offers advice and suggestions to producers based on the research and data provided to him.

Extension educator role Sebade says one role of Extension educators is to provide research-based information to the public, whether this is someone on a ranch or someone in a more urban setting.

Extension educators provide information to all ages of people in all sorts of different locations.

“There are a lot of questions about agriculture out there,” he says. “People can search Google for answers but they won’t always be finding correct, research-backed information.”

Sebade finds answering questions and seeing the impact or change he’s able to have is a rewarding aspect of his job.

He mentions there are always new, emerging topics needing to be addressed in the world of ag and horticulture.

“Things are always changing,” he says. “There’s always a new forage crop becoming available, a new invasive plant or a new disease being introduced. Being able to be timely with what those new things are and share this information with the public is increasingly important.”

Another aspect of his role as Extension educator includes promoting ag and horticulture.

“A lot of times we put out different types of publications, host workshops or classes around the state and do research,” Please see UW on page A11

Devastating pests UW range specialist shares knowledge on horn fly management Riverton – On Feb. 9, during the Fremont County Farm and Ranch Days, University of Wyoming Range Specialist Derek Scasta highlights the importance of horn fly management on beef cattle.

Horn fly lifecycle “Wyoming is a pretty unique place to think about fly management on cattle,” notes Scasta. “Horn flies are not native to the U.S. They are blood feeders – requiring bovine hosts.”

The horn fly is considered a filth fly – an insect reproducing in the dung of cattle. They have a twoto three-week lifespan, he shares. During the winter months, the insect spends the winters below the surface of manure piles.

“One of the interesting things about these flies is, once they pierce the hide of a cow, they have this chemical in their saliva making the blood not coagulate as easily – so it flows really nice,” he explains. “They are an irritating pest and there are multiple ways producers can disrupt their lifecycles and fix this cattle and fly issue.”

A female fly stays on the cattle for almost 24 hours per day and only leaves to Please see PESTS on page A8

Ask in Earnest: Addressing mental health myths The state of Wyoming has one of the highest suicide rates among farmers and ranchers. During WESTI Ag Days in Worland, Darla Tyler-McSherry, a Big Sandy, Mont. native and Ask in Earnest founder, addressed harmful suicide myths and steps producers, families and friends can take to help those in need.

“I used to believe suicide was this terrible, awful tragic event only happening to other families,” shared Tyler-McSherry.

“This all changed for me Sept. 30, 2016 when my dad, Dick Tyler, an 82-year-old wheat farmer from Big Sandy, Mont. took his own life.”

Suicide statistics According to a Centers for Disease

Control and Prevention (CDC) 2020 report, farmers, ranchers and ag managers have the highest rate of suicide, she explained.

“The rural rate of suicide is 45 percent higher than in urban areas,” TylerMcSherry said.

In the state of Wyoming, every 36 hours someone loses their life to suicide, and in the U.S. overall, a person is lost every 11 minutes.

She noted, “We need to take action now to save lives.”

Risk factors impacting producers There are many different reasons why producers are impacted by suicide in rural communities.

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Please see HEALTH on page A12

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Wyoming Livestock Roundup • Volume 33 No. 49 • April 2, 2022

It's a Tough Business As this is our spring planting issue, I wanted to share just how important farmers are to our region and America. In our region it’s hard to distinguish farmers from livestock producers, because usually they are the same person.

From the Publisher It seems an impossible task as Dennis Sun both the farmer and rancher are so involved in technology, equipment and genetics, both in crops and livestock. How does one stay up to speed on the latest news and products?

I’ve never thought of myself as a farmer. I’m a rancher who had to farm from time to time, especially haying from the Fourth of July till later in September. If I planted anything, the gophers were always the first to come up.

Equipment for farming has become so sophisticated in this day and age, you almost need to go to a school to drive a tractor. I would think it is like driving a computer in the fields. No wonder they were not allowing farmers to fix their tractors if an issue came up. On some tractors, they are guided by the computer. They really don’t need a person in the cab except to monitor how everything is going. Most combines can tell you the yields as they are moving down the rows of corn or soybeans.

The science and genetics of crop seeds are just like the genetic planning of livestock, it’s a science. I didn’t realize what all went into planting crops until I read an article in Successful Farming on a farmer planting soybeans in western Iowa, here is part of the article.

“On March 21 we planted 60 acres of soybeans.

It was earlier in the spring than usual for our farm.

Winter weather is likely not over here in western Iowa, so in order to make sure the beans are protected from any cold snaps, we have applied stressmitigation products, Accomplish Max, in furrow and a seed treatment from SprayTec. If we see a prediction for very cold weather coming, then we will do a quick application of a product called Shield designed to give the young plants another layer of protection during frost conditions by helping to mitigate abiotic stress. As with many things in farming, it is a risk to plant beans on the first day of spring, but we feel pretty good about the stress mitigation program we have in place and think we are setting the stage for a great crop,” the article read.

Farmers have the patience of a horse trainer, they never give up. Like ranchers, they have to deal with the slow supply chain, inflation and high inputs such as equipment parts, fuel supplies and other high costs.

And then we look at farmers in the Corn Belt who are buying farmland for $12,000 an acre. Despite the cost, they still see a future in farming.

We depend on farmers to feed us, as we do ranchers. Spring is a great time to thank our American farmers for our food they produce, at the lowest cost in the world.

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GUEST OPINIONS Western Irrigated Agriculture is a Strategic National Resource: Refocusing Ag Critics

By Patrick O'Toole Fifteen years ago, Family Farm Alliance leaders began ramping up efforts to convey the growing concerns many had with what they were seeing happen across the West. Agricultural water supplies were being reallocated to meet growing urban and environmental water demands.

We started asking our political leaders pointed questions we thought Adobe Stock photo demanded answers. At what point will too much agricultural land be taken out of agricultural output would production? Do we want to have to be doubled by the rely on imported food for year 2050 to meet the food safety and security? needs of a growing global We pointed out to poli- population. cymakers, Europeans, who There was, for a long have starved within mem- time, an inborn appreciation ory, understood the impor- and awareness by our own tance of preserving their policy leaders for the critifood production capability. cal importance of a stable They recognized it for the food supply. Now, it appears national security issue it is. many simply assume food And some of those countries is something coming from still do. the local grocery store. Our Earlier this month, Busi- arguments in support of ness Post reported all farm- Western irrigated agriculers in Ireland will be asked ture have in recent years to plant some of their land been drowned in a flood of in wheat, barley and other commentary from faraway grains, as part of emergency critics who downplay and plans being drawn up by the even criticize the imporgovernment to offset a pre- tance of using water to prodicted food security crisis in duce affordable and safe Europe amid Russia’s ongo- food and fiber. ing assault on Ukraine.

Politicians, activists The Global Agricultural and the media appear to Productivity (GAP) Report favor another message: Cliin 2010 first quantified the mate change is destroydifference between the cur- ing the planet, and we must rent rate of agricultural pro- take immediate and drastic ductivity growth and the action to halt it. pace required to meet future Meanwhile, the more world food needs. The pressing need to produce 50 wyominglivestockroundup.qxp_Layout 1 2/21/22 5:13 PM Page 1 report predicted total global percent more food world-

wide in the coming decades to fill the looming global “food gap” is hardly mentioned at all.

At a time when the future of Ukraine’s ability to help feed the outside world is at risk, the world’s best producers – Western irrigators – are watching their water flushed to the sea to purportedly help fish populations. Decades of empirical evidence has failed so far to show a positive response from those targeted fish to such water shifting schemes. Meanwhile, our ability to increase food productivity is further diminished.

The grim global hunger conditions we once expected to encounter in 2050 may now hit us a decade ahead of schedule.

The U.S. needs a stable domestic food supply, just as it needs a stable energy supply. As we teeter on the brink of world war, this stability becomes even more pressing.

Earlier this month,

the Family Farm Alliance released a white paper outlining the insanity of the current situation, where our government is taking actions to withhold water from the world’s best food producers, at a time when global food shortage looms.

I encourage you to download it and read further.

Western irrigated agriculture is a strategic national resource, and the role of the federal government in the 21st century should be to protect and enhance this resource. There may never be a better time than now for thoughtful and courageous leaders to stand up and shout down the critics and back seat drivers who don’t have a single minute’s worth of experience in the Western water arena.

If not now, when? If not us, who?

At the Family Farm Alliance, we will continue our efforts to ensure Western irrigated agriculture continues to play a vital role in feeding our nation, while keeping our rural communities and the environment healthy.

At a time of unprecedented change, one certainty holds firm and true – our nation’s most valuable natural resource must be preserved.

Patrick O’Toole is president of the Family Farm Alliance, which advocates for family farmers, ranchers, irrigation districts and allied industries in 17 Western states.

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NEWS BRIEFS

USDA reports crop progress

The majority of Wyoming experienced below average temperatures in March, according to the Mountain Regional Field Office of the National Agricultural Statistics Service. In isolated areas, temperatures were as much as 10 degrees below normal.

Precipitation was also below normal for most of the state.

According to the U.S. Drought Monitor released on March 24, the amount of land rated as abnormally dry was 2.8 percent, up from 2.4 percent in February. Moderate drought was present across 36.6 percent of the state, an increase from 30.8 percent last month. Severe drought covered 40.6 percent of the state, down from 54.1 percent last month and extreme drought conditions covered 20 percent of the state, up from 12.7 percent last month.

In Goshen County, soil moisture was aided by variable moisture. Farmers had begun field activities. In Lincoln County, more mountain snow was needed to replenish irrigation supplies. Snow cover kept farmers from their fields, but conditions were good for lambing. Pastures are greening in Platte County, but more precipitation is needed as moisture levels received over the winter were lower than in most years.

Hay and roughage supplies for Wyoming were rated 23 percent very short, 30 percent short and 47 percent adequate, compared to 29 percent very short, 28 percent short and 43 percent adequate last month.

Stock water supplies across Wyoming were rated five percent very short, 38 percent short, 56 percent adequate and one percent surplus, compared to 10 percent very short, 36 percent short, 53 percent adequate and one percent surplus last month.

Cattle death loss was rated as two percent heavy, 73 percent average and 25 percent light. Sheep death loss was rated 78 percent average and 22 percent light.

The first weekly report will be released April 4.

For more information, visit nass.usda.gov.

APR request criticized On March 31, the Public Lands Council (PLC) and National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) denounced the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) proposed decision on the American Prairie Reserve’s request to graze bison on seven grazing allotments in Montana.

“This decision poses clear threats to rangeland and riparian ecosystems and is in direct conflict with the agency’s mandated responsibility to uphold multiple use,” said Executive Director of PLC and NCBA Natural Resources Kaitlynn Glover.

If finalized, this conversion will result in resource degradation and undermine the careful stewardship of existing grazing permittees. The BLM’s decision also faces serious questions about the legality of conversion of the allotments under existing federal grazing law.

Through continued engagement, NCBA and PLC stand with Montana PLC and Montana Stockgrowers Association to ensure the concerns raised by ranchers in Montana and across the West are not dismissed in this process.

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BLM hearing scheduled The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will conduct a virtual public hearing regarding the use of motorized vehicles and aircraft in the management of wild horses and burros.

The hearing is scheduled for 3-5 p.m. on April 26 and will be held using Zoom video conferencing technology and live streamed at BLM.gov/live.

The Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 requires BLM conduct an annual hearing to consider the use of motorized vehicles in the management of wild horses and burros. BLM typically uses motorized vehicles to conduct operations, complete population surveys, transport animals to and from corrals, pastures and adoption, sale and transfer events.

To provide comment during the virtual public hearing, members of the public may register in advance by April 25.

Written comments also may be sent to BLM_HQ_MotorizedVehicleHearing@blm.gov. Include “Motorized Vehicle Comment” in the subject line of the e-mail. Comments must be submitted by 5 p.m. on April 26.

For additional information regarding the public hearing, please contact the Wild Horse and Burro National Information Center at 866-468-7826 or wildhorse@blm.gov. Individuals who use a telecommunications device for the deaf may call the Telecommunications Relay Service at 711 to reach the National Information Center during normal business hours.

BLM manages and protects wild horses and burros across 26.9 million acres of public lands in 10 Western states.

More information on the BLM’s Wild Horse and Burro Program can be found at BLM.gov/whb.

Nebraska hemp reported For the first time, U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) has published estimates on industrial hemp. According to NASS, industrial hemp grown in open areas in Nebraska totaled 260 acres in 2021, with 250 acres harvested.

Hemp in the state dates back to 1887 when hemp farmers from Illinois brought seeds with them to Fremont, Neb. to grow for industrial purposes. In 1888, the Fremont Hemp and Twine Factory began operation, producing 625 tons of binder twine the first year. The factory leased 1,000 acres in the region for hemp production.

According to the Census of Agriculture in 1900, 683 acres were under production in Nebraska in 1899, placing the state third in hemp production nationally. All forms of hemp were prohibited in the state in 1927, until March 2019 when the Unicameral passed LB657, and it was signed into law.

Combined with LB1152, the legislation gave the Nebraska Department of Agriculture the authority to regulate the growing, processing, handling and brokering of industrial hemp in the state.

EPA releases strategic plan On March 28, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published its final Fiscal Year (FY) 2022-2026 EPA Strategic Plan to accompany EPA's FY 2023 President’s Budget. The Strategic Plan provides a roadmap to achieve EPA’s and the Biden administration’s environmental priorities over the next four years.

This plan furthers the agency’s commitment to protecting human health and the environment for all people, with an emphasis on historically overburdened and underserved communities. For the first time, EPA’s final plan includes a strategic goal focused exclusively on addressing climate change, as well as an unprecedented strategic goal to advance environmental justice and civil rights. At the foundation of the plan is a renewed commitment to the three principles articulated by EPA’s first Administrator William Ruckelshaus – follow the science, follow the law and be transparent – while adding an additional fourth principle: advance justice and equity.

The plan outlines seven goals and four cross-agency strategies. The strategies articulate essential ways of working to accomplish EPA’s goals and mission outcomes. It also includes a suite of measures which will help EPA monitor progress and ensure accountability for achieving its priorities to protect human health and the environment for all Americans.

For more information on EPA’s Strategic Plans, visit epa.gov.

Crop futures forecasted In February, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) gave insight into their expectations for acres and stocks to use. Each March the USDA conducts a farmer survey asking what crops they are expecting to plant this spring. This is the first producer acreage survey for the year.

While much can change between March and the final numbers, it does give insight into expectations.

With all the uncertainty and price appreciation in the market, estimates may be hard to pin down. CattleFax expects corn acres could decrease 1.5 million acres as farmers in the northern Corn Belt switch to spring wheat. This is due to the higher fertilizer prices on the corn side and higher wheat prices. Soybeans are expected to be near steady than a year ago.

For total principal crop acres, it appears they may be capped at 318 million. With the higher prices across the board, this will be the year to test this assumption.

Strong demand remains for corn on all accounts through May. Ethanol production is now 10 percent above a year ago, while exports are running only slightly below the record amounts last year. May corn futures have continued to trend sideways, rangebound between $7.25 and $7.75 since March 2. The next level of resistance is now at $7.83 per bushel followed by eight dollars, basis May futures, with support near $7.30 per bushel and $6.90.

December corn futures have continued to post new highs while the nearby contracts have stalled. December corn futures are now trading in the upper six dollars as the focus turns to new crop corn.

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NEWS BRIEFS WSGLT posts job opening

The Wyoming Stock Growers Land Trust (WSGLT) is seeking an enthusiastic and collaborative individual to coordinate, implement and advance their conservation and stewardship programs.

The conservation and stewardship associate is a key member of the land trust team. The ideal candidate is passionate about conserving agricultural land, wildlife habitats and open spaces. This employee will further the mission of the land trust by managing conservation easement projects and stewarding existing conservation easements.

This position will contribute to the land trust’s success in accelerating the pace and scale of conservation, investing in rural communities and keeping Wyoming’s agricultural lands whole. The annual starting salary for this position is $60,000-$65,000. Annual paid time off includes 15 days per year, 10 paid holidays and 12 sick days per year. Health, dental and vision insurance provided with a 401(k) retirement plan after one year.

To apply, please submit resume, cover letter and three references via e-mail to kaylee@wsglt.org, with the subject line “Conservation and Stewardship Associate Application” by April 12. The WSGLT is an equal opportunity employer.

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Culinary event set

UW to host ranch camp The University of Wyoming (UW) Extension Wyoming Ranch Camp is set for May 23-27. The camp will be held at the Queen Mountain Lodge on the Broadbent Ranch near Evanston. The Wyoming Ranch Camp is a hands-on ranch management seminar for recent high school graduates and college students. Participants will learn ranch management through a five-day camp covering plant science and ecology, soil science, animal science, economics, ranch recreation and range management. The cost to attend is $200.

For an application, email Hudson Hill, hrhill@ uwyo.edu or Chance Marshall, cmarshal@uwyo.edu.

Applications will be accepted until the first day of camp or until the camp registration is full. Class is limited to 20 students. Scholarships for the $200 registration fee are available. Scholarships will be awarded based on the application statement as well as the order in which they are received.

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High school students from around the state competed in the Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) state culinary competition on March 23 at Cheyenne South High School. The Wyoming Beef Council (WBC) sponsored the event and Executive Director Ann Wittmann acted as one of the judges.

Each student was required to prepare and plate a preselected dish while using proper, safe and sanitary preparation techniques within a 60-minute time limit. Participants were given a recipe for beef strip steak with kale polenta and a mushroom strawberry salad. This recipe can be found by visiting wybeef.com. The steaks for the competition were donated by Brattis Meat Market in Casper.

The competition was Wyoming’s state final for the FCCLA Culinary Competition. The winner earns the right to compete in the National FCCLA Culinary Competition, which will be held June 28-July 3 in San Diego, Calif.

According to FCCLA State Director Angela Sweep, the national competition is open to competitors from FCCLA chapters in all 50 states as well as Puerto Rico.

Each competitor is first judged on their safety and sanitation; then on food production – how well they prepare their ingredients, utensils and equipment; and finally on each food item. They are given points for plating and presentation, taste and texture and the cooking methods they used.

For more information about this or other programs offered through FCCLA, visit wyfccla.org. For more information about how beef is a great part of a healthy diet or to try this and other beef recipes, visit wybeef.com.

NBA leader steps down National Bison Association (NBA) Executive Director Dave Carter has announced he will be stepping down as the organization’s leader after more than two decades of helping to build the business as a solid, economically growing sector within the food economy while restoring bison to native habitat across North America.

Carter said, “Leading the NBA for the past 21 years has been the highest professional honor of my life. Never a day has passed where I didn’t learn something from this magnificent animal and from the people who have the privilege to be part of the buffalo community.”

Carter said the dedication and hard work of the organization’s staff and volunteer membership were key to the organization’s success through the years.

No date has been set for Carter’s departure from the association. He said he will be working with the NBA board of directors to assure a smooth transition to new leadership.

Carter came on board with the bison association in 2001, when the business was described as being in an “economic meltdown.” Rapid expansion in bison herds in the 1990s had not been matched by growth in consumer demand.

Under Carter’s leadership, the association worked with ranchers, marketers and consumers to promote the great taste, nutritional attributes and ecological benefits of deliciously healthy bison meat.

He also represented the bison business in Washington, D.C., where he regularly led delegations of NBA members to meet with key U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) agencies and Congressional offices.

Following his departure from the NBA, Carter will help lead a team engaged by USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service to coordinate the agency’s technical assistance to organizations and producer groups receiving grants and loans through the new USDA Meat and Poultry Processing Expansion Program.

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36 wolves and lethally removed 324 wolves. In continued from page A1 addition, WS conducted 2021, WS responded to stock losses to predators. grizzly bear depredation 23,461 requests for direct This includes guard dogs, activities in three states, he control assistance from live- shed lambing, night pen- added. stock producers through- ning, electric fencing and “We dispersed 59 grizout the U.S., with a major- turbo fladry. zly bears to keep them away “Grizzly bears and from livestock and captured ity of requests in the West, wolf conflicts with live- and transferred custody of he noted.

In addition to provid- stock have increased over 15 grizzly bears – turning ing direct control opera- the years,” he said. “In FY them over to a Tribe when tions where WS removes 2021, WS worked in seven working in a reservation or predators causing depre- different states on wolf over to the state wildlife dations, WS also provides damage management issues department for final dispotechnical assistance to pro- for protection of livestock.” sition,” he said. “In addiIn total, WS captured tion, WS lethally removed ducers to help mitigate livesix grizzly bears causing depredations.”

Addressing depredations livestock Non-lethal work WS tried to do prevenDuring the Public Lands Council 2022 Spring tative management where Legislative Conference, U.S. Department of Agriculthey could. Installing turbo ture (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Serfladry and electric fences, vice Wildlife Services (WS) Assistant Regional Direcintroducing producers to tor for the Western Region John Steuber answered a guard dogs and hiring range few producers’ questions regarding raven and eagle riders were a few methods depredations. utilized with noted success, “We know there is a raven depredation problem mentioned Steuber. amongst sheep and cattle producers in many of the Livestock WY Roundup “There has been some Western states,” he said. “DRC-1339 is a restrictedSpringsuccess 2022with the non-lethal use toxicant registered in a number of states which methods, and some of the can be used to remove ravens depredating on livesuccess has led support stock. The toxicant can only be used by USDA WS from some nongovernment employees. It has been shown to be effective in organizations – some who reducing raven depredations on livestock.” have not worked with us in “Raven numbers are up, and we realize there the past,” he shared. “Beginare more depredations, particularly on newborn ning in FY 2020, there was lambs and calves,” he said. “Eagles are a more dif$1.38 million of new Fedficult issue, because they are protected under the eral appropriations for nonBald and Golden Eagle Protection Act, but in several lethal livestock protection states, there is limited live capture availabilities.” work. That funding was Raven control measures can be found at aphis. continued in FY 2021. This usda.gov/wildlife_damage/reports/Wildlife%20Damcurrent fiscal year, there is age%20Management%20Technical%20Series/Comadditional available federal mon%20Ravens _WDM%20Technical%20Series _ funding for non-lethal liveFebruary%202020.pdf. stock protection work with

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a total of $2.5 million.”

This funding is divided up among a number of states, typically states who have grizzly bears and wolves. The federal funding should be going out to the various states soon, so the states can start implementing some of those nonlethal methods, he continued.

Hot topics: grizzly bear and wolf conflicts “Between 2007 and 2021, WS documented a twelve-fold increase in confirmed livestock kills from grizzly bears – 12 in 2007 and 153 kills in 2021,” he said.

With recent available funding, there has been an increase in grizzly bear management personnel who answer calls regarding depredation investigations and work with U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. This has been very helpful, he added.

The February 2022 wolf relisting excluded the states of Wyoming, Montana, Idaho and Eastern Oregon and Washington. Mexican gray wolves were listed

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as endangered before the February 2020 relisting and remain listed as endangered in Arizona and New Mexico.

“Ultimately, the relisting impacts WS activities in Michigan, Minnesota, Wisconsin, California, Colorado, Washington and western Oregon,” shared Steuber.

WS is committed to providing assistance to impacted states, he shared.

“There are a number of challenges today,” Steuber concluded. “We know there are a lot of challenges in the ranching industry with drought, depredations,

reduced allotment availability, silver tide, aging of the WS workforce and so on.”

Several goals of WS include: delivering a livestock protection program; further developing methods to protect livestock; develop metrics to measure success; invest in and develop personnel; increase outreach; and enhance and develop communications.

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

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SOIL continued from page A1 “Nature has done millions of years of work optimizing exchanges with the lowest energy possible,” he

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says. “Understanding what promotes these services will drastically minimize the inputs required for agri-

cultural practices, which is just one of the benefits of

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Soil health “Soil health addresses the ability for soil to perform certain functions,” says Pretorius. “Soil functions include: the ability to infiltrate water; the ability to retain water; the ability to resist erosion; the ability to sequester carbon into stable compounds; the ability to house soil microbiota; the ability to protect from disease; and the ability to provide and cycle nutrients for the microbial communities.”

There’s a lot more action occurring within soil than meets the eye. The multiple functions of soil work together to provide an environment for plant life, notes Freeze.

“We can’t define soil health as one thing, we have to look at how each part of the system works as a

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Wright agrees, saying, “I view soil as a micro habitat. All of the different parts of the habitat in soil working together makes for a resilient system.”

Freeze notes soil creates a “rich, interactive environment” supporting plant life, which supports the animal kingdom.

“Ultimately, this all goes back into the soil, so it’s kind of amazing how our lives revolve around this living material,” Freeze says.

Crop species diversification Each plant species has different root configurations and microbial fingerprints maintained by a unique combination of sugars and other root signaling exudates, says Pretorius.

He encourages farmers to incorporate different types

of crops into their fields, diversifying the root configurations and microbial fingerprints.

“Each species has a specific fingerprint requirement for these microbial communities. Therefore, we need to increase species diversification to maintain microbial diversity to perform all of the soil functions,” says Pretorius.

“Nature survives only in diverse communities.”

“Diversity holistically makes the system more robust because the networks and roots all benefit from the exudates other plants will exude,” he continues.

“Diversity helps quite a bit in regenerative ag.”

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

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emerge after three weeks – starting the cycle over again, Scasta mentions.

“As we go through the

summer, there is a new generation of flies impacting cattle every couple of weeks and this is a part of the problem – what makes it a challenging thing to manage,” he says.

Negative impacts There are several reasons why the horn fly is such a devastating parasite to the bovine species and industry.

“In the U.S., negative impacts of horn flies cost around $1 billion worth of losses to the domestic beef cattle industry every year.

They are the most economically deconstructive parasite to cattle in the U.S.,” says Scasta.

When a cow has to fight off flies by stomping their feet, swinging their head, or shaking their hide it, results in a reduction of grazing time. Several other impacts include reduced milk production for cow/calf pairs, lower weaning weights and reduced total gains in feedlot cattle, he shares.

In addition, horn flies can transmit bovine mastitis and can cause granular dermatitis – a common infectious foot disease.

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we call the economic threshold – when an injury level causes a value of loss more than what it costs to control and treat it,” he says. “When looking at cattle to be treated – if there are 100 flies per side, it pays to treat.”

Scasta notes, throughout Wyoming in lower elevations, particularly near Torrington, horn fly infestation is significant. Grazing cattle at higher elevations – over 8,000 feet, might be one scenario where cows are less infested. If producers are unable to graze at higher elevations, a management plan should be developed.

When developing a horn fly management program, he encourages producers to consider the following: long-term prevention; monitoring; correct pest identification; management when needed; preventing problems; combining tools; and managing for economic thresholds.

The first thing producers can do is move animals or manipulate the habitat for the host. Harrowing and rotational grazing are strategies to manage the habitat for horn flies.

The next thing producers can consider is breed selection – parasites discriminate, he notes.

“Flies discriminate by breed and sex – horn flies are more attracted to bulls than cows. In addition, wool,

hair and hide environment are several other factors,” he explains. “There’s this preference in Wyoming, flies prefer darker skinned cattle, and it’s probably because they are a warmer environment for them to land on.”

Sprays, pour-on, ear tags, back oilers and oral fed products are several fly management practices producers can utilize.

“To avoid the development of resistance to a chemical, producers want to use three types of chemicals – organophosphates, pyrethroids and macrocystic lactones if they are using ear tags,” Scasta adds. “If producers use ear tags, it’s important to rotate through a different insecticide every year over a three-year period and put a tag in each ear for maximum efficacy and remove the tags at the end of the year.

Fly tags will usually work for most of the season but pouron or spray treatments likely will need to be re-applied regularly.”

“The take home point is, some years producers might not have to treat, it all depends on the environment and the year, so make sure to be monitoring for this costly parasite of cattle.” Scasta concludes.

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

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CALENDAR

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

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EVENTS April 2

April 2 April 6 April 8 April 9 April 11 April 12 April 14

April 14-15 April 15 April 26 April 27 May 20-22

University of Wyoming Extension Rural Living Workshop, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Park County Fairgrounds, Homesteader Hall, Powell. For more information, visit wyoextension.org/parkcounty/event/rural-living-workshop-irrigation-property-management/.

University of Wyoming Extension How to Grow and use Herbs and Edible Flowers, 8:30 a.m.-12:30p.m., Ag Resource and Learning Center, Casper. For more information, visit natronacounty-wy.gov/springsparkle.

University of Wyoming Extension Managing Urban Landscapes, 1-4 p.m. or 5-8 p.m., Park County Complex, Cody. For more information, call Bobbie Holder at 307-527-8560.

University of Wyoming Extension Successful Composting, 10 a.m., online. For more information, visit uwyo.edu/barnbackyard/live/.

University of Wyoming Extension Healthy Soil in the Garden, Worland. To register, call 307-347-2456.

University of Wyoming Extension Healthy Soil in the Garden, Ten Sleep.

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Yonts Water Conference, Gering Civic Center, Gering, Neb. To register, visit go.unl.edu/yonts or call 308-632-1230.

University of Wyoming Extension Technology Advances: Rangeland Management Ag Leadership Series Session #5, 4-7 p.m., Research and Extension Center, Laramie. To register, visit eventbrite.com/e/technology-inag-ranch-mgmt-ag-leadership-session-4-tickets-226089127667.

Wyoming Beef Council Funding Meeting, Holiday Inn and Convention Center, Riverton. For more information or an agenda, e-mail ann.wittmann@wyo. gov or call 307-777-6399.

University of Wyoming Extension Shrubs for Wyoming and Their Care, 10 a.m., online. For more information, visit uwyo.edu/barnbackyard/live/.

Bureau of Land Management Virtual Public Meeting, 3-5 p.m., online. To live stream the meeting, visit BLM.gov/live.

Branding School, 10 a.m., Cherry County Fairgrounds, Valentine, Neb. RSVP online at SandhillsCattle.com or call 402-376-2310.

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Webo Angus Annual Turning Grass into Greenbacks Bull Sale, at the ranch, Lusk, 307-334-3006, 307-216-0090, weboangus.com Sidwell Ranch & Frank Herefords Production Sale, Sidwell Barn, Columbus, Mont., 406-861-4426, 307-631-6012, sidwell-land.com Bar 69 Angus 34th Annual Production Sale, Belle Fourche Livestock, Belle Fourche, S.D., 605-892-2875, bar69angus.com Arntzen Angus Ranch 46th Annual Production Sale, at the ranch, Hilger, Mont., 406-350-4000, 406-350-1612, 406-350-1728, arntzenangus.com Midland Bull Test, Columbus, Mont., 406-322-5597, midlandbulltest.com Salmon Select 23rd Annual Mule Sale, Lemhi County Fairgrounds, Salmon, Idaho, 208-756-2125, salmonselectsale.com 5L Red Angus 2022 Profit $eeker Bull Sale, at the ranch, Sheridan, Mont., 406596-1204, 5lbulls.com Cardinal Charolais 25th Annual Bull Sale, at the ranch, Hillrose, Colo., 970-3801355, 970-846-7225, cardinalcharolais.com Salmon Select 49th Annual Horse Sale, Lemhi County Fairgrounds, Salmon, Idaho, 208-756-2125, salmonselectsale.com Ludvigson Stock Farms Spring Herdbuilder Bull Sale, Weschenfelder Development Center, Shepherd, Mont., 515-450-3124, 712-229-3431, ludvigsonstockfarms.com HanSine Ranch Annual Bull and Female Sale, at the ranch, Hayes, S.D., 605280-0593, 970-481-5192, hansineranch.com

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Schwartzkoff, Preston - Worland 1 Red Cow, 1245# ......................$8400 1 Red Cow, 1275# ......................$7650 Fantaskey, Matthew - Worland 1 RWF Cow, 1360# ....................$8350 BULLS 1 RWF Cow, 1400# ....................$8300 Lazy B V Cattle - Meeteetse 1 Red Cow, 1400# ......................$7700 1 Blk Bull, 1890# .......................$11600 00 Boardman, Jared - Frannie 1 Hfrd Bull, 1635# .....................$100 Hoggs Black Diamond Cattle - Meeteetse 2 Blk Cows, avg. 1200#..............$8250 2 Blk Cows, avg. 1210#..............$7650 1 Blk Bull, 1790# .......................$11400 Barthelmess, Mike - Worland Abraham, Curtis - Byron 50 1 Blk Cow, 1800#........................$8200 1 Blk Bull, 1865# .........................$97 1 Blk Cow, 1655#........................$7800 Harris, McCort - Worland 50 1 Blk Cow, 1920#........................$7750 1 SimX Bull, 1775# .....................$94 George Sinn & Sons Inc. - Worland Haun Bill - Worland 00 1 Blk Cow, 1285#........................$8200 1 Blk Bull, 1750# .........................$93 1 Blk Cow, 1430#........................$8150 Diamond Tail Ranch LLC - Greybull 1 Blk Cow, 1580#........................$7450 1 Blk Bull, 1855# .........................$8400 Bodtke, Dale - Ten Sleep Davidson, Peter - Burlington 00 1 Blk Cow, 1450#........................$8200 1 Blk Bull, 2650# .........................$74 Wiechmann, Jason - Ten Sleep COWS 1 Blk Cow, 1360#........................$8150 Starbuck Ranch LLC - Ten Sleep 1 Blk Cow, 1555#........................$7850 1 Blk Cow, 1215#........................$8550 Wiechmann, Douglas - Ten Sleep Diamond Tail Ranch - Greybull 00 1 Blk Cow, 1155# ........................$8150 1 Blk Cow, 1320#........................$85 1 Blk Cow, 1200#........................$7900 Hogg, Ronee - Meeteetse 50 1 Blk Cow, 1395#........................$8150 1 Blk Cow, 1480#........................$77 McIntosh, Ruth - Burlington Griemsman, Steve - Worland 1 BWF Cow, 1210# ....................$8100 1 BWF Cow, 1365# ....................$8400 1 BWF Cow, 1485# ....................$8300 Geis, Marcus - Worland 1 Blk Cow, 1430#........................$8050 1 BWF Cow, 1240# ....................$8250 1 Blk Cow, 1400#........................$7950 1 BWF Cow, 1290# ....................$7950 00 1 BWF Cow, 1600# ....................$7750 2 BWF Cows, avg. 1350# ..........$79 1 Blk Cow, 1425#........................$7850 Davidson, Peter - Burlington 00 1 Blk Cow, 1680#........................$8050 1 Blk Cow, 1260#........................$78 1 BWF Cow, 1605# ....................$7750 Starbuck Ranch - Ten Sleep 1 Blk Cow, 1315#........................$7950 2 Blk Cows, avg. 1295#..............$7650 1 Blk Cow, 1380#........................$7600 Nye Livestock LLC - Cody 00 1 Blk Cow, 1305#........................$7850 1 Blk Cow, 1575#........................$75 2 BWF Cows, avg. 1390# ..........$7450 Axtell Ranch LLC - Thermopolis 1 Blk Cow, 1225#........................$7800 Brewster Ranch - Ten Sleep 1 Blk Cow, 1155# ........................$8400 Hook, Jace - Thermopolis 00 1 Blk Cow, 1225#........................$7750 1 Blk Cow, 1470#........................$75

Cows and Bull Steady

April 11

TE Ranch Limited Partners - Cody 1 Blk Cow, 1275#........................$7650 1 Blk Cow, 1270#........................$7500 1 BWF Cow, 1425# ....................$7400 Raildog Ranch Inc. - Powell 1 Blk Cow, 1695#........................$7600 2 Blk Cows, avg. 1385#..............$7350 Zeller Ranch - Meeteetse 1 Hrfd Cow, 1515# ......................$7550 E O Bischoff Ranch - Lovell 1 Blk Cow, 1500#........................$7400 HEIFERETTES Harris, McCort - Worland 1 Blk Hfrette, 860# ....................$12100 Starbuck Ranch LLC - Ten Sleep 2 Blk Hfrettes, avg. 965# ..........$11900 1 Blk Hfrette, 1055# ..................$11400 Schwartzkoff, Preston - Worland 1 Red Hfrette, 975# ..................$11750 Reed, Justin - Thermopolis 1 Blk Hfrette, 1040# ..................$11200 Mills, Gary - Deaver 1 Blk Hfrette, 1085# ..................$11200 Fantaskey, Matthew - Worland 2 RWF Hfrettes, avg. 1008# ......$9900

• Upcoming Sales • April 7 – Weigh-Up Special April 11 – Monday Feeder & Weaned Calf Special - Feeder Cattle Only April 14 – All Class Cattle April 14 – Spring Turn Out Bull Sale, 1 PM April 21 – All Class Cattle, Sheep & Goat April 28 – All Class Cattle May 5 – Bred Cow & Pair Special

April 12 April 13 April 13 April 14 April 14 April 14 April 15 April 15-16 April 16 April 18 April 23 April 30 May 5 May 6-7 May 27-29

McNamee Auction Company 2022 Spring Consignment Sale, Goshen County Fairgrounds, Torrington, 307-532-4976, 307-534-5156, mcnameeauction.com Colorado State University 36th Annual Yearling Commercial Angus Bull Sale, One Bar Eleven Ranch, Saratoga, 307-710-2938, 970-491-2722 Garrigan Land & Cattle Annual Bull Sale, Faith Livestock Commission, Faith, S.D., 605-280-9220, 605-739-3901, garrigancattle.com Beckton Red Angus 77th Anniversary Sale, at the ranch, Sheridan, 307-6746095, 307-674-8162, becktonredangus.com Pass Creek Angus Ranch 48th Annual Bull Production Sale, at the ranch, Wyola, Mont., 406-343-2551, 406-679-3391, passcreekangus.com Maddux Cattle Company “Maternalizer” Bred Cow Sale, Ogallala Livestock, Ogallala, Neb., 308-350-1133, 308-414-6682, madduxcattlecompany.com McClun’s Lazy JM Ranch Angus & Polled Herefords Annual Production Sale, Torrington Livestock Sale Barn, Torrington, 307-534-5141, 307-575-2113, 307-575-3519, mcclunranch.com Reich Charolais Ranch 65th Annual Bull Sale, Belle Fourche Livestock Market, Belle Fourche, S.D., 605-892-4366, 605-580-2393 Wagner Charolais 11th Annual Bull Sale, at the ranch, Nunn, Colo., 970-4202336, wagnercharolais.com Sellman Ranch Annual Production Bull Sale, Crawford Livestock Market, Crawford, Neb., 308-430-4223, 308-430-3742, sellmanranch.com Real Ranch Horse 16th Annual Invitational Sale & Futurity, Yellowstone Boys & Girls Ranch Indoor Arena, Billings, Mont., 406-670-3400, realranchhorses.com Best of the Big Horns Horse Sale, Buffalo Livestock Auction Buffalo, 307-7518969, 406-697-5882 Pharo Cattle Company Colorado Spring Bull Sale, Burlington Livestock Exchange, Burlington, Colo., 800-311-0995, pharocattle.com Herring Angus High Country Bull & Ranch Horse Sale, Herring Ranch Sale Barn, Encampment, 307-327-5396, 307-329-8228, 307-329-7400 Lamar Community College Legacy Horse Sale, 719-336-6663, 719-336-1624 Alkali Inc Bull Sale, at the ranch, Ekalaka, Mont., 406-975-6288 Best of the Rockies Horse Sale, Cody, 307-272-8792, codyhorsesale.com Pitchfork Ranch Horse Sale, Pitchfork Ranch, Meeteetse, 307-272-8792, codyhorsesale.com

POSTCARD from the Past

Compiled by Dick Perue rrichardperue@gmail.com

Passing of wife, friend, partner Loyal readers, please indulge me again as I write concerning the passing of another of our Wyoming pioneers – my wife Marty – who died March 20, nearly a month after her 89th birthday of which I had written in February.

Marty was born Feb. 22, 1933 in Rawlins on George Washington’s birthday, thus the Martha, and lived in Wyoming most of her life.

She came into my life in 1973 when she moved to Saratoga with three teenagers, so she could be closer to her parents, ranch pioneers Fred and Celia Bomar on the Lake Creek Ranch north of town.

Both of us had recently experienced messy divorces. I had also just bought out my partner in the newspaper and printing business. I was editor and publisher – jobs I was good at – he was business manager and his wife was bookkeeper – jobs I was really bad at. After three months of messing up the books, I decided I needed a bookkeeper. That is where Marty comes into the picture.

Marty and I had met when she was looking for a job. I asked if she could keep books, to which she replied, “yes.” I asked when she could start and she answered, “immediately.” I said, how about tomorrow, to which she again replied, “That’s

Thanksgiving, how about starting Monday?” and as the story goes, the rest is history played out over the past 47 years.

At first, she was a great bookkeeper, and then wife, and before you knew it, she was so good she became business manager and co-owner of The Saratoga Sun and later held the same positions of other businesses we started – Perue Printing, FrameWorks and now Historical Reproductions by Perue.

It has been a glorious ride for the past nearly half century.

I love and miss you, sweetie!

Complete details of Marty’s life appear in the obituary in this week’s Wyoming Livestock Roundup.

As Wyoming’s longest serving newspaper person, I want to compliment the Roundup on the great job Dennis and his staff are doing at one of Wyoming’s best weekly newspaper, especially with its obituary policy. Many newspapers are now charging for obituaries, a practice I despise.

The Roundup still keeps the tradition of publishing obituaries at no cost. Keep up the good work.

Also, I thank everyone at the Roundup for continuing to publish the “Postcard,” and hope they will put up with me for as long as I can continue to tell the stories from the past of our great Cowboy State history and heritage.

Again, thank you, loyal readers for your patience and support!

The Saratoga Sun business manager Marty Perue standing beside her husband, Dick, at the newspaper office in the 1980s.

– File photo from The Saratoga Sun. Historical Reproductions

by Perue.

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MARKETS

LIVE CATTLE FUTURES SETT PRICE

Month

Compiled from USDA Market News Service information and other sources

Location Volume PAYS 3-30

934

Centennial 3-25

400-500 600-700 700-800 UnUnder 400FOR THE500-600 WEEK ENDING

Steers Heifers

206

195-220 174

190 188

192.50-199 164

155-185.50 153.50-165

Over 800 Sltr Bull May 24, Sltr 2019 Cows 145

139-148

170-189

Crawford 3-25 403 160

Torrington 3-30 4885

235-245 193-217

St. Onge 3-25 1517

190.50

182

79-114.50 63-91.50

74-147

84-103.50 79-92

$1275-$1570 $1590-$1950

215-225 179-198

195-212 175-190.50

170-194 163-184.50

213-217 171-190

179-208 154-176

174-192.50 140-182

145.50

94-107 63-83.50

48-132 $925-$1200

162-175 148-162.50

155-162 145-153

99-118.50 78.50-99

$1325-$1600

160-176.50 138.50-152

146

90.50-122 52-116

Big Horn Basin 3-31 241 Billings 3-31 6172

Stock Cows Pairs

103.50-119.50 72-85.50

Riverton 3-29 271

74-116 73.50-85.50 205-226.50 176-193

192-226 170-194

176-219 165-197

171-199.50 154-175

154-180 137-179

109-157 130.50-157

90-112 68-82

PAYS Centennial St. Onge

Volume

Feeder Lambs

Slaughter Lambs

Slaughter Ewes

Month

Week Prev

This Week

156.78 162.73 166.50 179.60 182.08

155.90 161.40 166.55 177.58 180.08

MARCH APRIL MAY AUGUST SEPTEMBER

-0.30 +0.18 +0.38 +0.23 -0.60

Change -0.88 -1.33 +0.05 -2.02 -2.00

WHEAT FUTURES SETT PRICE

Month Week Prev MAY 10.86 JULY 10.74 SEPTEMBER 10.49 DECEMBER 10.20

This Week 10.06 10.02 9.89 9.73

Change -0.80 -0.72 -0.60 -0.47

CORN FUTURES SETT PRICE

Slaughter Bucks

Week Prev

This Week

7.48 7.28 6.82 6.67

7.49 7.33 6.96 6.84

MAY JULY SEPTEMBER DECEMBER

No Report 1660

139.38 137.13 138.08 144.43 149.30

SETT PRICE

Month Stock Ewes

139.68 136.95 137.70 144.20 149.90

Change

FEEDER CATTLE FUTURES

68.50-127

WEEKLY SHEEP AUCTIONS Auction

This Week

APRIL JUNE AUGUST OCTOBER DECEMBER

FOR THE WEEK ENDING APRIL 1, 2022 WEEKLY CATTLE AUCTIONS

Week Prev

Change +0.01 +0.05 +0.14 +0.17

OATS FUTURES 215-335

102.50-330

80-172.50

77.50-185

No Report

Daily Grower Bids Region Price US #2 Yellow Corn Southeast WY 7.3800-7.5875 US #1 HRWW Southeast WY 9.2975-9.3975 US #1 Black Beans Min-Dak 45-46/cwt US #1 Dark Red Kidney Beans Min-Dak 45/cwt US #1 Great Northern Beans Den-Rate 30/cwt #1 Light Red Kidney Beans Min-Dak 50/cwt Den-Rate 50/cwt US #1 Pea (Navy) Beans Min-Dak 43/cwt US #1 Pinto Beans Min-Dak 42-45/cwt Den Rate 44/cwt Source: USDA AMS Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News, Torrington Source: USDA AMS Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News, Greeley, CO National Sheep Summary As of March 25, 2022 Compared to last week slaughter lambs sold mostly 5.00-30.00 lower, except at Sioux Falls, SD and San Angelo, TX where they were 2.00-10.00 higher. Slaughter ewes were mostly 5.0030.00 lower. Feeder lambs not well tested. At San Angelo, TX 6,557 head sold. Equity Cooperative Auction sold 600 slaughter lambs in Colorado and 300 in Kansas. In direct trading slaughter ewes and feeder lambs not tested. 3,510 lamb carcasses traded with no trend due to confidentiality. All sheep sold per hundred weight (CWT) unless specified.

Slaughter Lambs: Choice and Prime 2-3 San Angelo: wooled and shorn 120-150 lbs 180.00-190.00.

Ft. Collins, CO: wooled and shorn 100-120 lbs no test.

South Dakota: wooled and shorn 130-145 lbs 205.00-217.50; 165 lbs 190.00.

Billings, MT: wooled and shorn 120-140 lbs no test.

Equity Coop: wooled and shorn 165 lbs 195.25; 170 lbs 186.00187.00.

Slaughter Lambs: Choice and Prime 1-2 San Angelo: hair 40-60 lbs 320.00-352.00; 60-70 lbs 310.00349.00, few 354.00; 70-80 lbs 280.00-336.00, few 340.00346.00; 80-90 lbs 276.00-322.00, few 330.00; 90-110 lbs 246.00-280.00, few 290.00-308.00. wooled and shorn 64 lbs 320.00; 80-90 lbs 270.00-290.00; 103 lbs 260.00.

Ft. Collins, CO: wooled and shorn 48 lbs 315.00; 50-60 lbs 315.00320.00; 65 lbs 310.00; 70-80 lbs 300.00-330.00; 80-90 lbs 320.00330.00; 90-100 lbs 290.00-300.00. hair 60-70 lbs 310.00-315.00; 80-90 lbs 290.00-300.00.

South Dakota: wooled and shorn 60-70 lbs 300.00-330.00; 78 lbs 300.00; 96 lbs 220.00. hair 66 lbs 325.00; 79 lbs 285.00; 90 lbs 250.00.

Billings, MT: no test.

Slaughter Ewes San Angelo: Good 3-4 (very fleshy) 100.00-110.00; Good 2-3 (fleshy) 110.00-132.00; Utility and Good 1-3 (medium flesh) 120.00-150.00; Utility 1-2 (thin) 120.00-150.00; Cull and Utility 1-2 (very thin) 120.00-122.00; Cull 1 100.00.

Ft. Collins, CO: Good 3-4 (very fleshy) 112.00-130.00; Good 2-3 (fleshy) 110.00-135.00; Utility 1-2 (thin) 102.50-112.00; Cull 1 no test.

South Dakota: Good 3-4 (very fleshy) 100.00-125.00; Good 2-3 (fleshy) 100.00-125.00, hair 130.00; Utility 1-2 (thin) 105.00-122.50, hair 115.00-130.00; Cull 1 55.00-75.00.

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

Equity Coop: no sales.

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

Ft. Collins. CO: 30 lbs 300.00; 40-50 lbs 280.00-285.00; 50-60 lbs 285.00-305.00; 70-80 lbs 260.00-265.00; 85 lbs 260.00.

South Dakota: 23 lbs 350.00; 40-50 lbs 325.00-330.00, few 350.00.

Billings: no test.

Equity Coop: no sales.

Replacement Ewes: Medium and Large 1-2 San Angelo: mixed age hair ewes 80-130 lbs 180.00-212.00/cwt.

Ft. Collins, CO: ewes with lambs 330.00/family.

South Dakota: middle age 290.00/head.

Billings: no test.

Sheep and lambs slaughter under federal inspection for the week

SETT PRICE

Month to date totaled 36,000 compared with 32,000 last week and 43,000 last year.

Source: USDA AMS Market News, San Angelo, Texas National Wool Review As of March 25, 2022 In Australia this week, the Eastern Market Indicator was down 24 at 1384 cents per Kg clean from the sale a week ago. A total of 45,149 bales were offered with sales of 83.1 percent. The Australian exchange rate was weaker by .0176 at .7491 percent of the U.S. dollar. Australian wool prices are quoted US Dollar per pound, delivered, Charleston, S.C.. The current freight rate is .15 cents per pound clean.

Clean Del Price Change from 75-85 Percent Micron US Grade in U.S. Dollars Previous Sale of Australia 17 > 80s 9.03 + .11 6.77-7.67 18 80s 7.33 + .06 5.50-6.23 19 70-80s 5.85 + .04 4.39-4.97 20 64-70s 4.88 - .03 3.66-4.15 21 64s 4.54 - .01 3.40-3.86 22 62s 4.53 + .01 3.40-3.85 23 60-62s ----------------------24 60s ----------------------25 58s ----------------------26 56-58s 2.43 - .04 1.82-2.07 28 54s 1.50 - .01 1.13-1.28 30 50s 1.31 - .02 0.98-1.11 32 46-48s ----------------------Merino Clippings 3.42 + .02 2.56-2.91 Eastern Market Indicator was down 24 at 1384 cents per kg clean. Australian exchange rate was weaker by .0176 at .7491 percent of the U.S. dollar.

Source: Colorado Dept of Ag Market News Service, Greeley, CO Wyoming Hay Summary As of March 24, 2022 Compared to last week all reported forages sold steady. Demand remains very good from in state and out of state hay buyers.

Spotty moisture across the state. Contacts around Powell have most of there barley planted. Producers around Worland commented it’s too wet to plant and producers around Riverton are corrugating and will be planting soon. Most irrigation districts think they will have enough water for the 2022 growing season.

Weekly snowpack report from NRCS has the state median snowpack at 84%. Same week in 2021 was at 96% and in 2020 at 110%.

Eastern Wyoming Alfalfa - Premium Large Square 210 Alfalfa Pellets Suncured 315 Western Wyoming Alfalfa - Supreme Medium Square 300 Alfalfa - Good Large Square 250 Medium Square 250 Alfalfa Cubes 320 Source: USDA AMS Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News Torrington Nebraska Hay Summary As of March 31, 2022 Compared to last week: Baled hay sold mostly steady, though ask prices for alfalfa pellets were steady to 10.00 higher. Both local and out-of- state demand remained good. Spotty rain and snow reported throughout the state.

Eastern Nebraska Alfalfa -Fair/Good Large Square 188 Alfalfa Pellets Suncured 310 Pellets Dehydrated 340 Platte Valley Nebraska Alfalfa - Delivered Ground 175-180 Alfalfa Pellets Dehydrated 280-305 Corn Stalk - Delivered Ground 95 Orchard Grass - Premium Medium Square 120 Western Nebraska Alfalfa - Premium/Supreme Large Square 240 Alfalfa - Good Large Round 200 Large Square 210

Week Prev

This Week

7.03 6.63 5.44 5.39

7.27 6.84 5.59 5.55

MAY JULY SEPTEMBER DECEMBER

Change +0.24 +0.21 +0.15 +0.16

SOYBEAN FUTURES SETT PRICE

Month

Week Prev

MAY JULY AUGUST SEPTEMBER

This Week

17.01 16.82 16.36 15.49

16.18 15.98 15.55 14.73

Change -0.83 -0.84 -0.81 -0.76

CUTOUT VALUES CUTOUT VALUES Primal Rib Primal Chuck Primal Round Primal Loin

This Week

Prior Week

Last Year

263.66 405.04 208.45 220.72 355.96

261.49 406.59 207.55 221.30 350.43

232.96 388.51 189.93 182.84 323.87

5 AREA WEEKLY WEIGHTED CATTLE PRICE Live Steer Live Heifer Dressed Steer Dressed Heifer

This Week

138.95 138.32 221.46 221.00

Prior Week

139.10 138.48 221.68 221.47

Last Year

115.59 115.38 184.87 184.66

Millet - Fair Large Square 145 Source: USDA AMS Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News, Kearny, NE Colorado Hay Summary As of March 31, 2022 Compared to the last report: Trade activity light to moderate on good demand for horse hay markets. Trade activity light on good demand for feedlot hay markets. Horse hay sold mostly steady per bale this week on comparable hay trades. According to the U.S. Drought Monitor’s High Plains Summary for March 29, 2022, much of the High Plains remained dry last week resulting in deteriorating drought conditions across parts of the Dakotas and Nebraska. Short-term dryness is superimposed over longterm moisture deficits across the region. The lack of seasonal snow cover combined with the onset of spring has people in the region worried. Soil moisture is very low, stream flows continue to decline and state reports indicate that stock ponds are drying up. The next available report will be Thursday, April 7, 2022.

Northeast Alfalfa - Premium/Supreme Small Square 10/bale Forage Mix-Three Way - Premium Small Square 10/bale Timothy Grass - Premium Small Square 10.50/bale Small Square 11/bale San Luis Valley Alfalfa - Good Large Square 220 Alfalfa - Fair/Good Large Square 200 Oat - Good Large Square 1740 Southeast Alfalfa - Premium/Supreme Medium Square 260 Prairie/Meadow Grass - Premium Small Square 10/bale Source: USDA-AMS Dept of Ag Market News Service, Greeley, CO

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UW continued from page A1 he says. “Research might take place at an experiment station owned by UW or on a farm or ranch.”

Spring seeding Sebade mostly assists with pasture seeding and native rangeland seeding during planting season. He’s urging farmers to keep the price of fertilizers and seeds in mind while looking ahead at this year’s planting season.

“Fertilizer has gone way up in price, as well as

a lot of our native seeds,” he says. “Some of this is due to trying to re-seed a lot of the wildfire areas. The demand has gone up for certain seeds.”

This high demand has led to products being out of stock or difficult for growers to find and utilize.

“There’s only so much native seed bred each year, so we can’t find what we are looking for when the demand is high,” he says.

“A lot of the irrigated pas-

“Looking ahead, it looks like we are supposed to stay in a La Niña weather pattern, so making sure people are aware they may not have a lot of spring moisture compared to what they’d prefer is important,” – Brian Sebade, University of Wyoming

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ture mixes which aren’t necessarily used for wildfire mixes are in fairly high demand, so some folks are seeing double or triple prices depending on what they’re purchasing.”

Another concern Sebade has for this planting season revolves around the continued drought Wyomingites are facing.

“For a lot of native or pasture seeding where we don’t have good access to irrigation water and we rely on Mother Nature’s water supply, some years the growing is perfect and other years it’s not,” he says.

Sebade mentions the predicted spring weather may be an issue for growers.

“Looking ahead, it looks like we are supposed to stay in a La Niña weather pattern, so making sure people

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are aware they may not have a lot of spring moisture compared to what they’d prefer is important,” he adds.

Sebade recommends growers begin applying preemptive herbicide applications now to get rid of nui-

sance weeds they may need to deal with later on in the season.

“Right now is a good time to start thinking ahead,” he says. “When the little grass seedlings start to grow, we have to wait a lit-

tle bit before we can actually spray them so we don’t kill the plants.”

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

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HEALTH continued from page A1 Farmers and ranchers often experience an imbalance between work and home life. They don’t have the ability to have a psychological separation – the issues they face still impact them when they go home for the day, she explained.

Economically, it’s challenging being a producer, and for some, it can be too much.

“We don’t make it easy for people in our culture, especially men, to say, I’m

hurting psychologically or I’m hurting mentally, I need help,” she said.

Exposure to pesticides, farm chemicals and grain dust can place people at higher risks because of the impacts on their neurological system.

In addition, stigmas against seeking help, trauma history or a loss of a significant other, exposure to a natural disaster, lack of mental resources, access to lethal

weapons – firearms, poisons or machinery – alcohol use as a coping strategy, loneliness, anxiety and stress are other risk factors.

“Worldwide, we start to see suicides increase at elevations of 2,500 feet or more – the average elevation in Wyoming is over 4,500 feet,” she said. “It is estimated up to 90 percent of people who die from suicide have an undiagnosed and untreated mental illness at the time of their death – depression being number one and alcoholism being number two.”

Addressing harmful myths Most suicides happen without warning is a myth of suicide, she continued by saying, “It’s estimated nearly 80 percent of people did display missed warning signs, with 20 to 30 percent of suicides happening without any warning at all.”

Another myth is people who die by suicide are selfish and take the easy way out.

In reality, their sense of truth and judgement are clouded – their thinking is impaired and they don’t have the capability to make a rational decision,

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she explained.

Once someone is suicidal, they will always be suicidal is another myth, she noted.

“Up to 90 percent of suicide survivors don’t go on to make a future attempt if they get connected to professional help,” she said. “We don’t want to think there is nothing we can do, because it’s not true.”

“A huge stigma we have to tackle in the farming and ranching population is the myth strong people don’t kill themselves,” she added.

Action steps to save lives There are three major concepts or words loved ones should pay attention to. Those hurting talk about being a burden, they have a loss of hope and have a loss of interest in activities they had a passion for, she noted.

On the flip side, she cautions loved ones to be careful if someone seems better – even the best anti-depressants take about four to six weeks to start to kick in, she said.

“If someone seems happier, they may feel relief as they have decided to move forward with their decision to end their life,” she added.

“This is something to pay attention to.”

Never stop advocating for those hurting – encourage

doctors and providers to pay attention and share with them warning signs their loved one is exhibiting.

Be willing to ask the hard questions, she noted.

“The word suicide itself is awful, ugly, vulgar, vile and I wish I didn’t have say it but I do; and loved ones have to be able to say it too if they are worried about someone.

The worst thing you can say about suicide, is not saying anything at all.”

In Wyoming and Montana, two thirds of suicides involve the use of guns, she added. It is important to limit the access of lethal means of those who are having suicidal thoughts or behaviors.

Tyler-McSherry encourages those hurting to call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255 or text “help” or “start” to the National Crisis Text Line at 741741.

“You don’t have to be a professional mental health counselor to save a life. Asking in earnest can make a difference,” Tyler-McSherry concluded.

For more information, visit askinearnest.org.

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

RIVERTON LIVESTOCK AUCTION Tuesday, March 29 Market Report • 378 Head Sold Representative Sales COWS SHOSHONI 1 Cow, 1075# ..................................... $93.00 CROWHEART 1 Cow, 1370# ..................................... $83.50 GREEN RIVER 1 Cow, 1610# ..................................... $83.50 1 Cow, 1495# ..................................... $83.00 LANDER 2 Cow, 1602# ..................................... $82.00 CROWHEART 1 Cow, 1480# ..................................... $81.50 LANDER 1 Cow, 1360# ..................................... $81.00 SHOSHONI 1 Cow, 1440# ..................................... $80.50 RIVERTON 4 Cow, 1217# ..................................... $80.00 EVANSVILLE 1 Cow, 1375# ..................................... $79.50 FARSON 3 Cow,1566# ...................................... $78.50 RIVERTON 1 Cow, 1340# ..................................... $77.00 BULLS RIVERTON 2 Bull, 1837# .................................... $107.00 CROWHEART 1 Bull, 1915# .................................... $105.00 LANDER 1 Bull, 1795# .................................... $100.00 MCKINNON 2 Bull, 1920# ...................................... $98.50 ARAPAHOE 1 Bull, 1940# ...................................... $98.00 PAVILLION 1 Bull, 1460# ...................................... $96.50 1 Bull, 1290# ...................................... $94.50

RIVERTON 1 Bull, 1880# ...................................... $94.00 HEIFERETTES RIVERTON 4 Heiferette, 851# ............................. $143.00 SHOSHONI 8 Heiferette, 890# ............................. $131.00 RIVERTON 3 Heiferette, 961# ............................. $125.00 SHOSHONI 14 Heiferette, 985# ............................. $121.00 3 Heiferette, 1070# ........................... $109.00 KEMMERER 1 Heiferette, 1095# ........................... $109.00

TUESDAY, APRIL 5 BACK TO GRASS & FEEDER SPECIAL START TIME 9:00 AM W/ WEIGH UPS Bass Lake Livestock- 225 Blk Ang/Ang X Strs 650700#. Complete vacc in the fall. Conditioned for grass. High roughage ration. Green and fancy.

Stratton Sheep Co- 200 Blk Ang Strs & Hfrs 450-550#.

Rec Titanium 5 + PMH & 7-way @ Branding; Titanium 5 + PMH, Nasalgen, Dectomax & Safeguard @ Weaning. Long time weaned. Rec Cattlactive tubs.

Sired by Riverbend & Connealy Blk Ang bulls. High desert, reputation cattle conditioned for grass. Light and green!

JM Livestock- 80 Blk Ang/Ang X Hfrs 450-500#. Rec Pyramid 5 w/Presponse, 7 way w/Somnus. Long time weaned. Conditioned for grass!!

Fegler Farms - 60 Blk Ang/AngX Strs 650-700#. Rec Vista Once SQ & 7 way w/Somnus @ branding & weaning. Long time weaned, One Iron, fancy steers!

Six Iron Ranch - 50 Red Ang Replacement Hfrs 650700#. Comp vacc. Bangs vaccinated. Replacement

Early Consignments quality, reputation heifers!!

Jim Fabrizius - 50 Blk Ang Strs & Hfrs 700-800#. Long time weaned, hay and silage ration. One brand, fancy!

Keyhole Livestock - 40 Blk/Red Ang Strs & Hfrs 450550#. Rec 2 rounds of shots, poured. Bunk broke. High roughage ration, ready for grass!!

Pam Chrisman - 35 Blk Ang Strs & Hfrs 550-650#.

Comp Vacc, long time weaned, high elevation.

John J Chrisman - 35 Blk Ang Strs & Hfrs 550-650#.

Comp Vacc, long time weaned, high elevation.

Tyler & elizabeTh FoxworThy - 25 Blk Ang/AngX Replacement Hfrs 700-750#. Rec two rounds of 7-way & Bovishield Gold & wormed. Weaned since the end of September out on pasture. Complete mineral program. Fancy Replacement Heifers, ready to breed!

Stratton Sheep Co - 40 Blk Ang PTO Hfrs 900# WEIGH UPS Larry & Bob Anderson - 1 load of opens

TUESDAY, APRIL 12

TUESDAY, APRIL 26 ALL CATTLE CLASSES W/ SHEEP & HORSES START TIME 9:00 AM W/ SHEEP & WEIGH UPS

TUESDAY, MAY 3 BACK TO GRASS SPECIAL START TIME 9:00 AM W/ WEIGH UPS

TUESDAY, MAY 10 ALL CATTLE CLASSES START TIME 9:00 AM W/ WEIGH UPS

TUESDAY, MAY 17 ALL CATTLE CLASSES START TIME 9:00 AM W/ WEIGH UPS

BRED COW & PAIR SPECIAL START TIME 9:00 AM W/ WEIGH UPS

TUESDAY, MAY 24

Harley & Becky Walters - 10 Blk Ang ST Pairs. Comp vacc. on cows & calves. Cows are on a complete mineral program. Big, stout calves, sired by powerful bulls.

V3 Quarter Box - 2 Young Jersey Nurse Cows. Ready to calve.

5 Fresh Ropers w/ 4-6” horns

ALL CATTLE CLASSES W/ SHEEP & HORSES START TIME 9:00 AM W/ SHEEP & WEIGH UPS

TUESDAY, APRIL 19 FEEDER SPECIAL START TIME 9:00 AM W/ WEIGH UPS

TUESDAY, MAY 31 ALL CATTLE CLASSES START TIME 9:00 AM W/ WEIGH UPS

TUESDAY, JUNE 7 NO SALE

Contact: Riverton Livestock Auction (307) 856-2209 • Jeff Brown (307) 850-4193 • Tom Linn (307) 728-8519 • Mark Winter (580) 747-9436 www.rivertonlivestock.com • Also watch our live cattle auction at www.cattleusa.com

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