August 21, 2021 by Wyoming Livestock Roundup

Volume 33 Number 17 • August 21, 2021

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A Look Inside Keep watch for blister beetles posing risk to livestock in hay... ...................................... Page 5 Build herd health with an effective vaccination and health program...............................page 6 Copper ore smelter from early 1900s provided metals to western infrastructure......... Page 10 Lee Pitts shares how his veterinarian gets even.......... Page16

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UW College of Ag Dean provides update going into school year The University of Wyoming (UW) College of Agriculture and Natural Resources (CANR) Dean Barbara Rasco shared during the Wyoming Wool Growers Association (WWGA) Summer Meet-

ing Aug. 10-11 in Lander the college is prepared to welcome students back to campus with classes starting Aug. 23. “Over 80 percent of the faculty and staff have been vaccinated, and students

are encouraged to receive the COVID-19 vaccine,” Rasco said. “There are some COVID-19 safety practices in place, but we are very committed, particularly the CANR, to having our students back in Laramie.”

In addition to receiving students for the fall semester, Rasco provided an update on the CANR’s new Ranch Management and Agricultural Leadership Program, as well as Please see UW on page 15

APPLAUDING AGRICULTURAL EXCELLENCE

Annual Agriculture Hall of Fame picnic celebrates four of Wyoming’s finest

Organic producers and handlers can now apply for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) funds to assist with the cost of receiving or maintaining organic certification. Applications for the Organic Certification Cost Share Program (OCCSP) are due Nov. 1. Organic farmers and ranchers may apply through a Farm Service Agency county office or a participating state agency.

Input Needed The Wyoming Game and Fish Department (WGFD) has opened a comment period to gather public input on two regulations: Chapter 44, Regulation for Issuance of Licenses, Permits, Stamps, Tags, Preference Points and Competitive Raffle Chances; and Chapter 70, Regulation Governing Possession of Road Killed Wildlife. For more information, visit wgfd. wyo.gov/News/Game-andFish-Commission-openspublic-comment-on-C.

Leading Stud Frenchmans Guy, the 1987 palomino stud who was the number one leading sire passed at 34 years old on Aug. 15. Sired by the allaround performance sire Sun Frost and backed by Casey’s Ladylove on the bottom, the standout horse had a long and extended stride, speed, a sound mind and willing heart. His progeny have proven to be among the top competitors in the performance horse industry with over $14 million in progeny earnings.

WSGLT Event The Wyoming Stock Growers Land Trust (WSGLT) 20th Anniversary Celebration Virtual Kickoff Event went live Aug. 19. The online event includes the opening of the online auction, open until 7:45 p.m. on Aug. 28. Registration for the online event is free, and tickets are available for the in person gathering at the Padlock Ranch on Aug. 28. More information can be found at wsglt.org/ourevents/.

2021 UW EDITION Ag leadership awarded – Leaders in Wyoming agriculture were recognized and honored during the Wyoming Livestock Roundup’s Agriculture Hall of Fame picnic. From right, Sen. John Barrasso, Reva Lobatos, Keith and Linda Hamilton, Dr. Jim and Stephanie Logan, Sen. Cynthia Lummis, First Lady Jennie Gordon, Gov. Mark Gordon and Dennis Sun. Hannah Bugas photo

Individuals from across the state of Wyoming spent the afternoon of Aug. 18 gathered at Riverside Park in Douglas to celebrate the induction of Keith and Linda Hamilton and Dr. Jim Logan into the Wyoming Agriculture Hall of Fame and to recognize Reva Lobatos as the Wyoming Ag in the Classroom (WAIC) Educator of the Year at the annual Wyoming Hall of Fame Picnic hosted by Farm Credit Services of America, Clark and Associates Land Brokers LLC, the University of Wyoming Col-

UW, producers promote tech Producers across Wyoming and the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources (CANR) are stepping into blockchain technology to explore creating value-added agricultural products consumers can digitally verify. Blockchain is a database that stores information together in blocks of data that are digitally chained together. CANR Dean Barbara Rasco said the ag college is instrumental in the Center for Blockchain and Digital Innovation Program on campus. “I think a lot of the most interesting applications to come out of the center that will have a big impact within the state are the ones the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources are working on,” she said. “It is an area we want to focus on and develop programs that will be helpful for our producers and the ag industry in general across the state.” Connecting producers to consumers A block is created when new data comes into blockchain and then is linked to another, said Mariah Ehmke, associate professor in the Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics. “If a producer wanted to build some sort of value-added information, this would help them preserve it and let the consumer know at the end,” she said. Wyoming cattle ranchers have been some of the early adopters of this technology through BeefChain, owned by American Certified Brands, a Wyoming LLC. “If you go to a grocery store and buy a steak, for every dollar spent, I think only about $.20 gets back to the rancher,” said Drew Persson, president of BeefChain and fourth generaPlease see CANR on page 7

lege of Ag and Natural Resources and the Wyoming Livestock Roundup. In addition to the many producers, Wyoming agriculture personnel and families of the inductees in attendance were Gov. Mark Gordon and First Lady Jennie Gordon, Sens. John Barrasso (R-WY) and Cynthia Lummis (R-WY), University of Wyoming (UW) President Ed Siedel, UW College of Agriculture and Natural Resources Please see PICNIC on page 4

Ag education UW program sees success in creating ag educators “I remember being in seventh grade and a teacher said, ‘We need you to take some class that could affect you for the rest of your life starting next year,’ and that was a lot of pressure,” explains University of Wyoming (UW) Agriculture Education Faculty Member and Lecturer Lindsey Freeman. Freeman, a Wyoming native, knew from a young age teaching agriculture had a place in her future. After signing up for ag classes, Freeman didn’t spend much time outside of the ag classroom. “A lot of the time I would ditch physical education class to go to the ag room, or I would go eat my lunch there,” she said. “I really liked spending all of my time in the ag classroom and doing FFArelated activities.” She continued, “I took a chance and decided to go with ag education, and I am better at it than I originally gave myself credit for.” Freeman graduated Please see AG on page 14

Barbecue benefits ag students The 38th Ag Appreciation Barbecue is scheduled for Sept. 4, prior to the University of Wyoming (UW) versus Montana State University football game. The first regular season game of 2021 for the Wyoming Cowboys will kickoff at 2 p.m. The event is part of Ag Appreciation Weekend. The barbecue lunch is served from 11 a.m.-1:45 p.m. in the southwest corner of the Wyoming Indoor Practice Facility. Ticket prices are $15 for adults, $10 for 12 and under, and children five years old and under are free. Tickets can be purchased the day of the event by cash or check.

Proceeds benefit College of Agriculture and Natural Resources student organizations at UW, including the Block and Bridle Club, Pre-vet Club, Range Club and the Wyoming Collegiate Cattle Association. This money is used to fund educational trips, meetings and conferences. For more information about the Ag Appreciation Barbeque or to become a sponsor, contact kdegerin@uwyo.edu. For tickets to the Wyoming Cowboys football game following the event, visit gowyo.com/sports/2017/8/22/ticket-central.aspx or call 307-766-7220.

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As I write this column from the Wyoming State Fair, I’m rewarded with a number of positives. The crowds, the interest in the Roundup Tent with 21 booths, cooler temperatures and forecasts of rain bring hope, and of course, we are all uplifted From the from watching the 4-H and FFA memPublisher bers show their projects and animals. Dennis Sun One has to come away with positive thoughts as we heard good data coming from the summer convention of the National Beef Cattlemen’s Association in Nashville and the CattleFax projections last week. On the beef side, weekly data from the week of Aug. 9 from the Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) on fed cattle numbers showed declines. While some say we’re not out of the backlog of fed cattle waiting to be slaughtered, the backlog has really diminished. Beef carcass weights and quality grades have dropped and the AMS report says this is due to cattle being processed with fewer days on feed and the total number of cattle processed dropping to around 10,000 head per week. The percent of beef grading Prime may not reach the higher numbers we have seen in the last year for some time, as cattle numbers decline and the drought in the western part of the country may accelerate processing. The independent cattle feeders may be finally making a profit. The “2021-22 Industry Outlook” from CattleFax said the beef cattle industry is bouncing back from the pandemic, and continued progress is expected in 2022. They said beef prices are near record high and consumer and wholesale beef demands are at 30-year highs as the U.S. and global economies recover. The report said historically, when retail beef prices make new highs, they do not retreat significantly. A new price range is developing for the beef market. We all realize because of the pandemic, decisions coming from Washington, D.C. and higher debt has triggered higher inflation. The associated increases in costs of energy, grain and vehicles have hurt in getting beef or lamb from birth to past the feedlot. As heard during the Wyoming Wool Growers Association Summer Membership meeting Aug. 10-11, lamb prices are on fire. We hope wool continues to rise also. Better weather conditions will keep our fingers crossed as the CattleFax extended range weather outlook predicted higher precipitation and lower temperatures for the Northern Rockies and Northern Great Plains. We hope those predictions hold true. Some of the other interesting facts from CattleFax are: The beef cowherd will decline 400,000 by Jan. 1, reaching 30.7 million head as drought, market volatility and processing capacity challenges unnerve cattle producers; the feeder cattle and calf supply will decline roughly one million head from its peak during this contraction phase; and plans for new packing plants and expansions are underway. An additional 25,000 to 50,000 head per week of slaughter capacity is possible over the next few years. The report expects both the U.S. demand and global demand to stay strong. The report also expects U.S. beef exports to grow 15 percent this year and five percent in 2022. The forecast for U.S. beef imports is eight percent lower in 2021, and relatively steady in 2022. The CattleFax report had some great predictions. Keep your fingers crossed and pray they hold true.

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GUEST OPINIONS Finding Who You Are In Agriculture By Andrew Anderson When I first stepped foot on the University of Wyoming campus, my homesick freshman self had two goals in mind: To graduate with a degree in agriculture business management and to get back home to my family’s irrigation business to work. But, after three years here, two years with the Ag Ambassadors and many other personal experiences from this time, I’ve found learning about the different parts of agriculture has led me to feel more curious, and not quite ready to just stop at irrigation or crop life. These experiences I’ve had the last three years have led me to realize in order to make my future career and life successful in agriculture, it’s crucial I not only know the business side of things, but the many other parts of ag as well. My family has been

help feed the world. I’m proud to be going back home to my family business to become the third-generation after I graduate from the University of Wyoming – it’s an opportunity not many people get. And, who knows, perhaps someday I’ll be involved in agriculture in different ways as well. Only the future can tell. With agriculture being such a diverse field, almost anyone can be a part of it and not be afraid because they didn’t come from a traditional ranching or farming background. Always be open to new experiences and to learn new things, take pride in whatever you do to help get food on the table, and be happy in knowing you’re part of the best job field in the world. Andrew Anderson is an Ag Ambassador for the University of Wyoming College of Agriculture and Natural Resources.

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NEWS BRIEFS Reservoir levels drop The Bureau of Reclamation will be lowering the water level in Guernsey Reservoir as the 2021 irrigation season draws to a close. Guernsey Reservoir is lowered at the end of each irrigation season as irrigation deliveries are discontinued. This year the lowering will begin in late August and the reservoir will be completely empty by mid-September. The timing of the drawdown coincides with early shut-off of irrigation by downstream irrigation districts in order to conserve water. In order to make the elevation changes at Guernsey Reservoir, outflows from Glendo Reservoir will be decreased from late August and then will completely shut off by midSeptember. The Glendo Reservoir elevation over the Labor Day weekend is expected to be near 4,584 feet. The Marina, Reno Cove and Whiskey Gulch boat ramps will be useable. As normal, Glendo Reservoir levels will then gradually increase over the winter while capturing natural inflows and releases from Gray Reef Reservoir. Boaters, recreationists and irrigators should take proper precautions regarding changing river flows below Glendo and Guernsey Reservoirs and the changing elevations of Guernsey and Glendo Reservoirs. For more information about Guernsey facilities, visit usbr.gov/gp/recreation/guerrec.html.

Rural connection reported Nationally, 82 percent of farms reported having access to the internet with 98 percent paying for access. In 2021, 29 percent of farms used the internet to purchase agricultural inputs, which was an increase of five percent from 2019. Additionally, 21 percent of farms used the internet to market agricultural activities, an increase of two percent from 2019. Farms which conducted business with nonagricultural websites in 2021 decreased by six percent to 47 percent. In 2021, 50 percent of internet-connected farms utilized a broadband connection while 70 percent of internetconnected farms had access through a cellular data plan. Additionally, 67 percent of farms had a desktop or laptop computer, while 77 percent of farms had a smart phone. The percentage of Wyoming farms with internet access in 2021 was 89 percent, an increase of one percentage point from 2019. Of those farms having computer access, 76 percent own or use a desktop or a laptop, down nine percentage points from 2019. The percentage of farms that used a computer to purchase agricultural inputs was 25 percent, a decrease of two percentage points from 2019. The most common method of accessing the internet was cellular at 79 percent. Broadband was next at 43 percent followed by satellite at 20 percent. All other methods accounted for less than one-half a percent.

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Bill introduced On Aug. 17, Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY) introduced legislation that would protect private property rights from potential federal overreach that could be a part of the Biden administration’s 30x30 initiative which would lock up public lands. After introducing the bill, Cheney commented, “The uncertainty created from the Biden administration’s executive orders and their potential public land grabs are already making life more difficult for people across the Wyoming.” She continued, “To counter the negative ramifications of these overreaching policies, the legislation I’ve introduced will protect the private property rights of individuals across our state who need access to these lands to provide for themselves and their families, while also ensuring that the current administration’s political agenda will not undermine the interests of farmers and ranchers in Wyoming.” In response, Gov. Mark Gordon said, “It is critical that any conservation initiative be locally-based, cooperative and truly voluntary. Rep. Cheney’s bill ensures any program is voluntary and recognizes the private property rights that are fundamental to Wyoming landowners.”

USDA updates SNAP News out of Washington, D.C. that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has approved increases in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits is a game changer according to a Virginia Tech expert who specializes in food and health economics. Virginia Tech’s George Davis says the most recent data for calculating the cost of nutritious diet, the Thrifty Food Plan (TFP), was based on data from two decades ago and some other data in the benefit formula came from the 1950s. “As with any product in our economy, the cost of a nutritious diet changes over time and is higher now than it was based on this old data,” Davis said. “The practical significance is given the goal of the SNAP is to help qualifying families reach the cost of a nutritious diet, this change puts that goal now within reach.” “For many low-income families, this will mean they will now have adequate financial resources to put a healthy meal on the table for their families,” said Davis. “While this is a great start, there is still a significant way to go to reach the cost of a nutritious diet for many families. Thus for many families, this increase will still be inadequate, but it certainly gets everyone closer to that cost target.” “The TFP is USDA’s estimate of the cost of a nutritious diet and that is what is being updated,” Davis said. “This is simply about using a more accurate, up-to-date estimate of the cost of a nutritious diet.”

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Rock Springs Field Office is cleaning up public land south of the Rock Springs landfill on Aug. 28 in an early celebration of National Public Lands Day (NPLD). Families, individuals, clubs and organizations are invited to join this effort to clean up public lands. To join the effort, meet at 8 a.m. at the Rock Springs Field Office, 280 Highway 191 N. This NPLD activity is expected to take a full day and volunteers of all ages are welcome. Proper work attire such as gloves, hat, long pants, sturdy shoes and safety glasses should be worn. Gloves and safety glasses will be available. Sunscreen and insect repellant are highly recommended. Water and snacks will be available as well. To thank everyone for their help, NPLD t-shirts will be distributed. For more information, visit publiclandsday.org or facebook. com/nationalpubliclandsday or call Lauren Hazzard at 307-3520327.

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Dean Dr. Barbara Rasco and Holly Kennedy, Agriculture Policy Adviser for Rep. Liz Cheney. “It is wonderful to be here tonight and to see everyone in attendance,” said Gordon. “It is truly an honor to be gathered here this evening to support Wyoming’s great agriculture industry.” Wyoming Ag Hall of Fame inductees To kick off the annual event, Barrasso and Lummis presented the Wyoming Agriculture Hall of Fame inductees with their awards. “This is such a tremendous honor. It shocked us to be here tonight, but we are certainly appreciative of it,” said Keith in acceptance of the award. “I would like to thank Dennis Sun and the Wyoming Livestock Roundup for recognizing us and for those who took the time to write nomination letters on our behalf. I would also like to thank my folks and my kids for supporting us.” Linda also expressed thanks to the Wyoming Livestock Roundup, the couple’s nomination committee and her family. She pointed out Aug. 18 is the day her and Kieth were married 47 years ago. “There have been a lot of special things happening today – Keith and I are celebrating 47 years together and we are also receiving this award, which is truly an honor,” Linda said. After thanking event sponsors and senators for his award, Logan commented, “This is a recognition I certainly never expected, but I appreciate it. I am very grateful to the livestock industry and all of the producers in Wyoming and the rest of the country for the opportunities I have been afforded, including leadership roles and com-

mittee roles, which have hopefully influenced some policy that will do good for the livestock industry.” “I also want to ensure my wife and children are properly recognized,” added Logan. “Without their support at home there is no way I could have been on the road as much as I was or even seen success in my practice. They have done a lot of irrigating, lambing and feeding over the years while I was out doing other things, so they deserve a huge thank you.” He continued, “I have been really blessed and privileged to have the opportunity to serve, so thank you.” WAIC Educator of the Year Following the induction of these three individuals into the Wyoming Ag Hall of Fame, Gordon and the First Lady recognized Fort Washakie Fourth Grade Teacher Reva Lobatos as the 2021 WAIC Educator of the Year. “Reva has done an amazing job in her role,” stated Gordon. “She has been a part of the Wyoming Stewardship Program and has everything to do with editing and making it happen. Reva, congratulations and God bless you for taking this on and for all you do.” In acceptance of her award, Lobatos commented, “I believe in this program so much. It is very near and dear to me. Teaching Wyoming kids using Wyoming resources and curriculum is my calling, my passion and my joy. So, to be recognized for doing it well means a lot to me.” Hannah Bugas is a corresponding writer for the Wyoming Livestock Roundup. Send comments on this article to roundup@ wylr.net.

NASS shares meat report According to the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), commercial red meat production for the U.S totaled 4.38 billion pounds in July, down nine percent from the 4.81 billion pounds produced in July 2020. Beef production, at 2.32 billion pounds, was four percent below the previous year. Cattle slaughter totaled 2.85 million head, down two percent from July 2020. The average live weight was down 14 pounds from the previous year, at 1,349 pounds. Veal production totaled 3.9 million pounds, 32 percent below July a year ago. Calf slaughter totaled 33,500 head, down 18 percent from July 2020. The average live weight was down 39 pounds from last year, at 205 pounds. Pork production totaled 2.05 billion pounds, down 14 percent from the previous year. Hog slaughter totaled 9.79 million head, down 13 percent from July 2020. The average live weight was down two pounds from the previous year, at 281 pounds. Lamb and mutton production, at 10.7 million pounds, was down 12 percent from July 2020. Sheep slaughter totaled 185,100 head, six percent below last year. The average live weight was 115 pounds, down 10 pounds from July a year ago. January to July 2021 commercial red meat production was 32.3 billion pounds, up two percent from 2020. Accumulated beef production was up five percent from last year, veal was down 22 percent, pork was down one percent from last year and lamb and mutton production was down two percent.

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Blister beetles pose risk of contaminating alfalfa hay Drought tends to force many producers to purchase hay, which can increase the risk of blister beetle contamination and livestock exposure. Blister beetles are a relatively common insect across the United States. However, there are specific types of blister beetles, toxic to livestock, which can contaminate hay. University of Wyoming Extension Entomology Specialist Scott Schell discusses the threat blister beetles present for alfalfa hay consumers. Baling beetles in hay The blister beetles species Epicauta swarm on blooming plants to mate, Schell shares. The beetles are often found on alfalfa and other legumes. “The female is more interested in eating and the male is more interested in mating,” states Schell, noting this behavior is problematic because the insects are harvested with hay. Blister beetles contain a poisonous chemical in their body called cantharidin, Schell says, which serves as a defense mechanism when crushed. The chemical can blister skin and mucous membranes. “If the blister beetles are crushed into the hay, even if they fall out of it before it’s made, it can contaminate the hay,” Schell explains. The blister beetle species which cause problems in alfalfa hay utilize grasshopper eggs for food in the larva stage. “In our region, the beetles have a one-year life cycle. The adult female will lay eggs, the eggs hatch into mobile larva where they are then able to search out grasshopper egg pods to feed on,” explains Schell, noting larva will lay dormant for the winter in the grasshopper egg underground and

emerge the next year as an adult. “Their population surges when grasshopper populations are high,” says Schell. “In years following grasshopper outbreaks, producers have more problems with blister beetles because more have successfully found egg pods, survived and beat the cycle.” Beetles to watch for There are four blister beetles in the region to be on the lookout for, Schell shares. The striped blister beetle is the most toxic, as it contains a greater amount of cantharidin in the body. “No specimens have ever been collected in Wyoming, but there’s no geographic barrier to keep them from entering the state from Nebraska or South Dakota,” Schell says. There are two gray-colored species of blister beetles which are rated with an intermediate toxicity. Schell shares, one species is spotted and the other is plain. “This toxicity rating means it would take more beetles of this species to kill a horse than it would for the number of striped blister beetles,” Schell says. The black blister beetle is rated the least toxic of all. This species is most abundant in late summer, and are often found congregating on foreign weeds such as goldenrod. “It is relatively common, and I have had them submitted from hay that was fed to horses in Wyoming,” Schell says, noting he was unsure of the hay’s origin. Toxicity to horses Since there are four different specimen of blister beetles which all have different levels of cantharidin, Schell shared results from a toxicity study conducted with striped blister beetles – the most toxic of the four.

“It has been shown in some scientific studies the amount of cantharidin necessary to kill a horse is contained in 120 of the striped blister beetles,” explains Schell. “The striped are two to three times more toxic than gray beetles, and five times more toxic than black blister beetles.” He continued, “It can take quite a few blister beetles, but no amount of the cantharidin is safe to consume. Cantharidin is a potent blistering agent.” Schell recommends keeping the risk of feeding blister beetle-infested hay in perspective, as there is the risk of mold contaminated hay, botulism poisoning, poisonous weeds and the ingestion of twine or net wrap. “Horses are more sensitive to the toxin than other common classes of livestock, but it’s not good for any of them,” Schell shares. Schell explains how hay is fed to different classes of livestock can cause differences in the sensitivity to the toxin. Most horses are fed in mangers and will lick the mangers clean, he notes, whereas cattle usually get their feed unrolled to them. “Cattle jostle around the hay, which can make blister beetles fall out and there is less chance of one cow getting an entire lethal dose,” he continued. “Whereas, if one flake of hay was infested with a mass of blister beetles and it was thrown into a manger, the containment increases the horse’s chance of exposure.” Reducing contamination Grasshopper control is one way hay producers can fight blister beetles, Schell shares. Fewer grasshoppers means fewer egg pods provided to blister beetles for reproduction.

UW Extension publications awarded Members of the Communications and Technology team in the University of Wyoming (UW) Extension received national recognition during the recent virtual national Association for Communication Excellence Conference. The office, in the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, received several honors. “I couldn’t be prouder of our UW Extension Communications & Technology team continuing to persevere and produce award-winning work despite the COVID pandemic,” said David Keto, office manager. “Even while working remotely, our team continued to collaborate seamlessly on joint projects and continued to share the best of Extension knowledge across Wyoming and beyond.”

The college’s research magazine Reflections received a gold in the technical publications division. The magazine is edited by Steve Miller and designed by Tanya Engel, with articles written by scientists in each of the college’s departments plus a selected student paper. The 2020 edition of Reflections can be found at bit.ly/uw-reflections2020. Miller received a gold award in newspaper stories for an article last October originating from Torrington about growing giant pumpkins. That story is at bit.ly/giantpumpkins. Brittney Gross, Extension’s instructional technology educational specialist, received a silver for Qualtrics survey software training. This training is at bit.ly/uw-qualtrics-training.

Engel, with Writer Katie Shockley, received a bronze for the Extension publication Raspberry Production Guide for Wyoming. This free Extension publication is available for viewing or downloading at bit. ly/wyoraspberryproduction. Another publication, the Wyoming Integrated Pest Management Calendar designed by Engel, received a bronze. Videographer Lindsay Hadfield also received a bronze in information technology for a meat fabrication and identification project. This course is available at bit.ly/4Hmeats. Keto said the office, in the early days of COVID-19, trained and helped others in UW Extension adapt to remote educational delivery.

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“Weed control around alfalfa fields can also help reduce the amount of blister beetles that may move into the field because they don’t have the initial flowering weeds to attract them,” explains Schell. “The best thing producers can do is to time their harvest when there is very little bloom in the crop, especially for horse hay. The risk is greatly reduced because there is nothing to attract the blister beetles into the field,” Schell notes. Schell states reduc-

“In years following grasshopper outbreaks, producers have more problems with blister beetles because more have successfully found egg pods, survived and beat the cycle.” – Scott Schell, University of Wyoming Extension ing crushing of the hay is another key practice to reduce contamination. Opening the crimpers or conditioners on swathers can help, he shares. Any way producers can avoid crushing will be most beneficial so beetles do not release the toxic chemical.

Information in this article was sourced from a University of Wyoming Extension seminar dated Feb. 2. Delcy Bayles is a corresponding writer for the Wyoming Livestock Roundup. Send comments on this article to roundup@ wylr.net

Weed treatment begins With a shared commitment to managing for healthy rangelands, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will partner with Fremont County Weed and Pest for a fifth season of aerial weed treatments in the Government Draw area east of Lander. Treatments may occur from Aug. 20-Sept. 15. To combat cheatgrass and leafy spurge expansion and improve habitat for wildlife and livestock grazing, the herbicide Panoramic and adjuvant Sun Wet will be sprayed from a helicopter. Panoramic will provide selective postemergent control of leafy spurge and pre-emergent control of cheatgrass. The spray areas will target dry draws where leafy spurge and cheatgrass have invaded. The project has been successful in limiting the abundance and spread of noxious weeds, which each damage rangelands in different ways. “Leafy spurge outcompetes native vegetation and is toxic to livestock and wildlife,” said BLM Natural Resources Specialist Emma Freeland. “Cheatgrass also outcompetes native vegetation and tends to dry out early in the

growing season, resulting in fine, continuous fuels that make wildfires more likely to spread quickly. Controlling these weeds results in positive outcomes for livestock producers, wildlife and recreationists.” Fremont County Weed and Pest and the BLM implement these treatments with support from a wide variety of cooperators, including local landowners, the Wind River/Sweetwater River Sage Grouse Local Working Group, Wyoming State Lands, Wyoming Weed and Pest Council State Allocations Committee and Wyoming Department of Transportation. Actual spraying days will depend on weather conditions. The area will remain open during the project dates, but it is recommended use caution to avoid spraying operations. Spraying will not occur in an area whenever the pilot detects human presence. For more information, contact Fremont County Weed and Pest District Supervisor Aaron Foster at 307-3321052 or the BLM Lander Field Office at 307-332-8400.

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EXTENSION EDUCATION By Steve Paisley, SAREC Director

How to build herd health and get better vaccination response As natural and organic marketing opportunities continue to grow, beef producers are challenged to maintain herd health while minimizing the use of antibiotics. Maximizing the herd’s immune response to vaccination programs is critical to improving the herd’s immune threshold to disease challenge, potentially reducing the need for antibiotics and increasing the number of weaned calves that meet natural program guidelines. As preparations for fall work start, now is a good time to develop or refine the current herd health program. For potential replacement females in the herd, the overall herd health program begins prior to birth and continues throughout their productive life in the herd. The health program not only helps maintain healthy animals, it also serves as an insurance policy, helping eliminate chances of outbreaks that could be financially devastating to the operation. Veterinary-client-patient relationship One of the most important aspects of establishing a health program is

working with a herd veterinarian. Veterinarians can help recommend products and vaccination schedules to best fit the environment and livestock operation. They can also offer tips to help maximize the herd’s response to vaccination and improve the overall protection. Developing a comprehensive herd health program for the entire year is important to guarantee adequate immunity is maintained throughout the year. Herd health programs are a coordinated effort between the veterinarian, manager and processing crew. In addition to working with a local veterinarian, follow the “Top 10” guidelines to help guarantee a proper vaccine response and improved protection for the herd. Precalving nutrition In addition to the obvious connection between herd nutrition and calf health from birth to weaning, a considerable amount of research emphasizes the importance of pre-calving nutrition on subsequent calf health. A classic study

by Larry Corah in 1975 illustrated the direct link between pre-calving nutrition of the dam and the considerable impact on the overall health of the subsequent calf crop. Pre-calving nutrition not only directly affects the weight, energy reserves and health of the calf born, but also the amount of colostrum produced and mothering ability of the dam. Research at the University of Wyoming and North Dakota State University emphasizes the importance of nutrition during early gestation, when major organs and endocrine systems are formed, and on subsequent calf health and performance. Provide minerals Primary and secondary mineral deficiencies can also affect the animal’s ability to mount an immune response, both to a vaccination and to disease exposure. Mineral issues in the Intermountain West typically involve copper and its antagonists, including iron, sulfur and molybdenum. Selenium can also be an issue on some operations. In many cases, if nutrition and vaccination management have been addressed and there is still an overall herd health problem, mineral analyses of hay, pasture and water samples may be needed to adequately evaluate the herd situation. Team communication Veterinarians, neigh-

Paisley’s Top 10 for an effective program 1. Read and follow label directions for all vaccines, antibiotics and parasite control products. 2. Follow proper Beef Quality Assurance guidelines and place all shots in front of the shoulder. 3. Use hot water – 180 degrees – to sterilize equipment. Do not use disinfectants when administering modified live vaccines. 4. Keep all vaccines out of direct sunlight to prevent UV damage and store in a cool place, even when the product is loaded in the syringe.

5. Color-code or mark syringes to avoid mixing or giving the incorrect dose. 6. Do not administer more than 10cc of product per injection site. 7. Mix only enough vaccine to be used in one hour or less to maintain maximum effectiveness. 8. Choose the correct needle for the job and replace needles often. 9. Observe the proper withdrawal times for all antibiotics. 10. Keep records of vaccinations, medications and feed additives used.

bors, Extension educators and state specialists are valuable resources when evaluating and modifying the operation’s overall herd health program. All can provide information to help decision-making. As mentioned, targeting some of the natural

programs has created an emphasis on preventative herd health and raising the overall herd resistance to minimize antibiotic use. Vaccination programs, herd nutrition, mineral management and coordination with your team are all important components

to herd performance. Steve Paisley is a former UW Extension beef specialist and is director of the University of Wyoming’s James C. Hageman Sustainable Agriculture Research and Extension Center (SAREC) near Lingle.

OBITUARIES

We welcome obituaries. Obituaries are printed free of charge and can be sent to roundup@wylr.net.

Joey Johnson Jan. 21, 1970 – Aug. 7, 2021

Joey Lance Johnson, 51, passed away Aug. 7, at his home in Thermopolis surrounded by family and close friends. He fought a courageous battle against pancreatic cancer. Born Jan. 21, 1970, in Newcastle, he was the son of Garry and Barbara (McDaniel) Johnson. With fond memories of his childhood, Joey graduated from Newcastle High School, then attended Casper College earning several national awards in livestock judging. He then attended the University of Wyoming acquiring his bachelor’s degree. Joey began teaching agriculture education and FFA in Cody, then in Belle Fourche, S.D., as well as Rock River. He met his future wife, Melissa McCumber, while teaching in Rock River and working on a master’s degree at the University of Wyoming. On Oct. 7, 2000, Joey married Melissa in Thermopolis. The couple first lived in Newcastle, but soon moved to Powell when Joey became the livestock judging coach and Ag Pavilion manager for Northwest College. Joey’s collegiate livestock judging teams placed in the top three nationally, and he coached a national

champion individual at the Dixie National Contest. He was also the Wyoming FFA Foundation Executive Director. While living in Powell, the couple started a family. Joey loved his three boys dearly. He spent countless hours driving to junior golf tournaments, selecting and fitting livestock and planning camping and hunting adventures. He always made sure their birthdays and holidays were special. Joey and Melissa enjoyed an occasional get-away, but most of their time was spent working as a team raising their three boys and spending time with extended family. In 2005, Joey returned to teaching ag and FFA in Meeteetse. In both Belle Fourche and Meeteetse, he coached several state champion teams and several of those went on to rank in the top five nationally. The family eventually moved to Thermopolis. Joey later worked as the 4-H and Youth Development Educator for Hot Springs County. He grew the program and volunteer base in several areas and had coaching success again in livestock judging. In addition to 4-H, he helped coach a few local FFA teams and even coached golf for one year, earning State 2A Golf Coach of the Year. Besides his coaching accolades, he was a Wyoming State FFA Officer, a Wyoming National FFA Officer candidate and bred and raised the 1998 National Champion Suffolk Ram. He was a 2004 Honorary Wyoming State FFA Degree recip-

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ient, the 2008 Wyoming Ag in the Classroom Agriculture Advocate of the Year and the 2013 Teacher of the Year for Park County School District #16 and 2018 Thermopolis Middle School Parent Partner Award recipient. Joey served on the Park County Fair Board, Wyoming State Fair Advisory Board and the Thermopolis Golf Board. He was a member of the Wyoming Vocational Ag Teachers Association, Association of Extension 4-H Educators and a member of the First United Methodist Church in Newcastle. Joey leaves behind his wife Melissa, of 20 years; children, Hardy, Hadley and Hayden, all of Thermopolis; mother Barbara Johnson and sister Marni Hossfeld of Newcastle, seven nephews and one niece. He was preceded in death by his father, Garry, and grandparents Gordon and Jean Johnson and Floyd and Marion McDaniel. A celebration of life will be held Sept. 25 at 10 a.m. at the Hot Springs County School Auditorium in Thermopolis. In Joey’s memory, donations may be made to Wyoming FFA Foundation, PO Box 7311, Sheridan, WY 82801 or Hot Springs County 4-H, 328 Arapahoe Street, Thermopolis, WY 82443. Mortimore Funeral Home is assisting the family. Messages may be offered at mortfh.com.

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CANR continued from page 1 tion rancher on the Persson Ranch in northeast Wyoming. “Because there are so many middlemen, all that value is being lost to the rancher.” Giving ranchers more of this dollar is the main goal, Persson said. Producers who participate in U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) programs such as all-natural, non-hormone treated cattle (NHTC) and source and age verification could benefit by placing their cattle on the blockchain, according to Persson. Producers using BeefChain use a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag and the blockchain to record information, he shared. Blockchain in industry The first trial run through BeefChain was Wyomingbranded beef shipped to higher-end restaurants in Taiwan where consumers were able to scan a QR code on their phones to see the origin of beef from Wyoming, said Jim Magagna, executive vice president of the Wyoming Stock Growers Association. “The challenges we face with doing it for a Wyoming product is we don’t have the processing here on a large scale to do exports or interstate shipments,” Magagna said. “When our cattle have to go to major processors, we lose the opportunity to have it identified, at least under the current system.” Magagna said stock growers are committed to doing what they can to help provide blockchain as an opportunity for producers who chose to participate. “Using blockchain has some potential for the sheep industry and likely the direction it may go as acceptance and understanding of it grows,” said Amy Hendrickson, executive director of the Wyoming Wool Growers Association. UW investing in blockchain UW’s sheep program has started first stages of implementing blockchain technology using wool shorn from sheep at the Laramie Research and Extension Center to create limited-edition, UW-themed throws which come with a

unique QR code. “When a purchaser scans their individual QR code, it will take them to a portion of sheepchain.org, where it will tell a more in-depth story about the blankets,” said Lindsay Stewart, project manager for the UW throw project. Broader blockchain applications within the sheep industry are the next step for researchers at UW, said Dr. Whit Stewart, UW Extension sheep specialist. “As we continue to do proof-of-concept-type work with blockchain and the sheep industry, this is just one opportunity to do so,” said Stewart. “I think lamb will be an opportunity to do the same thing, but we have to pilot these technologies because if we don’t, then it’s all conceptual and theoretical and not proven. So this is one of the advantages of the university, is we can be research and development for industry efforts.” Concerns Ehmke considers herself an enthusiastic skeptic of the technology, seeing issues with lack of regulation and concern it might not be completely fraud-proof. “It is creating a potential world where we have the have and have-nots of cyber marketing and this worries me in terms of economic development for places like Wyoming, where we have a lot of aging ranchers and small operations,” said Ehmke. “How can we make it accessible to everybody?” Ehmke compares blockchain to accounting, in which firms keep track of exchanges and movement of money by writing it down. Double-entry accounting was created to provide two records of information and to be double checked for accuracy. “Blockchain is putting the double-entry method, in an abstract way, on the internet making it so not just another person checks it and audits it, but every time a transaction is made there is a group of people out there who become aware of it and assigns each transaction a number,” said Ehmke. “So, in a way, it is witnessed by thousands of people

on the internet.” This witnessing creates a lock in the transaction and a way to trace it back, she said. “People who are in favor of blockchain argue it doesn’t necessarily mean fraud won’t happen, but it will be faster and easier to discover,” she said, noting if falsified records become detected, their origins can be more quickly found. “It provides some incentives then, if producers know their animals are going on the blockchain and it can be discovered and traced back to them more accurately, hopefully they would avoid being deceptive,” she said. Future of blockchain Walmart has adopted blockchain technology to help provide detection and produce recall quicker. “In terms of crime and bad food prevention, it is more about the speed of which you can trace things back has improved with blockchain versus traditional record keeping,” said Ehmke. There are public and private blockchains and in a public blockchain, transactions can be seen based on how you want it set up, shared Steven Lupien, director of the UW Blockchain Center of Excellence. Blockchain has the potential to bring down transaction costs, said Ehmke. “Documenting a transaction, such as buying and selling grain, provides proof without the need to hire an attorney to create a contract,” she explained. Rasco believes conducting international trade will be easier because there would be no currency exchanges and similar types of costs. “It will be easier on the blockchain to integrate the financials inside of this, and through platforms that include e-contracts, it will make it easier to expedite trade, make it cleaner and easier to manage party-to-party negotiations,” Rasco said. The expense associated with blockchain is one of Rasco’s concerns, especially in determining whether the expense is going to be borne by the purchaser or forced on a producer. “If it becomes a regulatory requirement, the producer would end up having to absorb

the costs,” she said. “If I was working with someone who was doing it just for traceability, I would encourage them to see what other things could be integrated into the blockchain that would help improve process efficacy, product quality or yield so if the cost is on the producer, there is other value they are

getting out of it.” The college plans to start looking into sensor technology that can be tied to the health of animals to record and track that information as well, said Rasco. “This is the kind of thing we are working on at the university. How do we create more value for the ranchers,

By Paul Dykstra

Market update The sideways trade in the fed cattle market continues as the weekly average price last week is yet again $123 per hundredweight (cwt). This marks the 10th week in a row with live fed steer values averaging between $120 per cwt and $125 per cwt. Carcass cutout prices have traveled a more variable path in the same 10-week period, with the Choice cutout beginning June at $3.32 per cwt and pulling back to $2.72 per cwt, as it dipped to the summer low the week of July 19. The disconnect between live cattle and boxed beef prices has been the bane of cattle feeders and the production supply chain for multiple months, in terms of net return and

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the producer share of retail beef dollars. With that said, the fed cattle price trendline through July and early August shows the absence of the normal seasonal downturn we’d anticipate to develop through that period. Last week’s federally inspected slaughter total was revised to 636,000 head as of Monday, down 0.8 percent from the week prior and 1.2 percent lower than the same week last year. A look at just the fed steer and heifer slaughter shows a more dramatic decline of 4.3 percnet in the year-on-year comparison. The cull cow harvest is an indicator of more drought-induced culling, given the 12 percent larger harvest than the same week last year. A forced slowdown at one major packing plant is

and how do we improve the business operation utilizing a system that instantly transfers value?” said Lupien. This article was written by Katie Shockley and is courtesy of the University of Wyoming. For more information, e-mail Shockley at jshock12@uwyo.edu or visit uwagnews.com. partially to blame for the smaller head count, but the cumulative effects of several weeks of disappointing throughput in fed cattle slaughter are adding up. Beef demand is still exceptionally strong, but challenged with the slow production pace. The boxed beef market provides all of the evidence to support the above claims, as the typical spike in endproduct prices jumped out of the gate early in August, with a sharper price surge than in any of the previous five years. The rib primal has driven much of the summer beef market price direction, and it’s once again the major driver in last week’s cutout results. The Certified Angus Beef (CAB) brand rib primal added a whopping 21-cents per pound to the cutout, overshadowing the strong second place primal loin, which posted a ninecents per pound increase. Paul Dykstra is the assistant director of supply management and analysis at CAB. He can be reached at pdykstra@certifiedangusbeef.com.

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CALENDAR

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

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2021 Coyote Days, Niobrara County Fairgrounds, Lusk. For more information, call 307-334-9930. Wyoming Mustang Days, Wyoming State Fairgrounds, Douglas. For more information, visit wyomingmustangassn.com or blm.gov/whb. 14th Annual Old West Cowboy, Indian Antique and Gun, Collectable Trade Show, Hulett. For more information, call 307-467-4668 oor 605-8925324. Wyoming Game and Fish Department Chronic Wasting Disease Meeting, 6 p.m., Town Hall, Greybull. Wyoming Livestock Board Meeting, 10 a.m., RSNB Bank, Rock Springs. For more information, visit wlsb.state.wy.us. Wyoming Game and Fish Department Chronic Wasting Disease Meeting, 6 p.m., Washakie County Fairgrounds, Worland. South Central Sage Grouse Working Group Meeting, 10 a.m., SaratogaEncampment-Rawlins Conservation District, Saratoga. For more information, visit the Wyoming Game and Fish Department’s webpage or call the Laramie Regional Office at 307-745-4046. 2021 Sheepherders Rendezvous, Glenrock City Park, Glenrock. For more information, visit conversecountytourism.com. Bighorn Basin Sage Grouse Working Group Meeting, 9 a.m., Washakie County Fairgrounds, Worland. For more information, visit wgfd.wyo.gov. Up in Arms, LLC Flea Market and Gun Show, Cam-Plex, Gillette. For more information, contact Lisa at 208-420-2295. University of Wyoming College of Ag & Natural Resources Ag Day BBQ, Indoor Practice Facility. For more information, visit uwyo.edu/uwag/ or call 307-766-4133 Shoshoni Ranch Hand Rodeo, Art Shanley Memorial Arena, Shoshoni. To enter, call after 4 p.m. or text Tara Peter at 307-349-5844. 33rd Annual Don King Days, Big Horn Equestrian Center, Big Horn. For more information, visit thebhec.org/donkingdays.htm. Wyoming Pork Producers Association Election of Delegates Meeting, 6 p.m., Grace Werner Ag Pavilion, Casper College, Casper. For more information, contact Jeremy Burkett at 307-630-6267. Public Lands Council Annual Meeting, Seaside, Ore. For more information or to register, visit publiclandscouncil.org. Independent Cattlemen of Wyoming Annual Conference, Clarion, Casper. For more information, contact Joyce Menke at joymenke@gmail. com. Hells Canyon Mule Days, Wallowa County Fairgrounds, Enterprise, Ore. For more information, visit hellscanyonmuledays.com or call 541-426-3271 or 541-263-0104. Region Two American Quarter Horse Regional Championship, Rapid City, S.D. For more information, visit aqharegion2.com or e-mail region2show@gmail.com. Sandhills Cattle Association’s 82nd Annual Convention, Valentine, Neb. For more information and to register, visit sandhillscattle.com. North Montana Angus Tour, Great Fall, Mont. For more information and to register, visit mtangus.org. Trailing of the Sheep Festival. Sun Valley, Ketchum and Hailey, Idaho. For more information, visit trailingofthesheep.org. World Championship Ranch Rodeo, Amarillo, Texas. For more information, visit wrca.org. Wrangler National Finals Rodeo, Las Vegas, Nev. For room and ticket packages, visit boydgaming.com or nfrexperience.com.

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Proffit Ranch 20th Annual Labor Day Horse Sale, Diamond X Ranch, Evanston, 307-723-5857, proffitranch.com Open Box Rafter Ranch 28th Annual Horse Sale, Rapid City, S.D., 605538-4450, rafterranch.com Rafter 7 Merinos Annual Ram and Ewe Sale, Eureka County Fairgrounds, Eureka, Nev., 775-221-3206, 843-693-2461, 775-237-6134, rafter7.com 10th Annual SanBar Ranch Production Sale, ConToy Arena, Mt. Pleasant, Utah, 435-469-1232, sanbarranch.net 93rd Annual Wyoming State Ram Sale, Wyoming State Fairgrounds, Douglas, 307-265-5250, 307-351-1422, wyowool.com Western Video Market, Haythorn Ranch, Ogallala, Neb., 530-347-3793, wvmcattle.com 8th Annual Montana Ewe Sale, Eastern Montana Fairgrounds, Miles City, Mont., 406-945-0404, mtsheep.org 96th Annual Montana Ram Sale, Eastern Montana Fairgrounds, Miles City, Mont., 406-210-2852, mtsheep.org Cattle Country Video Sandhills Roundup Sale, Cheyenne Frontier Days Event Center, Cheyenne, 888-322-8853, cattlecountryvideo.com Northern Livestock Video Auction Fall Premier, 866-616-5035, northernlivestockvideo.com 25th Anniversary Van Norman and Friends Production Sale, Elko County Fairgrounds, Elko, Nev., 775-756-6508, 775-934-7404, vannormansale.com 19th Annual Sugar Bars Legacy Sale, Sheridan County Fairgrounds, Sheridan, 605-347-8120, sugarbarslegacy.com Marcy Livestock Scale Crusher Mature Cow Herd Dispersal and Marcy Cattle Company Bred Female Complete Dispersal, Gordon Livestock Auction, Gordon, NE, 308-638-7587, 308-430-2005, marcycattlecompany.com Pharo Cattle Company Sale, Burlington, Colo., 800-311-0995, pharocattle.com Redland Angus Annual Production Sale, Buffalo Livestock Auction, Buffalo, 307-250-1548, redlandangus.com Amdahl Angus and Hereford Annual Fall Bull and Female Sale, at the ranch, Rapid City, S.D., 605-929-3717, 605-999-6487, amdahlangus.com Western Video Market, Silver Legacy, Reno, Nev., 530-347-3793, wvmcattle.com Pharo Cattle Company Sale, Valentine, Neb., 800-311-0995, pharocattle.com Pharo Cattle Company Sale, Butte, Mont., 800-311-0995, pharocattle.com Redland Angus Annual Production Sale, Buffalo Livestock Auction, Buffalo, 307-347-2270, 307-250-1548, redlandangus.com Weaver Ranch 37th Annual Production Sale, at the ranch, Fort Collins., Colo., 970-568-3898

POSTCARD from the Past

Compiled by Dick Perue rrichardperue@gmail.com

Smelter Processes Copper Ore A couple of weeks ago, we reported on the tramway which delivered copper ore to a smelter in Encampment. This prompted a question concerning the smelter, so I’m rerunning a “Postcard” from more than 10 years ago. Oh, how quickly we forget… By 1900, “Copper was King” in the Grand Encampment Mining District of south central Wyoming. However, with all the tons of ore in the Sierra Madre Mountains and the nearest railroad over 40 miles away, it was nearly impossible to get copper to market. Thus, the founding fathers and promoters of

the area decided to build a smelter and then a railroad to ship the valuable metal to market. By 1902, the construction of a smelter at Encampment had been accomplished under the name of the Boston & Wyoming Smelter, Power & Light Co. The smelter was erected between the towns of Riverside and Encampment, on the west bank of the Encampment River and was built to serve mainly the Ferris-Haggarty mine with its 16-mile long tramway delivering ore. It contained the equipment necessary to transform copper ore to consumable metal. Roasters, or blast furnaces, melted the ore into

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Famous freighter “G String Jack Fulkerson” and crew loading ingots of copper at the smelter about 1904. Town of Riverside in background. Photo courtesy of Grand Encampment Museum from the Bob Martin/Dick Perue collection. Historical Reproductions by Perue

two products – matte and slag – the matte consisting of copper, iron, gold, silver and sulfur, with the slag consisting of silica, alumina and other materials. The molten metal was placed in ingots or “pigs” and consisted of copper, which was about 99 percent pure. Blowers for the blast furnaces and air compressors in the smelter plant were driven by machinery, which employed water power developing 1,200 horsepower. The water was supplied by a four-foot wide pipe made of wooden staves and steel rod clamps, extending to the smelter from a 23-foot high dam and reservoir located four miles south on the South Fork of the Encampment River. But, then that’s water down stream for another postcard. The smelter was capable of handling an estimated 300 to 500 tons of ore per day. However, without a railroad to the site, the pigs had to be hauled by team and wagon to the Union Pacific at Walcott 40 miles north. As early as 1890, plans for a railroad from Walcott Junction to Grand Encampment, through Saratoga, were laid. However, it wasn’t until 1907 that the first iron horse steamed into Saratoga and it was 1908 before the first passenger train pulled into Encampment. By this time, the smelter had burned down twice, copper prices had tanked and the PennWyoming Company went “bust.”

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AG continued from page 1 with a bachelor’s degree from UW in agricultural education with a concentration in agricultural communication, and she began her teaching career in Chugwater. From there, she migrated over the mountain to the H.E.M. Junior and Senior High School in Medicine Bow, and in 2018, she received her master’s in curriculum and instruction from UW. “I started in 2018. My advisor moved into a different position and this job became something on my radar,” Freeman said, “And here we are.” Educating teachers Freeman shared, teaching at the college level is much differ-

ent than teaching middle school and high school students, noting, “I don’t have to force kids to turn in their work or work on projects. The college students come for every class and we get to learn and explore together.” She continued, “One of my absolute favorite parts is going to my students’ schools when they are student teaching in the spring and getting to see everything we talked about in class and how they are implementing what they learned in my classroom. It is rewarding to see them forming relationships with students – it’s hard to teach this.” For Freeman, one of

For more information about the University of Wyoming’s Agriculture Education program, visit uwyo. edu/ste/secondary-education/ undergraduate-programs/ a g r i c u l t u re - e d u c a t i o n / i n d ex . html or contact Lindsey Freeman at lfreema5@uwyo.edu

the greatest challenges she faces is teaching agricultural education students everything she wants them to know. She notes some of the greatest lessons come with experience and happen on the job or in the moment of teaching. “When I first started teaching at the college, I thought, ‘We are going to teach this, this and this, and when we send them out they are going to be totally ready to go,’” she explained. “But, I don’t think anybody is ready to be an ag teacher until their 16 th or 17th year of teaching, because there is so much for students to learn on their own.” Program design The agriculture education program at UW is designed for students to complete three concurrent programs set up along with the agriculture education degree. Animal and veterinary science, ag business and ag communication are all concentrations students can choose to accompany their agriculture education degree. “Much of the agricultural content in students’ education comes from the

College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, and we teach students how to teach those learned materials in the College of Education,” explained Freeman. “Most of my classes are agriculture mechanics and teaching methods.” Graduating agriculture educators COVID-19 has made it hard to measure growth, but the program has seen an uptick in graduates in the last couple of years. “I base my numbers off of how many students I graduate each year, and we have 30 to 40 current students altogether,” Freeman shared. “When I started at UW, the program graduated five students, and this year I will have nine graduates.” Freeman has plans moving forward to not only help current students but also teachers in the

“When I started at UW, the program graduated five students, and this year I will have nine graduates.,” – Lindsey Freeman, University of Wyoming Agriculture Education Faculty member and Lecturer workplace. “I am trying to do a lot of outreach for our teachers in service,” she shared. “There’s a teacher shortage nationwide and it is hard to be an ag teacher, but we need to be better at recruiting people to teach in order to avoid the teacher shortage other states are experiencing. The teachers we have are great, we just want to make sure every kid has an ag teacher at the beginning of every year,” Freeman explained. Freeman plans on holding off the shortage in agriculture educators as long as she is able, stating,

“I have been focusing on recruiting at different levels, and it is something I will work on for the next couple of years. Recruiting at the high school level, recruiting college students and even looking at alternative ways to join the program.” “We just have to focus on recruiting high quality people so that every Wyoming high school student has access to agricultural education,” she concluded. Cameron Magee is an intern for the Wyoming Livestock Roundup. Send comments on this article to roundup@wylr.net.

Agriculture educators – University of Wyoming agriculture education students discuss the benefits of classroom setup with Instructor Lindsey Freeman, center, when it comes to teaching in their own classrooms. Courtesy photo

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UW continued from page 1 the reorganization of the university. Ranch Management and Agricultural Leadership Program “There have been listening sessions across the state with producers in both the beef and sheep production industries, folks in the public sector and internally with UW faculty and staff in order to get a feel of what the content of the program should be,” Rasco shared on the new program, a need the agricultural community brought to the attention of CANR. According to Rasco, the program is designed to serve agriculturalists in several different capacities. “First, is the focus on an undergraduate degree program,” Rasco said, noting the degree will be ranch management and agricultural leader-

ship. “The paperwork to get this degree started for students to enroll for the fall of 2022 is due this September, so we are working on getting this moved through the system as fast as we possibly can.” The second focus of the program is certificate programs for professional development, which Rasco shared serves people in the industry who wish to expand their knowledge base, but don’t want to come back to UW for a four-year degree. “We are thinking some of these certificates will be basic management of agricultural operations, financing, energy leases, technology, animal husbandry and forage and range management,” she explained. “We are putting the certificate programs together and looking for assistance from producers on what

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we should do first, but also to serve as speakers and experts in the professional development series.” Rasco said a seminar series will be launched in the spring of 2022 to provide networking opportunities between UW students and professionals in the community as the third focus of the program. “Topics might include the new administration’s programs, which might affect ag producers in our state, including water and energy, as well as market issues,” Rasco added. “We are really excited to get this program going as something designed to specifically meet the needs of our agricultural community.” University reorganization During the WWGA summer meeting, Rasco shared plans for reorganization of university programs to alleviate pressure from budget cuts, be more competitive for federal dollars and focus more on a larger research agenda. “The College of Engineers is planned to absorb

chemistry, physics, math and other physical science into a new college,” she explained. As far as the CANR, Rasco said, “The plan is for the CANR to absorb zoology, physiology and botany.” The College of Arts and Sciences is going to focus on humanities, social sciences and visual performing arts. “A major focus of the reorganization is the School of Computing, which includes a lot of internal reallocations of funds,” Rasco said. “A Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation is another initiative the president is a strong component of to support business development in the state.” Rasco continued, “In our college, we are working on a plan to integrate the biological sciences into the CANR, but, in the reorganization plan, the Department of Ag and Applied Economics is moved to the College of Business, and the Department of Family and Consumer Science (FACS) is eliminated.” “The elimination of FACS would be detrimental,

To provide comments on the reorganization of University of Wyoming programs, visit uwyo.edu/ acadaffairs/program-review/current/index. html. The deadline to submit feedback is Sept. 15. and we are proposing to keep Ag and Applied Economics and FACS in the CANR,” she explained. CANR planning In order to keep Ag and Applied Economics and FACS in the CANR, Rasco noted the college has created four focus areas to maintain all of the degree programs as they are currently structured and keep much of the CANR’s administrative structure intact. “Preliminarily, the focus titles are production and health, management, ecology and basic sciences,” she explained. “Animal and plant production and protection will encompass animal science, plant science and veterinary science programs; Agricultural, human and natural resources science management is to include ag econom-

ics and business programs, FACS, ecosystem science and natural resource management as well as the new ranch management and ag leadership program, because all people in this area are focused on other people, resources and the economics of managing operations. Ecology and biodiversity is to include wildlife and botany; and the last focus to include microbiology, cell biology and medicine.” While these focus areas to keep the CANR whole are not fully fleshed out, Rasco shared she hopes to present a strong plan for providing education to build business-ready communities throughout the state. Averi Hales is the editor of the Wyoming Livestock Roundup. Send comments on this article to roundup@wylr. net.

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TUESDAY, AUGUST 24 ALL CATTLE CLASSES W/ SHEEP & HORSES & 4-H RESALE (NOON) START TIME 9:00 AM W/ SHEEP & WEIGH UPS Kim Clark - 20 Weigh Ups Tim Forster - 2 Young Pairs. Exposed to bull for 60 days. 1 Bull SHEEP Heather Keiter - 8 Exposed Ewes, 1 Buck 4-H RESALE ANIMALS Gene Schatz - 4 4-H Strs 1,175-1,280# 1 Steer 4 Lambs

TUESDAY, AUGUST 31 - No Sale TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7 LABOR DAY FEEDER SPECIAL • START TIME 9:00 AM WEIGH UPS JM Livestock - 285 Yrling Spayed Hfrs 800-850# (90% Blk, 10% Red & CharX). High elevation. Coming out of the dry. Green! Banner Ranch - 110 Hereford & HerefordX Yrling Strs 700-800# 70 Hereford & HerefordX Yrling Spayed Hfrs 600-700#. All natural. One brand, high elevation. Riverside Ranch - 125 Yrling Strs 700-750# (90% Blk, 10% BWF/RWF). No implants. Green! Fancy, lightweight Yrling Strs! Rafter Cross Livestock - 65 Blk Ang Yrling Spayed Hfrs 900#. Coming out of dry conditions. High elevation. Fancy! Freeman Ranch - 50 Red Ang Yrling Strs 775-800#. High elevation. No implants. Green & fancy! Dixon Ranch - 20 Blk Yrling Strs 650#. Handy weight & green! Wapika Ranch - 16 Blk Ang & AngX Strs 900# Otis & Norma Jones - 12 Blk Yrling Strs 800#. Fancy! WEIGH UPS Wapika Ranch - 10 Open Cows

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14 CALF & YEARLING SPECIAL • START TIME 9:00 AM W/ WEIGH UPS

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21 CALF & YEARLING SPECIAL • START TIME 9:00 AM W/ WEIGH UPS Ellis Ranch - 200 Blk Ang & AngX Strs 450-550# 125 Blk Ang & AngX Hfrs 400-500#. Rec Ultrachoice 7 & Bovishield Gold One Shot @ Branding. High elevation. Great performing, powerful calves!

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 28

The Vet’s Revenge My veterinarian is world famous in our county and the only person I know with an unlisted telephone number. There are various reasons why he doesn’t want to talk to me. Maybe it’s the heavy Powder River gate off its hinges at the entrance to the ranch or the corrugated road. Or it could be, after he leaves some piece of expensive equipment behind, I call his wife and get him in trouble. Then there is the fact I sold him some cows once... the key word here is once. Or, he could be afraid I will write something about him, which of course I would never do. The “Ayatollah Cow” had prolapsed and I asked the wife to go call the vet while I got the cow rounded up. Ayatollah was only about 30 yards away from the corrals as the crow flies, but 30 miles away as the cow flies. The Ayatollah is the smartest and meanest cow in the world without a doubt. Gentleman was about to give up after about three hours. So I went with “Plan B.” I thought I knew which new calf belonged to the cow, so we put it in the back of the truck in an attempt to decoy the Ayatollah.

I would ride Gentleman behind gently pushing her in the right direction. The problem was my wife had to stay in the back of the truck to keep the calf from jumping out and I had to ride Gentleman. We were one person short and the vet wasn’t there yet, which was just as well because Plan B didn’t work anyway. We finally had to bring in every single cow and then sort the Ayatollah off. After a lengthy delay, the vet and the cow were flushed with anger. In the meantime, the prolapse had gone back in. Figuring I didn’t want the trip to be a total waste, I had Doc give Gentleman his yearly shots, which is a sore subject because that is also the result. Before Doc left he looked at the baby calf and suggested something may in fact be wrong with it. Now, there is nothing cuter in the world than a baby calf and I surely didn’t want anything bad to happen to this one. Doc took a fecal sample, gave me a bag of green pills and smirked when he said, “Give one pill twice a day until they are gone.” “Wait a minute, Doc. You mean I am supposed to separate the Ayatol-

lah from her baby twice a day?” “Yes,” he said with a “get even” look in his eye. There must have been a million green pills in the sack Doc gave me. I think they were reproducing. In separating the cow from her calf, I sacrificed the dog and the wife once... the key word being “once.” I used the wife as a decoy with the instructions, “Ayatollah is just bluffing. You get her attention, and I’ll swoop in and give the baby its green pill.” The Ayatollah proceeded to put my wife through the fence before swinging in my direction. I’d given the calf its pill and got out of the way just in time to see the calf spit it out. The calf was losing its cuteness real fast. I used every trick I knew in the dark days that followed to separate the pair. The raging cow came unhinged, along with my gates, twice a day. I dreaded the routine, my wife was getting tired of washing my Levi’s and the calf sure looked healthy to me. It could kick anyway. I thought of leaving the cow in the squeeze chute for four days and I called the vet to see if they didn’t make one great big, longlasting green pill. I could tell he enjoyed telling me, “No.” When I’d finally used up the bag of green pills, the Avenger called and told me he’d received the tests back from the lab and, “Maybe there wasn’t anything wrong with the calf after all. Imagine that! Heh, heh, heh.”

CALF & YEARLING SPECIAL W/ SHEEP & HORSES • START TIME 9:00 AM W/ SHEEP YEARLINGS Circle 4 Ranch - 300 Yrling Strs (90% Blk, 10% Red) 750-850#. 100 Spayed Yrling Hfrs (90% Blk, 10% Red & CharX) 700-800#. High elevation yearlings. Green, coming out of the dry. Fancy! Arapahoe Ranch - 75 Blk Ang & AngX PTO Yrling Hfrs 800-850# CALVES Arapahoe Ranch - 300 Blk Ang & AngX Strs & Hfrs 400-500#. Rec Bovishield One Shot & Ultrabac 7. Knife cut. Age & source verified - IMI Global. 100% all natural. Sired by Diamond Peak & small % Colyer Hereford bulls. Green, very high quality!

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 5

CALF & YEARLING SPECIAL • START TIME 9:00 AM Mike & Cindy Fabrizius - 200 Blk Ang & AngX Strs & Hfrs 400-450#. Rec Vision 7, 7-way w/ Somnus, Once PMH Nasalgen & Vista Once @ Branding. Complete mineral program at all times. High quality genetics! One brand, high elevation! Eldon Martin - 75 Blk Ang & AngX Strs & Hfrs 400-450#. Rec 7-way @ Branding. May calves. High elevation, fancy!

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 8 COW SALE • START TIME 9:00 AM

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 12 CALF & YEARLING SPECIAL • START TIME 9:00 AM Mike & Cindy Fabrizius - 65 Blk Ang & AngX Strs 450# 35 Blk Ang & AngX Hfrs 400#. Rec Vision 7, 7-way w/ Somnus, Once PMH Nasalgen & Vista Once @ Branding. Complete mineral program at all times. High quality genetics! One brand, high elevation!

WGFD seeks volunteers The Wyoming Game and Fish Department (WGFD) is partnering with the Bureau of Land Management to improve mule deer habitat on the Pinedale Mesa south of Pinedale and could use some help from volunteers. Overgrown, unproductive sagebrush is being removed in places and being replaced with over 2,700 seedlings of preferred browse species including chokecherry, currant and serviceberry. On Aug. 28, WGFD is seeking volunteers to assist in installing temporary

protective tree tubes that help seedlings establish while preventing browsing pressure. While these important habitats are valuable to many species of wildlife, these mountain shrubs will provide mule deer valuable nutrition during critical migrations and help them survive difficult winters. For additional details please contact Pinedale Habitat Biologist Kerry Gold at the Pinedale Game and Fish Office at 307367-4353 or kerry.gold@wyo.gov.

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