October 29 edition

Wyoming partners with USDA to support big game conservation

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the state of Wyoming formalized a partnership on Oct. 17 to support the voluntary conservation of private working lands and migratory big game

populations in Wyoming. As part of the agreement signed by U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vil sack and Gov. Mark Gor don, USDA will provide a new package of invest ments in key conservation

programs for Fiscal Year 2023.

This includes fund ing to support increased staffing capacity and the deployment of streamlined program application pro cesses for agricultural pro

ducers and landowners. Producers in the Wyoming pilot area will be able to apply for conservation programs starting this fall.

“Wyoming leads the nation in our approaches

NILE RESULTS

Working Group

Gov. Mark Gordon’s Gas and Diesel Working Group was tasked with finding solu tions to help provide relief at the fuel pump for Wyoming ites. A pair of public meetings brought together public and private sector representatives to explore the issue. Sev eral proposals contained in the groups final report can be viewed at drive.google.com/ file/d/1gT1vxE50Dtz3D9 MTEV1XnHE9-rtQgOZg/ view. Increasing the capacity of Wyoming refiners is a con cept the working group iden tified as a goal.

Rural Internet

U.S. Department of Agri culture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack announced Oct. 27 the USDA is providing $759 million to bring highspeed internet access to peo ple living and working across 24 states, Puerto Rico, Guam and Palau. The investments include funding from Presi dent Biden’s Bipartisan Infra structure Law.

WGFD Class

The Wyoming Game and Fish Department (WGFD) is hosting a women’s only hunter education class Nov. 2-5 at the Laramie Regional Office, 1212 S. Adams St., and at the Albany County Fairgrounds Indoor Rifle Range 3510 S. 3rd St. The classroom session runs from 6-9 p.m. on Nov. 2 through Nov. 4, and 8 a.m.-12 p.m. on Nov. 5. For more informa tion, or to register, visit wyo ming.storefront.kalkomey. com/em/events/2977

New Tool

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) launched a new online tool to help farmers and ranch ers better navigate the farm loan application process. This uniform application process will help to ensure all farm loan applicants receive equal support and have a consis tent customer experience with USDA’s Farm Service Agency regardless of their individual circumstances. Farmers can access the Loan Assistance Tool by visit ing farmers.gov/farm-loanassistance-tool

Billings, Mont. – The Northern International Livestock Expo sition (NILE) was held Oct. 14-22. The event hosted open and youth livestock shows, as well as livestock sales, rodeos and a trade show. Amongst the show results, Wyoming livestock exhibitors and ranch rodeo contestants topped the competition.

NILE Ranch Rodeo Finals

On Oct. 15, the teams comprised of Thompson Livestock of Lusk and South Pryor of Billings, Mont. won the cham pion and reserve champion titles, respectively, for the 2022 NILE Ranch Rodeo Finals. The champion team took home a

Record enrollment reported

Laramie – In fall 2022, the University of Wyoming (UW) Department of Animal Science reported record enrollment in its introductory meat, wool and livestock judging courses. Engagement has skyrocketed, with many students planning to compete as members of the UW College of Agriculture, Life Sciences and Natural Resources collegiate judging teams next season.

“Collectively, we are training about 30 percent of the entire animal science student population to become skilled evaluators of our products and livestock,” says McKen sie Phillips, coordinator of the meat judging program and instructor in the UW Department of Animal Science. “Most importantly, we are developing professional skills necessary for career success after college.”

The three-credit intro classes are open to all students, regardless of experience. Classes meet once to twice a week, typically at the meat lab, wool lab or UW farm in Laramie. Upon completing an introductory course, students are eligi ble to join the judging team in the focus area.

Practices, including “workouts” in a lab or field setting, require a 10- to 20-hour per week time commitment. Teams also travel extensively for competitions, often holding prac tices at other universities or industry sites along the way.

Students are only permitted to judge for one year in each discipline. Phillips says there are three main benefits to par ticipating in the judging program.

“First, students get skill development,” she says. “We are training students in a field with lots of career options.”

Equally important is the opportunity for students to

paycheck of $2,500, trophy buckles sponsored by the Mon tana Cowboy Hall of Fame and qualification to the Western States Ranch Rodeo Association (WSRRA) World Finals. The reserve team took home a paycheck of $2,000, NILE jackets and a qualification to the WSRRA World Finals.

Midterm election

November election has potential to impact cattle industry

The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) Beltway Beef podcast wel comed NCBA Vice Presi dent of Government Affairs Ethan Lane on Oct. 21 to dis cuss the November election’s potential impact on the cattle industry. Lane discusses the impact anti-ag activists have on the election, how the elec tion will impact the House and Senate Agriculture Com mittees and explains NCBA’s role in educating new mem bers of Congress on the cat tle industry.

House and Senate Ag Committees

Lane expects to see extremely narrow margins for this election, with fairly balanced committees as far as Republicans and Dem ocrats. He says Democrats will “retool” going into a farm bill year.

“We have already seen this a bit, as far as the ag committee, with who they are putting into these positions,” he says. “Typically, they will start to load in members from more urban districts focused more on food assistance pro grams – things like this will be their priority going into the farm bill process.”

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Daily shares rich life in agriculture

Judy Daily of Goshen County has been long involved with agriculture. Located south of Huntley, she is a wife, a mother of four, a mother-in-law and a grandmother to several grandchildren.

“I’ve done several things over my life time in conjunction with ranching,” she shares. “Currently, I’m a real estate broker in Torrington. I specialize in agricultural land use and have seen many changes over the years in the valley.”

“I’ve always enjoyed mentoring new agents and take pride in being a positive member of my community,” she adds.

Ag background

Judy and her husband Bob both grew up south of Huntley. Her folks farmed and fed cattle. She notes, from a very young age it was important to her fam ily that she was involved in agriculture.

“I was raised to be a helper both inside and outside of the home,” she says. “I spent time jumping in wherever I could, and I always enjoyed it.”

Her dad taught her how to work on the ranch, while her mom – heavily involved with the local 4-H program and

Livestock Show – The Grand Champion Club Calf Heifer was exhibited by Young's Show Cattle of Gillette. NILE photo

Jim Magagna

The seasons are changing and a num ber of producers have received some moisture recently. We’re all hoping the drought is behind us.

The cattle markets are follow ing their fall pattern as the Oct.1 U.S. Department of Agriculture Cattle on Feed Report was down around one percent year over year. As with earlier months, the number of steers on feed as of Oct. 1 were down 2.3 percent from last year and the number of heifers were up 1.4 percent year over year.

This is the highest heifers on feed percentage in 21 years. As you know, this tells us cattle numbers are still shrinking.

Aside from a dip earlier in October, the markets have stayed good, despite a poor outlook in the winter wheat fields, especially in north Texas and Oklahoma. These wheat fields provide cheap grain for calves in the coming months and keeps them out of the feedlots with expensive grains.

With these higher prices, we must not forget what hap pened around a year ago when the packers were making around $500 to $600 or more on each fat cow being pro cessed. I say this as it seems our memory fades as cattle get higher.

We need to have our national livestock organizations keep pushing so it doesn’t happen again. This still needs to be one of our main issues to deal with.

We still have enough issues here at home, as the list is long. Hopefully, the upcoming election results will be favorable to both producers and feeders.

We need to be watchful and comment on the amended Chapter Four Rules addressing the leasing of state trust lands for grazing and agricultural uses. Our Wyoming Stock Growers Association (WSGA) recognized some issues with the planned revisions by the Wyoming Office of State Lands and Investment and got the governor’s and State Lands Board’s attention to stop the current process. The State Lands Board then requested and approved the WSGA amendments for a new formal comment period.

This will affect most every producer in the state, so stay informed on what is happening with the issue.

There are some proposed changes to the hunting laws in regard to trespassing and the use of drones, so stay tuned to the State Legislative Judiciary Committee for more information.

Other issues affecting agricultural producers is the fed eral government buying private lands. A private landowner has the right to sell to whomever they want, but the govern ment should give an equal amount back to private owner ship. Whatever it takes to have no net loss of private lands.

Wyoming should not have any foreign ownership of its private agricultural lands – this should also happen across the nation.

Wyoming should be very careful about losing water to lower river states, especially upstream on the Colorado River Basin.

The Wyoming Game and Fish Department should develop management practices to control the large numbers of elk in areas across the state which are out of control. Well, that is all I have from my soapbox.

I appreciated the opportunity to join Gov. Mark Gordon and Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack in Wash ington D.C. on Oct. 17 for their sign ing of a memorandum of understanding (MOU), establishing a partnership to invest in the stewardship of both public and private lands supporting migratory big game in Wyoming.

This MOU was noteworthy because it demonstrated Wyoming’s leadership in resource management.

However, most importantly, it was significant because it recognizes the role of ranchers, farmers and other land owners in providing habitat for migra tory wildlife. Furthermore, through a commitment of federal dollars, it enables landowners to be rewarded for their management, both current and future, enhancing these habitats.

Finally, the MOU acknowledges successful resource management can only be accomplished by those closest to the land. Most often, it is only hin dered by bureaucratic regulations ema

By Jim Magagna

tion of Conservation Districts (WACD) and Wyoming Wool Growers Associa tion (WWGA) brings together the ded icated people who make a difference on the land every day.

It is the collaborative efforts of these landowners, grazing permittees, conservation district members and staff, together with the dedicated lead ers of these organizations continuing to maintain and enhance Wyoming’s nat ural resources. They will be joined in Casper by local representatives of state and federal government agencies who support their work.

nating from Washington, D.C.

It seems fitting this MOU signing preceded the upcoming 2022 Wyoming Natural Resource Rendezvous sched uled in Casper Dec. 5-8. This joint gathering of members and support ers of Wyoming Stock Growers Asso ciation (WSGA), Wyoming Associa

The diversity of information shared at the Progressive Resource Manager Forum sessions will better prepare attendees to do their daily work. The general sessions provide the opportu nity to hear from important industry and political leaders.

The wide array of presentations and discussions spread across 14 com mittee meetings are the foundation for

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Ag

U.S. Sens. Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) and Marsha Black burn (R-TN) introduced the Innovative Agricultural Tech nology Act. This legislation would require the secretary of agriculture to establish an innovative agricultural tech nology pilot program which would aid Wyoming produc ers who are pioneering cutting-edge technology to improve how they ranch and farm across the Cowboy State.

“Agriculture is woven into the fabric of Wyoming and is a critical component of our economy. Producers from the Cowboy State are finding healthier, safer and more efficient ways to feed America every day,” said Lummis. “I am proud to join my friend Sen. Blackburn in introducing the Innova tive Agricultural Technology Act to promote the technolog ical advances farmers and ranchers are making every day.”

The pilot program will allow for more competition and innovation by authorizing more agricultural entrepreneurs to work directly with farmers and the U.S. Department of Agriculture to create emerging agriculture equipment and technologies. Wyoming ranchers have long been pioneer ing better ways to produce the food put on tables. Legisla tion like this helps remove barriers and promotes the devel opment of innovative farming and ranching technologies in the ever-changing economy.

To read the full bill, visit blackburn.senate.gov/services/ files/9D0B33A5-C88E-4969-9FD4-9930D8FBFA27

WWPC conference set

The Wyoming Weed and Pest Council (WWPC) will host its 78th Annual Conference in Cody. Members of the media are invited to attend the conference starting Nov. 1 at 8 a.m. and ending on Nov. 3 at 2 p.m.

WWPC is comprised of 23 weed and pest districts in the state of Wyoming. The overall mission is to provide unified support for the integrated management of nox ious weeds and pests.

The conference will go over successful and ongoing projects, funding opportunities, continuing education in the weed and pest field and members will conduct coun cil business as required by state statutes. Additionally, the council will be considering adding the plant palmer amaranth to the state designated weed list.

In addition to the conference, guests can attend a reception at the historic Buffalo Bill Cody Museum, visit the beautiful Yellowstone National Park and try fun attractions during their stay.

This event is open to the public. Registration is required.

Room reservations are only available by calling the Holiday Inn Hotel directly. When reserving, men tion to reserve under the “Weed and Pest” block. The conference schedule and more details can be found at wyoweed.org

Diesel shortage threatens U.S.

President Joe Biden has another fuel crisis at hand: die sel. Global diesel and distillate fuel stocks have fallen to dangerous levels, and the U.S. has been exporting a lot of diesel to Europe and Latin America, but now things are changing.

U.S. buyers are snapping up diesel cargos originally planned for Europe as the crisis deepens. Europe is currently buying a lot of Russian diesel to fill the gap, but this will have to stop next February as the embargo on Russian fuels kicks in. Argus reported Europe is in for a major diesel sup ply shock because of low inventories and strong demand.

Banning U.S. exports to secure supply is one option under White House review. A ban on exports could “decrease inventory levels, reduce domestic refining capac ity, put upward pressure on consumer fuel prices and alien ate U.S. allies during a time of war,” wrote American Petro leum Institute President and CEO Mike Sommers and American Fuel and Petrochemicle Manufacturers President and CEO Chet Thompson in a letter to U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm.

If diesel exports are banned, it will not please Mexico, Brazil and Chile who are short of diesel. In July, the last month with available full data, U.S. diesel exports to Latin America hit a record high of 1.2 million barrels, double the amount a decade ago.

Biden could, instead, force oil companies to build up stocks quickly ahead of winter by setting a minimum inven tory level, similar to what the European Union did for nat ural gas stockpiles. However, this would lead to surging prices in Latin America as it would force American refiners to import more, reduce their exports or both.

Meeting agenda announced

The Sage Grouse Implementation Team Meeting will be held Nov. 7 from 9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. at the Wyoming Game and Fish Department Headquarters at 5400 Bishop Boule vard Cheyenne, WY 82009. To virtually join the meeting, visit us02web.zoom.us/j/89481284338

Agenda items and their order are subject to change, but as of now, the agenda includes the following speakers and topics.

Abandoned Mine Lands Program featuring Josh Oakleaf of the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality Aban doned Mine Land Division; A Sagebrush Conservation Design to Proactively Restore America’s Sagebrush Biome featur ing Lief Wiechman of the U.S. Geological Survey; Statewide Adaptive Management Group, Strike Team update featuring Justin Binfet of the Wyoming Game and Fish Department and other members; Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Sage Grouse Plan Amendment featuring the BLM; and Sage Grouse Task Force featuring Bob Budd.

Ranch files complaint

An Oregon ranch is seeking $1.5 million from the state government, claiming water regulators have effectively seized its irrigation water supply without paying just com pensation. The Sprague River Cattle Co. in Klamath County has filed a lawsuit arguing its water rights would normally be worth $1.5 million but the “value has been entirely destroyed” by flow restrictions rendering them “no longer marketable.”

According to the complaint against the state of Oregon, the ranch property was originally part of the Klamath Indian Reservation, which was established in 1864, setting the prior ity date for the water rights. Under Western water law’s “first in time, first in right” prior appropriations doctrine, farmers and ranchers with older water rights can preserve their water supplies by requesting junior irrigators be “regulated off.”

2023 Redbook released

For more than three decades, cattle producers have simplified their recordkeeping with a pocket-sized book let from the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association. The 2023 version of the Redbook is now available to help cat tle producers effectively and efficiently record their daily production efforts, which can help enhance profitability and reduce stress levels.

In addition to Beef Quality Assurance practices and proper injection technique information, the 2023 Red book has more than 100 pages to record calving activity, herd health, pasture use, cattle inventory, body condition, cattle treatment, artificial insemination breeding records and more. It also contains a calendar and notes section.

Redbooks can be purchased online at store.ncba.org/ for $7.50 each, plus shipping. Customization, including adding a company logo on the cover, is available in quan tities of 100 books or more. For more information on cus tom orders, contact Grace Webb at gwebb@beef.org or 303-850-3443.

BLM welcomes manager

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Idaho Falls District welcomes Josh Travers as the new field manager for the Challis Field Office. His official starting date was Oct. 17.

“Josh Travers brings a broad range of natural resource experience to the position, as well as strong leadership skills,” says BLM Idaho Falls District Manager Mary D’Aversa.

Travers has served in a variety of leadership roles in both the private sector and federal government. Most recently, Travers worked for BLM Nevada where his experience included multi-disciplinary resource management and the ability and passion to build and maintain community, gov ernmental, Tribal and stakeholder partnerships.

In Nevada, he oversaw large, complex grazing and min ing programs, as well as other resources. Travers’ back ground also includes working for the U.S. Forest Service.

Crop conditions reported

Minor portions of northwestern Wyoming received relief from the drought for the week ending Oct. 23, accord ing to the Mountain Regional Field Office of the National Agricultural Statistics Service. Some areas of the far north west received moisture totals of two inches and above. Other areas of the state received lesser amounts of precipi tation, and some of this was in the form of snow.

For the vast majority of Wyoming, precipitation levels were at or below normal. Temperatures were mostly above normal.

Crook County saw the highest above average tempera tures. Drought conditions worsened with the continued low precipitation and higher average temperatures.

According to the U.S. Drought Monitor published on Oct. 20, the amount of land rated drought free decreased to 14.2 percent, compared to 18.7 percent the previous week. The amount of land rated abnormally dry stood at 34.5 per cent, compared to 34.8 percent last week.

Moderate and severe drought conditions both increased. Moderate drought stood at 28.5 percent, up 2.1 percent from last week. Severe drought conditions were found in 19.3 percent of the state, up 2.7 percentage points from the pre vious week. Extreme drought conditions were unchanged at 3.5 percent.

Stock water supplies across Wyoming were rated 11 per cent very short, 55 percent short and 34 percent adequate, compared to 14 percent very short, 46 percent short and 40 percent adequate last week.

Scholarship winner announced

Bradie Midcap, a freshman at Butler Community College, was selected as the 2022 Colorado Simmental Association (CSA) Youth Education Grant winner. The scholarship will be presented at the CSA annual meeting Nov. 6 in Denver, Colo.

Currently, Midcap is on the livestock judging team in El Dorado, Kan., where she also is working toward her associate degree. She then plans to pursue a bachelor’s degree in animal science at a four year university.

“I want to go into the genetics field and focus on reproduction and in-vitro fertilization in cows,” she said.

She grew up in Wray, Colo., showing beef and swine. She earned the Multi-breed Supreme Breeding Beef Female at the 2022 Yuma County Fair with KBC Jubilee J101, a Fort Knox daughter.

Midcap has been successful in 4-H livestock judg ing, including being high individual at the 2020 and the 2022 state 4-H contests, leading her team to be state champions. She has served as a judging coach tutor as well. She was active in high school sports and leadership roles in the Future Business Leaders of America, FFA and 4-H. She was a National Honors Society member, plus her lengthy and impressive resume shows church and community work.

“Bradie will continue to be a dynamic leader in the ag industry,” said Mark Valko of Wray.

Slaughter data reported

Commercial red meat production for the U.S. totaled 4.67 billion pounds in September, up two percent from the 4.58 bil lion pounds produced in September 2021.

Beef production, at 2.39 billion pounds, was four percent above the previous year. Cattle slaughter totaled 2.9 million head, up four percent from September 2021. The average live weight was down one pound from the previous year, at 1,364 pounds.

Veal production totaled 4.2 million pounds, five percent below September a year ago. Calf slaughter totaled 30,800 head, down 10 percent from September 2021. The average live weight was up 14 pounds from last year, at 238 pounds.

Pork production totaled 2.26 billion pounds, down slightly from the previous year. Hog slaughter totaled 10.7 million head, down one percent from September 2021. The average live weight was up two pounds from the previous year, at 285 pounds.

Lamb and mutton production, at 10.7 million pounds, was down slightly from September 2021. Sheep slaughter totaled 168,800 head, eight percent below last year. The average live weight was 125 pounds, up nine pounds from September a year ago.

January to September 2022 commercial red meat produc tion was 41.5 billion pounds, down slightly from 2021. Accu mulated beef production was up two percent from last year, veal was up four percent, pork was down two percent from last year and lamb and mutton production was down four percent.

For a full copy of the report, visit nass.usda.gov. Contact a U.S. Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Sta tistics Service state statistician at 1-800-392-3202 with any questions.

NCBA announces finalists

The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) announced the four finalists in the 10th annual National Anthem Singing Contest, sponsored by Norbrook. The winner receives a trip to the 2023 Cattle Industry Con vention & NCBA Trade Show in New Orleans to per form the “Star-Spangled Banner” at the Opening Gen eral Session on Feb. 1 as well as during the evening event on Feb. 3.

The four finalists include: Bree DeNaeyer of Sen eca, Neb., who has raised Red Angus with her fam ily in the Nebraska Sandhills for more than 20 years; Nicholas Kertz of Auburn, Ala., is a graduate student at Auburn University studying genomic-based approaches to improve heifer fertility and helps on his family’s cow/ calf farm in Illinois; Franki Moscato of Oshkosh, Wis., whose family has been farming since 1857, first sang the National Anthem at the age of 11 and now travels across the country speaking at teen suicide awareness events; Kendall Whatley of Wray, Ga., is studying beef cattle nutrition and forages and manages her own business pro viding genomic and breeding consulting services, sale cattle photography, farm/ranch lifestyle photography, chute-side services and ad design.

Videos of the finalists will be available for view ing and voting at convention.ncba.org beginning Nov. 1. The public can vote for their favorite singer once per day per person through Nov. 15, and the winner will be announced Nov. 18.

The winning singer will receive roundtrip airfare to New Orleans, hotel room for four nights, convention registration, a meet-and-greet hosted by Norbrook, plus a pair of boots, jeans and a shirt from Roper or Stetson.

For more information and to register, visit conven tion.ncba.org/

the development of poli cies that, following final approval by

organiza tion in

meet ing,

guide the work the organizations undertake on behalf of their members.

The rendezvous is about much more than just busi ness. The sharing of expe riences taking place during the daily social events are informative and inspiring.

This year, they take on an added significance as ranchers and resource man agers have dealt with the challenges of drought and uncertainties in federal pol icies. The Joint Auction scheduled on the final eve ning is an important source of financial support for the continuing work of WSGA, WACD and WWGA.

Wyoming was selected for the first migrating wild life MOU because our state has a reputation for “get ting the job done” when it comes to the manage ment of natural resources for multiple uses. Those who will gather in Casper for the Wyoming Natural Resource Rendezvous are the foundation of “getting the job done.”

If you, too, are com mitted to “getting the job done,” I urge you to join your committed colleagues in Casper Dec. 5-8. For more information and to register, visit wysga.org Jim Magagna is the executive vice president of the Wyoming Stock Grow ers Association. He can be reached at jim@wysga.org.

Lyle Raymond Bjornestad

in the family farm dream. He worked hard and made dreams come true.

When asked why he started farming so late in his life, his response was, “I’m gonna give ‘er hell,” and that’s what he did.

His love for family and farming was evident in every thing he did and said. Grand kids were a top priority after he had gotten his kids married off, and he was blessed with eight grandchildren.

LONGHORN

McIntosh

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Hfrs,

Sewell Ranching 54 Blk/Rd Heifers, 700#, Spayed, Full Vac. Program, Coming off grass Terry Reidy 45 Mx Hfrs, 900-950#, Spayed, Complete Vac. Program, Coming off grass WEANED CALVES

Scissors Ranch 160 Blk Strs, 550#, Weaned 23 days, Bunk Broke, Weaned on Silage and Hay, Branding & Precond Shots Red Butte Livestock/Martin Masters 80 Red Angus Strs, 535#, Weaned 35+ days, Branding & Precond Shots, Home Raised, Longtime Red Angus Program

PRECOND CALVES

Joseph Jones 320 Blk/Bwf Strs & Hfrs, 300-500#, Branding & Precond Shots, Producer All Natural S & T Cattle 300 Blk Strs & Hfrs, 475-500#, Branding & Precond Shots, Sired by Magnus and Vermilion Bulls, Summered at 6000’ Prewitt Ranch 155 Blk/Bwf few Rd Strs & Hfrs, 530-550#, Branding & Precond Shots Hahn Farms LLC 110 Blk/Bwf (10 Hereford) Strs & Hfrs, 600-700#, Branding & Precond Shots, Sired by Reid Angus & Berry Hereford Bulls Rabou Ranch 105 Mostly Blk (1-2 Red) Strs & Hfrs, 450-510#,Birth, Branding & Precond Shots, Sidwell Herefords 100 Fancy Bwf Strs & Hfrs, 500-550#, Branding & Precond Shots, Heifers are Replacement Quality, Producer All Natural Robert Clausen 100 Blk Strs & Hfrs, 475-525#, Branding & Precond Shots OMR Ranch/Mitch Benson 96 Blk Strs & Hfrs, 450-550#, Blk Angus or Blk Angus X, Branding & Precond Shots Martin Family Ranch/Wayne and Charleen Bendixen 76 Blk few Red Strs & Hfrs, 600-650#, Branding & Precond Shots, Choice to Fancy Rick Jones 75 Blk Hfrs, 525-550#, Branding Shots, & Precond Shots, Sired by Reyes and Powder River Angus Bulls, Producers All Natural Paul Fornstrom 70 Blk/Bwf Strs & Hfrs, 500#, Branding & Precond Shots, Producer All Natural

Lyle Raymond Bjornes tad was doing what he loved when he was called home to be with God on Oct. 17. He was born on March 15, 1954, to Raymond Nore Bjornes tad and Vera Jean Jones in Powell.

He graduated from Cody High School in 1972, and went to work in the oil field for many different compa nies. In 1975, he married the love of his life Nita Luann Suffield. To this marriage, three children were born: Keely Jean, Curtis Raymond and Karlyn Kathrine.

After oil field job trans fers had taken the family to Casper and then to Gillette, Lyle and Nita decided in 1984 it was time to return to Powell and finish raising the family.

Lyle went back to school, and when he finished, he took a job as a research associate with the University of Wyo ming Research Center and went on to become the farm manager as the years went on.

In 2003, Lyle cashed in his life savings to fund his dream of farming. He invited his son Curtis and his sonin-law John Brence to join

Lyle tried his best to make all his grandkids’ school or sporting events. His grandkids were his pride and joy, and they always brought a smile to his face. He was a true family man.

Lyle was preceded in death by his parents Ray mond and Vera Jean; stepfa ther William Gallogly; sisters Sonja (Bjornestad) Servo, Rita (Bjornestad) Lee and Bernice Bjornestad.

He is survived by his loving wife Nita; daughters Keely (Justin) Hays of Bill ings, Mont., Karlyn (John) Brence of Powell; son Cur tis (Erin) Bjornestad of Elko, Nev.; and his grandchil dren Cooper and Lillie Hays, Emma, Kathryn, Charlee and Baylee Brence and Kaci and Cael Kysar; along with broth ers Howard, Brent and Russ Bjornestad; and sister Mar quita Graves.

Services for Lyle Bjor nestad were held on Oct. 26 at the Park County Fairgrounds.

To order memorial trees or send flowers to the fam ily in memory of Lyle Ray mond Bjornestad, visit condolences.com

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Reidy

Andy

60% Blk/40% Red Strs, 425-500#, Branding & Precond Shots

Mx Strs & Hfrs, 650#, Branding & Precond Shots

Strs & Hfrs, 500#, Branding & Precond Shots

Hfrs, 400-550#, Branding

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Strs & Hfrs, 425-525#,

Jim

Mark Kersting 225 Blk few Bwf

& Hfrs, 590-625#,

Randy Cole 190 Blk Strs & Hfrs, 450-550#, Branding

Precond

Middle Bear Ranch 175 Red Angus (20 Blk) Strs & Hfrs, 425-520#, Branding

Bell Livestock/Russell & Kathy Bell 100 Blk Strs & Hfrs, 435-535#, Branding & Precond

Jon & Kadee Armstrong 100 Blk Strs & Hfrs, 575-650#, Birth, Branding & Precond Shots

Producers

Leroy Krejci 100 Mx Strs & Hfrs, 350-650#, Branding Shots Audrey & Helen Ward 100 Blk Strs & Hfrs, 400-525#, Branding & Precond Shots, Running at 9000’

Rafter Star Ranch/Pepper Fipps 100 Blk Strs & Hfrs, 495-580#, Birth, Branding & Precond Shots, High Elevation (7000’)

Rabe Livestock 100 Mx Strs & Hfrs, 450-625#, Weaned 50 days, Branding & Precond Shots Miles Proctor 90 Blk Angus Strs & Hfrs, 575#, Branding & Precond Shots Ted & Will Myers 90 Blk/Bwf few Rwf Strs & Hfrs, 525-550#, Branding & Precond Shots, Summered at 7500”

Randy Crozier 90 Blk Strs & Hfrs, 500-600#, Branding Shots, No Implants, Running at 6000+’, Been on a Mineral Program

Kelly Francis 80 Mx Strs & Hfrs, 525-600#, Branding & Precond Shots

Kelly Land & Cattle/Dave & Sharon Kelly 80 Mostly Blk Strs, 550-625#, Branding & Precond Shots

Barbara York 75 Blk Strs & Hfrs, 525-625#, Branding & Precond Shots

Tom Dunlap 45 Char-x Strs & Hfrs, 500-625#, Branding & Precond Shots

Will Montieth 40 Blk Strs & Hfrs, 400-600#, Branding & Precond Shots, High Elevation Roxie Harris 25 Blk Strs & Hfrs, 450-520#, Branding & Precond Shots, Weaned 30 days, Producers All Natural

Dan Wedemeyer 19 Blk/Bwf few Red Strs & Hfrs, 550-600#, Weaned 30 days, Bunk Broke, Been on Calf Creep, Branding & Precond Shots Tami Van Pelt 18 Mx Strs & Hfrs, 520-600#, Branding & Precond Shots

Darren Geringer 17 Blk Strs & Hfrs, 550-575#, Branding Shots

Matt Parlip 10 Red Strs, 575-625#, Weaned 30 days, Hay Fed w/little Cake, Branding & Precond Shots Jeff Shmidl/Shmidl Ranch 9 Sim-Angus/Blk/Bwf Strs, 700#, Weaned 37 days, Branding & Precond Shots, Producer All Natural

Woodward

Justin

195.00C

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Milk production reported

Arizona dairy herds produced 1.1 billion pounds of milk during the July-September quarter, up 1.5 percent from the previous year.

Colorado dairy herds produced 1.35 billion pounds of milk during the July-September quarter, up 2.5 per cent from the previous year

Montana dairy herds produced 57 million pounds of milk during the July-September quarter, down 6.6 percent from the previous year.

New Mexico dairy herds produced 1.74 billion pounds of milk during the July-September quarter, down 4.9 percent from the previous year.

Utah dairy herds produced 554 million pounds of milk during the July-September quarter, down 1.4 per cent from the previous year.

Wyoming dairy herds produced 62.2 million pounds of milk during the July-September quarter, up 10.3 per cent from the previous year.

Milk production in the U.S. during the July-Sep tember quarter totaled 56.5 billion pounds, up 1.2 per cent from the July-September quarter last year.

to conserving wildlife, par ticularly big game migra tion. We do that with strong landowner part nerships and recognition that habitat conservation can be done on multiuse lands,” said Gordon. “Pri vate landowners have long provided key habitat for wildlife across Wyoming. Offering voluntary fund ing opportunities to land owners to maintain this valuable space for wildlife is a recognition of their role in conservation.”

Impact on Wyoming producers USDA will offer pro ducers a package of oppor tunities to choose from including the Environ mental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP), Agricul tural Conservation Ease ment Program (ACEP) and Grassland Conser vation Reserve Program which will be available across a wide range of

lands including grass lands, shrublands and for ested habitats located on Tribal and privately owned working lands. USDA’s Natural Resources Con servation Service plans to invest $6 million in addi tional EQIP assistance and $10 million through ACEP in 2023.

During an interview with RFD-TV, Wyoming Stock Growers Associa tion Executive Vice Pres ident Jim Magagna dis cussed the benefits the partnership will offer Wyoming.

“It recognizes two things which are currently important,” he said. “First, the principle role of the states in managing wild life, and second, the role private lands along with intermingled public lands play in providing the hab itat these migratory wild life need as they move across during their annual cycles.”

Magagna said the part nership will have a posi tive impact on Wyoming ranchers and farmers.

“Certainly, the way our farmers and ranch ers in Wyoming manage their land is important to the health of our wildlife populations, and they do this very well,” he said.

“The really important part of the program, from our perspective, is it’s not just paying a landowner to do something additional, it’s recognizing what our good resource managers already are doing across the state and providing an oppor tunity to reward them for their efforts in provid ing the habitats keeping our wildlife populations strong and healthy.”

This partnership between the USDA and Wyoming sets the stage for broader conservation efforts across the U.S., noted Magagna.

“Within Wyoming, it fits in well with things we have already provided leadership in,” he said.

“Wyoming developed the

first plan approved for the protection of sage grouse habitat several years ago. With this partnership, we are talking about migratory wildlife populations, so all of those come together to create both an atmosphere that is ideal for our wildlife in the state of Wyoming, but equally as important, a recognition of the criti cal role of our farmers and ranchers in providing hab itat and providing some reward for them for the efforts they not only will do in the future, but for what they have done in the past, as well.”

“This is a first,” Magagna said in reference to the partnership, “and it sets the stage for programs to hopefully be imple mented in other parts of the country.”

Kaitlyn Root is an edi tor for the Wyoming Live stock Roundup. Send com ments on this article to roundup@wylr.net.

For more information,visit usda.gov/media/press-releases/2022/10/ 17/usda-formalizes-big-game-conservation-partnership-statewyoming.

Grenseman, Janet - Glenrock

Clvs,

Donald

Kraft, Dan -

Clvs,

590#

526# $18000

605#

Meeteetse

692# $17000

1 Blk Cow, 1460# $7800

1 Blk Cow, 1420# $6900

Lyman Ranch Co. - Ten Sleep

4 Blk Cows, avg. 1408# $7550

2 Blk Cows, avg. 1395# $7500

2 Blk Cows, avg. 1423# $7500

1 Blk Cow, 1455# $7400

1 Blk Cow, 1250# $7400

2 Blk Cows, avg. 1543# $7400

1 Blk Cow, 1215# $6500

Lazy BV Cattle - Meeteetse

2 Blk Cows, avg. 1333# $7550

1 Blk Cow, 1315# $7350

1 Blk Cow, 1395# $7150

Riley, Michael - Burlington

1 Red Cow, 1355# $7550

1 Red Cow, 1405# $7500

1 RWF Cow, 1460# $7500

1 Red Cow, 1470# $7350

Mastre, Shane - Basin

1 Blk Cow, 1205# $7500

Lungren, Luke - Worland

1 Blk Cow, 1345# $7400

Gilbreath, Donald - Meeteetse

1515# $7350

1060# $7300

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continued from page 1 “This is a first, and it sets the stage for programs to hopefully be implemented in other parts of the country.” – Jim Magagna, Wyoming Stock Growers Association

Lane says even with a narrow margin, control comes down to the agenda and what is allowed to move forward.

“Representative Glenn Thompson (R-PA), as the new incoming presump tive chairman of the House of Ag Committee should Republicans take control of the House, is a strong advo cate for the cattle industry and a strong advocate for ag. This alone is a massive game changer empowering him in the position,” he says.

Lane anticipates many “farm state” members will be coming to Washington, D.C. as new members of the freshman class.

“This will bring some new helpful voices which understand agriculture and want to be helpful, and that’s always a good thing,” he says.

Lane says this influx of new members may lead to a “logjam” of members wanting to be on the same committees.

“There are a lot of ways for folks to help NCBA and support the industry on Cap itol Hill other than just the ag committee, so we will be watching all of those races and hoping the steering com mittee makes good choices in populating those commit tees with folks who are will

ing to get some things done,” Lane adds.

Lame-duck session

Lane says “less is more” when it comes to the work being done during the lameduck session, which is when Congress is in session after a November election and before the beginning of the new Congress.

“We don’t want to see a bunch of activity and last minute panic legislating in a lame-duck session,” he says.

Democratic and Repub lican motives will differ greatly during this lameduck session, he says.

“If the Democrats lose bigger than they’re expecting to, we will see some desper ations – some Hail Marys,” he says. “If Republicans do get the majority they are looking for, they will apply breaks because they won’t want to do much of anything before they have control and can run those processes the way they want to, so that’s going to manifest most spe cifically in things such as appropriations.”

The next fiscal deadline to fund the government is Dec. 16, notes Lane.

“This could either be a continuing resolution again into next spring, or it could be a full omnibus pack age funding the government through next September,”

he says. “How this election plays out will be a big fac tor in what the package looks like.”

Lane says Republicans will not want a full omnibus package through September if they’re going to have con trol in a few weeks.

“What happens within the next few weeks has major consequences for what the lame-duck session looks like,” he says. “Any thing is possible in a lameduck session, and our team is going to have to be on their A game looking out for any of these things pop ping out last minute which we will need to engage on to make sure it doesn’t get across the finish line.”

Anti-ag activists

Lane says anti-ag activ ists play a larger role in this election than would nor mally be expected.

“Animal rights activ ists are interesting because they have no problem push ing their agenda to nontradi tional allies,” he says. “They are looking for allies in the Republican party.”

Anti-ag activists spent a “tremendous amount” of political dollars this cycle on Republicans, says Lane.

“A lot of those mem bers didn’t really understand who they were taking money from in these big events we go to in Washington, D.C.,” he says. “People show up and hand a check, whether it is a group like Animal Well

ness Action, the Humane Society Legislative Action Fund or individual donors.”

This is an issue NCBA has been strongly engaged with, says Lane, and NCBA will continue to educate on the topic. Many sportsmen communities, firearm com munities, extractive use com munities and other groups share NCBA’s concern with anti-ag activists and their intentions.

“They tell these mem bers it’s about puppies and kittens, but it’s not, it’s about shutting down ag, hunting and all of our ways of life in rural communities across the country,” he says. “We need to make sure our members across the country under stand this is not about warm and fuzzy puppies and kit tens. These are bad people with a bad agenda.”

NCBA’s policy priorities

Lane says the election will impact NCBA’s policy priorities, especially going into a farm bill year.

“I was here in 2010 when the Tea Party wave came in, and that was marked by a high degree of fiscal conser vatism,” he says. “I think we will see very similar dynam ics coming into this next Congress.”

He notes the U.S. has seen additional government spending beyond normal budgeting since the begin ning of COVID-19.

“The federal deficit reflects this,” he says. “A

lot of incoming members of Congress are really keying in on this and really focusing on where money is going out the door – where we are spend ing too much and where we can tighten the belt.”

The farm bill will be about a $1 trillion package, and it will receive scrutiny, says Lane.

“I think it is really impor tant we understand just what a big sales job a full farm bill will be with this new Con gress,” he says. “We have heard from a lot of incoming freshmen member Republi cans saying, I have no inter est in voting for a big pack age like this, even if they are from farm states, so this paints the picture of what we have ahead of us.”

Lane recognizes every thing in the farm bill costs more now than it did the last time the farm bill was passed.

“Inflation is front and center right now,” he says. “This goes for food prices, conservation program costs and disastrous assistance program costs – across

the board everything costs more.”

Thompson hopes to have a farm bill to vote on by Sep tember of 2023, says Lane.

“We will do everything we can to help him with this, but I think it is an extremely remote possibility we are voting on a farm bill in a successful way by next Sep tember,” he says.

Educating new members

As new members make their way into Congress, NCBA is expected to bring them up to speed on issues facing the cattle industry, says Lane.

“NCBA has a lot of dif ferent points to get on these new members’ radars, and NCBA wants to make sure we are educating their staff and make sure they under stand just what a resource we can be at NCBA with the team we have here for them as they move through the year,” he says.

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

“There are a lot of ways for folks to help NCBA and support the industry on Capitol Hill other than just the ag committee, so we will be watching all of those races and hoping the steering committee makes good choices in populating those committees with folks who are willing to get some things done.” – Ethan Lane, National Cattlemen’s Beef Association

the Goshen County Cowbelles, now known as the Goshen Cat tlewomen – taught her how to sew.

Judy notes she earned a trip to Chicago modeling from the sewing skills her mom taught her. For many years after her 4-H exhibitor days, she stayed active as a 4-H leader for the Huntley Farm and Home Builders 4-H Club.

“I still grow a big garden and enjoy sewing with the grandkids,” she says. “Agri culture isn’t something we intentionally talk about, it’s

who we are.”

Ag involvement

Today, Judy’s family con tinues to be actively involved in agriculture. Her husband Bob continues to background his cattle on his parents’ place which their son Matt Daily has since purchased.

Her daughter Jill and hus band Adam Tregemba live across the road, and her son Miles and wife Karen Daily now own and are on the orig inal place they bought in the 80s. In addition, her daughter Dixie and Kirby Berger live

in Saratoga.

Having her family involved in agriculture and watching her children grow up in agriculture has been both rewarding and heartening for Judy.

“I’m so thankful for our family,” she says. “It is what Bob and I are most proud of, and our goal has always been that home is a refuge for our kids.”

Overcoming challenges

Judy notes balancing everything is a challenge for many women in ag. In the real estate business, earning trust was one thing she had to work for.

“Balancing everything is

always a challenge and estab lishing trust in real estate with the farm/ranch properties was earned, not given,” she says.

At the end of the day, Judy is reminded of her relationship with God, and she is constantly reminded she is blessed.

For other women in ag, Judy offers some words of advice by saying, “My advice is to work hard, believe you were fearfully and wonderfully made and count your blessings – always find the positive. God will sustain you.”

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

SALE REPORTS

Micheli Ranch Annual Production Sale

Top Sellers

Hereford Bulls

Lot 1 – MH Miles 105 ET – Price: $11,750 DOB: 2/13/21 Sire: NJW 98S Ribeye 88X Dam’s Sire: CS Pure Gold EPDs: BW: +2.9, WW: +53, YW: +81, Milk: +35 and M&G: +61 Buyer: Blaha Ranch, Boulder

Lot 7 – MH Catapult 160 – Price: $7,500 DOB: 4/4/21 Sire: CC 320 23X Catapult Dam’s Sire: CC

CX Pure MR Herf EPDs: BW: +3.5, WW: +52, YW: +87, Milk: +20 and M&G: +46 Buyer: R & R Land and Livestock, Oak Creek, Colo.

Lot 2 – MH Who Maker 117 – Price: $7,000 DOB: 3/5/21 Sire: C Sull Who Maker 9262 ET Dam’s Sire: CC CX MR Herf EPDs: BW: +4, WW: +55, YW: +89, Milk: +23 and M&G: +51 Buyer: Sommers Ranch, Daniel

Lot 8 – MH MR Herf 174 – Price: $7,000 DOB: 3/27/21 Sire: CC CX 326 Pure MR Herf Dam’s Sire: C Stockman 2059 EPDs: BW: +4.9, WW: +55, YW: +95, Milk: +24 and M&G: +52 Buyer: Sommers Ranch, Daniel

Angus Bulls

Lot 15 – MAR Flat Top 110 – Price: $8,800 DOB: 2/9/21 Sire:

McConnell Flat Top 1007 Dam’s Sire: McCo nnell Resource 504 EPDs: BW: -0.9, WW: +63, YW: +118 and Milk: +29 Buyer: Cantlin Ranch, Fort Bridger Lot 1 – Sundance 120 – Price: $7,500 DOB: 2/12/21 Sire: Lazy JB Sundance 6428 Dam’s Sire: McConnell Altitude 3114 EPDs: BW: +0.9, WW: +53, YW: +90 and Milk: +23 Buyer: Price Ranch, Daniel

Lot 5 – MAR Con fidence 1011 – Price: $7,500 DOB: 4/2/21 Sire: MAR Confidence 502 Dam’s Sire: MR New Design 685 EPDs: BW: +1, WW: +34, YW: +53 and Milk: +22 Buyer: Price Ranch, Daniel

Lot 7 – MAR Con fidence 1006 – Price: $7,500 DOB: 4/6/21 Sire: MAR Confidence 502 Dam’s Sire: McCo nnell Altitude 3114 EPDs: BW: -3, WW: +40, YW: +69 and Milk: +16 Buyer: Cornelison Ranch, Evanston

Lot 9 – MAR Sun dance 133 – Price: $7,500 DOB: 3/13/21 Sire: Lazy JB Sundance 6428 Dam’s Sire: Con nealy Confidence 0100 EPDs: BW: +0.4, WW: +49, YW: +85 and Milk: +24 Buyer: Boroff Ranch, Daniel

build communication and interpersonal skills. Judg ing also offers students an opportunity to gain indus try experience and network with professionals across the country. The meat judg ing team, for example, trav els to eight national con tests annually in locations ranging from Texas to Pennsylvania.

“Students who are on judging teams are highly sought after for jobs. They know what time commit ment looks like, know that it takes a lot of effort to reach goals and that early mornings are a fact of life,” Phillips observes.

Ashlynn Manuel, of Montrose, Colo., is a UW junior majoring in animal

science with a concentra tion in meat science and a minor in ag business. She is one of 22 students taking the Intro to Meat Judging class this fall.

“I feel like in meat judging there is always something new and inter esting. I am very excited for the competitions com ing next year and can’t wait for practices to start,” she shares.

This article is cour tesy of UW Extension Busi ness Manager McKensie Phillips and UW Commu nications and Technology Writer and Editor Brooke Ortel. Send comments on this article to mckensie. phillips@uwyo.edu or bor tel@uwyo.edu.

To learn more about UW’s collegiate judging program, contact McKensie Phillips at mckensie.phillips@uwyo. edu or by calling 307-766-2334.

Reported By: Curt Cox, WLR Field Editor Oct. 26, 2022

The Micheli Ranch, Fort Bridger

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Two-Year-Old Horned and Polled Hereford Bulls Avg.

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New to the rodeo this year was an Open Ranch Bronc Ride. The standalone event had no impact on team scores.

Ten bronc riders vied for the top ride. Sam Phipps earned first place and a check for $1,000 and a Legend Tack and Silver Trophy Buckle sponsored by the Montana Cowboy Hall of Fame. Taylor

Merrill earned second, Kelly Holmquist placed third and Connor Dove placed fourth. The Top Horse Award was given to Mischief, rid den by Jason Steffler of Stef fler Ranch of Firth, Idaho. This award is given to the most athletic, cowy and best partner a cowboy could have. The top horse was given a bridle with rawhide romal

and half-breed bit.

The fastest time team trailing went to Bootheel 7 & Hageman Ranches of Lusk. The fastest team brand ing went to Lazy J Hangin U Ranch of Dillon, Mont. The fastest team doctoring went to Thompson Livestock of Lusk, and fastest time in the wild cow milking went to the Steffler Ranch of Firth, Idaho.

The teams of four com peted in wild cow milking, team branding, team doctor

ing and team trailering.

Club Calf Show results

Amanda Schnoor of Chowchilla, Calif. judged the 2022 NILE Club Calf Show held Oct. 17. The shows boosted big wins for youth from the Cowboy State.

In the Club Calf Show, Lane Rigdon of Mediapolis, Iowa took home the Grand Champion Club Calf Steer, and the Reserve Grand Cham pion Steer was exhibited by Reese Wilkins of Torrington. The Champion Pen of

Three Steers was exhibited by Jhett West of Sheridan, and the reserve champion went to West Show Stock of Sheridan.

On the heifer side of the show, Young’s Show Cat tle of Gillette won the Grand Champion Club Calf Heifer as well as the Reserve Cham pion Club Calf Heifer. Addi tionally, they won the Cham pion Pen of Three Heifers, and the Reserve Champion Pen of Three was awarded to B&K Livestock of Hobson, Mont.

The Champion Club Calf Futurity Heifer was exhibited by Regan Nansel of Billings, Mont., consigned by Bromen shenk Farms, and the Reserve Champion Club Calf Futurity Heifer was exhibited by Vir ginia Wing of Casper, con signed by Wing Show Stock.

For more information, visit thenile.org

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

Raegan Nansel of Billings,

photo

Pen of Three Heifers

by Young’s Show Cattle of Gillette. NILE photo

Pen of Three Steers

Exhibited by Jhett West of Sheri dan. NILE photo

Grand Champion Club Calf Steer – Exhibited by Lane Rigdon of Mediapolis, Iowa. NILE photo

Champion team – The 2022 NILE Ranch Rodeo Finals took place on Oct. 15 in Billings, Mont. The Thompson Livestock team of Lusk took home the championship title, taking home a paycheck of $2,500, trophy buckles sponsored by the Montana Cowboy Hall of Fame and qualification to the Western States Ranch Rodeo Asso ciation World Finals. NILE photo

Top hand – The Top Hand Award is given to a contestant who is the handiest and best helper. Dusty Holland with the South Pryor team of Billings, Mont. took home this year’s award. NILE photo

Bronc winner – New to the the 2022 NILE Ranch Rodeo was an Open Ranch Bronc Ride. The standalone event had no impact on team scores, but Sam Phipps earned first place with a check for $1,000 and a Legend Tack and Silver Trophy buckle. NILE photo

CONNECTING AG to CLIMATE

By Windy Kelley, Northern Plains Regional Climate Hub

Recent and current conditions

Wyoming experienced its second warmest and 40th wettest September out of 128 years, according to National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) National Centers for Envi ronmental Information data base, retrieved Oct. 25. For the same period of record, the minimum and maximum September temperatures for all of Wyoming counties ranked within the top eight warmest.

The U.S. Drought Mon itor (USDM) map for Wyo ming, released Oct. 20, classifies over 34 percent of the state as being abnor mally dry – and over 51 per cent of Wyoming as moder

ate to extreme drought. In the remainder of the state, more than 14 percent is classified as none – in other words, these areas are not experiencing abnormally dry or drought conditions.

View the current USDM map at bit.ly/2S28VTA

Consider submitting a Con dition Monitoring Observer Report at bit.ly/3c4WRLR

Eight to 14-day and one-month forecasts

NOAA’s eight to 14-day forecast for Nov. 2-8, issued Oct. 25, shows a 50 to 70 percent proba bility (or chance) for below normal temperatures for all of Wyoming. For the same timeframe, the fore

* Temperatures are observed daily and then averaged across those days for the given timeframe.

** Rankings & additional information are available at NOAA's Cli mate at a Glance website.

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cast shows a 40 to 60 per cent probability for above normal precipitation for the entire state.

The November forecast, issued Oct. 20, indicates a 33 to 50 percent probability of above normal tempera tures for all of Wyoming – with an equal probabil ity for below, near or above normal for the northwest

corner of the state.

For the same time frame, there is an equal probability for below, near or above normal precipita tion for most of Wyoming. The northwest corner is the exception with a 33 to 40 percent probability for above normal precipitation.

For details and to view more NOAA forecasts, visit cpc.ncep.noaa.gov

Windy K. Kelley is the regional Extension pro gram coordinator and state specialist for the U.S. Department of Agri culture’s Northern Plains Climate Hub, Univer sity of Wyoming Exten sion and WAFERx. She can be reached at wkelley1@ uwyo.edu or 307-367-4380.

What’s Cooking, Good Looking?

Street tacos are one of my favorite foods, heck, pretty much any taco falls into the category of one of my favorite foods. So, street taco meatballs are along those lines, but different. Could you still serve them on a tortilla? Sure, do what makes you happy. I served mine with some bell pep pers and onions I had sautéed with a little taco seasoning, and some cilantro lime rice.

Street Taco Meatballs

Ingredients

1/2 small onion, diced

2 cloves of garlic, minced (or more, garlic should be measured from the heart)

1 tbsp. taco seasoning

1 tbsp. olive oil

1 egg, whisked

1 tsp. salt

1/2 tsp. black pepper

1 lb. ground beef

Taco Ranch Dressing

1 c. ranch

1 tsp. taco seasoning

Garnish

Chopped cilantro

Finely diced onion

Lime wedges

Directions

Preheat skillet with olive oil, add in the diced onion and garlic. Cook three to four minutes, or until fragrant.

Add in the taco season ing and sauté for about 45 seconds or until your kitchen smells like you’ve been transported to Mexico.

Remove from heat

and let cool for a few min utes. Once cooled, mix the onion/garlic mixture with the whisked egg. Make sure the veggies are cool enough that you don’t cook your egg.

Add the ground beef to the mixture, working it all together until combined.

Scoop the meatballs to desired size and cook in a skillet over medium high heat until cooked through. While they’re cooking, whip up the taco ranch dipping sauce.

Serve garnished with the cilantro and onions, a gen erous spritz of lime and the dipping sauce.

Tressa Lawrence lives and works on her family’s cattle ranch, where she runs cattle, cooks a few meals, juggles freelance writing and photography and drinks a questionable amount of cof fee to get through fall work. Comments can be sent to lawrenceranchbeefco@ gmail.com.

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more information, contact Connor Biehler at cbiehler2@unl.edu or 402-624-8007.

Wyoming Weed and Pest Council Fall Conference and Annual Meeting, Holiday Inn Cody, Buffalo Bill Village, Cody. For more information, visit wyo weed.org/meetings-conferences/conference

Angus Convention, Salt Lake City, Utah. For more information, visit angus convention.com

Wyoming FFA Blue Jeans Ball, 5 p.m., Campbell County Senior Center, Gillette. To buy tickets, visit wyoffafoundation.com/blue-jeans-ball

Nov. 7 Sage Grouse Implementation Team Meeting, 9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m., the Elk Room, Wyoming Game and Fish Department, Cheyenne.

Nov. 7

Nov. 8

Bighorn/Domestic Sheep Interaction Working Group, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., the Inn at Lander, Lander.

Wyoming Water Development Commission Infrastructure Public Meet ing, 6-8 p.m., Riverton. For more information, contact Chace Tavelli at chace. tavelli@wyo.gov or 307-777-7626 or Jay Schug at jschug@trihydro.com or 970-449-2921.

Nov. 9 Wyoming Water Development Commission Infrastructure Public Meet ing, 6-8 p.m., Powell. For more information, contact Chace Tavelli at chace. tavelli@wyo.gov or 307-777-7626 or Jay Schug at jschug@trihydro.com or 970-449-2921.

Nov. 10 Collegiate Discussion Meet, 4 p.m., Casper College, Casper. For more information, visit wyfb.org/yfr/competitive-events/ or e-mail kclark@wyfb.org.

Nov. 10 Wyoming Water Development Commission Infrastructure Public Meet ing, 6-8 p.m., Worland. For more information, contact Chace Tavelli at chace. tavelli@wyo.gov or 307-777-7626 or Jay Schug at jschug@trihydro.com or 970-449-2921.

Nov. 10-12 Wyoming Farm Bureau 103rd Annual Meeting, Best Western, Casper. For more information, visit wyfb.org

Nov. 10-12 West Central States Wool Growers Convention, Grand Summit Hotel, Park City, Utah. For more information, visit utahwoolgrowers.com/convention

Nov. 12 Wyoming Farm Bureau Young Farmers and Ranchers 19th Annual Har vest for All Fundraiser, Casper. For more information, visit wyfb.org

Nov. 10-13 Working Ranch Cowboys Association World Championship Ranch Rodeo, Amarillo, Texas. For more information and tickets, visit wrca.org/wcrr

Nov. 11-13 Up in Arms, LLC Flea Market and Gun Show, CAM-PLEX, Gillette. For more information, contact Lisa at 208-420-2295.

Nov. 13-27 Cheyenne Livestock Expo, Archer Events Center, Cheyenne. For more information, visit cheyennelivestockexpo.com

Nov. 17 Wyoming Water Development Commission Infrastructure Public Meet ing, 6-8 p.m., Torrington. For more information, contact Chace Tavelli at chace.tavelli@wyo.gov or 307-777-7626 or Jay Schug at jschug@trihydro. com or 970-449-2921.

Nov. 17-18

Wyoming Women in Ag Symposium and Tour, Fremont County Fairgrounds, Riverton. For more information and to register, visit wywomeninag.org

Nov. 18-19 Rocky Mountain Farmers Union Convention, Greeley, Colo. For more information, visit rmfu.org

Nov. 19-21

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North Dakota State University Hettinger Research Extension Center Shearing School, Hettinger, N.D. For more information, contact Christopher Schauer at schauer@ndsu.edu or 701-567-3582.

Wyoming Angus Association Annual Meeting, 9:30 a.m., Archer Events Center, Cheyenne. For more information, visit wyomingangus.org/index.html

Nov. 12 Leachman Cattle of Colorado Fall Harvest Sale, Leachman Bull Barn, Fort Collins, Colo., 970-568-3983, leachman.com

Nov. 12 HD Dunn & Son Angus Ranch 24th Annual Bull Sale, at the ranch, Tetonia, ID, 208-221-3866, 402-382-5810, hddunn.com

Nov. 17 K2 Red Angus Fall Female Sale, at the ranch, Wheatland, 307-331-2917, k2redangus.com

Nov. 17 Largent and Sons “Prime World” Sale, at the ranch, Kaycee, 307-738-2443, 307-267-3229, largentandsons.com

Nov. 19

Redland Angus Annual Production Sale, Buffalo Livestock Auction, Buffalo, 307-250-1548, redlandangus.com

Nov. 19 Pharo Cattle Company Sale, Three Forks, Mont., 800-311-0995, pharocattle.com

Nov. 19

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

Nov. 19 Hollow Top Angus Production Sale, Montana Livestock Auction, Ramsay, Mont., 406-223-5078, hollowtopangus.com

Nov. 20

Nov. 22

Nov. 26

The Wyoming Angus Association 12th Annual Wyoming Select Female Sale, Archer Events Center, Cheyenne, 307-216-0090, 307-630-1539, wyo mingangus.org

Paint Rock Angus Annual Fall Sale, at the ranch, Hyattville, 307-469-2206, 307-271-2000, 307-272-5332, 307-578-7392, paintrockangus.com

Vermilion Ranch Fall Performance Sale, Public Auction Yards, Billings, Mont., 406-670-0078, 406-672-5844, vermilionangus.com

Nov. 28 Stevenson’s Diamond Dot 62nd Annual Fall Production Sale, at the ranch, Hobson, Mont., 406-366-9023, 406-374-2250, stevensonsdiamonddot.com

Nov. 29

Nov. 29

Ward Livestock Red White & Blue Bull Sale, at the ranch, Laramie, 307399-9863

Western Video Market, Silver Legacy, Reno, Nev., 530-347-3793, wvmcattle.com

Nov. 30 40th Annual Utah Cattlemen’s Classic All Breed Bull Sale, Utah State Fair grounds, Salt Lake City, Utah, 801-857-0490

Dec. 1 Sitz Angus 57th Annual Fall Bull & Female Sale, at the ranch, Harrison, Mont., 406-685-3360, 406-683-5277, 208-670-2364, sitzangus.com

Dec. 3

Pharo Cattle Company Sale, Valentine, Neb., 800-311-0995, pharocattle.com

Dec. 3 Leachman Cattle of Colorado High Altitude Sale, Location: TBD, 970-5683983, leachman.com

Dec. 3

Pyramid Beef Annual Bull Sale, Frederickson Ranch, Spearfish, S.D., 605254-4872, 605-645-1630, pyramidbeef.net

Dec. 8 ZumBrunnen Angus Combined Bull & Female Sale, at the ranch, Lusk, 307-334-2265, 307-216-0198, zbangus.com

Dec. 9

Bowman Cattle Ranch-Ready Rugged 2-Year-Old Bull Sale, Sugar Valley Stockyards, Gering, Neb., 307-287-6503, 307-575-4992, bowmancattle.com

Dec. 14 Rock Lake Angus Production Sale, at the ranch, Wheatland, 307-331-1175, rocklakeangus.com

Now, washing and iron ing are included in the day’s routine of lighter tasks. The machines do most of the work, some of them being almost human in their han dling of the various opera tions.

Thus read an article in the Oct. 25, 1938 Raw lins Republican-Bulletin with the page of advertising included as promised.

Oct.

Nov.

This week, Oct. 23-29 inclusive, is National Washer and Ironer Week. The week is being pub lished over the radio, in magazine and newspaper advertisements and stories.

Several of the local dealers of electrical supplies and equipment, especially those who handle the var ious makes of ironers and washers, are tying in with the national observances. This special issue of the Republican-Bulletin will be found on a special page tiein, the advertisers being the Rawlins Electrical League, H. Rasmussen, Inc., Rawl ins Norge Appliance Shop, Maytag Shop, Household Appliance Shop, Rawlins Electric Appliance Shop, Gambles Store Agency and H. Larsen Hardware. We urge our readers to look over this page and to read every advertisement con tained therein.

Included in the new models of washer and iron ers are every improvement and convenience. Washing and ironing days are differ ent than they used to be –even as compared to two, three and four years ago.

In the “old day,” which includes up to the last year, wash day was dreaded by the housewife.

It meant spending almost all day over the tub or trying to manipulate an old-fashioned washing machine. By evening she was a wreck – both men tally and physically. Ironing day was just as bad.

There is no need to dread washing and iron ing in this day and age of machinery. We do not still continue to travel with the horse and buggy – why should the housewife con tinue to do her work with an old-fashioned washing machine and iron?

This week, let the elec trical appliance dealer show you how you can change, how little it costs to do so and how much hard work, effort, time and energy can be saved.

San

South

Slaughter

lbs 106.00-119.00; 150-160 lbs 101.00-107.00..

Billings: wooled and shorn 100-135 lbs 91.00-120.50.

Slaughter Lambs: Choice and Prime 1-2

San Angelo: hair 40-60 lbs 266.00-308.00; 60-70 lbs 244.00288.00; 70-80 lbs 200.00-257.00; 80-90 lbs 181.00-202.00, few 220.00; 90-100 lbs 157.00-160.00, few 204.00.

111.00; 120-130 lbs 92.00-110.00.

Replacement Ewes: Medium and Large 1-2 San Angelo: hair ewe lambs 75-85 lbs 255.00-270.00/cwt; yearling hair 80-100 lbs 130.00-138.00/cwt; mixed age hair 100-135 lbs 93.00-124.00/cwt. Ft. Collins: no test. South Dakota: ewe lambs 55-70 lbs 225.00-227.00/cwt, 70-80 lbs 202.50-206.00/cwt, 80 lbs 197.50/cwt, 100-105 lbs 112.00166.00/cwt; yearlings 250.00-340.00/head; young 230.00300.00/head; aged 137.50-160.00/head. Billings: ewe lambs 93 lbs 131.00/cwt; young 73.50-86.00/ head...

Sheep and

San

Ft.

58.00-95.00; Utility 1-2 (thin) 45.00-65.00; Cull 1 33.0035.50.

Billings: Good 3-4 (very fleshy) no test; Good 2-3 (fleshy) 57.0064.00; Utility 1-2 (thin) 55.50-65.00; Cull 1 53.00.

Feeder Lambs: Medium and Large 1-2 San Angelo: hair 29 lbs 302.00; 30-45 lbs 279.00-300.00.

Ft. Collins: 50-60 lbs 160.00-182.50; 62 lbs 145.00.

South Dakota: 47 lbs 190.00; 50-60 lbs 169.00-186.00; 60-70 lbs 134.00-215.00; 70-80 lbs 130.00-144.00, few 215.00; 80-90 lbs 119.00-131.00, few 190.00; 90-100 lbs 105.00-127.00; 100110 lbs 100.00-115.00. hair 32 lbs 180.00; 52 lbs 150.00; 60-70 lbs 171.00-190.00, few 230.00; 70-80 lbs 160.00-182.00 Billings: 50-60 lbs 163.00-180.00; 60-70 lbs 157.00-171.00; 7080 lbs 135.00-150.00; 80-90 lbs 125.50-138.00; 90-100 lbs 112.00-125.00; 100-110 lbs 115.00-121.50; 110-120 lbs 102.00-

Month

OCTOBER

DECEMBER

FEBRUARY 154.85

APRIL

JUNE

FEEDER CATTLE FUTURES

OCTOBER

NOVEMBER

JANUARY

Month

WHEAT FUTURES

DECEMBER 8.49

MARCH 8.68

MAY 8.78

JULY 8.77

CORN FUTURES

Month

DECEMBER

MARCH

OATS FUTURES

DECEMBER

SOYBEAN FUTURES

Month

NOVEMBER 13.91

-0.09

JANUARY 14.00 13.93 -0.07

MARCH 14.08

14.14

-0.06

-0.05

inspection for the

Source: USDA AMS Market News, San Angelo, Texas

Nebraska

WIGGINS FEEDYARD, LLC

HIRING FULL-TIME EMPLOY

EE: Current driver’s license required. Call Sue Wiggins, 308-279-0924, e-mail sswig gins@wigginsfeedyard.com, 10077 U.S. 385, Bridgeport, NE 69336, provide references with phone numbers 11/19

LIVESTOCK SUPPLEMENT

TERRITORY REPRESENTA

TIVE: Family-owned livestock supplement manufacturer seeks highly motivated, selfstarting individual for regional sales position. Previous agri cultural sales preferred. Re gion includes Wyoming and western Nebraska. Position entails maintaining relation ships and providing sales support to existing dealers while acquiring new dealer prospects. Overnight travel required. Salary D.O.E. plus commissions. Benefits pro vided. To apply call 406-2483631 or send resume to kel lie@nutralix.com 11/19

PEN RIDER: UFI FEEDING LLC, PLATTEVILLE, CO. Feedlot

clude:

ing

and

Please contact Rex Beall, 970-539-6115 11/19

DRIVERS NEEDED FROM WORLAND TO CASPER AND CODY TO CASPER: Nighttime hours, $28/hour to start, 33+ hours/week. Must have CDL, pass background check and clean MVR. E-mail resumes to dingoboy6342@ yahoo.com or call Matt, 801641-4109 11/19

NOW HIRING ~ WORK! WORK! WORK! Experienced Class A tanker drivers needed. 401(k), paid vacations, health insurance and FR clothing al lowance! For questions, call John, 307-351-4901, e-mail resume to aholden@igooil. com 12/24

Situation

AGRI-ONE FINANCIAL: Farm/ranch and all commer cial loans. RATES AS LOW AS 4.5%. We have been help ing with all aspects of agricul tural, commercial financing and management for years. LET US HELP YOU on a consulting level with manage ment to increase profitability, deal with and fix credit prob lems and for all your financing needs. WE CARE AND HAVE WORKING PROGRAMS de signed 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!! 11/5

Services Services

Financial Services

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 10/29

Brands

WYOMING BRAND FOR SALE: RHC, RHH. Expires Jan. 1, 2027. No irons included. $3,000. Call 435-621-3113 11/19

WYOMING BRAND FOR SALE: RRC, LSS, RSH, unused for 50 years. $2,500 OBO. 307-532-0558 11/12

WYOMING BRAND FOR SALE: LRC, LHH. $2,500. Call 307-765-2905 11/5

Dogs

AKC MINIATURE AMERI CAN SHEPHERD PUPPIES FOR SALE: These little Aus sies will help on the ranch, ride in your truck and gener ally be your best pal ever for life, www.bluegrasskennels. com . Call 605-206-4519. To view photos, go to www.wylr. net in the classifieds 11/19

PUREBRED BORDER COL LIE PUPPIES FOR SALE: Out of excellent working par ents. Extremely smart. All are traditional black and white. Born Sept. 19, $500. Call 307645-3322 10/29

ANATOLIAN SHEPHERD/ PYRENEES/POLISH TA TRA AND MOUNTAIN CUR/ POLISH TATRA SHEEPDOG MIX LIVESTOCK GUARD IAN PUPS: Had first shots. Working parents. Exposed to young children, goats, poultry and cattle. Pups are in Jelm, WY, $500. Call/text 260-3412293, gracecreekranch@ gmail.com. To view photos, go to www.wylr.net in the classifieds 11/5

GREAT PYRENEES PUPPIES FOR SALE: Run with livestock every day, parents onsite, prov en bloodlines. Ranch raised. Ready to go to work, $1,000. ALSO, TWO 6-MONTH-OLD MALES running with livestock. Have been raising these fan tastic LGD for 40+ years. For more information, call 406-2077674 11/5

AKAUSHI CATTLE FOR SALE: Thirty yearling full-blood Akaushi bulls. Five 2-year-old full-blood Akaushi bulls. Twenty-five 1/2 and 3/4 blood Akaushi/Angus cows, 4 to 7 years old, exposed to fullblood Akaushi bulls, calving April 1, 2023. Ten full-blood Akaushi cows with papers 4 to 10 years old, exposed to full-blood Akaushi bulls. Approximately 90 steer and 90 heifer Akaushi cross Angus calves available January 2023, weaned at 60 days, DNA verified to ensure authenticity. ALSO, pre mium Akaushi hamburger, 1 lb. packages, $5/lb. Call Mike Mel lott, 719-740-0403 10/29

WIGGINS FEEDYARD, ACCEPT ING CATTLE OF ALL CLASSES: Cows, yearlings or calves to back ground or finish. Call 308-2621140 (office), Steve, 308-2791432 (cell) or Sue, 308-279-0924 (cell) 11/19

LOOKING TO BACKGROUND CALVES, Hemingford, NE. Call Ian, 307-421-9116 10/29

CATTLE WANTED!! Looking for 1,000-1,200 calves to back ground. Thirteen miles west of Martin, S.D. Call Rodney, 605454-0053 or Kory, 605-4540123 11/5

250 BLACK ANGUS BRED HEIFERS: South Dakota ori gin, OCVD, exposed to prov en LBW Black Angus bulls for 45 days. Start calving Feb. 1, 2023. References available. Please call 785-394-1955 (cell), 785-394-2374 (home) or 785-731-5067 11/5

YEARLING AND VIRGIN 2-YEAR-OLD BLACK AN GUS BULLS AVAILABLE: If you are looking for a stress free calving season, this group offers low birthweights and EXCEPTIONAL EPDs. Current EPDs available on our website www.antlersan gusranch.com or call Earl, 307-660-4796 10/29

TOLMAN RANCH LLC IS AC CEPTING BIDS FOR GRAZ ING APPROXIMATELY 300 ACRES OF IRRIGATED (40 acres) pasture 30 miles up the Nowood in Ten Sleep, WY. For 60 to 80 head of cattle or 200 head of sheep. Grazing turn in May 1 to Nov. 1. Two year contract with the possibility of renewal. There are a few re quirements that will need to be addressed, like responsibility for irrigation of fields, cleaning of ditches and weed spraying. Send bids to Tolman Ranch LLC, PO Box 576, Ten Sleep WY, 82442, postmark by Feb. 20, 2023. For more informa tion, contact Frank Keeler, 307-350-6994 12/10

PASTURE

THREE

of Dual

Sorrel/Shea Dakota Lena

Bet Heza Boon by Smart Lena Boon out of a Dakota Shorty mare; Blue roan/Bad Blood Blue by Redd River by Peptoboonsmal out of a Call Me Bad Blood mare second to last son of Doc O’ Lena. For more information, call 605569-2415, Spearfish, S.D. To view photos, go to www.wylr. net in the classifieds 11/19

WELL

MEADOW GRASS HAY: 2022 hay, $300/ton. Rained on 2022 hay, $200/ton. 2021 hay, $275/ ton. Discount available for large purchases. For more informa tion, please call Katie Scar brough at 307-699-7375. Lo cated in Cora, WY 11/19

WY,

300 ROUND BALES HIGH QUALITY SUDANGRASS HAY, bales weighing approxi mately 1,100 lbs. each. 400 ROUND BALES EXCELLENT QUALITY THIRD CUTTING ALFALFA, bales weighing ap proximately 1,425 lbs. each. 100 ROUND BALES WHEAT STRAW, excellent quality, bales weighing approximately 950 lbs. each. 300 ROUND BALES WHEAT FORAGE HAY, great quality, bales weighing approximately 1,100 lbs. each. All put up right, test results available. Call for pric ing, 406-665-7521, Hardin, MT 10/29

2022 HAY FOR SALE: Alfalfa, oats and Sudangrass hay. Call Earl, 307-660-4796 10/29

HI-HOG SQUEEZE CHUTE: Excellent shape, less than 600 cows ran through it, stored inside. Delivery avail able in Wyoming. $12,500 OBO. 307-921-9063. To view photos, go to www.wylr.net in the classifieds 11/19

Hay

FOURTH CUTTING ALFAL

FA: Net-wrapped rounds, 23.7% protein, 225 RFV, 5 loads, $300/ton. Call Ian, 307-421-9116 11/19

HAY FOR SALE: 2022 first and second cutting alfalfa, al falfa/grass, grass mix, straight grass, straight millet and sor ghum. 2021 alfalfa, alfalfa/ grass, grass, alfalfa/oats, alfalfa/oats/millet. All in netwrapped round bales. Semi load delivery available. Call for pricing, 701-690-8116, please send a text if no answer or keep trying 11/19

VALLEY VIDEO HAY MARKETS, LLC: Wyoming and western Ne braska hay available. Call Barry McRea, 308-235-5386, www.val leyvideohay.com 11/19

CERTIFIED BARLEY STRAW FOR SALE 3x4. Cody, WY. Call 307-899-1952 TFN

BARLEY STRAW: Certified weed-free small squares, $4/bale. ALSO round bales. Greybull, WY area. Call 307762-3878 or 307-202-0108, leave message 11/19

HAY TARPS: Heavy-duty vinyl 30 mil, sleeved edges, no grom mets, 15’x49’, $85. Will deliver for an additional fee. Contact Kevin, 970-391-5746 10/15

80 TONS THIRD CUTTING HAY, 70% alfalfa and 30% or chardgrass. Still standing. All to one buyer. Call to pick bale size, either 4x4x8 or small squares. For more information, call 307-921-0582 or 307-8513912, Riverton, WY 10/29

175 ALFALFA BALES: All dairy quality. First, second and third cutting. Round bales, plastic twine, approximately 1,200 lbs. For more information, call 605769-4049 11/12

2022 BARLEY STRAW FOR SALE, 3x3 bales. ALSO, 3-way hay with alfalfa and other hay available. Call 307-350-0350, Farson, WY 11/12

HAY FOR SALE: Grass, alfalfa and STRAW. Delivery available!! Call 307-630-3046 10/29

EQUIPMENT FOR SALE: John Deere 8960 tractor with PTO; John Deere 5090e trac tor with loader; CIH 1015 pick-up

White 30’ disk; John Deere 7720 com bine; John Deere 7100 12 row planter; Morris 53’ airdrill; Lawson 12x30

drum land areator; John Deere 74 hydraulic rake; Vermeer R23 rake; Hesston 7434 3x4 baler; John Deere 569 baler; Massey Ferguson 2190 4x4 baler; Cat 950 loader; New Holland 359 grinder mixer; Artsway 425 grinder mixer; Modern Mill (mix mill) feed mill; Brandt 5200 grain vac; IHC 80 bbl vac truck; Wilson quad axle cattle pot ; Merritt 48’x102” cattle pot; 2007 Western Star 4900 sleeper truck; Mobile Tech 9 yd. volumetric concrete mixer; Degelman 570 rock picker. Call 406-254-1254 11/5

FOR SALE: 1979 Ford LN8000 tandem axle truck with air lift rear tag, V630 diesel, 5 & 2 speed, 20’ Crysteel steel box with scissor hoist, 3 piece end gate, roll tarp, 11R24.5 tires, runs good, $8,500 Bale King 5100 bale processor, like new. J&M 875 grain cart with roll tarp. J&M 350 gravity box with 12 ton running gear. Gehl 1620 18’ chuckwagon with 14 ton tandem running gear. John Deere 714A and 716A chuckwagons with John Deere running gears and bunk feeding extensions. John Deere 843 8RN corn head. John Deere 930 flex head. Lorenz 16’x33’ stack mover. Rowse double 9’ sickle mower with CIH head and PTO drive. Farm King 8’ snow blower with hydraulic spout. All in very nice condition!!

605-999-5482

TANK COATINGS ROOF

NOV. 10-13: PETSKA FUR WILL BE

ALL RAW/ DRY FUR DEER/ELK HIDES AND ANTLER, IN THE FOL LOWING WYOMING TOWNS AND LOCATIONS: NOV. 10: Douglas 7:20-7:30 a.m., Douglas Feed (drive thru); Bill 8:10-8:20 a.m., Bill’s Store (drive thru, call Greg); Wright 9:10-9:30 a.m., Exxon Big D on S. 387; Newcastle 11:45 a.m.-12:15 p.m., Voelker’s Body Shop; Upton 1-1:30 p.m., Joe’s Grocery Store parking lot; Moorcroft 2-2:20 p.m., The Coffee Cup; Gillette 2:45-3 p.m., T&T Guns and Ammo; Gillette 3:40-4 p.m., Rocky Mountain Sports. NOV. 11 : Gillette 7:20-7:40 a.m., Rocky Mountain Sports (drive thru); Sheridan 9:30-10 a.m., Sportsman Warehouse; Buf falo 10:45-11:15 a.m., Good 2 Go; Ten Sleep 12:45-1:15 p.m., Pony Express; Hyattville 1:45-2 p.m., Paint Rock Pro cessing; Manderson 2:40-2:50 p.m., Hiway Bar (drive thru); Basin 3-3:20 p.m., Overland Express Mart (drive thru); Greybull 3:40-4 p.m., Over land Express Mart (drive thru); Lovell 4:30-4:50 p.m., Good 2 Go; Byron 5-5:15 p.m., Card trol (drive thru); Powell 5:305:50 p.m., Murdoch’s. NOV. 12: Powell 7:20-7:40 a.m., Murdoch’s; Ralston 7:50 a.m., Good 2 Go (drive thru, call Greg); Cody 8:45-9:30 a.m., Nature’s Design Taxidermy; Meeteetse 10:10-10:30 a.m., Elk Horn Bar; Worland 1212:30 p.m., Coop One Stop; Thermopolis 1:20-1:50 p.m., Renegade Guns; Shoshoni 2:30-2:45 p.m., rest area/bus stop; Riverton 3:15-4 p.m., Vic’s Body Shop (behind the Dollar Tree); Hudson 4:104:30 p.m., Wyoming Custom Meats (drive thru); Lander 4:35-5 p.m., Zander’s One Stop; Jeffrey City 6-6:15 p.m., Split Rock Cafe; Muddy Gap 6:45-7 (drive thru call, Greg). NOV. 13: Casper 7:20-8:20 a.m., Wagner Outdoor Sports; Glenrock 9-9:15 a.m., east exit on I-25; Douglas 10:1010:20 a.m., Douglas Feed; Orin Junction 10:50-11 a.m., truck stop (drive thru); Lost Springs 11:20-11:40 a.m., truck pull off (drive thru); Man ville 12-12:15 p.m., truck stop (drive thru); Lusk 12:20-12:40 p.m., Decker’s Grocery. For more information, call Greg, 308-750-0700, or visit www. petskafur.net 11/5

Mineral Rights

Den ver, CO 80201 2/11

Fencing

LODGEPOLE PRODUCTS, 307-742-6992, SERVING AGRI-BUSINESSES

PIPE FOR SALE!! 2 7/8, 3 1/2

1/2 cas ing, 5” casing, 7”

3/4, 7/8 and 1” located in

tana

Mike, 602-758-4447.

to www.wylr.net in

320 ACRES WITH A MILE AND A HALF OF LIVE SPRING WA TER: Alpine setting. Beautiful views. Located in the Dillon, MT area. $1,700,000. Call Sidwell Land & Cattle Co., Richard Sidwell, 406-861-4426, 406322-4425 or e-mail sidwell@ sidwell-land.com 12/3

Wyoming Business Coun cil (WBC) Agribusiness Development Manager Jill Tregemba was born and raised in Huntley where her family has ranched for several gen erations. Over the years, her family ran a cow/calf opera tion, raised yearlings, hayed and “everything in between,” says Jill.

“I have always been involved with production agri culture in some way,” she says.

Growing up, Jill was heav ily involved with 4-H, FFA and livestock judging. Jill attended Laramie County Community College on a judging schol arship and then attended the University of Wyoming (UW) where she earned a degree in international agriculture.

She is a member of the Wyoming Stock Growers Association (WSGA), UW Alumni Association, Goshen Cattlewomen, National Cut ting Horse Association and the Wyoming Farm Bureau Federation.

Mentors

Jill mentions she had men tors along the way who helped her get to where she is today.

“Mentorship is all about people pouring into you and you pouring into people along the way,” she says.

Jill’s FFA Advisor Randy

Eppler and 4-H leaders were some of her first mentors in the industry who made an impact on her young life. They pushed her to be her best while earning many national judging team honors.

Jill’s mother and her grandmother were also men tors, as they encouraged Jill to become involved with the Goshen Cattlewomen and taught her what it meant to be a woman in ag.

“Being involved with ag at a young age by doing daily chores and learning the value of responsibility from my dad really just set me on the trajec tory of understanding oppor tunities in the industry as a whole,” she says.

During her college years, Jill had internships which shaped her future, one of these internships being with the late Jim Hageman in the Wyoming State Legislature.

“The internship fostered a love for policy, an understand ing of cooperation between branches of government and recognition for leadership,” she says. “Jim was a great mentor, encourager, teacher and that didn’t stop when my internship was over. He always checked in on me and even attended my graduation cere mony at UW.”

Jill also had an internship with WSGA Executive Vice President Jim Magagna.

“This was a really great experience, too, because I found a love for associa tion and nonprofit work. Jim pushed me out of my com fort zone and taught me about teamwork, policy, respect and listening before you speak,” she says.

After college, Jill did membership services for the Colorado Livestock Association.

“I had another mentor, Bill

Hammerich, during this time,” she says. “He ran the associ ation for many years, and I was able to meet a lot of peo ple through the position,” she says. “I never wanted to leave Wyoming, but I was sort of forced to with the job market. It made me not only appreci ate where I came from, but it opened my eyes. I gained valu able experience, and the men tors like Bill Hammerich and Barb Wilkinson really helped me along the way.”

After working for the asso ciation, Jill did corporate ag work for a while, and then she ran businesses with her hus band Adam.

“We moved to Kansas where Adam is from, and we

ranched out there,” she says.

“About 10 years later, we had an opportunity to come back home to Wyoming. Now we get to raise our kids on the same prairie I was raised.”

Ag business

Jill wasn’t quite sure where she wanted to work when she moved back to Wyoming, but she knew she wanted to be purposeful in the steps she took and with her involvement in the industry.

“I went in for an inter view for the position with the WBC not really fully under standing what it was I would be doing. Once we got to vis iting, I understood how I could use the skills I had to make a true difference,” she says. “I wanted to make a difference for my own children, to give them opportunities, but also to do things purposefully for the industry and state I love.”

Now, Jill and her fam ily live and ranch on the same road she grew up on. Jill is grateful for the opportunity to live near family members and work for the WBC.

“Working in ag economic development is about mar kets and removing barriers to growth for Wyoming ag, pro ducers and business,” she says. “I get to live, work and play in the great state of Wyoming, and now I get to mentor people as well. It is a pretty good life.”

Recognizing women

Jill says it is important for women to take chances, go

working hard in the industry.

“In Wyoming, we have a long list of outstanding women working on and off the ranch,” she says. “Women are a very important part of agriculture. Whether we are working at home, in town or somewhere in between shuffling kids or running meals, women are all involved and each has a dif ferent set of strengths and skill sets. It’s fun to see how people use those and can really make a difference in a positive way for the industry.”

“It’s great when people step out of their comfort zone or stretch the time they have to be involved,” she adds. “We’ve all heard it before: Those who show up make the decisions.”

Jill strives to serve as a mentor for others in the indus try and be a positive voice of encouragement. She encour ages young women to find a mentor.

“Find someone you respect and look up to and ask them questions,” she says. “Let them help you when it’s hard.”

She offers advice for young women in ag.

“Just be you,” she says. “Be proud of who you are, take ownership in this and find your path. Never give up.”

Jill encourages anyone with questions to contact her at jill.tregemba@wyo.gov.

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

Lifelong mentor – Judy Daily and her daughter Jill Tregemba share a unique bond over their passion for agriculture. Judy was one of Jill’s earliest mentors in the industry, and Jill continues to look up to her mother today. Courtesy photo

EXTENSION EDUCATION

By Jeremiah Vardiman, Agriculture and Horticulture Extension Educator

The last tasks of center pivot irrigation

The bittersweet of late fall is here. Once again, the grow ing season is in the books and the last of the crops are being harvested.

The declining tempera tures indicate it is time to pre pare equipment for winter. In the scramble of tasks needing to be accomplished before winter slams home, don’t for get to take time to assess and winterize center pivots.

Winterizing a pivot can be as simple as pulling plugs and draining water from all pumps and pipes. However, this is an appropriate time to do a thorough inspection of the entire irrigation system.

Conducting a thorough inspection in the fall pro vides a fully serviced and functional pivot for the next spring, it allows time for ordering parts, correctly repairing issues and operators are more likely to remember the issues from the previous growing season needing to be addressed.

Winter preparation

A complete inspection and winterization process starts with assessing the uni formity of the sprinkler pack age prior to shutting the sys tem down. This is done by setting cups or rain gauges in a straight line from the pivot point to the reach of the end gun, then running the pivot over this line and recording the water collected per cup.

This test indicates if a few nozzles or the complete sprin kler package needs replaced. Contact a local Extension office or e-mail jvardima@ uwyo.edu for a publication detailing this procedure along with considerations.

While running the uni formity test, check for leaks, malfunctioning or miss ing sprinklers, leaking gas kets, damaged pipes, etc. Of course, these issues will affect the data collected during the uniformity tests and should be repaired for accurate data for the sprinkler package.

Prior to shutting off a center pivot which utilizes an irrigation well and has iron bacteria present, well main tenance should be consid ered and conducted annually. If the well screen, casing and pumps are covered in a slimy gelatinous mass, the irrigation equipment has a rust color or the water has a rotten egg smell, then iron bacteria is a good possibility in the well.

The only effective way to control bacteria is by chlori nating the well at least once a year. Remember, chlo rine is a noxious and dan gerous gas and can be explo sive if it mixes with oil found in the top of water in wells, typically found with oillubricated deep well turbine pumps. It is recommended to use common household bleach (unscented) because it is the safest form and readily available.

Chlorinating wells

Chlorination of the well should be done prior to win terizing pipelines. Contact a local well company or local Extension office for informa tion on the amount of chlo rine required and procedures for chlorinating a specific well.

Chlorine needs to be at appropriate concentration levels and let stand in the well for 24 hours for it to be effec

tive. Remember, chlorine is very corrosive to iron, so do not let the chlorine stay in the well or pipes throughout the winter. Chlorinating the well will keep the production simi lar to when it was first drilled.

After the uniformity test and chlorination has been conducted, it’s recom mended to park the pivot into or with the prevailing wind to prevent storms from flip ping the pivot. Once parked in the desired position, shut down and lock out the power supply so the irrigation sys tem cannot be turned on to pump water during freezing temperatures.

Other considerations

Remove plugs to drain all pipes, valves, pumps, pres sure gauges, end gun sys

tems and anything else above ground which can hold water. After water has been drained, open all valves to the half open position.

Service all engines oper ating pumps, pivot tower gearboxes, drive lines and center drive motors by drain ing water from these items and filling oil to appropriate levels or conduct a complete oil change. Oil in gearboxes should be replaced every three to five years depending on the hours of use.

Check and maintain tire pressure at recommended levels, even going into the winter. In addition, lubri cate all fittings, bearings and shafts. Also, loosen any belts or packing glands if they are used.

Clean electrical contacts with a contact cleaner to pre vent corrosion. This includes checking microswitches in the tower boxes for bee activity interfering with their function. This is especially true for areas with leafcut ter bees which are typically found around alfalfa seed production.

Close all openings on the system which might invite rodents or birds to use. An example of this, which many do not think of, is replacing the sand trap plug at the end of the pivot so birds do not utilize or build nests inside the pipe. It is recommended to fence livestock away from engines, pumps and the pivot pad to keep livestock from damaging any components.

Lastly, record the end readings for flow meters and system panels, and include any notes from the servicing for records. Record any parts to order and repair.

Conducting this com plete inspection and winter ization process provides the best conditions for the irri gation system to tolerate the weather and fluctuating tem peratures between fall and next spring. It also provides a fully serviced and func tional pivot ready to be uti lized next spring in addition to saving valuable workdays in the spring.

Jeremiah Vardiman is a University of Wyoming Extension educator. He can be reached at jvardima@ uwyo.edu.

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