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Test your agriculture knowledge in this month’s crossword puzzle Page 5

Certified weed-free forage tips offered by WWPC Page 5 Minimizing open cows this breeding season will maximize herd efficiency Page 7

Postcard from the Past looks back on the history of Memorial Day Page 10

Quick Bits

Office Closed

The Wyoming Livestock Roundup office will be closed May 29 in observance of Memorial Day. We hope everyone has a safe and happy holiday while remembering and honoring brave military heroes who made the ultimate sacrifice while fighting for our freedom.

WWAB Meeting

The Wyoming Water and Waste Advisory Board (WWAB) will meet on June 20 at 9 a.m. virtually via Zoom and in person at the Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) Offices in Cheyenne. The WWAB will hear briefings from DEQ staff regarding Water Quality Division program updates and Solid and Hazardous Waste Division program updates. Interested parties may contact Gina Thompson at gina. thompson@wyo.gov or 307777-7343 for information on how to join the meeting via telephone or Zoom. Additional information is available at deq.wyoming.gov/ shwd/wwab/

Angus Delegates

Preparations are currently underway for the 2023 Annual Convention of Delegates, hosted in conjunction with the Angus Convention Nov. 3-6 in Orlando, Fla. All delegate nominations must be submitted online no later than 3:30 p.m. on June 9. For more information, visit angus.org/pub/ angusnewsroom/041723-delegate-nominations-due

New Contests

Meat evaluation and veterinary science contests have been added to the 2023 Northern International Livestock Exposition (NILE). The Veterinary Science Contest will take place Oct. 16 and is open to the first 32 FFA chapters to register – one team per chapter. The Meat Evaluation Contest will take place Oct. 17 and is open to the first 4-H and FFA teams to register. Registration for these contests will open in late August. For more information, visit thenile.org/events/youth/ffa4-h-contests/

NCBA President Todd Wilkinson testifies before Congress

On March 17, National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) President Todd Wilkinson testified before the House Agriculture Committeeʼs Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy

and Poultry to discuss the state of the cattle industry and review animal agriculture stakeholder priorities.

2023 Farm Bill

To begin, Wilkinson explained one of NCBA’s

top priorities for the 118th Congress is the passage of an effective farm bill, and as Congress moves toward this, he encouraged lawmakers to consider some key areas of importance.

The first is to protect animal health.

“Animal disease poses one of the greatest threats to the U.S. livestock industry,” he stated. “Since passage of

Art of the Cowgirl

Montana fellowship gathering offers venue for women of the West to expand knowledge and skills

On June 2-4, female artists, silversmiths, braiders, saddle makers and horsewomen from around the nation will converge in Big Timber, Mont. for Art of the Cowgirl’s Fellowship Fundraising Event to celebrate Western lifestyle and culture, raise funds to support emerging artists and expand their knowledge and skills via fellowships in their fields.

Emerging Leader

LCCC Coach Morgan Pennington earns AQHA award

In the middle of the busy spring for collegiate stock and ranch horse coaches, Laramie County Community College (LCCC) Equine Instructor and Ranch Horse and Equestrian Team Coach Morgan Pennington received news she has been recognized as an American Quarter Horse Association (AQHA)

WAES recognizes staff

At an annual awards banquet on May 4, the Wyoming Agricultural Experiment Station (WAES) honored faculty and staff for their exemplary performance and research accomplishments.

WAES is the research arm of the University of Wyoming (UW) College of Agriculture, Life Sciences and Natural Resources (CALSNR).

Honorees recognized at the banquet included staff members at research and Extension centers operated by the experiment station, as well as campus-based faculty.

Early Career Research Award

Dr. Cody Gifford, assistant professor of meat science and meat lab supervisor in the UW Department of Animal Science, received the 2022 WAES Early Career Research Award.

This award recognizes outstanding research conducted by scientists with less than six years of experience, who are directing an independent research program.

“Gifford exemplifies the highest quality of faculty at UW,” says WAES Director Dr. Eric Webster.

Gifford’s research focuses on meat quality and flavor, live animal management factors impacting carcass and sensory characteristics and the role of meat products in human dietary programs.

“The research breadth Gifford is involved with speaks to his diverse skillset and success as a collaborator,” comments Dr. Hannah Cunningham-Hollinger, assistant professor of animal genetics.

“He has outstanding expertise in meat science at the

Emerging Leader for 2023.

This award recognizes AQHA members, ages 21-35, for their accomplishments.

According to AQHA, “Young adult AQHA members are eligible for nomination for the new AQHA Emerging Leader Award. Honorees are formally recognized each year during a plaque presentation at the AQHA Convention.”

In order to win this award, Morgan was nominated by

Art of the Cowgirl Fellowship

According to their website, fellowship lies at the core mission of Art of the Cowgirl, and the fellowship program is dedicated to encouraging and furthering arts and trades amongst women in the West to both celebrate and continue tradition while also inspiring innovation.

“By establishing mentorship and investing in upand-coming artists, we will foster creativity and preserve traditional art and functional gear,” reads the website. “In providing this opportunity, our hope is age,

Mantle family continues work with mustangs

The Mantle Ranch is a family-based operation consisting of Steve Mantle, his two sons Bryan and Nick and their respective wives and children Katie and Eastwood and Kayla, Kyah, Charly and Holt.

The family has over 30 years of experience working with mustangs through the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to help gentle, train and adopt them out to loving homes.

In 2021, the BLM celebrated 23 years of working with the Mantle family.

Each year, the Mantles care for and work with approximately 200 head of mixed-age and gender horses.

Getting started

Steve started working with wild horses in the 1980s after helping his dad and uncle on the Western Slope of Colorado near Meeker and Craig when his family started the Sombrero Horse Stables.

Steve recalls helping at the stable through high school and starting colts every spring.

“We had about 1,500 head of horses at the stable at one time. Every spring, we would start a bunch of colts,” he explains. “We would ride between 800 to 1,000 head of horses before they would

It is that time of the year in which we celebrate Memorial weekend, especially Memorial Day on Monday. I hope everyone celebrates for the right reason – to honor fallen soldiers who died serving their country.

I think most people these days have forgotten the true meaning of the weekend, and they use it as an excuse to take a long weekend, loaf around or go shopping at sales.

For many, it is the official start to summer, which is alright since we’ve been dreaming about getting to Memorial Day all winter. While there are still numerous snowbanks around, we are happy to call it the beginning of summer.

Memorial Day was first called Decoration Day, and to honor fallen comrades, soldiers would decorate their graves with flowers, flags and wreaths. Although Memorial Day became its official title in the 1880s, the holiday wouldn’t legally become Memorial Day until 1967.

After the Civil War, Gen. John A. Logan, commander in chief of the Grand Army of the Republic, called for a holiday commemorating fallen soldiers to be observed every May 30. But, due to the Uniform Monday Holiday Act, which took effect in 1971, Memorial Day was moved to the last Monday of May to ensure a long weekend.

Some groups, like the American Legion, have been working to restore the original date to set Memorial Day apart and pay proper tribute to the servicemen and women who sacrificed their lives defending the nation.

In December 2000, Congress passed a law requiring Americans to pause at 3 p.m. local time on Memorial Day to remember and honor the fallen. However, this doesn’t appear to be common knowledge, but if it is, by 3 p.m. most people seem to be too deep into a food and drink induced coma to officially observe the moment.

On May 30, 1868, James A. Garfield delivered a rather lengthy speech at the first Memorial Day ceremony before several thousand people at Arlington National Cemetery.

Garfield, a former Civil War general and current Republican congressman but not yet president said, “If silence is ever golden, it must be beside the graves of 15,000 men, whose lives were more significant than speech and whose death was a poem the music of which can never be sung.”

In addition to the national holiday, nine states officially set aside a day to honor those who died fighting for the Confederacy in the Civil War. The days vary, but only Virginia observes Confederate Memorial Day on the last Monday of May, in accordance with the federal observance of Memorial Day.

Some reports say former slaves freed at the end of the Civil War were among the first to memorialize the fallen soldiers, according to the History Channel. Others contribute the start to a group of women who laid flowers on the graves of fallen soldiers in the same year.

Sometime this weekend, take a moment to pay respect for our fallen soldiers. They paid the ultimate price for our families and country.

There are those who will say the liberation of humanity and the freedom of people and mind is nothing but a dream. They are right. It is an American dream, but freedom is never free.

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Why Does the Freedom Caucus Tell Its Members How to Vote?

By Albert Sommers

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On May 5, in Jackson, I had the opportunity to attend the Wyoming Republican Central Committee’s evening event, hosted by the Teton County Grand Old Party (GOP) and visit with many old friends from Teton County and around the state.

I enjoyed the visit with friends and the words from the event speaker Rob Wallace, President Trump’s assistant secretary for Fish, Wildlife and Parks.

Rob spoke about the history of the Republican Party and how Republicans accomplished a great deal working together. His message was much different than recent Freedom Caucus townhalls and opinion pieces, which disparage fellow Republicans in a thirst for power.

The Republican Party has always been an odd collection of ideals and passions, with a philosophy centered on the idea of conservatism.

Abraham Lincoln best defined “conservatism” in his Cooper Institute speech when he said, “What is conservatism? Is it not adherence to the old and tried, against the new and untried?”

Barry Goldwater, one of the founders of the modern conservative movement, best described the diversity of people within the Republican Party in his 1964 Republican presidential nomination acceptance speech stating, “This is a

party, this Republican Party, a party for free men, not for blind followers and not for conformists.”

Back in 1858, Abraham Lincoln said this of the Republican Party – and I quote him because he probably could have said it during the last week or so, “It was composed of strained, discordant and even hostile elements.Yet, all of these elements agreed on one paramount objective – to arrest the progress of slavery and place it in the course of ultimate extinction.”

I believe Wyoming Republicans remain “a party for free men and women, not blind followers and not conformists.”

Yet, the media, hardline conservative pundits, state party leaders and the Freedom Caucus want to push all Republicans into the round hole of conformism when we are truly the square peg of diversity.

When Republicans bulge out of the margins, these pundits accuse us of being fringe libertarians, the religious right, moderates,

RINOs and liberals. This vicious discord marginalizes and weakens the Wyoming Republican Party.

We Republicans should once again consider the wisdom of Barry Goldwater on the issue of differing opinions as expressed in his 1964 acceptance speech.

He said, “The beauty of the very system we Republicans are pledged to restore and revitalize, the beauty of this federal system of ours is in its reconciliation of diversity with unity. We must not see malice in honest differences of opinion, and no matter how great, so long as they are not inconsistent with the pledges we have given to each other in and through our Constitution.”

“Our Republican cause is not to level out the world or make its people conform in computer regimented sameness. Our Republican cause is to free our people and light the way for liberty throughout the world,” he continued.

So, why do some elements of the Wyoming Republican Party, includ-

ing the Freedom Caucus, want all Republicans to conform to a narrowly defined dogma? Why does the Freedom Caucus tell its members how to vote each day during the legislative session? Why do they incite fear and stoke anger?

Wyomingites are independent thinkers, so why does the Freedom Caucus pander to a national agenda, instead of seeking Wyoming solutions to Wyoming problems?

History has shown when political philosophy is elevated to a dogma, the result can be fascism, theocracies and communism. Diversity of opinion and the right to freely express those opinions is the foundation of this nation.

Republicans should guard against conforming to any narrow dogma.

In order to effectively govern Wyoming, we Republicans must remember our interactions with each other need to be a conversation, not a monologue. We must respect each other and act with more civility if we are to find the common ground necessary to solve the greatest challenges facing Wyoming. We Republicans must remember we are not enemies, we are Wyomingites.

Albert Sommers is the Wyoming Speaker of the House. He can be reached by visiting wyoleg.gov. This opinion column was originally published in Cowboy State Daily on May 19.

Albert Sommers

USDA invests in infrastructure

The Biden-Harris administration announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is making investments, including from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, in watershed infrastructure to help communities recover from and prepare for natural disasters.

USDA is investing $265 million through the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in 28 Emergency Watershed Protection (EWP) infrastructure projects in 16 states impacted by extreme weather events, including one EWP project in Wyoming.

The EWP project funded in Wyoming for Fiscal Year 2023 includes streambank repairs following flooding from the rain and snow event in northwest Wyoming.

Other projects include streambank stabilization, flood prevention and watershed restoration, and they are part of the $925 million investment through the 2023 Consolidated Appropriations Act.

NRCS is also announcing the availability of up to $135 million in financial assistance through EWP buyouts for property within Limited Resource Areas, which have been impacted by constant flooding.

These buyouts are part of the broader Bipartisan Infrastructure Law investment in watershed infrastructure and will assist communities with climate resiliency.

For more information, contact Shawn Follum via e-mail at shawn.follum@usda.gov or call 307-233-6748.

BLM seeks public comment

Consistent with the direction in the Inflation Reduction Act, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Wyoming released an environmental assessment on May 19, analyzing 47 oil and gas parcels, totaling approximately 46,250.57 acres, for a proposed lease sale which would be held in December 2023. The release of this environmental assessment starts a 30-day public comment period, which will end June 20.

The BLM completed scoping on these parcels in March and is now seeking public comment on the parcels, potential deferrals and related environmental analysis.

BLM will use input from the public to help complete its review of each parcel and determine if leasing of these parcels conforms with all applicable laws, policies and land use plans.

All parcels leased as part of an oil and gas lease sale include appropriate protections and stipulations, such as seasonal timing limitations and controlled surface use to protect sage grouse habitat and other important natural resources.

The parcels BLM is analyzing, as well as maps and instructions on how to comment are available at eplanning.blm.gov/eplanning-ui/project/2023811/510

River levels monitored

A deeper-than-normal winter snowpack means there is a higher risk of flooding as temperatures rise and snow melts.

Gov. Mark Gordon reminds residents and community leaders the state of Wyoming is committed to assisting and supporting local communities in their response preparation efforts for potential floods.

As of May 19, the Little Snake River near Baggs was experiencing minor flooding, while two gauges on the North Platte River near Saratoga indicated waters were approaching flood stage.

Gordon recently visited the Carbon County Office of Emergency Management, which is coordinating distribution of sandbags being made available for area residents.

Additional gauges indicate some area rivers are near flood stage, including the Bear River in the Bridger Valley, the Salt River near Etna and Pacific Creek near Moran.

State preparedness activities have included filling sandbags, shoring up dikes and the updating of some county websites with additional information and resources.

The Wyoming Office of Homeland Security hosted a Flood Summit and Emergency Management meeting in Casper late in April to discuss areas of concern, the process for counties to request assistance and identify resources available to be shared.

Residents can help by taking steps such as preparing emergency kits, having an evacuation plan including how to care for pets and livestock and staying informed on local weather and flood alerts. Together, residents can ensure the safety of Wyoming’s communities, prevent potential damages and work together to be prepared and protect each other during this unpredictable time.

The Wyoming Information Sharing Platform is an excellent resource for staying informed.

FFA invited to FIRA USA

High school FFA clubs have been invited to attend the first day of this year’s FIRA USA gathering in Salinas, Calif. for free.

The ag-tech demonstration event will be held Sept. 19-21 at the Salinas Sports Complex.

The first day’s schedule includes a workshop on artificial intelligence, an automation for precision climate-smart agriculture panel discussion and an ag robotics career panel discussion, according to sponsor Western Growers.

The day will conclude with a wrap-up session which will highlight specific activities related to ag-tech, according to the organization.

Roundup hosts trade show

The Wyoming Livestock Roundup will host its 11th Annual Roundup Trade Show at the Wyoming State Fair (WSF), Aug. 15-20. The Roundup Trade Show tent features livestock industry exhibitors, related ag business and industry organizations.

It is located right across from the Beef Show Arena, which is a great location for ranch, cattle and sheep industry traffic to stop in and visit while enjoying the shade and a cold bottle of water, donated by the Wyoming Rural Electrical Association. There are 20 to 22 eight-foot booth spaces available on a first come, first served basis. These spaces cost $250 for the five days of WSF. Open hours will be left to the discretion of the Roundup, but usually run from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. It isn’t required to have someone at the booth at all times, as there will always be someone around to watch the booths and answer questions if needed.

Booths can either be set up anytime between the afternoon of Aug. 15 and 10 a.m. on Aug. 16. They must remain in place until 5 p.m. on Aug. 19.

One table and one chair will be provided with each booth, and electricity will be available. However, individuals will need to bring their own electrical cords and more chairs if needed.

Roundup Publisher Dennis Sun will provide limited ongrounds passes and two entry passes per booth to share.

Interested individuals may pay at any time or they can request to be billed after WSF concludes.

This is a great opportunity to showcase ag businesses, agencies and/or organizations, so don’t miss out.

For more information, contact the Roundup office at 307-234-2700.

MyPlate gains partnership

The National Wheat Foundation is pleased to join the U.S. Department of Agriculture Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion as a MyPlate National Strategic Partner.

The partnership presents a wealth of resources and collaborative opportunities aimed to enlighten individuals about the advantages of incorporating wheat into their dietary choices.

At its core, MyPlate is a scientifically grounded initiative, crafted to impart knowledge on the merits of wholesome eating and encourage adjustments in dietary habits which can yield significant long-term benefits.

“We are looking forward to working with MyPlate as we help educate the benefits wheat can have in a person’s diet by empowering individuals to make informed dietary choices,” said Bernard Peterson, chairman of the National Wheat Foundation and wheat farmer from Kentucky. “By teaching people about the benefits of incorporating wheat into their eating habits, we have the opportunity to positively impact their lives and foster a healthier future for everyone.”

To learn more about MyPlate, visit myplate.gov

Wall Meats gets new certification

Wall Meat Processing, a small meat processing plant in Wall, S.D., has opened new opportunities for South Dakota’s lamb industry by becoming the state’s first certified Cooperative Interstate Shipment (CIS) facility, overseen by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).

Several key people in the sheep industry attended this milestone event, as Wall Meats stamped the first lambs with this new certification.

The Cooperative Interstate Shipment (CIS) certification opens doors for local lamb and meat producers, positioning South Dakota’s meat indus-

try for growth and success, bringing benefits to producers, consumers and the local economy.

The (CIS) program for interstate meat shipment promotes the expansion of business opportunities for smaller state-inspected meat and poultry establishments and their customers. Under CIS, state-inspected plants can operate as federally-inspected facilities, with specific conditions.

Currently, 10 states participate in the CIS program including South Dakota. The CIS program is limited to plants with 25 or fewer employees, must be in the 29 states with an estab-

lished Meat and Poultry Inspection Program (MPI) and maintain Food Safety Inspection Service regulatory standards.

Under the CIS program, Wall Meats and their producers can now sell their meat products across state lines, offering new selling opportunities. This new certification could lead to increased demand for locally produced meats, benefiting producers by expanding their customer base.

Wall Meats Co-Owner Ken Charfauros stated, “I think this is a gamechanger for small plants because it provides the ability for our local producers to reach beyond the borders of South Dakota.”

Landowners claim victory

On May 25, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed judgment of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, ruling in favor the wetlands on the Sackett family’s property are distinguishable from any possibly covered waters under current law.

The courts’ opinion, written by Justice Alito, states, “In sum, we hold the Clean Water Act (CWA) extends to only those wetlands with a continuous surface connection to bodies that are waters of the U.S. in their own right, so they are indistinguishable from those waters. This holding

compels reversal here. The wetlands on the Sacketts’ property are distinguishable from any possibly covered waters.”

The majority opinion adopted the 2006 Waters of the U.S. (WOTUS) rule.

American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) President Zippy Duvall commented, “AFBF is pleased the Supreme Court has agreed to take up the important issue of what constitutes waters of the U.S. under the CWA. Farmers and ranchers share the goal of protecting the resources they’re

entrusted with, but they shouldn’t need a team of lawyers to farm their land. We hope this case will bring more clarity to water regulations.”

“In light of this decision, we call on the Environmental Protection Agency to push pause on its plan to write a new WOTUS rule until it has more guidance on which waters fall under federal jurisdiction,” he continued. “For the past 10 years, AFBF has led the charge on elevating the issue of government overreach in water regulations. The goal is simple – clean water and clear rules.”

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BY RON RABOU

I Love Spring

I love spring. Call me crazy, but cool, foggy, drizzly days are some of my favorites.

I love stepping outside after a spring rain and smelling the air. It smells perfect. The sweetness from the blossoms on the apple trees and the aroma from the fresh flowers. The fresh, wholesome smell of newly plowed soil. The clean scent of newly mowed grass and the feel of the moist, dense air.

As I look around my farm, I see so many wonderful sights.

I see a robin sitting on her three perfectly-shaped, blue eggs. I see bright yellow goldfinches, blue birds, birds with gorgeous red and vibrant orange heads.

I see cottontail rabbits with bushy, white tails munching on the green grass.

I see tulips of white, yellow, pink, purple and red. I see marigolds of nearly every shade of orange. I see the bluest skies and the whitest clouds.

I see animals and insects of almost every kind, preparing themselves for a new season. I see baby calves frolicking in their newfound world.

When night falls, I see the darkest skies, with the most brilliant stars shimmering from millions of miles away. I see constellations in the sky, which every generation before me has also seen.

As I continue to observe, I hear multiple songs of delight as birds flutter from branch to branch. I hear frogs croaking and the steady pounding of life-giving rain. I hear a cool breeze traveling through the trees and the song of a meadowlark in the distance. I hear a tom turkey gobble as he shows off his beautiful fan of feathers and his bright red head.

As night falls, I hear crickets chirping and owls hooting. I hear coyotes howling, sometimes just one and other times, many. Then, I hear silence.

I watch the robin use his two small feet to hop on the ground, listening intently for what must be the movement of a bug or a worm. I watch a herd of antelope pass by my office window. I stare at the sky in amazement as the massive golden eagle soars to whatever height he desires. I observe the pair of robins, one male and one female, working together to build the nest for their new family.

I can’t help but notice each one plays a distinct, yet vital role in the survival of their species. As I silently stroll by a small tree, my presence threatens a female morning dove as she flails

from her nest, pretending to be injured, in an attempt to lure me away.

As my journey continues, I alert a mule deer buck who is just beginning to grow his antlers. As he pounces away, the doe he is with follows his lead. Soon, she will give birth to a new spotted fawn – one that will carry the bloodline of his mother’s and father’s strength, magnificence and resiliency.

No matter how far I go, where I look, what I hear, what I smell or what I observe, God’s incredible creation is endless. It is truly incredible. Spring is a time for renewal. But, maybe more importantly, it is a time for perspective.

As I continue to slowly wander, I ponder what all of my senses are keenly capable of, and I can’t help but wonder, “What if?”

What if we all took time to notice the beauty surrounding us each day?

Like the robin looking for the worm, what if we all just spent more time simply listening?

I wonder what if we turned off all of the external noise and just heard silence and peace? What if we all took lessons from the things we often fail to even notice?

What if we paid more attention to the lessons of the morning dove? She isn’t flashy and full of color –she’s just gray. She really has no beautiful song to sing, just a “coocoo.” Yet, she is content with her purpose and beautiful in her own way. She doesn’t sit in her nest wondering why she isn’t. She’s happy because she is.

The robin, pulling worms from the dirt, doesn’t declare he’s not good enough because he can’t fly as high as the eagle. He’s happy being who he is.

The frog does not desire to quit being a frog because he wants to have wings. He’s content being a frog.

The robin does not desire to change who and what she is because she isn’t as pretty as the blue bird. The finch doesn’t declare injustice because its nest is not as big as the robins. The buck deer doesn’t wonder what his role is.

Even the simplest of creatures know what they are and what they need to do. Nature understands. Apparently, humans do not. We have perverted our own beauty and purpose for existence.

In a world turned completely upside down, there’s a lot we can learn from a walk on the farm. The smallest of creatures and the things we pay so little attention to can teach us a lot.

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WEED & PEST COUNCIL Wyoming

Growing and Producing Certified Weed-Free Forage

Of all the ways farmers and landowners can help stop the spread of invasive species, one of the best is by growing certified weed-free forage.

Invasive species are commonly spread through hay and forage because they are transported long distances. This usually introduces invasive species to areas which have never seen the weed before or the weed has been introduced but still shouldn’t be there.

Weed-free forage is just that – forage free of any noxious or invasive weeds. But, farmers must have the forage inspected and certified to be considered weed-free.

According to the North American Invasive Species Management Association (NAISMA), “There is a growing demand in North

America for the use of certified weed-free forage and mulch as a preventative program in integrated weed management systems to limit the spread of noxious weeds.”

NAISMA developed a weed-free forage program to reduce the spread of invasive plants.

The standards established in the program are meant to ensure some assurance to all participants that forage certified through this program meets a minimum acceptable standard; continuity between various provinces, states and federal lands in the program and to limit the spread of noxious weeds.

The Wyoming Weed and Pest Council (WWPC) is proud to participate in this program and help growers

across the state grow weedfree forage.

How to grow and certify weed-free forage

Growers and landowners can contact their local weed and pest district to get started. Most districts in the state will certify fields free of charge.

Growers can develop a weed management program with their district and follow the treatment plan. In order to be certified, weeds must be treated before an inspector visits the fields.

Many of WWPC’s employees are NAISMA certified to certify hay to NAISMA’s standards.

Why farmers should grow weed-free forage

Noxious weeds are increasingly damaging to the landscape and livestock in Wyoming. Invasive weeds are usually unpalatable and sometimes poisonous to livestock.

Additionally, managing invasive weeds in the U.S. costs upwards of $130 billion each year. Growing certified hay prevents the spread, can lower the cost of prevention and protects livestock.

While growing weedfree forage helps the environment, it also allows growers to find new customers

UW Extension welcomes educator

University of Wyoming (UW) Extension recently welcomed Tiera Bevilacqua as the new 4-H educator for Sublette County.

Bevilacqua grew up in DeForest, Wis., a rural town with a strong dairy farming community. She received a Bachelor of Science in Family and Consumer Sciences from the University of WisconsinStevens Point, minoring in psychology.

Following her passion for teaching, Bevilacqua went on to earn a master’s degree in education, also from the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point.

Prior to joining UW Extension, Bevilacqua taught family and consumer sciences at De Pere High School in De Pere, Wis. She served as an instructor for both career preparation courses and food science classes.

“Tiera brings educational experience and knowledge of positive youth development to our 4-H program,” says Mandy Marney, senior associate director of UW Extension. “Her skillsets in family and consumer sciences will offer a wealth of resources for youth in Sublette County.”

and buyers who want or need weed-free hay.

Many federal and state lands require certified weedfree forage to prevent the spread of invasive weeds, so there is a growing demand for this kind of forage in Wyoming and throughout the country.

The weed-free program is a great process because it benefits growers, buyers,

Wyoming and the rest of the agricultural community. Individuals should reach out to their local weed and pest district today to get started.

This article is courtesy of the Wyoming Weed and Pest Council (WWPC). WWPC comprises of 23 weed and pest districts in the state of Wyoming. The council works closely with the Wyoming Department of Agri-

culture and the University of Wyoming to keep current with the latest technology and research available in the ongoing management of noxious weeds and pests. The overall mission is to provide unified support and leadership for integrated management of noxious weeds and pests to protect economic and ecological resources in the state.

Bevilacqua looks forward to getting to know 4-H members and their families as well as exploring Wyoming’s many outdoor recreation opportunities.

She can be contacted at tarndorf@uwyo.edu or 307-367-4380.

Tiera Bevilacqua

the 2018 Farm Bill, highly pathogenic avian influenza has wreaked havoc upon the domestic poultry industry, African swine fever has spread closer to U.S. shores, and foot and mouth disease continues to run rampant across the globe.”

“These diseases, and others like them, will cause tremendous economic devastation if not properly responded to in a timely manner,” he added. “Simply put, Congress cannot afford to cut corners on animal disease prevention and preparedness programs.”

Therefore, Wilkinson shared NCBA has called upon Congress to support mandatory funding for three critical animal health components in the upcoming farm bill, including $153 million per year for the National Animal Vaccine and Veterinary Countermeasures Bank, $70 million per year for the National Animal Disease Preparedness and Response Program and $10 million per year for the National Animal Health Laboratory Network.

NCBA also urges Congress to promote voluntary conservation programs such as the Environmental Quality Incentives Program, the Conservation Stewardship Program and the Conservation Reserve Program; rein-

force disaster programs such as the Livestock Indemnity Program and the Livestock Forage Program; support risk management programs and oppose a standalone livestock title.

Promoting disease preparedness

As previously mentioned, animal disease is one of the largest threats to the U.S. cattle industry.

Wilkinson noted, because of this, NCBA urges Congress to swiftly reauthorize the Animal Drug User Fee Act (ADUFA) by Sept. 30.

ADUFA was established in Congress in 2003 as an amendment to the Food, Drug and Cosmetics Act and allows the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to collect fees from animal health companies to enable FDA’s Center for Veterinary Medicine to meet performance standards for the timely approval of new animal drugs.

“An efficient new animal drug review process is essential to the approval of safe and effective new animal drugs which protect animal and public health,” Wilkinson stated.

He also noted, equally as important, is USDA’s proposed rule to require electronic identification for interstate movement of cattle.

“NCBA recognizes animal disease traceability (ADT) is an essential component of protecting the U.S. cattle herd during an animal disease outbreak,” he said.

“While NCBA would have preferred industry take the lead on this issue rather than the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, we support the development and implementation of a nationally significant ADT system,” he added. Climate and conservation

Another priority of NCBA, according to Wilkinson, is to correct the record on the climate and conservation benefits of cattle production.

“The U.S. is home to the most sustainable beef production system in the world, thanks to decades of and continual improvement by American farmers and ranchers,” he stated. “Thanks to investments in cattle genetics, technologies and management practices, the same nutritious protein today takes significantly less land, water and feed to produce.”

He noted greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions per pound of beef have decreased nearly 40 percent since 1960, and direct emissions from beef account for only two percent of overall U.S. GHG emissions.

Additionally, he shared cattle play an integral role

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in the carbon cycle of grasslands, are able to upcycle 90 percent of forage that is otherwise inedible to humans and can graze diverse ecosystems, resulting in significant contributions to soil health, forage growth and wildfire mitigation.

“On both private and public lands, cattle ranchers’ conservation work supports some of our nation’s most iconic wildlife species, generates billions of dollars through recreation and tourism and keeps millions of acres healthy, green and free of development sprawl,” he said.

“NCBA urges Congress to continue to incentivize voluntary conservation work on private lands, encourage cross-boundary collaboration on private and public lands and reduce the regulatory burden on ranchers so they can continue stewarding our nation’s open landscapes,” he added. Developing export markets

Since trade is also vital to the success of the U.S. cattle industry, Wilkinson noted NCBA has made it a priority to expand export opportunities for U.S. beef by removing tariff and nontariff barriers through trade agreements.

He explained NCBA’s trade goals include reauthorizing trade promotion authority; prioritizing trade with U.S. allies, such as the United Kingdom and encouraging the U.S. government to hold Brazil accountable for reporting animal disease outbreaks in a timely manner.

Reducing regulatory burdens

“Cattle producers navigate an immensely bloated body of regulations each day in the course of running their businesses and caring for the land,” said

Wilkinson. “One of the most impactful and burdensome regulations, on both privateand public-land operators, is the Endangered Species Act (ESA).”

“This well-meaning law was intended to create a framework for identifying atrisk species, evaluating status, listing, recovery and delisting when goals are met,” he added. “In the half century since its inception, only two percent of listed species have ever met the recovery and delisting thresholds. Improvements are urgently needed.”

Therefore, Wilkinson said NCBA encourages Congress to work with cattle producers in an effort to voluntarily conserve species habitat. He nodded at the issue of the lesser prairie chicken, which relies almost exclusively on private landowners for habitat.

Wilkinson asked Congress to consider closing ESA loopholes and delisting species in a timely manner after recovery goals have been met.

Additionally, on public lands, he noted the greatest regulatory burden cattle producers face is the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA).

“Cattle ranchers understand and support federal land management agencies making decisions based on the best available science. However, NEPA has evolved from a decisionguiding tool into a barrier which is exploited to obstruct projects,” he stated.

“In its current form, the NEPA administrative process is completely unable to keep pace with the needs of the livestock industry, infrastructure projects, renewable and conventional energy development and overdue environmental management

actions,” he added.

Wilkinson continued, “NCBA urges Congress to expand agencies’ ability to use categorical exclusions for grazing permit renewals and wildfire mitigation actions. We also request Congress require agencies to consider the full impacts of a proposed action, including socioeconomic factors, in addition to environmental criteria.”

Expanding processing capacity

Lastly, Wilkinson shared NCBA has been supportive of USDA’s investment in expanding the U.S. meat and poultry processing capacity for the most part, since it has the opportunity to improve producer leverage in cattle negotiations, increase resiliency in the beef supply chain and provide producers with more service options.

He explained NCBA has shown support for programs such as the Meat and Poultry Processing Expansion Program, which awarded over $130 million in grants to eligible processors to expand capacity; the Direct Interstate Retail Exemption for Certain Transactions Act, which would increase access to marketing channels for state inspected meat and poultry and the Amplifying Processing of Livestock in the U.S. Act, which would modernize regulations to allow auction markets to invest in local beef processing.

On the other hand, NCBA has opposed the Processing Revival and Intrastate Meat Exemption Act, which would allow uninspected meat and poultry to be sold in retail channels.

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

Regional Bison Conference set

The National Bison Association (NBA), in cooperation with 777 Bison Ranch and the Dakota Territories Buffalo Association, will hold its first of three regional summer conferences in 2023.

The setting for this event will be the beautiful 777 Bison Ranch near Hermosa, S.D. on June 17.

Leaders in holistic management and bison restoration from across the continent are scheduled to present, including Liz Riffle, Glenn Plumb and Cody Smith.

The event will kick off with a gath-

ering at the host hotel – the Ramkota, in Rapid City, S.D. – on June 16. Saturday, June 17 will be ranch time, featuring field sessions covering an array of topics including how to utilize bison as a tool in regenerating healthy soils and grasslands, while sequestering carbon and adding value to the farm or ranch.

Registration is currently open for this event and is only $150 per person, including all meals. Interested individuals can register at bisoncentral.com/nbaconferences/

EXTENSION EDUCATION

By Chance Marshall, UW Extension Educator

Minimizing Open Cows this Breeding Season

The number one determinant of profitability for cow/calf producers is successfully getting cows bred. It is commonly believed when cows and/ or heifers come up “open” during preg test time, they simply did not breed up and failed to conceive.

The truth is, 90 to 100 percent of females will be successfully fertilized, but not all females will maintain their calf. Embryonic losses during early pregnancy account for a significant portion of bad pregnancy rates and cost cattle producers millions of dollars each year.

While not all pregnancy losses can be avoided, producers can make a difference in minimizing loss

through good management during critical periods of production.

This article details common causes of pregnancy loss and outlines some key considerations during critical periods of embryonic development, which can improve reproductive efficiency.

The first 42 days

The vast majority of pregnancy losses occur within the first 42 days of gestation.

Ovulation and fertilization happens 12 to 24 hours following breeding and standing heat. The embryo then moves into the uterine horn within the next three to five days and continues to develop.

Around day 15 to 17,

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location and lack of funds will no longer be a limiting factor for those interested in pursuing art and artistic trades.”

The website further notes the fellowship provides Western artists a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to work with some of the most talented makers across the country in everything from horsemanship to leather carving and photography to cowdog training.

Schedule of Events

The Fellowship Fundraising Event will consist of hands-on workshops and riding clinics, dinner and a dance, as well as a ranch rodeo. All proceeds from the event will go toward Art of the Cowgirl’s Fellowship Program.

The three-day event will kick off on June 2 with a horsemanship video clinic by Lee Smith, a Solid in the Saddle clinic with Dr. Aleisha Shirley and a class on cinch building with Tia Watson.

A dinner will take place at 6 p.m., followed by a dance with live music from Little Jane and the Pistol Whips.

On June 3, individuals can attend a cowdog clinic with Laura Stimatze, a beading class with Melanie Kimpton-Wyant, a rawhide braiding class with Bill Ferreira, a chink building class with Chelsea Samzama and a leather carving class with Nancy Martiny.

They will also have another opportunity to attend the Solid in the Saddle and horsemanship video clinics with Shirley and Smith, respectively.

A youth dummy roping, ranch rodeo and trade party

maternal recognition of pregnancy occurs. Approximately 80 percent of embryonic losses occurs before day 17.

The embryo doesn’t implant on the uterus until around day 19, after conception. The placenta develops around days 22 to 25. The embryo is fully attached with a functioning placenta by day 42.

Losses after day 42 are still possible, but they are much more rare in comparison.

Transportation stress

One of the easiest ways to stress cattle during the first 42 days is to load them on a trailer and ship them somewhere.

When cattle are stressed due to handling and shipping, hormones like cortisol can be released into the uterus which can influence survivability of the embryo.

Therefore, if shipping must take place following breeding, it should be done so immediately within the first three to five days before the embryo is in the uterus. Following day five, the embryo is very sus-

ceptible to environmental changes.

One Colorado State University study found hauling between days five to 42 following insemination resulted in a 10 percent reduction in conception rates compared to cattle that were not hauled.

Nutritional plane

It’s well established cattle should have adequate body condition at calving, and protein and energy deficiencies going into rebreeding can be detrimental to fertility.

However, it’s less known cattle should be managed on a positive plane of nutrition following breeding to establish pregnancy. Even cattle in good body condition can be sensitive to abrupt dietary changes during the first 42 days of pregnancy.

A common example of this is heifers developed in a drylot setting and then turned out on pasture immediately following breeding. The change in diet and plane of nutrition, coupled with her increase in physical activity, can be enough to negatively affect

the uterine environment and the heifer’s ability to maintain the pregnancy.

Heat stress

As temperatures increase, it is important to remember heat stress can also affect pregnancy losses.

An Oklahoma State University study showed handling cattle in the middle of the day during early pregnancy can elevate body temperature and impact the uterine environment and circulating hormones.

Therefore, if handling cattle must be done during early pregnancy, cooler mornings and evenings are the best time to do it.

Additionally, ample access to cool drinking water, shade and good ventilation are good ways to minimize heat stress.

Herd health

Herd health plays an important role in reproductive efficiency. Pregnancy losses can result from disease, internal and/ or external parasites and infections.

It’s important to make sure good biosecurity prac-

tices are used to minimize exposure to potential risks and herd vaccinations are current.

Testing and quarantining new animals before introducing them to the herd is a good way to avoid transmissible diseases.

Treating all herd members for internal parasites and minimizing exposure to biting insects, such as biting flies and ticks, can decrease disease transmission.

Summary

There are several reasons why a cow or heifer might have bred late or come up open. She usually gets the blame, but it’s not always her fault.

By working towards improving the environment during early pregnancy, producers can give the cow the tools she needs to successfully maintain a pregnancy and maximize the reproductive efficiency of their herds.

Chance Marshall is a Fremont County University of Wyoming Extension educator. He can be reached at cmarsha1@uwyo.edu or 307-332-2363.

are scheduled for the evening.

The event will wrap up with another horsemanship video clinic, cowdog clinic, beading class, rawhide braiding class, chink building class and leather carving class.

A photography retreat with Kimberly Beer and Phyllis Burchett will also run the course of the event, although it will begin a day earlier on June 1.

Event registration

Registration is required

by interested individuals in order to participate in any clinic, workshop or competition, and tickets are required for the dinner and dance on June 2.

Registration information for individual clinics and workshops can be found at artofthecowgirl. com/montana-gathering/ Entries for the ranch rodeo are also available at this link.

Entry fees for the rodeo are $700, and at least one woman is required per team.

The rodeo will include

four events – ranch horse, team doctoring, team branding and team roping. Rules for each of these

events can also be found at the Art of the Cowgirl website.

Hannah Bugas is the

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

Diana Marie (Dingis)

Oedekoven was welcomed into heaven after a lengthy battle with cancer. She was surrounded by loving family at her passing.

Diana was born in Chad-

ron, Neb. to Harry and Elizabeth (Glick) Dingis, the eldest of five children. Her siblings are Gary, Cheryl, Loren and Carrie. Diana also had a stillborn sister, Anita.

As Diana was about to

start fifth grade, she and her family moved from Crawford, Neb. to Sheridan, where Diana attended school and graduated from high school in 1965.

Shortly after high school graduation, Diana met her lifelong love on a blind date. After a whirlwind romance that started on May 28, 1965 and an engagement on Aug. 8, 1965, she and David Oedekoven walked the walk, said their vows, professed their love and began their lifelong commitment to marriage.

Diana started work at the Coil Factory while David attended college. However, Diana’s life was about to change as David was stationed in west Texas where their twins Cynthia and Teresa were born. They then went on to Illinois where their infant son Douglas was born and died.

As David completed his military obligation, Diana and family returned to Sheridan where sons Mark and Kevin were born.

With four small children, Diana was a model mother, wife and housewife. She started attending Sheridan College and working in the

Griffith Library, where she found her true calling and career.

Diana was employed at the University of Wyoming (UW) Geology Library, Casper College Library and Sheridan County Public Library where she was the acting director for a year. Diana was the library director for the Gillette Campus for over 10 years.

She would travel to Gillette on Mondays and back to Sheridan on Friday nights. She also taught several classes at Eastern Wyoming Community College and Gillette Campus.

Diana graduated from Casper College with an associate degree, UW with a bachelor’s degree and a Masters of Library Science from the University of Arizona in Tucson, Ariz.

After retiring, Diana and David traveled to see their children and grandchildren to spend time and be involved in their activities. They were

March 31, 1934 – May 20, 2023

She lived in Bridgeport, Neb. until she was about four years old when her parents moved the family to an 80-acre farm north of Lost Well Butte near Riverton. There was a small house at the west end of the property, and Carl built a three-bedroom log home in the middle of the farm.

the love of her life.

In her free time, Diana enjoyed sewing, reading, camping with her family, researching genealogy and riding around in the mountains in the side-by-side.

Diana is survived by her husband of 57 years David; her children Cynthia, Teresa, Mark (Kimberly) and Kevin (Sara) and her grandchildren Tyler, Jack, Levi, Cora, Luke and Eli. She is also survived by her sisters Cheryl (Chuck) Oncklett and Carrie (Kevin) Klare.

Diana was preceded in death by her parents, her brothers Gary and Loren, her sister Anita and her son Douglas.

Memorials in Diana’s name may be made to First Christian Church’s Memorial Fund, 102 S. Connor, Sheridan, WY 82801.

A Celebration of Life was held on May 19 at the First Christian Church with Reverend Vanya Mullinax officiating.

a year later, Robert was born.

Together with their sons, they farmed and ranched, combining many acres of rangeland and seven farms to form Six Iron Ranch.

Velma was known for being a hard worker, and was well liked for her kind, gentle manner. She was chosen as Agricultural Woman of the Year in 1986 and was a long-time member of the Cowbelles.

Velma Myrtle (Leonhardt) Pingetzer passed away on May 20 at the Wind River Rehabilitation Center in Riverton.

Velma was born to Carl and Dala (March) Leonhardt on March 31, 1934, at the home of her grandparents Joseph and Laura March on East Overland in Scottsbluff, Neb. She was the oldest of four children.

Velma graduated from Pavillion High School in 1951, completing her schooling in 11 years. She then went on to one year of college in Scottsbluff, Neb.

In 1952, she went to work at First National Bank in Riverton. She worked there until she married George Pingetzer on Jan. 9, 1958. They built their home on the lower end of Missouri Valley.

After about seven years of marriage, George and Velma were able to adopt a beautiful 22-month-old little boy, Richard, and nearly

Velma is survived by her sons Richard (Kay) and Robert (Paige) Pingetzer; nine grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren, with one on the way and her brother Laurin (Cindy) Leonhardt.

She was preceded in death by her husband George Pingetzer; parents Carl and Dala Leonhardt; stepmother Myrtle Leonhardt; brother Arthur Leonhardt; sister JoElla Pinney and great-grandson Zade Pingetzer.

A funeral service was held May 27 at Davis Funeral Home.

NCBA endorses legislation

On May 18, the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) announced support for H.R. 3419/S. 1666, the Foreign Animal Disease Prevention, Surveillance and Rapid Response Act of 2023.

This bipartisan and bicameral legislation would continue making critical investments in foreign animal disease response programs currently overseen by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).

The bill was introduced in the Senate by Sens. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), John Cornyn (R-TX) and Joni Ernst (R-IA) and in the House by Reps. Ronny Jackson (R-TX), Angie Craig (D-MN), Jim Costa (D-CA), Don Bacon (R-NE) and Don Davis (D-NC).

The Foreign Animal Disease Prevention, Surveillance and Rapid Response Act would provide additional funding for three important animal health programs established through the 2018 Farm Bill, including the National Animal Vaccine and Veterinary Countermeasures Bank, the National Animal Disease Preparedness and Response Program (NADPRP) and the National Animal Health Laboratory Network.

“Together, the vaccine bank, NADPRP and laboratory network form a ‘three-legged stool’ which represents our strategy for protecting the cattle and beef industry from a foreign animal disease outbreak,” said Dr. Tom Portillo, chairman of NCBA’s Cattle Health and Well Being Committee.

her mentor Dr. Joe Armstrong of New Mexico State University and had two additional references.

“This award is all about service, passion and education in the equine industry, and it’s an honor to be one of the eight selected for the 2023 class,” Morgan says.

Morgan came to LCCC in the fall of 2021 and has made it a point to build up numerous equine programs in the college. She serves as the Western riding coach for the Intercollegiate Horse Shows Association (ISHA) Team and the head coach for the Ranch Horse Team.

Competitive teams

The ISHA’s mission is “to provide equestrian competition for all college and university students regardless of riding level, gender, race, sexual orientation or financial status. The IHSA is dedicated to promoting sportsmanship, horsemanship and academic excellence.”

According to LCCC, “Students can compete in horsemanship, ranch riding, reining, hunt seat equitation and equitation over fences. They may specialize in English or Western events, although most students at LCCC compete in both.”

“Students will draw horses for each event, and therefore, experience riding different types and levels of horses is an advantage,” LCCC continues.

Morgan notes this is a really special program as it removes the financial strain of owning a horse in college and allows a wider range of

students to compete.

Students interested in competitive equine events at LCCC can also try out for the Ranch Horse Team.

According to LCCC, “The Ranch Horse Team competes in stock horse, reined cow horse and ranch versatility events across the nation. These events are aimed toward advancing horsemanship skills in a setting which would be useful on a working ranch.”

All members compete in working cow horse, reining, ranch trail and ranch riding classes on a personal horse.

The collegiate ranch horse program is sanctioned by the National Intercollegiate Ranch and Stock Horse Association (NIRSHA).

According to NIRSHA, the association was founded in 2021 by collegiate ranch and stock horse team coaches across the nation. The mission of NIRSHA is to provide competition and education for students through the guidance and promotion of collegiate ranch and stock horse events.

This year, members of the LCCC Ranch Horse Team competed at the NIRSHA Finals in Amarillo, Texas with teams from across the nation. LCCC finished fourth place in the Division II Collegiate Nationals, and student Wacey Flack earned seventh in the Limited NonPro Division.

Prospective students interested in competitive

equine teams at LCCC can enjoy the benefits of the program by being funded and/or receiving scholarships available for riders.

“This is a benefit a lot of schools don’t have,” Morgan says. “A lot of programs have to fundraise every penny to get down the road and compete, but we are blessed to be able to pay for students to compete.”

Growing programs

“Going forward, we are seeing tremendous growth in these programs in terms of both interest in the programs themselves, as well as improvement in the riders,” Morgan says. “We are continuing to be one of the more competitive schools in the region and having the opportunity at a college like this is really driving interest in the event and interest for younger riders.”

“I believe the ranch horse program especially fits the region and commu-

nity in Cheyenne, and it will continue to grow,” she adds.

Morgan says LCCC is also excited to host their annual riding camp July 10-13 in Cheyenne.

Students can either attend the horsemanship and hunt seat portion on July 10-11 or just the ranch horse versatility and reining portion July 12-13. Students interested in both events are welcome to attend all four days. Campers will be required to bring a horse.

The clinic is aimed towards riders aged 12-18 and is $225 for each portion of the camp, which includes stalling.

For more information about LCCC equine programs, visit lccc.wy.edu/ agequinepathway or contact Morgan at mpennington@lccc.wy.edu.

Callie Hanson is a corresponding writer for the Wyoming Livestock Roundup. Send comments on this article to roundup@ wylr.net.

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Busy day at Buffalo Livestock, had a nice turnout of ride through and loose horses with a good crowd of buyers. Lots of high-quality bulls for the turnout bull sale. Had a nice offering of pairs, with a prices determined by age, condition and uniformity of cows and calves. Weigh up cows and bulls sold

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May 28 19th Annual Cowboy Carnival Fundraiser, Hyattville. For more information, visit hyattville.org/cowboy-carnival.html

May 28 Back When They Bucked, Days of 76 Complex, Deadwood, S.D. For more information or to purchase tickets, visit backwhentheybucked.org

May 31 Pinedale Anticline Project Office Board of Director Public Meeting, 1:303:30 p.m., Lovatt Room, Sublette County Library, Pinedale. For more information, contact Tracy Hoover at thoover@blm.gov or 307-367-5342. To join the meeting, call 888-657-2934 and use the passcode 5294405.

June 2-3 Overland Stage Stampede Rodeo, Green River. For tickets, visit overlandstage.smashpass.com or for more information, call 307-872-0514.

June 4-7 Wyoming Department of Environmental/Abandoned Mine Land Division Seeding Specialist Certification and Training, Boise, Idaho. For more information to register, visit asra.us/2023-conference/

June 4-7 U.S. Cattlemen’s Association 2023 Cattle Producers in the Capitol, Washington, D.C. For more information, visit uscattlemen.org

June 5 Campbell County AI Days, Gillette. For more information, contact Kim Fry via e-mail at kim.fry@campbellcountywy.gov or call 307-682-7281.

June 6 Natrona County Predator Management District Budget and Board Meeting, 6 p.m., Wyoming Wool Growers Office, Casper. For more information, e-mail ncpmd1@charter.net.

June 6 Fremont County AI Days, Riverton. For more information, contact Chance Marshall via e-mail at cmarsha1@uwyo.edu or call 307-332-1018.

June 6-7 2023 Nebraska Ranch Practicum, Whitman, Neb. For more information or to register, visit nebraskaranchpracticum.unl.edu, e-mail Troy Walz at troy.walz@ unl.edu or call 308-872-6831.

June 6-8 406 Grazing Academy, Forge Hotel, Anaconda, Mont. and Deer Lodge Valley, Mont. For information and to register, visit montana.edu/news/22847/registration-open-for-406-grazing-academy-hosted-by-montana-state-university-andpartners

June 7-9 Wyoming Cattle Industry Convention and Trade Show, Holiday Inn, Riverton. For more information, visit wysga.org

June 10-11 76th Annual Hulett Rodeo, Hulett. For more information, visit hulettrodeowyo.com

June 10-11 Wind River Flywheelers 27th Annual Antique Engine and Tractor Show, East Park, Shoshoni. For more information e-mail Carlta Witthar at cmaule@ wyoming.com or call 307-856-1164.

June 11-17 College National Finals Rodeo, Ford Wyoming Center, Casper. For more information, visit cnfr.com

June 12-14

University of Wyoming Livestock Judging Camp, Laramie. For more information, contact Landon Eldridge at landon.eldridge@uwyo.edu or 979-2241340. To register, visit uw.uwyo.edu/livestock_camp_2023

June 12-15 Wyoming Federal Funding Summit, Sheridan. For more information and to register, visit lummis.senate.gov/federal-funding-summit-rsvp

June 12-16 University of Wyoming Extension 2023 Ranch Camp, Padlock Ranch, Ranchester. For more information or to apply, contact Hudson Hill at hrhill@ uwyo.edu or Chance Marshall at cmarsha1@uwyo.edu.

June 15 Sandhills Cattle Association Convention and Banquet, Valentine, Neb. For more information, visit sandhillscattle.com or call 402-376-2310.

June 16-17 University of Wyoming Growing Grapes in Wyoming Symposium, Sheridan Research and Extension Center, Sheridan. For more information and to register, visit bit.ly/WYGrapeWorkshops

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ship between the nations, which fought side by side during the World War.

Memorial Day

The finest tribute we can pay unto our heroes dead today, is not a rose wreath, white and red, in memory of the blood they shed; it is to stand beside each mound, each couch of consecrated ground, and pledge ourselves as warriors true unto the work they died to do. Our hearts must be the roses red we place above our heroes dead; today beside their graves we must renew allegiance to their trust, must bow our heads and humbly say we hold the flag as dear as they, and stand, as once they stood, to die, to keep the Stars and Stripes on high.

— Edgar A. Guest

These two stanzas, selected from a poem by Edgar Guest, carry a message which should give to us a deeper, more significant understanding of Memorial Day.

Although we have become so accustomed to placing wreaths and flowers on the graves of our heroes and paying tribute to them on just this one particular day, we should not forget it is our duty to live each day with the thought uppermost in our minds that we must carry on the work and ideals for which our hero dead made the great sacrifice.

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1 Blk Str, 405# $25250

3 F LLC - Worland

1 BWF Str, 545# $25100 Johnstone, Casey - Ten Sleep

1 Blk Str, 615# $24900

Rice Ranch Inc. - Ten Sleep

1 Red Str, 600# $24100 Wolfe, John - Powell

1 RWF Str, 715# $20600 Ready, Merrill John - Thermopolis

3 BWF Strs, avg. 760# $19600

peace and democracy.

I said “this year,” because on May 30 there will be distributed through the nation, tiny red silk poppies – the flower of the American Legion.

These flowers, which will be replicas of those which “blow on Flanders fields,” have been made by the war orphans of the American and French Children’s League and have been brought to America by Anna E. Gueriu who founded the league for the purpose of perpetuating the friend-

The poppy is also the national emblem of the Children’s League and will be used in decorating the graves of our dead in France. The children themselves are the guardians of those graves.

The final settlement of the great conflict has not yet been made, and we American citizens should keep our interest at a high pitch in order to be able to insist our government will continue to demand and receive just reparation for the allies. “Lest ye forget poppies blow on Flanders fields.”

This week’s Postcard is reprinted from the May 1921 issue of the Wyoming Stockman-Farmer and was penned by Agnes WrightSpring in her column “In The Home Circle.”

This year, more than ever before, we will be reminded of our duty to those who fought to make the united colonies a nation, to those who fought to preserve our union, to those who battled valiantly in Native American wars and in the Spanish-American War and to those who crossed the waters to fight for world

Pictured is a Memorial Day illustration in the May 24, 1917 issue of the Newcastle Journal. From the files of the “Wyoming Newspaper Project.” Historical Reproductions by Perue

MARKETS

Compiled from USDA Market News Service information and other sources

FOR THE WEEK ENDING May 26,

2023

FOR THE WEEK ENDING May 24, 2019

WEEKLY SHEEP AUCTIONS

Equity Coop: 105 lbs 185.25. Replacement Ewes: Medium and Large 1-2 San Angelo: mixed age hair 80-14035 lbs 120.00-150.00/cwt. Ft. Collins: no test. South Dakota: no test.

Billings: yearlings 100-145 lbs 92.50-105.00/cwt; middle age 120-170 lbs 54.00-71.00/cwt; ewes and lambs 125.00/head. Sheep and lambs slaughter under federal inspection for the week to date totaled 35,000 compared with 35,000 last week and 30,000 last year.

Source: USDA AMS Market News, San Angelo, Texas National Wool Review

Source: USDA AMS Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News, Torrington

Source: USDA AMS Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News, Greeley, CO

As of May 19, 2023

Compared to last week traditional slaughter lambs 4.00-9.00 lower; other lambs 10.00-50.00 lower at New Holland, PA and steady to 20.00 higher at San Angelo, TX. Slaughter ewes mostly steady to 10.00 higher. No comparison on feeder lambs. At San Angelo, TX 6,410 head sold. Equity Cooperative Auction sold 475 feeder lambs in California In direct trading slaughter ewes and feeder lambs not tested. 5,071 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 140-150 lbs 170.00-172.00.

Ft. Collins: wooled and shorn 173 lbs 165.00.

South Dakota: wooled and shorn 110-140 lbs 155.00-171.00.

Billings: wooled and shorn 105-130 lbs old crop 130.00157.50.

Equity Coop: no sales.

Slaughter Lambs: Choice and Prime 1-2 San Angelo: hair 40-60 lbs 224.00-249.00; 60-70 lbs 206.00-

few 240.00-246.00; 70-80 lbs 193.00-221.00; 80-90 lbs 184.00-204.00; 90-100 lbs 169.00-185.00. wooled and shorn

lbs 232.00-246.00; 60-70 lbs 220.00-226.00;

As of May 19, 2023

Domestic wool trading had no confirmed trades reported this week. Prices reflect trades FOB warehouse in original bag or square pack, bellies out, some graded, and 76 mm or longer. No allowance made for coring, freight, or handling fees at the warehouse level to reflect net grower prices. Wools shorter than 75 mm typically discounted .10-.20 clean. Classed and skirted wools usually trade at a .10-.20 premium to original bag prices.

CUTOUT VALUES

5 AREA WEEKLY WEIGHTED CATTLE PRICE

Source:

CO Dept of Ag Market News Service, Greeley, CO

As of May 25, 2023

Source: USDA AMS Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News, Kearny, NE

few 220.00-237.00; 90-100 lbs 175.00-192.50. hair

63 lbs 205.00; 77 lbs 182.50; 83 lbs 190.00.

Slaughter Ewes

San Angelo: Good 3-4 (very fleshy) no test; Good 2-3 (fleshy)

64.00-83.00, hair 70.00-106.00; Utility and Good 1-3 (medium

flesh) 96.00-110.00, hair 94.00-110.00; Utility 1-2 (thin) 71.00-

90.00, hair 74.00-102.00; Cull and Utility 1-2 (very thin) 67.00-

78.00, hair 65.00-80.00; Cull 1 32.00-68.00.

Ft. Collins: Good 3-4 (very fleshy) 67.50-97.50; Good 2-3

(fleshy) 65.00-87.50; Utility 1-2 (thin) no test.

South Dakota: Good 3-4 (very fleshy) 45.00-65.00; Good

2-3 (fleshy) 45.00-65.00; Utility 1-2 (thin) 40.00-60.00; Cull 1

20.00-35.00.

Billings: Good 3-4 (very fleshy) 61.00-71.00; Good 2-3 (fleshy) 53.00-66.00; Utility 1-2 (thin) 50.00-62.00, hair 80.00; Cull 1

38.00-44.00. Feeder Lambs: Medium and Large 1-2 San Angelo: hair

Compared to last week all reported hay sales were steady. Demand remains good for ground and delivered products and for bales of forages. Very light supply of new crop alfalfa on the ground in the eastern part of the state. What has been cut is going as green chop to dairies. Most contacts think they will start on first cutting next week after Memorial Day. Some talk on price of new crop alfalfa with nothing set in stone. There is very limited carry over hay with some loads continuing to get shipped in from South Dakota and Minnesota. Rains need to continue across the state to have an average year of hay production on non-irrigated crop ground.

Montana Hay Summary

As of May 12, 2023

Compared to last week: Hay sold generally steady to weak. Demand for hay was mostly moderate for light offerings. Demand slipped slightly again this session as many ranchers are turning out cows and grass cattle. Some ranchers and small producers are letting small single load quantities of excess hay go at weaker prices as many fear new crop will be significantly lower than current prices. Hay continues to sell into Texas and Oklahoma, however these states started to cut new crop hay this week and many producers report that demand and calls have dropped significantly in the last few days. Winter kill is a big concern in some valleys as some producers are reporting a large number of acres needing to be replanted. Timely rains continue to fall in many locations which has improved drought conditions. According to the drought monitor 33.79% of the is in Moderate drought or worse, down 6.67% from two weeks ago. 3.91% of the state is in an Severe drought or worse, up 3.91% from two weeks ago. 0% of the state is in Extreme or Exceptional drought or worse, unchanged from two weeks ago.

Source: USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News, Billings, MT

The latest markets data can be found by visiting USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service at https://www.ams.usda.gov/market-news

The Natrona County Predator Management District is holding its 2023 Budget/Board Meeting on Tuesday, June 6th, beginning at 6:00 p.m. This meeting will be held at the Wyoming Wool Growers, 811 N. Glenn Road, Casper. All producers, Wyoming Game and Fish representatives, Wildlife Service representatives and the public are invited to participate. The purpose of this meeting is to review the 20232024 proposed budget submitted to the Department of Audit and Animal Damage Management Board (ADMB). For additional information, please contact the NCPMD office at ncpmd1@charter.net.

Help Wanted

GOTTSCH LIVESTOCK FEEDERS LLC Red Cloud, NE

Events

Join Our Team! Gottsch Cattle Company, Red Cloud, NE is looking to hire motivated and dependable feed truck drivers. Our full-time benefit package includes: Health, dental, life insurance, health savings account and 401(k).

Retention bonus offered to full-time employees.

Incentives paid out at 6 months and 1 year of employment. If you are interested stop by and fill out an application or visit our website at www.gottschcattlecompany.com

Call Russ Weber 402-984-8485 or 402-746-2222 for more information.

GOTTSCH LIVESTOCK FEEDERS LLC Red Cloud, NE

Come Join the Gottsch Livestock Feeders Family!

Gottsch Livestock Feeders is looking for Cowboys/Pen

Riders for their feedyard in Red Cloud, NE. The main focus of the Cowboy/Pen Riders are spotting, pulling, diagnosing and taking cattle to the hospital and shipping fat cattle. This person will need to be a team player who is seeking a long-term position. You will have the opportunity to work with and learn from some of the best in the industry. We offer a benefits package that includes health insurance, dental, vision, 401(k), health savings, life insurance and paid vacation. If you are interested stop by and fill out an application or visit our website at

www.gottschcattlecompany.com

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA ANR IS HIRING

A SPECIALIST FOR DAIRY PRODUCTION & MANAGEMENT

See full position description via www.ucanr.edu/About/ Jobs/?jobnum=2503 The position will assist in all phases of applied dairy research and extension efforts in the northern San Joaquin Valley. A master’s degree in disciplines such as Dairy Science or a closely related field is required. The salary will be in the Assistant Specialist Rank, from Step 1 $56,600 to Step 3 $63,000 annually, or Associate Specialist Rank, Step 1 $67,400. The Assistant Specialist position is a non-career track position.

RANCH/FARM HAND WANT-

ED: Year-round, full-time position. Housing included with arrangement. Utilities paid by employee. Couple preferred and both would be employed. Pay $100-220/day. Call 775224-3283 or e-mail clairsjr@ yahoo.com 6/3

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 June 6 to Hot Springs County Weed & Pest District, PO Box 543, Thermopolis, WY 82443. For additional information, call 307-864-2278 or e-mail hscwpcd@rtconnect.net. Hot Springs County Weed & Pest is an EOE 5/27

ALL TYPES OF EQUIPMENT AND VEHICLE FINANCING. Great service!! Great rates!! Call Chuck Brown at C.H. Brown Co., WY LLC, 307-3223232 (office), 307-331-0010 (cell) or e-mail chuckbrown@ wyoming.com 5/27

Help Wanted Services

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!! 6/17

Dogs

WORKING BORDER COLLIE PUPPIES FOR SALE: Born March 30. Located in Powell, WY. Parents onsite. Asking $500 OBO. For pictures or more information, please call 307-899-3533 6/3

BLUE AND RED HEELER PUPS

FOR SALE: Out of working parents, smart. Current on shots. Born Nov. 18, 2022. Call Mary, 970-568-3635, if no answer please leave a message 5/27

MOUNTAIN CUR PUPS FOR

SALE: First shots, one is 12 weeks old and three are 10 weeks old, males and females, $300/ each. For more information, call 406-290-3047 5/27

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 605999-7149, click the our Labs tab on the website for pictures, www.southdakotayellowlabs. com. WILL DISCOUNT!! 5/27

BROWN FAMILY FARMS LP/ TIMBERLINE STOCK RANCH HEELER PUPS FOR SALE: Reds and blues. Born March 27, will be ready May 15. Call 406-855-2211 or 406-8556237 5/27

Services Services

40 HEAD BLACK AND BLACK WHITE-FACED PAIRS: Solid mouth, one-iron, April/May calves. Call 308870-0466 5/27

FARM MANAGER WANTED:

Expertise in pivot sprinkler irrigation, operation and maintenance of farm equipment. Farm planning, planting, harvest, etc.

Self-motivated. Full-time. Must relocate to southeast Wyoming. Housing will be provided as well as other benefits. Send resume and references to faughtck58@gmail.com or call Kirk, 307-247-1190 6/17

PERMIT RIDER NEEDED FOR JUNE-OCTOBER near Dubois, WY. Must have own horses and be a self-starter. Call 307-4503100 6/3

FARM HAND NEEDED with equipment and haying experience. Pivot system operation a plus. Year-round employment for the right person.

Wage is

Call Kim, 307-3500350, Farson, WY 5/27

Call Brandon Furr at 402-257-7769 or 402-746-2222 for more information.

REGISTERED WYOMING BRAND FOR SALE: LRC, RHS, LHH. Dues paid to Jan. 1, 2033. $2,500. 307-3494667 5/13

WYOMING BRAND FOR SALE: RRC, RSS, RHH. Expires Jan. 1, 2029. Electric iron included. $2,500 OBO. Call 307-575-6589 5/13

REGISTERED WYOMING BRAND FOR SALE: RHC and LHH. Very rare. Can use one iron. Renewed to Jan. 1, 2031, $2,500 OBO. Call 307-7512336 5/13

WYOMING REGISTERED BRAND FOR SALE, LHC. Renewed to Jan. 1, 2031. $1,250. Includes electric cow iron and electric calf iron. 307-715-6184 6/3

WYOMING BRAND FOR SALE: LRC, LTH. Paid until 2033, $2,500. For more information, call 307-290-1059 or 307-283-1059 6/3

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 6/17

Booth Family Angus Torrington, WY Offering Yearling Bulls by Private Treaty

Featuring:

Breed Leading AI Sires

• Carcass Data Available

• Performance Data Available

• Calving Ease and Performance Bulls

• Negative for PI-BVD

COMMERCIAL BLACK ANGUS BULLS FOR SALE

Yearlings and twos. We select for fertility, milking ability, calving ease, gain and disposition.

Reasonably priced.

Call Shippen Angus 307-856-7531

REGISTERED YEARLING

BLACK ANGUS BULLS FOR SALE BY PRIVATE TREATY, 449 Carroll Lake Rd., Laramie, WY. PAP, BVD and fertility tested. Sires include: Deer Valley Wall Street, Page All Profit 9604, Page Blackfoot 7760, WXW Timberline and Worthington All Profit 576. Call to preview anytime. Page Angus Ranch, Page Family Limited Partnership. Call Tom Page, 307-7608429. EPDs on Facebook @ Page Angus 5/27

Angus Angus

BULLS FOR SALE

Registered Yearling and Two-Year-Old Black Angus Range Bulls for sale Private Treaty. Good selection for heifers and cows. From popular sires & industry leaders including Spur, Rito 707, Encore and others. Semen tested & ready to go. www.claycreek.net

Clay Creek Angus • 307-762-3541

BLACK ANGUS AND BAL-

ANCER BULLS FOR SALE: Yearlings and 2-year-olds, September Farms. Call Tom Murphy, 308-470-0001 5/27

REGISTERED BLACK ANGUS

YEARLING AND 2-YEAR-OLD

BULLS: Private treaty, large sire groups, performance and fertility tested, delivery available.

TRANGMOE ANGUS RANCH, Glendive, MT. Call 406-6873315 or 406-989-3315 6/24

Food & Gifts

BEAR CREEK RUBS, LLC: Hand-blended spices and rubs are great for weddings, graduations and birthday gifts!! Elevate your taste buds with our unique blends, made with only the freshest and highest quality ingredients. Transform your meals with FLAVOR. Try them today and experience the difference at www.bearcreekrubs.com or call 307-421-6604 5/27

Pasture Wanted

SUMMER PASTURE NEEDED FOR 60 TO 100 COW/ CALF PAIRS. Good references. Call 605-347-3403 or 605499-9088 6/3

Warner Ranch Seed

HarvXtra®

with Roundup Ready® technology, Roundup Ready® alfalfa and conventional

REGISTERED RED ANGUS

YEARLING BULLS FOR SALE, tested and ready to go. Delivery available. For more information, call CLR Red Angus, Dan Robertson, 307-431-1013 5/27

30 HEAD OF FIRST- AND SEC-

OND-CALF RED ANGUS PAIRS FOR SALE: Calves were born in March. Located in southeast Wyoming. Call 307-231-2883 6/3

RED ANGUS HIGH-ELEVATION

YEARLING BULLS FOR SALE

IN NORTHEASTERN UTAH: Out of AI and bull-bred sires. Will be trich, semen tested and fed for free until May 1. $2,000/head. Bar Lazy TL Ranch, David, 435-828-1320, barlazytlranch@ gmail.com 5/27

Herefords

CRR Herefords Good for your Business

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

Polled & Horned Hereford Bulls - Private Treaty Sale

See Bull Info & Videos on Website & Facebook

COYOTE RIDGE RANCH

970-371-0500 Hampton Cornelius 970-396-2935 18300 CO RD. 43 ~ La Salle, CO 80645

Katie Cornelius & Lee Mayo 970-396-8320 www.coyoteridgeherefords.com

HEREFORD BULLS FOR

SALE: Home of the Champion Pen of Bulls at the 2021 Wyoming State Fair. Big, stout, sound Hereford bulls with calving ease and high growth potential. Lots of pigment and no extra white. Get 30-40 lbs. bigger weaning weights on your baldy calves through the heterosis factor from these bulls.

BUY WYOMING FIRST!! Gene Stillahn, Sticks & Stones Ranch, 307-421-1592 5/27

ONE REGISTERED SIMMEN-

TAL 2-YEAR-OLD BULL: Sired by LCDR Progressive 106G. Excellent EPDs and disposition. Has been at high elevation. Registration number 3973094. For more information, call or e-mail Austin, 307-209-1560 or keene.austin@yahoo.com 5/27

FOUR REGISTERED SIM-

MENTAL OPEN YEARLING

HEIFERS: All sired by LCDR Progressive 106G. Registration numbers: 4065171, 4065173, 3995030, 4083494. Top EPDs. For more information, call or e-mail Austin, 307-209-1560 or keene.austin@yahoo.com 5/27

THREE YEARLING WAGYU BULLS FOR SALE: 100% Wagyu, not registered. Call 308249-0562, 308-249-2373 or 308-254-5780 6/24

IN NEED OF IMMEDIATE SHEEP PASTURE FOR 1,0002,000 PAIRS: Herders, sheep camps, guard dogs, herd dogs come with the sheep. Looking for any pasture in Colorado, Wyoming, Kansas, Nebraska, New Mexico. Sheep can be split into 2 bands. Depending on pasture horses or 4-wheelers will also be provided for the herders. Please call Dave Brown, 719-588-8211 or e-mail at 5milefeeders@ gmail.com 6/10

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

PRQHBA IS NOW TAKING CONSIGNMENTS FOR WELL BROKE RANCH AND ARENA TYPE HORSES AS WELL AS YOUNG STARTED PROSPECTS!! If you are looking for a great place to meet new prospective buyers and have a funfilled weekend, please join us in Broadus, MT the first weekend in September. WE OFFER ONLINE INTERNET BIDDING FOR ALL SALE HORSES CONSIGNED. All accepted consignments are eligible for online internet bidding at no extra cost. All ride horses are eligible to compete for the PRQHBA futurity saddles. CONSIGNMENTS WILL CLOSE JULY 1 For more information, please call 406-4275420 or 406-853-3554 6/24

76TH ANNUAL HULETT RODEO JUNE 10-11, Hulett, WY, 1:30 performance each day. $50 entry free + $5 NRCA and office fee. Purse $1,500, $1,000, $500 or $250. See Facebook Hulett Rodeo or website www. hulettrodeowyo.com. NRCA/ WRA approved and youth events. For more information, call 307-467-5668 6/3

GRASS SEED FOR SALE: Manifest wheatgrass, Manska wheatgrass, Cache Meadow Brome, good germination, $3.90/lb. Call Big Horn Seed Company, 307-202-0704 or 307-645-3322 TFN

ROUND BALES OF STRAW AND CORNSTALKS FOR SALE. For more information, call 307-754-5864 5/27

WE HAVE HAY FOR SALE!! Grass hay, alfalfa, mix, cornstalks, straw and triticale. Delivery available!! Call 307630-3046 5/27

VALLEY VIDEO HAY MARKETS, LLC: New crop of alfalfa available starting June 1. Go to www.valleyvideohay. com or call Barry McRea, 308-235-5386 6/3

Hay Equipment

2005 9240 HESSTON SWATHER: 14’ double sickle, double auger header, hay conditioner, about 2,500 hours, good used machine. SELLS ON BIG IRON JUNE 14 Call 307 8996335 6/10

2019 JOHN DEERE 560M ROUND BALER: In good working condition, has 9,000 bales on it. Large flotation tires. Net wrap and twine tie options included. $40,000 OBO. Near Pinedale WY. Call 307-360-9386 6/3

Heating Equipment

THIS IS WORTH THE TRIP TO CASPER, WY!! Enormous SAVINGS UP TO 50%!!! Giant truckload SALE. Gas, wood, pellet stoves and fireplaces. Magic City Stoves, 307-4731016 6/3

Livestock Equipment

POWDER RIVER PORTABLE

Livestock Equipment

CORRAL: Five – 5’x12’ panels and one 5’x8’ gate. Call Don at 307-272-8375 6/3

Rupp Hydraulic Calf Tables

$5,250

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

REGISTERED LONGHORN BULLS FOR SALE: Solid blacks and a few solid reds. Wyoming Longhorn Ranch, call 307-548-7111 or 307-2727171 5/27

REGISTERED TEXAS LONGHORN BULLS: Five yearling/ coming 2-year-olds. Three 2-year-olds. One 3-year-old. ONE EXCEPTIONAL herd sire. Call for catalog, Mayer Family Longhorns, 605-466-2238 or 605-786-5808 (cell) 5/27

TWO BROWN SWISS 2-YEAROLD BULLS FOR SALE, $1,000 each. Bulls located in Box Elder, S.D. Call in the evenings after 8 p.m. 605-381-4755 6/3

BOOT UP FOR SUMMER!! HONDO, BOULET, JUSTIN WORK BOOTS, TWISTED X (boots and shoes) and more!! SOMETHING for EVERYONE!! Great SELECTION of GIFTS for all OCCASIONS!! 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 5/27

LS CUSTOM LEATHER: Belts, tack, cell phone cases and much more!! Contact Lester, 307-6311053, leave a message. Located in Riverton, WY 6/3

OROGRO 307: Get the best of your crop!! All Natural and Organic Humic and Fulvic Acid Chelated Mineral Fertilizer. Made in Byron, WY. Restores the soil and enhances all other fertilizers and WILL NOT settle or clog your sprayers. Call Noel, 307-250-9092 6/17

WANTED BUCKET AND GRAPPLE for John Deere 265 loader. Call 307-290-3146 or 307-896-3146 5/27

8’ ROTARY SNOWBLOWER LORENZ MFG: Like new, stored in barn, 3 point hookup, $3,000 OBO. Call 307-272-7525. To view photos, go to www.wylr. net in the classifieds 5/27

EQUIPMENT FOR SALE: White 30’ disk; John Deere 960 26’ cultivator; Lawson 12x30 double drum land areator; 3 John Deere 9600 combines; New Holland 1075 balewagon; John Deere 567 baler; CIH 8570 3x3 baler; Massey Ferguson 2190 4x4 baler; Freeman pull type 3 string balers; Vermeer R23 rake; CIH 1015 pick-up header; New Holland 357 grinder mixer; Modern Mill (mix mill) feed mill; Freightliner grain truck; Freightliner sleeper truck; WS sleeper truck; Kenworth crane truck, 18 ton, 82’; WS 90 bbl vac truck, Pete 80 bbl vac truck; IHC 80 bbl vac truck; Wilson 53x102 tri axle cattle pot; Cat 262D skid steer; Mo bile Tech 9 yd. volumetric con crete mixer; Degelman 570 rock picker. View equipment at www.bigskyeb.com Call 406-254-1254 5/27

FOR SALE: Rawhide large portable corral, WW hydraulic chute, both like new. ALSO, 2021 John Deere C500 MoCo, only cut 60 acres, brand new. R2800 Vermeer hydraulic rake. Kramer 14 bale retriev er. Call 605-842-5515 6/17

Fencing

MONTANA RAILROAD SERVICES: Railroad ties, switch ties and other railroad materials for fencing and landscaping. Best pricing and quality in the region. Call 406962-3514, Silesia, MT. Located 10 miles south of Laurel, MT (off of Clarks River Rd., the old highway). Visit our website www. mtrrservices.com 5/27

LODGEPOLE PRODUCTS, 307-742-6992, SERVING AGRIBUSINESSES SINCE 1975!!

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

Pipe

Pipe

OILFIELD PIPE: RPJ Enterprises, Inc. 2 3/8, 2 7/8, 3.5, 5.5, and 3/4” sucker rod is available. Used for fencing, corrals, cattle guards, etc. 2 3/8 and 2 7/8 are on average 31.5’ long per joint. 3.5” and 5.5” are 42+ lengths. Pierce, CO. Call for details 970-3244580 8/26

PIPE FOR SALE!! 2 7/8, 3 1/2 tubing, 4” drill pipe, 4 1/2 casing, 5” casing, 7” casing. Rods 3/4, 7/8 and 1” located in Montana, can ship anywhere. Call Mike, 602-758-4447. To view photos, go to www.wylr.net in the classifieds 6/17

Red

Irrigation Irrigation

Irrigation Systems

The choice is simple.

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.

Big

Easier On You.

Horn Truck and

Equipment

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

IRRIGATION EQUIPMENT FOR SALE: Two used Wade Rain wheel lines, new in 2000. 5” pipe, 5’ wheels, 40’ pipe. Well maintained. Includes inlet or center feed, hose, end plug and valve opener so irrigation ready. As is, you dismantle and haul. 1,720’ long, $9,000. 1,560’ long, $8,600.

Two Nelson P200 Big Guns on carts for 6” ringlock pipe. Includes cart, $1,500/each. Approximately 1/3 mile A&M 6” ringlock Series 55 aluminum pipe. 6”x30’ pipe. Selling as is, pipe stacked, ready to go $135/each pipe. Call 406-6004146, Bozeman, MT 6/17

Red Angus

1-844-WYO-LAND chasebrothersllc.com

Lic. in WY, MT, SD & NE

INDART RANCH | BUFFALO, WYOMING

Watered by natural springs and ponds, 1,291± acre unimproved ranch in the Big Horn Mountains south of Buffalo. An area prized for strong summer grasses and prolific elk and mule deer populations.

OFFE RED AT $2,750,000

Contact: Peter Widener | pwidener@hallandhall.com

REGISTERED YEARLING RED ANGUS BULLS, low birthweight and semen tested. Call 307-247-2296 6/17 View our Classifieds online at www.wylr.net!

WAES continued from page 1

basic and applied level, knowledge and experience in production systems of both cattle and sheep and additional expertise in human nutrition,” she continues.

Outstanding Research Award

Dr. Dan Wall, a professor of molecular biology, is best known for his study of microbial social interactions. His research focuses on myxobacteria – organisms engaging in complex social interactions and serving as models for understanding the evolution of multicellularity.

In recognition of his world-renowned research contributions, Wall received the 2022 WAES Outstanding Research Award, an honor awarded to established scientists in the CALSNR.

“Wall is one of those scientists who could be working in a high-tech, medical-related business, but chooses to use his talents as a researcher and teacher at UW,” comments Webster. “We are lucky to have him in our college.”

Outstanding Staff Award

Created in honor of Kathleen Bertoncelj, a longtime WAES staff member, the Kathleen Bertoncelj WAES Outstanding Staff Award recognizes employees who excel in their positions. This year, two individuals received the honor.

According to his colleagues, Tyler Jones embodies the spirit of the award.

As assistant manager of research, outreach and

production at the Sheridan Research and Extension Center (ShREC), “Jones is the perfect combination of researcher and farmer. He makes us all better with his dedication and can-do attitude,” writes a co-worker and nominator.

“It is hard to find someone who can successfully produce high-quality agricultural products; design, implement, analyze and interpret research studies and do it all with humility and genuine care for others,” adds ShREC Director Dr. Brian Mealor.

Ben Hollinger, assistant farm manager at the Lara-

mie Research and Extension Center (LREC), also received a 2022 WAES Outstanding Staff Award.

Faculty and students agree Hollinger is instrumental to the success of UW’s agricultural research program.

“We are very lucky to have Hollinger on board,” comments LREC Director Dr. Scott Lake.

Hollinger maintains the LREC beef herd, supports graduate and faculty research and manages a team of undergraduate student workers, among other duties. In 2023, he helped launch the inaugural UW High Altitude Bull Test and Sale.

“Hollinger has showcased extensive forward thinking for research, educational and Extension programs,” says Gifford.

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Early-career research – The 2022 Wyoming Agriculture Experiment Station Early Career Research Award recognizes an individual with less than six years of experience who is conducting outstanding research. Dr. Cody Gifford, pictured center between Dean Barbara Rasco, left, and Dr. Eric Webster, right, is the recipient of this years award. UW Ag News photo

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Spirit of the award – Tyler Jones, assistant manager of research, outreach and production at the Sheridan Research and Extension Center, received one of two Wyoming Agriculture Experiment Station Outstanding Staff awards. According to his colleagues, Jones embodies the spirit of the award. UW Ag News photo

get shipped out to stables throughout the country.”

Over the course of 60 years, Sombrero expanded from the stable in Estes Park, Colo. – which was opened in 1959 by Rex Ross Walker, Walker’s brotherin-law Pat Mantle and the late Keith Hagler – to many other locations.

He notes his involvement with the stable is what led to his passion for the wild mustang, and in the 1980s, Steve started incorporating mustangs into the stable business. He notes they were some of the best horses they had – the backbone of the operation.

After moving to Wheatland in 1996 and establishing his family ranch, Steve’s sons wanted to start getting involved.

So, Steve went to a BLM auction to buy some untouched colts for them to work with when they were roughly 13 and 15 years old.

After talking to an individual from BLM who did helicopter gathers, Steve got set up as a BLM contractor to gentle some six- to 10-year-old mustangs, and it didn’t take long before he was hired for the job.

In 1998, Steve was awarded a six-month contract from the BLM and has maintained his contract to this day.

Current operations

After working with the six- to 10-year-olds, Steve started working with twoyear-old horses instead and found working with younger horses set them up for better success.

Today, Bryan, Katie, Nick and Kayla work with roughly 20 horses at a time, only bringing in a few new ones every once in a while. Their training methods involve simple safety, patience and consistency as top priorities.

The Mantles focus on teaching mustangs the basics of training – to ride,

stop, turn around, backup, lead and load onto a trailer.

One of their goals is to provide a gentle horse an average person can take home to further the horse’s training.

After working them in a larger arena, Steve says they will take horses to a round pen and work on pressure and release in a smaller space. Then, they begin adding in work with a halter, touch and loading and unloading into a trailer.

“Training any horse takes time, and a person only gets back what they put in,” Steve says. “They can revert back to being wild very quickly. Less can be more at times, so taking time and earning trust is crucial. At the end of the day, time is what makes the difference.”

He adds, “Bottom line, patience, consistency and kindness is what allows for success when working with a mustang.”

Steve explains they have horses ranging in age from yearlings to five-year-olds, and through the BLM contract, once they turn six, they are branded and shipped to long-term holding pastures.

Today, the facility offers on-site and in-person adoptions by appointment, and Bryan says when adopting a mustang, it’s important to note the amount of work and effort it takes to further their training.

Passing on the tradition

Steve explains he helps on the ranch when needed but has passed a lot of the operation down to both of his sons and their families. Nick does most of the work with domestic horses and boarding and Bryan and Katie deal with the mustangs.

“We come from a long history of being involved with the mustang,” says Nick. “While growing up, it was my brother and I’s job to work with the wild horses. We’ve kind of had to figure it out as we went, but

we come from a long line of horsemanship cowboys.”

For Bryan, taking over the business means taking on the responsibility of continuing to provide quality mustangs.

“We are able to provide quality mustangs to people who cherish their strengths and abilities, along with maintaining a close relationship with the BLM,” shares Bryan. “We were recently able to expand our training program to incorporate some different branches of the government.”

He adds, “This gives us the opportunity to ride horses for extended periods of time to prepare them for their new careers in various programs such as law enforcement, border patrol and the U.S. Forest Service. We’re excited and grateful for the opportunity to work with these different organizations and provide them well-trained mustangs that fit their needs.”

Wild horse adoptions

For the past eight years, the Mantle family has taken horses to the Cheyenne Frontier Days Wild Horse and Burro Adoption, held annually in July. During the event, they do demonstrations with the horses and then auction them off at the end of the week.

“I’m committed to about 10 to 15 horses a year,” says Nick. “But, at any time I can go out to my dad’s and pick up a few horses, pending their temperament.”

The event features roughly 15 to 20 halterand saddle-started wild horses and burros, trained at the Mantle Adoption and Training Facility. A minimum of a $125 fee for trained horses is required, but horses at the event can range between $2,000 to $5,000 for riding horses and between $700 to $800 for halter-started yearlings.

In addition, Bryan and Katie will be hosting an all-around mustang horse show in conjunction with the Wyoming Mustang Association at their ranch on Sept. 23.

“This gives us an opportunity to get some of our available mustangs in the show ring prior to their adoption, expanding their exposure as well as offering a yearly event for those who have adopted a mustang in the past from any facility or location,” says Bryan.

The BLM conducts numerous wild horse and burro adoptions all over the country. Information on upcoming adoptions, adoption applications and a list of animals available for adoption can be found on the BLM’s Wild Horse and Burro Online Corral at wildhorsesonline.blm.gov

For more information, visit Mantle’s Wild Horses on Facebook or mantleswildhorses.squarespace. com

Brittany Gunn is a corresponding writer for the Wyoming Livestock Roundup. Send comments on this article to roundup@ wylr.net.

The spirit of the mustang

Steve Mantle has always been passionate about horses, but there are two things that draw him to mustangs specifically – their resiliency and determination.

“What I love about the mustang is their ability to survive and their sense of self preservation – it’s second to none,” he says. “Domestic horses can’t even begin to match it.”

“I’ve seen mustangs survive in places they shouldn’t,” he adds. “The biggest thing for me is the respect I have for their determination to survive.”

Additionally, Steve has found mustangs have sound legs, feet and bones.

One of his fondest mustangs is a 24-year-old tri-colored dun paint named Dog.

Steve shares he acquired Dog in the early 2000s from a lady in Elizabeth, Colo. who had brought him the horse to work with. A few years later, she called him because she was moving and could no longer keep the mustang.

“I didn’t even ask what she wanted for him. I just bought him and rode him for 19 years,” says Steve. “He’s retired now, but I used him for everything –from brandings, colt starting demonstrations and clinics – he was my go-to horse.”

Family affair – The Mantle family consists of Kayla and Nick Mantle and their three children, Kyah, Holt and Charly, pictured left to right, respectively. The couple runs several business, including Mantle’s Happy Hay and Stay. Courtesy photo

Mustang duo – Bryan and Katie Mantle, pictured with their son Eastwood, do a lot of work with mustangs and help run the main operation today. Courtesy photo

by Lee Pitts

An Overdose of Nonsense

People’s refusal to use Ivermectin to treat COVID19 because it’s “horse medicine” is like refusing to eat corn because it’s a hog feed. I’ve had three cowboy friends with COVID-19 who treated themselves with

appropriate doses of Ivermectin, and all three of them got better within two days.

Years ago, I wrote a feature story about how Ivermectin was the only drug found to effectively treat river blindness in Africa.

River blindness is a parasitic infection which can lead to permanent blindness, and Ivermectin is given to entire communities living in endemic areas in Africa. The natives don’t refuse to use it because it’s “horse medicine,” as they prefer not to go blind. Although I’m not condoning or recommending it –wink, wink – drugs used on animals have long been used on humans, especially people who work with animals –like ranchers and veterinarians.

Do readers know sulfa, penicillin, prednisone, lidocaine and a laundry list of other drugs with animal and human versions are exactly the same? I’ve got to admit there were times I was tempted to give myself a shot of LA 200.

Prior to the 20th century, doctors mostly used the “puke, purge and bleed” style of medicine.

Hispanics called their doctors “matasanos,” which roughly translates to “killer of the healthy.”

A couple hundred years

ago, the only anesthetics were whiskey and opium, and a lot of voodoo medicine was practiced. For example, rattlesnake venom was thought to cure leprosy, but first one had to survive milking the rattlesnake.

Grease from beef tallow was used as salves, and potions made from the contents of cows’ stomachs were used to treat a variety of ailments and diseases.

The great cowman Charles Goodnight believed buffalo fat could cure anything. And, one didn’t have to get a prescription from a doctor to get these concoctions since it wasn’t until the 20th century that doctors began writing prescriptions only a pharmacist could decipher.

For over a century now, Americans have been overdosing on stupidity and prescription medicines.

I, for example, am currently on 12 different prescriptions, including a very expensive one. Want to know where it comes from? It’s ground-up pig pancreas, and without it, I can’t digest any food.

That’s right, I wouldn’t be alive today if it weren’t for swine.

I’m supposed to take two pills with every meal and was advised by my doctor not to take more than 20 of the pills per day, which makes me wonder how many times a day he thinks I eat.

When I think about humans taking animal drugs, I am reminded of the old story about the rancher with an expensive bull who wouldn’t breed any cows because the bull was running low on libido. The vet

prescribed some pills for the bull to cure the problem. When a friend asked the rancher what was in the pills, the rancher replied, “I donʼt know but it tastes like peppermint.”

For some reason, as a child I always thought my mother was trying to get rid of me so I didn’t trust any of the pills she gave me, even an aspirin, unless she took one first.

I wasn’t the only one who did this. I’m a fan of the writings of Dr. Robert Miller and have known about him for a long time, even before I started reading his stories in Western Horseman

I grew up about 30 miles from Dr. Miller’s vet clinic. He enjoyed a sterling reputation and was regarded as America’s James Herriot. He was an exceptional vet for virtually every species, including zoo animals.

In his book, “Yes, We Treat Aardvarks,” Dr. Miller told about the time he was called upon to treat a sick gorilla named Jerry who begged for the tablets Dr. Miller got him to swallow after some initial resistance.

As Dr. Miller wrote, “That was the end of Jerry’s problem, but his master didn’t fare as well. I saw him a week later.”

“How are you Jim?” Dr. Miller asked.

“Not too good,” Jim answered. “I’ve been awfully constipated, the light bothers my eyes, and my mouth is terribly dry. I’ve been sitting in the bathroom all week with the lights out, drinking like a fish. But Jerry is fine. He always takes his medicine, just as long as I take some first.”

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