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 Remember and Honor this Memorial Day  Volume 34 Number 5 • May 28, 2022

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A Look Inside Publisher Dennis Sun explains U.S. crop progress..... ...................................... Page 2 Extension educator offers soil testing suggestions........ Page 4 Tressa Lawrence shares a delicious steak fettuccine recipe.................................. Page 7 Dick Perue provides historical articles on dehorning cattle...... .................................... Page 10

Quick Bits SWE Report Wyoming’s snowpack/ snow water equivalent (SWE) is 74% of median, with a basin high of 140% in the Tongue Basin and a basin low of 49% in the Upper Bear Basin. In 2021, the state SWE was at 46% of median and at 51% in 2020.

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Senators introduce resolution to investigate meatpacking plants Sens. Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) introduced a bipartisan resolution on May 19, “Directing the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to investigate and report on anticompetitive practices and vio-

lations of antitrust law in the beef packing industry.”

There is concern over the hold the big four meatpackers – Cargill, Tyson Foods, JBS Foods and National Beef – have on prices, and the resolution brings this issue to light.

“The bipartisan resolution introduced directs the FTC to examine the extent of anticompetitive practices and violations of antitrust law in the beef packing industry, and it sets a date for when the report is due,” says U.S. Cattlemen’s

Association (USCA) Vice President Justin Tupper.

FTC Act of 1914 Senators are calling on the FTC Act of 1914 to investigate the meatpacking industry.

According to the USCA’s Please see RESOLUTION on page 7

Equine-assisted Therapy Rainhorse facilitates healing through equine partners

Rainhorse Founder and Executive Director Maria Eastman has always had a passion for horses. She has been around horses all of her life and used to show, train and rehabilitate ex-race horses.

When she was looking for a career in the equine industry, therapeutic work was very appealing to Maria. As an

advanced certified instructor and equine specialist in mental health and learning, Maria found her passion helping horses and people.

“Therapeutic work attracted me since I know horses are really good for people,” she shares.

Please see THERAPY on page 5

Office Closed The Wyoming Livestock Roundup office will be closed May 30, Memorial Day. The Roundup team wishes you a safe and happy Memorial Day weekend.

Office hours will resume May 31, 8 a.m.-5 p.m.

BQA Event The Wyoming Beef Council will be hosting a Beef Quality Assurance (BQA) training with Dr. Steve Paisley on June 8 from 2-4:30 p.m. in Cheyenne at Little America.

BQA is a nationally coordinated, state implemented beef checkoff program providing systematic information to U.S. beef producers and consumers of how common-sense husbandry techniques can be coupled with accepted scientific knowledge to raise cattle under optimum management and environmental conditions. BQA guidelines are designed to ensure consumers have confidence in the beef they purchase and trust the entire beef industry. If interested in attending this training, please call Gary Gwin at the Wyoming Beef Council, 307-777-7396 or e-mail gary.gwin1@wyo.gov.

Fishing Day Kids up to 13 years old are invited to “get hooked on fishing” at the 31st Jackson Kids’ Fishing Day on June 4. The event, hosted by the Wyoming Game and Fish Department with several partners and volunteers, will feature free activities and take place at Rendezvous Park (“R” Park) near Wilson from 10:30 a.m.-2 p.m.

Rainhorse founder – Maria Eastman found a passion for showing, training and rehabilitating horses. Located in Big Horn County, Maria started a nonprofit organization called Rainhorse and helps facilitate healing. Courtesy photo

Check out the 2022 Rocky Mountain Horse Edition inside

Horsewoman raises quality stock

Since the day she was born, Krystal Peterson has been crazy about horses.

“I was born horse crazy, and my grandpa encouraged it in any way he could,” Krystal says. “When I was a little girl, he would haul me to horse shows and sit patiently all day while I entered nearly every class.”

As she got older, Krystal and her grandpa continued hauling to gymkhanas and then to high school and college rodeos.

At these competitions Krystal competed on her horse Rebel, a foal she raised at just 12 years old, by Blues Brother Pat, a son of Roan Light by Lightning Bar crossed on a daughter of Three Bars.

“Rebel was out of my dad’s Appaloosa elk-packing mare, so I got some laughs he wasn’t a Quarter Horse – until I started to compete on him,” states Krystal. “Rebel was a great all-around horse, and I mean true all-around. I roped, barrel raced, ranched and did all the show events including jumping on him.”

Turning to Quarter Horses Krystal notes she spent her childhood riding Appaloosas because they were the breed her dad loved most.

“They were good, hard-working horses. Between my grandpa, dad and I, we roped, barrel raced and packed elk on them,” says Krystal. “I even dabbled in raising Paints for a few years.”

However, after realizing the buyers aren’t in it if the color isn’t there when raising both Paints and Appaloosas, Krystal decided to turn to raising Quarter Horses instead. Today, Krystal and her two boys Colt, 14, and Remington, 10, own and operate the highly revered and recently rebranded 307 Please see PETERSON on page 6

Green River Drift Court upholds historical grazing A Montana Circuit Court approved the continued grazing of the Upper Green River area on May 17, ruling the grazing did not violate the Endangered Species Act and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) did take possible grizzly bears in the area into account.

Federal agency documents allowing the grazing were “supported by substantial evidence, and neither arbitrary, capricious, an abuse of discretion or inconsistent with law,” stated the court.

Sublette County ranchers are pleased with the approval and look forward to continue driving cattle along the historical trail.

“We are ecstatic with the ruling,” says Upper Green River Cattlemen’s Association President Coke Landers. “It’s a great feeling to get a win in the books against these groups.”

Tradition Grazing cattle in the Upper Green River area is a tradition ranchers have taken part in for many years.

“Historically, culturally and traditionally, it’s where Please see COURT on page 15

Law office associate shares agriculture’s voice Cody – On May 20, during the American National CattleWomen, Inc. (ANCW) Region V Conference, CattleWomen members from Wyoming, Montana, Colorado, Idaho, Oregon and Washington met to hear speakers present on a variety of topics and conduct their ANCW business meeting.

A major topic of discussion included sharing agriculture’s voice. Sarah Falen of Budd-Falen Law Offices, LLC shared how to be a leader in agriculture as a woman and the importance of being an advocate for agriculture through her American Made Initiative.

Sharing ag through social media Falen, a sixth-generation rancher, fol-

lowed in her family’s footsteps – working in law after graduating with her Juris Doctorate from the University of Wyoming in 2021. Falen’s parents are both advocates for agriculture in the ag community.

Falen is working on finding her way in law post-graduation, but she has been able to advocate for ag through the social media platform TikTok. “At the end of the day, you have to play to your strengths,” she shared.

After sharing a TikTok video of two bottle calves getting loose in the town of Laramie, the video received 40,000 views within a 24-hour timespan and she got 10,000 followers.

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News On Grains Years ago, around branding time, I would ask for bids for the winter cattle cake and creep feed. I realized I was shaking the dice buying grains any time of the year, but I figured buying just after the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) released their spring planting From the Publisher acre numbers, prices may be cheaper Dennis Sun than in the late fall, and it gave the folks bidding a chance to hopefully lock in some good prices.

I wanted a 30 percent protein with high total digestible nutrients. Hopefully, this would stop someone from dumping some of the poor sunflower meal on me.

Recently, the USDA released its 80th Crop Progress Report.

This report looks at the progress and condition of various crops on a national scale, state by state.

As of May 22, the report showed corn planted was at 72 percent, compared with 79 percent for the previous five-year average. It also showed of the corn planted, 39 percent has emerged, compared with 51 percent for the previous five-year average.

Those figures reflect just how much the weather impacted the Corn Belt this spring. Planting percentages can only be lower in the Intermountain West where it is still cold.

The report did say where it is dry, conditions are improving in the Corn Belt. We have to remember just 18 states together make up more than 90 percent of the total corn acreage.

In the report, roughly 50 percent of soybeans had been planted, but this figure jumps higher, and in some areas of the U.S., doubles with every week.

Spring wheat planted was reported at 49 percent, compared with 83 percent for the prior five-year average. Twentynine percent has emerged, compared with 50 percent for the previous five-year average.

Winter wheat headed came in at 63 percent emerged, versus the 65 percent five-year average. The winter wheat condition came in at 38 percent good to excellent and 40 percent poor to very poor.

Oats planted was reported at 77 percent, compared to the five-year average of 90 percent, and 58 percent of oats had emerged as of May 22, compared with 74 percent for the previous five-year average. Oats condition was 45 percent good to excellent and 26 percent poor to very poor. This compares to the previous year average of 53 percent good to excellent and 14 percent poor to very poor.

While it is good to be aware of these figures, the elephant in the room is the current war in Ukraine limiting crop production and exportation through the Black Sea for Ukraine and Russia. Be aware these two countries usually raise around 25 percent of the world’s corn, wheat and oats.

Demand for U.S. exports and corn for ethanol is boosted by these supply disruptions caused by the war. The cash price for corn is expected to be at a near record. The war is also restricting Ukrainian sunflower oil exports, which will drive up the vegetable oil prices worldwide.

Severe production losses in South America are also boosting U.S. exports for soybeans.

All of these percentages point to higher feeding cost for hogs, lamb and cattle, and this means meat prices at the grocery store will stay high. We hope with the lower numbers of cattle in the U.S., ranchers will make more money soon.

GUEST OPINIONS EPA Needs to Bring More Farmers to the Table

By Vincent "Zippy" Duvall Recently, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) held its first stakeholder roundtable on its new Waters of the U.S. (WOTUS) rule, and I sure hope it wasn’t a sample of what’s to come.

The group lacked diversity of experience in agriculture, and few of the participants had any direct experience with the quagmire of Clean Water Act regulation.

This was a missed opportunity for EPA, and we are urging them to seek out and listen to all viewpoints.

You have often heard me talk about the importance of agriculture having a seat at the table, and the administration has agreed, the farmers’ voice is critical to this rulemaking process. But simply checking a box without hearing from farmers who can

speak from experience will not do.

Water is the lifeblood of agriculture, and farmers across the country are taking proactive steps to protect water on and around farms.

We have been straightforward and consistent in our call for clear rules because we know how important it is to get regulations right, especially ones impacting the

lives and livelihoods of so many.

All farmers should be able to look out on their land and know what is regulated, so we can continue to protect our natural resources while growing a sustainable food supply. EPA’s proposed WOTUS rule, instead, casts uncertainty over farmers and ranchers across the country Please see EPA on page 5

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NEWS BRIEFS

Broadband reaches rural America

As American agriculture grapples with scarce labor and increasing costs, one solution could lie in precision agriculture applications, which can maximize output while reducing costs.

The lack of affordable, reliable broadband access in rural America has hindered widespread adoption of precision ag technologies. This may be changing with the increasing availability of private wireless networks.

According to a new report from CoBank’s Knowledge Exchange, agricultural cooperatives are in an ideal position to work with communication companies to deliver carrier-grade, high speed private wireless networks to their farmer members at unthinkable costs just a few years ago.

The Federal Communications Commission’s decision in 2018 to make 150 megahertz of spectrum available in the Citizens Broadband Radio Service (CBRS) band was the catalyst for private wireless networks, said Jeff Johnston, lead communications economist for CoBank. With speeds in excess of 100 megabits per second and options for customization, these networks are a self-sufficient solution to support on-farm broadband demand for precision ag technologies.

With CBRS, organizations now have access to the same spectrum as well as standards-based equipment the national operators use since CBRS has fostered a broad ecosystem of manufacturers, added Johnston.

Gordon voted next IOGCC chair Gov. Mark Gordon’s leadership and support in the areas of oil and gas was recognized when he was voted the next chair of the Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission (IOGCC).

Gordon was officially nominated during a business session of the IOGCC on May 17. He will succeed the current chair, Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt, in October.

The IOGCC is a multi-state government agency chartered by the U.S. Congress in 1935. It includes 38 member states and serves as the states’ collective voice on oil and gas issues, as well as advocating for state leadership in governing oil and gas resources. IOGCC works with states, Congress and the environmental community to gather information and viewpoints to assist with developing sound regulatory practices.

Along with his work with the IOGCC, Gordon serves as chairman of the five-member Wyoming Oil and Gas Conservation Commission (WOGCC), which was established in 1951 to regulate oil and gas activity in the state.

The WOGCC’s responsibilities include processing permits, conducting well inspections and managing the underground injection control program and orphan well program. The commission ensures responsible development and management of Wyoming’s oil and gas resources and provides appropriate environmental stewardship for Wyoming citizens.

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USDA declares partnership U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Under Secretary Robert Bonnie announced May 20 a new partnership which uses diverse farm bill investments to support voluntary conservation of private working lands and migratory big game populations in Wyoming.

Bonnie made the announcement at the University of Wyoming’s Yellowstone National Park 150th Anniversary Symposium. Using lessons learned from this pilot, USDA seeks to scale up this model across the West as part of President Biden’s commitment to support voluntary, locally-led conservation efforts to reach the administration’s national conservation goals.

The pilot will take a systems approach to voluntary conservation and draw on several USDA programs, including the Grassland Conservation Reserve Program (CRP), Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP), the Regional Conservation Partnership Program and the Agricultural Conservation Easements Program (ACEP) to provide financial and technical assistance for landowners who want to participate.

USDA is committing an initial $15 million in investment through EQIP and ACEP for Wyoming, in addition to the rental payments going to producers who enroll in Grasslands CRP. There are three distinct conservation areas USDA will invest in using these voluntary and incentivebased programs. All are designed to help willing landowners and their partners conserve private lands for the benefit of migratory big game populations.

WAIC offers free workshop Wyoming Agriculture in the Classroom (WAIC) is pleased to offer free summer workshops (in-person and hybrid options) across the state of Wyoming for second, third, fourth and fifth grade educators.

These free workshops are aimed to help educators enrich their understanding of what makes quality lessons and units as they explore the Wyoming Stewardship Project. Each workshop participant will be provided a Wyoming Stewardship Project binder and University of Wyoming and Professional Teaching Standards Board credits are available for reimbursement.

The purpose of the Wyoming Stewardship Project is for students to gain an understanding of Wyoming’s vast resources and become informed citizens, capable of serving as stewards for Wyoming’s future.

This summer, educator workshops will take place in the following counties: Teton, Park, Washakie, Sheridan, Johnson, Campbell, Crook, Weston, Converse, Natrona, Fremont, Lincoln, Sweetwater, Carbon, Albany, Platte, Goshen and Laramie.

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As part of its effort to combat food price inflation, the Mexican government has suspended import duties on pork, beef and poultry through the end of 2022.

Mexico has previously opened duty-free quotas for pork and poultry, but this is the first time a blanket suspension has been ordered. Zero-duty access will be granted to fresh and frozen muscle cuts from all eligible suppliers, but duties remain in place on variety meat and processed products.

Erin Borror, U.S. Meat Export Federation vice president of economic analysis, notes all U.S. and Canadian pork and beef (including variety meat and processed products) already enter Mexico at zero duty under the North American Free Trade Agreement and the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement. Brazilian pork and beef are not eligible for Mexico, so she explains the main beneficiaries of this policy change will be on European pork suppliers.

Borror sees very little impact on Mexico’s beef imports, nearly all of which already enter the market duty-free from the U.S., Canada and Nicaragua. Australia exports small volumes of skirt meat to Mexico, but this is classified as beef variety meat and remains subject to a 14.6 percent duty under the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership.

Brazil will be the primary beneficiary on the poultry side, as imports from other major suppliers, including the U.S., already enter Mexico at zero duty.

Borror says it’s important to note these tariff reductions have not included variety meats or processed products.

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On May 20, J.M. Smucker Co. issued a voluntary recall of select Jif products sold in the U.S. for potential salmonella contamination.

The recalled peanut butter was distributed nationwide in retail stores and other outlets. Recalled products include the products below with lot codes 1274425 to 2140425. Lot codes are included alongside best-if-used-by date.

The recalled product lists consist of various sizes and types of peanut butter including Natural Creamy, Creamy, ReducedFat Creamy, Creamy Omega, Natural Crunchy, Crunchy, Natural, Natural Honey, No-Added Sugar, various squeeze pouches, to-go packs and more.

To verify the list of all recalled products, visit fda.gov/ safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts/j-m-smuckerco-issues-voluntary-recall-select-jifr-products-sold-us-potential-salmonella#recall-announcement.

The Wyoming Department of Agriculture Consumer Health Services division is working with distributors and retail locations to confirm product type and quantities on hand or in inventory. The retail locations should be notified by their distributor and pull the recalled product from retail store shelves.

If consumers have products matching the above description in their possession, they should dispose of it immediately.

For questions or to report adverse reactions, visit jif.com/ contact-us or call 800-828-9980.

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EXTENSION EDUCATION

By Alex Orozco, UW Extension Educator

Don’t Guess, Test Your Soil This year, fertilizer prices have increased by as much as 230 percent compared to last year. Therefore, whether planting forages, crops or a garden, the best way to know what nutrients the soil needs is through a soil test.

Testing soil is inexpensive and essential to determine soil properties and fertility levels to make good management decisions about fertilizer, manure and lime application rates. Knowing what soil is lacking can ensure appropriate nutrient

and amendment applications are being applied.

Applying the correct amount can reduce input cost and environmental impact, while increasing crop yield. Studies performed by Terry L. Kastens and Kevin Dhuyvetter concluded a farmer could save four to five U.S. dollars per acre on fertilizer by relying on accurate soil testing reports.

Furthermore, if producers are wanting to improve a lawn and/or garden, applying the correct amount of fer-

tilizer is important. The only thing worse than starving a plant of nutrients is accidentally overfertilizing it.

Plants use only the nutrients they need. Absorbing more than necessary can result in abnormal growth or adverse effects.

When applying fertilizer without knowing the soil needs, it can be easy to over or under apply certain nutrients and not meet soil needs. Therefore, knowing the nutrient status variability within a field(s), lawn or garden means fertilizer application can be adjusted to more closely meet the supplemental nutrient needs of a crop or grass for specific areas.

Additionally, knowing the nutrient status of soil can help producers decide if it is necessary to fertilize this year based on management goals and resources.

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For help sampling soil, contact the nearest University of Wyoming Extension office. Extension offices across Wyoming have soil probes for producers to borrow and use.

Local Extension educators can help obtain soil samples. When collecting soil cores using a soil probe, it is important to obtain random samples throughout the sample area such as a field, lawn or garden.

It is also important to avoid non-representative areas – eroded areas, riparian areas, etc. However, these areas and other areas producers may suspect to be different should be sampled separately.

It is recommended to collect 10 to 15 core samples composited into one soil sample for an area up to 40 acres. The core samples should be taken from zero to

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eight inches to analyze surface soil samples.

Subsoil samples should be taken from eight to 36 inches or eight to 24 inches and 24 to 36 inches to test for residual nitrate. If producers do not have a probe, a soil sample can be taken using a spade with furrow slices at the same depths as the core samples.

There are different soil analysis packages ranging from $15 to $30. One of the most common and recommended soil analysis packages for crops and gardens is the S-4 routine analysis, and it costs $20 per sample.

This test measures pH, buffer pH, sum of cations, base saturation (percent), soluble salts, organic matter, nitrate-nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, calcium, magnesium, sodium, sulfur, zinc, iron, manganese

and copper. However, it is important to choose the best analysis package based on management goals.

Ward Labs can provide recommendations based on soil analysis, but a local University of Wyoming Extension educator can also help make recommendations based on soil analysis. For best results, it is important to apply fertilizer at the right time, which will depend on what you are growing and their growing season.

More information on proper soil sampling can be found at wardlab.com. Soil samples should be mailed to Ward Labs at 4007 Cherry Ave., Kearney, NE 68847.

Alex Orozco is a University of Wyoming Agriculture and Natural Resources Extension educator. He can be reached at aorozcol@ uwyo.edu.

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On May 23, a legislative committee revived a bill giving the Wyoming Game and Fish Department (WGFD) the ability to cite people passing through private property to hunt or fish on public land beyond it.

The bill is not intended to stop individuals from crossing over corners between public and private land to access the public land, its sponsor said.

“This is not a corner crossing bill,” sponsor Rep. Barry Crago (R-WY) said during the May 23 meeting of the Wyoming Legislature’s Joint Judiciary Committee in Lander.

Crago referenced House Bill 103, which he had brought to the state’s budget session in February but which, he said, was rejected before sufficient time could be devoted to its proper development.

Crago said the bill clarifies a WGFD statute forbidding people from entering private land without the permission of the owner for hunting, fishing or antler gathering. The bill would allow the WGFD to cite people for passing through private property during those activities.

The committee voted unanimously to develop Crago’s bill further.

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Make plans to find a perfect riding partner June 4 in Sheridan at the Bots Sots Remount Horse Sale.

For centuries, the region surrounding present-day Sheridan has been at the center of the evolution between man and horse. This rich equine history serves as the inspiration for the Bots Sots Remount Horse Sale.

“Unique as its name, the Bots Sots Remount is unlike any other horse sale,” said American Quarter Horse Association World Champions and longtime consignors Mozaun and Sarah McKibben. “Whether it be elite ranch horses, performance horses, driving teams, specialty draft crosses or a family-friendly beginner horse, Bots Sots Remount will have the horse of your dreams. Forty select horses will be offered where quality, class and distinction come over quantity.”

On June 3, at the Sheridan County Fairgrounds, the ‘Heap Good’ Trade Show will take place at 3-6:30 p.m., with a soft preview at 3-4:30 p.m. Following the preview, join the consignors for a cocktail from the cash bar. The festivities continue with a pitchfork fondue dinner. For reservations, call 307-683-6292.

The June 4 ‘Heap Good’ Trade Show will also take place at the Sheridan County Fairgrounds. The show will be from 9 a.m.-7 p.m., with the Bots Sots Remount preview at 10 a.m.

The Bots Sots Remount sale will take place at 4 p.m. at the Kendrick Mansion.

All potential buyers are encouraged to try horses ahead of time, ask questions and get to know the consignors. Phone and internet bidding is provided by Superior Livestock.

To shop the lineup of horses, see the full schedule, register to bid and get all the event details, visit BotsSotsRemount.com.

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THERAPY continued from page 1 The mission of Rainhorse is to offer equine-assisted activities and therapies and bring the remarkable healing help of horses to people from all walks of life. Rainhorse offers equine-assisted counseling and equine-assisted learning.

Rainhorse programs In 2008, Rainhorse focused on a few weekend workshops and summer camps for kids, she notes.

Then, for roughly five years, Rainhorse worked with the Wyoming Boys’ School in Worland.

After a short break, Rainhorse will be returning to the Wyoming Boys’ School to work with the kids.

During a session, Maria and her team, along with therapists and counselors at the facility, go through several learning and counseling activities with the kids.

“We will usually work with a group of four youths at a time,” she says. “We bring in four horses at a time because a lot of the activities we do and the therapy the counselors want to work on are about communication, relation-

ship building, working with other people and self-confidence – it all works really well if each participant can kind of bond with their own special horse.”

Equine therapy plays an important role for individuals who are going through a difficult time or may be suffering from a mental illness, and the horses really help because they motivate people, she says.

“Young people who may be resistant to the idea of counseling, often really want to build a relationship with the horse,” she says.

In another Rainhorse program, Ponies and Poetry, Maria takes two miniature ponies into a local retirement home for dementia care.

“We have different activities and we also write stories and poems together,” says Maria. “The ponies make a good thing for them to write about because, for the most part, everyone in Wyoming has either had a horse or has been around a horse.”

Maria gives residents things to think about or remember, because often

EPA continued from page 2 and threatens the progress we have made to responsibly manage water and natural resources.

Let’s recap how the proposed rule reaches beyond the protection of shared, navigable waters.

It would give the federal government the ability to regulate areas such as ditches, ephemeral drainages or low spots on farmlands and pastures, which are not even wet most of the year and do not connect to flowing waterways.

This would subject ordinary farming activities to complex and burdensome regulations. Simple activities such as moving dirt, plowing or building fences would require permits, and getting a federal permit can take months or even years and cost tens or hundreds of thousands of dollars.

A farmer shouldn’t need a team of lawyers to grow crops and raise animals, but these unclear and overbroad regulations could lead to large civil fines as well as criminal charges.

Farmers, ranchers and all landowners deserve clear rules and a system respecting voluntary conservation efforts. Practices such as no-till and conservation tillage which reduce soil erosion and keep nutrients in the soil are becoming common practice, now being used on more than half of the corn, cotton, soybean and wheat planted across the nation.

This is more than 200 million acres. The use of cover crops – another important tool in protect-

ing water and promoting soil health – also continues to grow, increasing 50 percent between 2012 and 2017, according to the last U.S. Department of Agriculture Census of Agriculture.

Farmers use several other tools and techniques to protect waterways and reduce runoff, such as buffer strips – protective zones between fields and waterways; strip cropping – growing alternating strips of erosion-resistant crops; and terraces – using slopes to help filter water and reduce erosion.

We will continue to hold the administration to their commitment to bring farmers to the table and to treat us as partners in our sustainability efforts.

It is no secret the Farm Bureau was extremely disappointed in EPA’s decision to repeal the 2020 Navigable Waters Protection Rule, which brought much needed clarity to farmers. But if the EPA is going to continue forward, they must ensure the process truly offers the opportunity for meaningful engagement and feedback from all stakeholders.

Future roundtables must present the perspective of active farmers and be better organized and managed. Otherwise, EPA is doing nothing more than muddying the waters in this rulemaking.

Vincent “Zippy” Duvall, a poultry, cattle and hay producer from Greene County, Georgia, is the 12th president of the American Farm Bureau Federation.

people with dementia can remember things from long ago, she explains. They then give her phrases or words and she puts poems together with their help, Maria adds.

Other Rainhorse programs include providing equine-assisted therapy for a short-term crisis intervention program operated by Cloud Peak Counseling, veteran workshops, a program for women from a variety of socioeconomic groups and a therapeutic workshop for cancer survivors, caregivers and families.

Therapy horses The program utilizes seven horses and ponies for their sessions named Coco, Finnegan, Gabriella, Gandalf, Daylight, Rosie and Noche. Maria shares many of the horses she uses are rescued horses, including three off-the-track Thoroughbreds.

“These horses are rescued or second-career horses,” she says. “Some of them came from improper

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care and we have retrained and rehabilitated them, and they then work with people in our program who have had troubles too.”

“The healing goes both ways,” she adds. “Some of our horses have not come from a difficult background, but most of them do.”

The cost for Rainhorse to keep one horse healthy and happy is between $250 to $300 per month.

Sponsorship care for Rainhorses includes feed – hay, grain and pasture; supplements; farrier work; routine veterinary care such as vaccinations; and working, grooming and exercise.

Each horse requires a different level of care, but sponsors can choose a sponsorship level best fitting their budget. Rainhorse has been a nonprofit organization since 2015 and relies on grants and donations for funding from organizations and individuals.

“Another part of our mission is to make this equine-assisted work

“Horses and humans are both creatures who live in communities, and we are both sensitive to the emotional states of others in our community.” – Maria Eastman, Rainhorse affordable and available to populations in Wyoming who maybe can’t afford to receive equine-assisted services,” she says. “It can be expensive, and one of our goals is to make it accessible for everybody.”

Helping others and healing horses When asked what Maria’s favorite part about her job is, she says, “Seeing our participants open up, feel better or face their challenges with a little bit more confidence is really rewarding – all from a horse.”

Maria is also a certified Masterson Method practitioner. The method is a form of equine bodywork based on the horse’s neurological responses, helping them relax and improve range of motion and perfor-

mance, she explains.

“It has a great effect on horses who have had traumatic experience or trouble,” she notes. “We use this Masterson technique a lot with our horses when we are rehabbing them.”

“Horses and humans are both creatures who live in communities, and we are both very sensitive to the emotional states of others in our community,” she concludes. “Although, we humans often lose some of this sensitivity. At Rainhorse, clients can work to regain some of this lost connection.”

For more information, visit rainhorse.org.

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

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Quarter Horses, headquartered in Lusk.

“I am an American Quarter Horse Association (AQHA) 20-year breeder and an AQHA national director,” notes Krystal. “I love this breed and the history behind it. The bloodlines fascinate me, and I have been blessed to own some really neat ‘oldschool’ race bred mares.”

A home-raised stallion In addition to her horse Rebel, 307 Quarter Horses is also home to Krystal’s first home-raised stallion FlitYeahImaFirewater, a 2013 palomino son of Firewater Finale out of an AA race winning Shoot Yeah mare, also known as Gunner.

“We have owned quite a few stallions through the years, but Gunner is the first one we raised. He is really something special,” states Krystal. “His dam was such a neat horse, so we made the decision to breed her to an upand-coming stallion that was winning at the top level in mounted shooting and at the barrel futurities.”

Krystal notes she actually wasn’t looking for a stallion prospect when Gunner came along, but her old stallion was nearing the end of his breeding career.

“Gunner came along at just the right time,” she says.

For several years after

his arrival on the ranch, the Peterson family used Gunner as a ranch horse, where they ultimately appreciated him for his work ethic and friendly disposition.

Today, Gunner is the backbone of the Peterson’s unique breeding program.

“We currently own four mares of our own and breed 25 to 30 outside mares each year via live cover or shipped semen,” explains Krystal. “I have been adding Gunner to new barrel racing incentives each year as his foals are just now of competition age. It has really paid off with more interest in his foals and he’s breeding some really nice mares.”

She continues, “The feedback is great from people who own his foals – wellmade and pretty with an intelligence making them easy to work with.”

Chasing racing bloodlines Because she grew up barrel racing and watching horse racing with her grandpa, Krystal notes race lines have always been her favorite.

“I ranched for 20 years on horses we raised and nearly every one of them was out of race bred stock,” she explains.

“We found they had the work ethic we needed and the size to stay sound in big, rough pastures. Very few were hot and every one had the natural

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have any Dash for Cash in his pedigree, he works as a great cross on many of the top barrel racing bloodlines such as Frenchman’s Guy, Dash Ta Fame, On The Money Red, etc., according to Krystal.

“I am not against seeing the same sire or dam on a pedigree here or there, but to have a nice outcrossing is refreshing,” she says.

Krystal also explains she is a firm believer in pastureraising foals while they are on the mare and after they are weaned.

“It is just so good for their structure and mind,” she says.

“I have earned a nice reputation for raising sound horses through the years. Trainers put so much time and money into performance horses, the last thing they need is soundness issues, which, in my opinion, are often man-made with poor nutrition and lack of exercise as youngsters.”

Well-deserved accomplishments After years of pouring her blood, sweat and tears into making 307 Quarter Horses the success it is today, Krystal admits she has seen some well-deserved accomplishments come her way.

According to Krystal, one of her proudest accomplishments was receiving pictures and articles of Malayna Thompson and Jackies Sweetsuccess, the first filly bred by VF Burrs Eye, winning an NBHA World Championship.

“It was really exciting,” Krystal says. “Her dam was a Bob Jordan bred mare we had ranched on, so having the

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ability to work cattle.”

Additionally, Krystal points out her late stallion VF Burrs Eye was a son of Burrs First Down by First Down Dash.

“He was a ranch horse with so much cow. Just a favorite to ride and a work ethic we can only dream of until a career-ending injury left him as just a breeding stallion. He has offspring that have placed high at The Patriot, Xtreme Million and Jr. American Qualifiers, AQHA point earners, Novice Championship Qualifiers and have been named National Barrel Horse Association (NBHA) Youth World Champions,” says Krystal.

While Krystal notes it’s hard for her to pick a favorite bloodline, she also points out the Corona Cartel granddaughters have worked really well in her breeding program and First Down Dash will always have a special place in her heart.

“I would love to add more Ivory James daughters someday,” she says. “They are just kind, pretty and when crossed on Gunner, they are the entire package.”

A focus on outcrossing Krystal further notes, when it comes to her breeding program she tries to outcross as much as possible, which she admits is becoming harder and harder these days.

Since Gunner doesn’t

first foal be so successful was inspiring.”

“We also get such a kick out of seeing horses wearing our brand competing and winning at the elite levels,” she continues. “It’s something I think every breeder dreams of – to see those pictures turning a barrel and wearing our brand on the hip.

It takes so many years for a stallion’s offspring to reach a performance age, it can feel like an eternity, but when the first baby wins big, it makes it all worth it.”

Additionally, Krystal notes she started sponsoring a Homegrown Award at the Fizz Bomb, GridIron and Colorado Classic Barrel Futurities a few years ago after getting the idea from another long-time Quarter Horse breeder who sponsors the Homegrown Award at the South Dakota Futurity.

“I asked her if I could do something similar because I thought she had such a great idea – how cool to earn an award as a breeder, owner and rider,” she says. “I mean you have all the expenses, dreams and hopes wrapped up in a one person/horse team. They deserve an award for their hard work.”

Future plans When it comes to the future of 307 Quarter Horses, Krystal says there are some big changes coming.

“We are in the middle of buying some property. It won’t happen right away, but I definitely have a plan to make it a beautiful horse facility,” she explains.

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more mares. Broodmare window shopping is my favorite hobby.”

Krystal also notes there are big incentives in the industry for barrel stallions and 307 Quarter Horses is on the waiting list for several, which will help increase the value and popularity of Gunner.

The Peterson family is also excited about up-andcoming horses in their program. In fact, Krystal explains she breeds one of her mares to an outside stallion every year, and this year she bred her Blushing Bug daughter to Tres Fortunes.

“This will be an exciting cross, and we already have a lot of interest in the foal,” she states. “We also have our Ivory James daughter booked in advance to Stoli. I owned a son of his years ago for a short time and he was a phenomenal horse. The baby will be a keeper.”

Krystal further explains she normally sells all of her foals but this year she kept back a filly out of an AAA daughter of First Wrangler called Aint Miss Behavin307.

“She is getting a few more rides with Katie Bennett before I send her to Brandee Wardell for barrel training,” says Krystal. “She’s a stunning futurity prospect and will be available this summer.”

For more information, visit 307quarterhorses.com.

Hannah Bugas is a corresponding writer for the Wyoming Livestock Roundup.

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RESOLUTION continued from page 1 summary of the resolution, “The FTC Act of 1914 authorizes either the president or Congress to investigate and report the facts relating to any alleged violations of antitrust laws.”

President Biden utilized this law in November 2021, in order to investigate an oil-andgas issue, but the last time Congress used the act to request an investigation was during the Great Depression era.

The summary states, “In the 1920s, Congress directed the FTC to investigate specific companies like American Tobacco, as well as entire markets such as the flour industry. In light of inflation and the corporate practices crushing American consumers, workers and small businesses, it’s time for Congress to get back in the game and use every tool to promote competition.”

It continues to say, FTC will investigate “the extent of anticompetitive practices and violations of antitrust law in the beef packing industry, including price fixing, anticompetitive acquisitions, dominance of supply chains and monopolization; the monetary and other harms of anticompetitive practices and violations of antitrust law in the beef packing industry on consumers, ranchers, farmers, plant workers and small businesses; and recommendations for legislation or other remedial actions.”

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year to investigate the industry and report back to Congress with their findings, according to the resolution.

Financial hardships The ranching community is facing record high inflation and input costs, along with possible price fixing and monopolization in the meatpacking industry.

This is creating hardships for ranchers across the U.S., causing many to sell their ranches.

The resolution states, “Ranchers in the U.S. receive approximately 39 cents of every dollar a consumer spends on beef, compared to the 60 cents of every dollar they received 50 years ago. Each year since 1980, an average of nearly 17,000 cattle ranchers have gone out of business.”

While ranchers struggle, the big four meatpackers seem to continue benefiting.

The resolution says, “The top four beef packers increased their market share from 32 percent to 85 percent in the past three decades. The top four beef packers control roughly 85 percent of the beef supply to the wholesale market in the U.S.” The gap in profit between ranchers and packers increased dramatically within only a few years.

According to the resolution, “Between 2015 and 2018, the difference between the cost of wholesale beef and the price paid to ranchers increased by 60 percent, while the top beef pack-

ers enjoyed record profits.”

Exposing issues The resolution mentions, “Increased multinational agribusiness consolidation has put foreign firms in dominant positions within the U.S. beef packing industry. Increased consolidation in the beef packing industry has exposed vulnerabilities in the food supply system of the U.S.” Consolidated lawsuits have been filed against the beef packing plants multiple times, “including that of a 10-year quality assurance officer at a top four beef packer who witnessed the cutback on slaughter numbers when fed cattle prices rose above a specific threshold,” states the resolution.

“Beef packing companies have paid millions of dollars to settle beef price-fixing claims in recent years,” according to the resolution.

Tupper is disappointed with previous investigations into the industry and feels this resolution is needed.

“We have not yet received the results of the Department of Justice’s investigation into the beef industry directed by former Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue. This is completely unacceptable,” he says.

Tupper applauds the resolution, saying, “Sen. Rounds continues to be a champion for competition in the U.S. Senate.”

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

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What’s Cooking, Good Looking?

It’s time to add a little variety to steak night! I know what you’re thinking – this is too much work. But I swear to you, it’s not! In fact, I bet you’ll have it whipped up in under 45 minutes. This has become one of our go-to meals for all of the important reasons – easy to make, easy to clean up and it’s delicious! You can always swap the pasta for spaghetti squash for a low carb option.

Creamy Steak Fettuccine Ingredients Kosher salt 12 oz. fettuccine 1 lb. sirloin steak 2 tbsp. vegetable oil Freshly ground black pepper 2 tbsp. butter 2 cloves garlic, minced 2 tbsp. all-purpose flour 2 c. milk 1/2 c. freshly grated parmesan 1 tbsp. freshly chopped parsley 1 1/2 c. halved cherry tomatoes 4 c. baby spinach (don’t worry – it cooks down!)

2 tbsp. balsamic glaze (1/3 c. balsamic vinegar simmered for about 10 minutes or you can go the easy route and find balsamic reduction in the salad dressing aisle) Directions In a large pot of boiling salted water, cook pasta until tender but firm to the bite, according to package directions.

Reserve ½ cup pasta water before draining. Return pasta to pot.

Coat both sides of steak with oil and

season generously with salt and pepper. In a large skillet over medium-high heat, cook steak to desired doneness, four minutes per side for medium rare. Transfer to a plate to let rest for 10 minutes. Thinly slice steak.

In the skillet, melt butter over medium heat. Add garlic and cook until softened and fragrant, one to two minutes. Whisk in flour and cook one minute more, then slowly add milk, whisking to break up lumps, and simmer until thickened, about five minutes. Add parmesan and parsley and season with salt and pepper. Add tomatoes and cook until bursting, two to three minutes.

Add cooked pasta and ¼ cup reserved pasta water to skillet and toss to combine, adding more pasta water as needed. Add spinach and toss until wilted.

Top with sliced steak and drizzle with balsamic glaze.

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 actively works on her rain dance. Comments can be sent to lawrenceranchbeefco@gmail.com.

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areas, because this is where the biggest population is.”

Other topics she has covered include: agriculture education; impacted producers and ranchers; water rights; the TV series “Yellowstone” explanations; endangered species issues, including the Oregon spotted frog; and water wars.

“We need to be getting out there and sharing our story, and it turns out TikTok has been a really good way to do that,” she mentioned.

American Made Initiative In addition to being TikTok famous and working in her parent’s law firm, Falen created a Facebook page called the American Made Initiative. She uses this

space to advocate for American industries such as agriculture and energy.

She often highlights stories of farmers’ and ranchers’ way of life. A large part of her advocacy is highlighting how ag laws and policies negatively impact the industry.

“You have to change the narrative,” she said.

“We have to go out and tell people – this is agriculture; this is what we do for the environment and this is what you get from us.”

Falen noted social media has its downfalls, but for the most part she has been able to use it as a tool to reach a broader audience of society to educate, promote and defend the agriculture community.

“Sometimes there are

these issues where there really isn’t a good legal remedy,” she said. “But if you change public perception and tell people what’s happening, maybe they will be able to start talking to politicians and lawmakers and help make a difference.”

“In order to be able to change the law, we are going to have to have a change in the narrative – you have to show people what is actually happening and these are the people it’s hurting,” she added.

Falen encouraged others, in order to be a successful leader, one must play to

ming, released May 19, shows 100 percent of Wyoming continues to experience abnormally dry conditions (D0) – or moderate to extreme drought (D1 – D3).

This is the 36th consecutive week all of Wyoming is in a “D” category.

To learn more about the USDM and how the percentiles work, watch a brief YouTube video titled “How are the drought categories assigned” at bit. ly/3wGW5xC. View the current USDM map at bit. ly/2S28VTA. Consider submitting a Condition Moni-

toring Observer Report at bit. ly/3c4WRLR. Eight to 14-Day, One-Month and Grass-Cast NOAA’s eight to 14-day forecast for June 2-8, made May 25, shows there is a 33 to 50 percent probability or chance for below average temperatures for nearly all of Wyoming.

The exception is along the southern border where temperatures are anticipated to be near normal. For the same timeframe, the forecast shows a 33 to 50 percent probability for above normal precipitation for the northern

half of Wyoming and near normal precipitation for the southern half of the state.

The June forecast, made May 19, indicates a 33 to 60 percent chance of above normal temperatures throughout Wyoming, with the probability of increasing chances from north to south. For the same timeframe, there is a 33 to 50 percent probability for below normal precipitation throughout the state.

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

Reminder – the 2022 Grass-Cast maps, which

AGRICULTURE continued from page 1 “I used TikTok mostly to share these two calves, because the internet thought it was funny,” she said. “I didn’t do anything productive with my TikTok until February 2022.”

Topics on social media So far, Falen has highlighted several issues impacting the industry and provides legal explanations. One of the first issues she discussed was the Gila National Forest killings of 65 unauthorized cattle by the U.S. Forest Service.

“I don’t know what made me do this, but I decided to get out my TikTok, in which I had 30,000 followers at the time, and I

ranted to my phone about this issue,” she shared.

The video she shared received nearly half a million views in less than 24 hours, she noted.

“What I learned from this was, I always thought people didn’t care about agriculture issues,” she said. “That’s not the case.

People just don’t know they exist, and they have no idea the federal government is doing these kinds of things.”

“After learning people do care about agriculture issues, I realized I needed to keep using this platform,” she added. “What I learned is we need to be able to reach the people in urban

CONNECTING AG to CLIMATE

By Windy Kelley, Northern Plains Regional Climate Hub

Recent and Current Conditions Wyoming experienced its 23rd coolest and 45th wettest April out of 128 years, according to National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)

database, retrieved May 23.

Scaling to the county level – the adjacent tables show temperature and precipitation rankings of select counties for the month of April.

The U.S. Drought Monitor (USDM) map for Wyo-

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“I disagree with the ideology that because something is an uphill battle you should just roll over at the bottom,” she shared. “It’s never too late to speak out and tell our stories.”

“What we do is important. Agriculture is important, and we’re not going to stop fighting for it just because it’s going to be hard,” Falen concluded.

Brittany Gunn is the editor of the Wyoming Livestock Roundup. Send comments on this article to roundup@wylr.net. forecast grassland productivity, are now available. Visit grasscast.unl.edu/ to view the maps, which are updated biweekly and ask yourself – if rain through August is above, near or below normal, how much range vegetation might grow in your area?

Windy K. Kelley is the regional Extension program coordinator and state specialist for the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Northern Plains Climate Hub, University of Wyoming Extension and WAFERx. She can be reached at wkelley1@uwyo. eduor or 307-367-4380.

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CALENDAR

SALES June 3 June 4

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

EVENTS

May 30 June 1 June 2 June 3-4 June 4

June 4 June 4-5 June 7 June 7-11 June 11

June 8 June 8 June 8-9 June 8-11 June 9-11 June 10 June 11 June 11-12 June 11-12 June 12-18 June 14-15 July 16 June 16-18 June 17-19

June 10

Wyoming Livestock Roundup Office closed. Happy Memorial Day. For more information, call 307-234-2700.

Department of Environmental Quality Seminar, 10 a.m.-2:30 p.m., Uinta County Library, Evanston. For more information, contact Craig McOmie at 307473-3487 or Jody Weikart at 307-777-350.

Bureau of Land Management virtual meeting, 4-6 p.m. For more information, visit blm.gov/press-release/blm-extends-public-scoping-period-and-schedulesvirtual-public-meeting-proposed-dry.

‘Heap Good’ Trade Show, 3-6:30 p.m. on June 3 and 9 a.m.-7 p.m. on June 4, Sheridan County Fairgrounds, Sheridan. For more information, visit botssotsremount.com.

Bureau of Land Management Wild Horse Adoption, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Wind River Wild Horse Ranch Public Off-Range Pasture, Lander. For more information, visit blm.gov/whb or contact the national information center at 866-468-7826 or wildhorse@blm.gov.

Jackson Kids Fishing Day, 10:30 a.m.-2 p.m., Rendezvous Park, Wilson. For more information, visit wgfd.wyo.gov/.

Breed Bash Youth Cattle Event, Morgan County Fairgrounds, Brush, Colo. For more information, e-mail breedbash@gmail.com.

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

Columbia Sheep Breeders Association National Show and Sale, Archer Event Center, Cheyenne. For more information, visit columbiasheep.org/nationalshow-and-sale.

Bureau of Land Management Wild Horse Adoption, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Deerwood Ranch Public Off-Range Pasture, Laramie. For more information, visit blm.gov/ whb or contact the national information center at wildhorse@blm.gov or 866-4687826.

Wool Workshop: Tools for Evaluation, 2 p.m., Archer Event Center, Cheyenne.

Wyoming Beef Council Beef Quality Assurance Training, 2 p.m., Little America, Cheyenne. To reserve a spot, contact Gary Gwin at gary.gwin1@wyo.gov or call 307-777-7396.

Wyoming Wildlife Taskforce Meeting, 8 a.m., Hilton Garden Inn, Casper.

Wyoming Stock Growers Association 150th Anniversary Celebration and Summer Meeting, Little America, Cheyenne. For more information and to register, visit wysga.org.

Youth Entrepreneur Development Weekend, Casper. For more information, contact Kellie Chichester at kelliec@uwyo.edu or 307-334-3534.

Wyoming Leadership, Education and Development Application Deadline.

For more information, visit wylead.com or contact Cindy Garretson-Weibel at wylead@gmail.com or 307-214-5080.

East Campus Discovery Days and Farmers’ Market, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, Neb. For more information, visit discoverydays. unl.edu/vendors.

75th Annual Hulett Rodeo, Hulett. For more information, visit Facebook @Hulett Rodeo or rodeohulettwy.com/.

Wind River Flywheelers 26th Annual Antique Tractor & Engine Show, East Park, Shoshoni. For more information, contact Carlta Witthar at 307-856-1164, Cindy Leonhardt at 307-856-6804 or Dave Stark at 307-856-9991.

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

University of Wyoming Regenerative Grazing and Soil Health workshop, Ten Sleep and Hyattville. For more information, call Washakie County Extension Office at 307-347-3431 or visit uwyoextension.org/washakiecounty/range/.

Albany County CattleWomen Ranch Tour, Laramie. For more information, visit wyaccw.com or call 307-760-5590.

Youth Entrepreneur Development Weekend, Afton. For more information, call Kellie Chichester at 307-334-3534 or e-mail kelliec@uwyo.edu.

Northern Arapaho Tour Rodeo, Indian National Finals Qualifying Rodeo, Fremont County Fairgrounds, Riverton. For more information, visit natourrodeo.com.

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May 26 – 298 Head • Cows $1-$2 Higher • Bulls $1-$2 Higher BULLS Diamond S Ranch LLC - Thermopolis 1 Hrfd Bull, 2300# ...................... $11550 1 Hfrd Bull, 2090# ...................... $11500 1 Blk Bull, 2145# ........................ $11300 Double Doc Ranch Inc. - Shell 1 Blk Bull, 2070# ........................ $11450 1 Blk Bull, 1955# ........................ $11100 1 Blk Bull, 2040# ........................$10550 Nicol, Bob - Fort Washakie 1 Blk Bull, 1715# ........................ $11400 Geis, Marcus - Worland 1 Blk Bull, 1935# ........................ $11300 Trenkle, S. Frank - Otto 1 Red Bull, 1775# ...................... $11050 Lazy T Ranch LLC - Ten Sleep 1 Red Bull, 1905# ...................... $11050 1 Red Bull, 1760# ......................$10650 1 Red Bull, 1735# ........................$9300 Bodtke, Dale - Ten Sleep 1 Blk Bull, 2160# ........................$10900 Leigh Creek LLC - Ten Sleep 1 Blk Bull, 1595# ........................$10850 1 Blk Bull, 1750# ..........................$9850 1 Blk Bull, 1865# ..........................$9600 Lewton, Lonnie - Ten Sleep 1 Blk Bull, 2010# ........................$10250 Howe, Glen - Lovell 1 Blk Bull, 1550# ........................$10050 1 Blk Bull, 1135# ..........................$9000 Nicol, Wade - Fort Washakie 1 Blk Bull, 1805# ........................$10000 Friesen, Kenneth - Moscow 1 Blk Bull, 1540# ..........................$9500 Hutcheson, Tom - Meeteetse 1 Blk Bull, 1185# ..........................$8800 COWS Charter Place LLC - Jackson 1 Blk Cow, 1715#.........................$8600

June 6

1 Blk Cow, 1455#.........................$83 1 Blk Cow, 1460#.........................$8300 1 Blk Cow, 1300#.........................$7900 2 Blk Cows, avg. 1358#...............$7750 Fieldgrove Ranch LLC - Buffalo 1 Red Cow, 1350# .......................$8250 2 Red Cows, avg. 1303#.............$8100 1 Red Cow, 1585# .......................$8100 1 Red Cow, 1295# .......................$7950 Friesen, Kenneth - Moscow 1 Blk Cow, 1135# .........................$8050 Nielson, Hunter - Worland 1 Blk Cow, 1260#.........................$8100 2 Blk Cows, avg. 1298#...............$7950 2 Blk Cows, avg. 1425#...............$7900 2 Blk Cows, avg. 1455#...............$7900 1 Blk Cow, 1300#.........................$7850 2 Blk Cows, avg. 1478#...............$7800 2 Blk Cows, avg. 1340#...............$7750 1 Blk Cow, 1530#.........................$7700 1 Blk Cow, 1495#.........................$7650 Durbin Creek Ranch - Thermopolis 1 Hrfd Cow, 1265# .......................$8050 1 Red Cow, 1325# .......................$7850 1 Hrfd Cow, 1440# .......................$7700 Tanner, Kenneth - Ten Sleep 1 Blk Cow, 1315#.........................$8000 LLB Ranch LLC - Kaycee 1 Blk Cow, 1245#.........................$7950 2 Blk Cows, avg. 1325#...............$7900 Byrd, James - Thermopolis 2 BWF Cows, avg. 1390# ...........$7950 1 BWF Cow, 1355# .....................$7700 Turnell Cattle Co. - Meeteetse 1 Red Cow, 1200# .......................$7950 1 Blk Cow, 1135# .........................$7900 Bjornestad Lan & Cattle - Manderson 2 Blk Cows, avg. 1395#...............$7900 Double Doc Ranch Inc. - Shell 50

1 Spotted Cow, 1160# .................$7850 1 Spotted Cow, 1455# .................$7000 Hillberry, Dee - Thermopolis 1 Hrfd Cow, 1480# .......................$7850 Allred, Randy - Lovell 1 Blk Cow, 1205#.........................$7700 Johnstone, Casey - Ten Sleep 1 Blk Cow, 1985#.........................$7600 Anderson, Aaron - Ten Sleep 2 Red Cows, avg. 1405#.............$7550 Davidson, Peter - Burlington 1 Blk Cow, 1640#.........................$7450 Whitt, Star - Big Timber 1 Blk Cow, 1455#.........................$7200 HEIFERS Orchard Ranch LLC - Ten Sleep 33 Red Hfrs, avg. 542# .............$17200 HEIFERETTE Lewton, Justin - Ten Sleep 1 Blk Hfrtte, 1010# .....................$10900 Michaels, Calvin - Burlington 1 Blk Hfrette, 930# .....................$10600 Charter Place LLC - Jackson 1 Blk Hfrette, 1075# .....................$9400 1 Blk Hfrette, 1415# .....................$8450 Bjornestad Land & Cattle - Manderson 1 Blk Hfrette, 1105# .....................$8750

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POSTCARD from the Past

Compiled by Dick Perue rrichardperue@gmail.com

Advantages of Dehorning Cattle Both articles appeared in the April 19, 1894 issue of The Saratoga Sun. § Dehorned Cattle There is to be seen, today, at the feeding pens of Hon. L. G. Davis, as fine a bunch of hay-fed, beef steers as the valley ever produced. The steers have all been dehorned and range from two to four years old.

It is a revelation to see them, and as evidence of what can be accomplished by feeding hay, it is indisputable. Having been deprived of their horns renders them almost as gentle as milk cows, and one can walk up to almost any steer in the bunch.

They crowd the racks as thick as sheep and feed without any attempt at fighting; where only 10 or 15 horned cattle could feed, from 30 to 35 of these hornless cattle eat side by side, without fear of being gored or molested.

No one can look at this bunch of fine, sleek cattle and not be impressed with the vast benefits to be derived from dehorning. § A Good Beef Sale Hugus and Spencer shipped a bunch of hay-fed steers to Denver last week, they net-

ted $39.95 per head all through. They averaged 1,254 pounds and were pronounced a fine bunch

of cattle.

Mr. Spencer, who went with the shipment, says the cattle of the Saratoga Valley have attained a fine reputation and are much sought after, butchers claiming they can cut to better advantage than almost any other cattle brought to market.

If the ranchmen of this country all adopt the plan of feeding for market, the problem of what to do with the large amount of surplus hay produced here is solved.

The May 1929 issue of U.S. Department of Agriculture Farmers’ Bulletin notes, “As a rule, horns and choice beef carcasses do not go together. Feeder cattle having horns do not feed out so well as dehorned cattle. Shipments of horned cattle usually result in bruised carcasses; and bruises detract greatly from the appearance of the carcasses, lowering their sale value. Not only the meat, but frequently the hide also is damaged. Dehorned cattle usually bring from 25 to 75 cents per hundredweight more than horned cattle of similar quality and condition.” Photo and information obtained from the internet. Historical Reproductions

by Perue

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MARKETS

LIVE CATTLE FUTURES SETT PRICE

Month

Compiled from USDA Market News Service information and other sources

Location Volume PAYS 5-25

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

886

Centennial 5-20

150-209 178-211

186-204 135-173

157.50 176

167.50 148-158

147.50-197.50 169.50-172

163-168 144-155

Over 800

Sltr Bull Sltr Cows

Stock Cows Pairs

138.50-140 104-125.50

75-116 61-88

66-123

152

91-116.50 73.50-87

141

Crawford 5-20 381

Torrington 5-20 1677

196 175-182

82.25-152

171.50 157.50

134.50

196-204 170-176

191 163-170

181.50 145-153.50

134-148

St. Onge 5-20

Billings 5-26 2938

$1350-$1500

172 187.50-201 162.50-178

167.50

150-213 142-180

90-113 59-83.50

58-103 $1525

98-113.50 76-90

80-112

153-173.50 143-163

133-143.50 121-144

72-110.59 53-83.50

PAYS Centennial

Volume

Feeder Lambs

Slaughter Lambs

Slaughter Ewes

Stock Ewes

Week Prev

This Week

154.13 165.20 167.90 170.20 171.83

154.58 166.68 169.73 172.55 174.70

MAY AUGUST SEPTEMBER OCTOBER NOVEMBER

+0.45 +1.48 +1.83 +2.35 +2.87

SETT PRICE

Month

Week Prev

This Week

12.00 12.06 12.10 12.09

11.43 11.52 11.59 11.62

JULY SEPTEMBER DECEMBER MARCH

71-114 $1200-$1850

Change -0.57 -0.54 -0.51 -0.47

SETT PRICE

Month

Week Prev

This Week

7.83 7.50 7.36 7.39

7.65 7.34 7.19 7.23

JULY SEPTEMBER DECEMBER MARCH

Slaughter Bucks

Change -0.18 -0.16 -0.17 -0.16

OATS FUTURES SETT PRICE

No Report 1276

Change

CORN FUTURES

WEEKLY SHEEP AUCTIONS Auction

Month

88-115.50 70-86 166-212 147-168.50

+0.90 +0.57 +0.18 NC -0.15

WHEAT FUTURES

89.50-113 $1375-$1425 64.50-126.50

Big Horn Basin 5-26 298

132.40 132.60 138.18 143.83 148.83

SETT PRICE

104.50-112 59.50-87

Riverton 5-24 437

131.50 132.03 138.00 143.83 148.98

Change

FEEDER CATTLE FUTURES

Steers Heifers

May 24, 2019

This Week

JUNE AUGUST OCTOBER DECEMBER FEBRUARY

FOR THE WEEK ENDING May 27, 2022 WEEKLY CATTLE AUCTIONS

Week Prev

220-270

220-295

St. Onge

Daily Grower Bids Region US #2 Yellow Corn Southeast WY US #1 HRWW Southeast WY US #1 Black Beans Min-Dak US #1 Great Northern Beans Den-Rate #1 Light Red Kidney Beans Den-Rate US #1 Pea (Navy) Beans Min-Dak US #1 Pinto Beans Min-Dak Den Rate Source: USDA AMS Livestock, Torrington

50-125 61-77

Price 7.7675-7.8175 11.3775-11.4775 45-46/cwt 35/cwt 50/cwt 44/cwt 45-48/cwt 44/cwt

National Sheep Summary As of May 20, 2022 Compared to last week slaughter lambs sold 10.00-40.00 lower.

Slaughter ewes were mostly weak to 20.00 lower, except at Ft. Collins and fleshy ewes at Sioux Falls 5.00-30.00 higher. No comparison on feeder lambs. At San Angelo, TX 9,263 head sold in a two day sale.

No sales in Equity Cooperative Auction. In direct trading slaughter ewes and feeder lambs not tested. 3,330 lamb carcasses traded with no trend due to confidentiality. All sheep sold per hundred weight (CWT) unless specified.

Slaughter Lambs: Choice and Prime 2-3 San Angelo: wooled and shorn 105-115 lbs 198.00-222.00.

Ft. Collins, CO: wooled and shorn 100-135 lbs 205.00-237.50, few 278.00-280.00.

South Dakota: wooled and shorn 100-145 lbs 226.00-246.00.

Billings, MT: wooled and shorn 120-125 lbs no test.

Equity Coop: wooled and shorn no sales.

Slaughter Lambs: Choice and Prime 1-2 San Angelo: hair 40-60 lbs 260.00-312.50; 60-70 lbs 260.00297.50; 70-80 lbs 246.00-302.50; 80-90 lbs 258.00-294.00; 90105 lbs 242.50-285.00. wooled and shorn 496 lbs 282.00; 71 lbs 280.00; 88 lbs 265.00; 94 lbs 250.00..

Ft. Collins, CO: wooled and shorn 70-80 lbs 235.00-250.00; 80-90 lbs 240.00-255.00; 90-100 lbs 225.50-240.00. hair 60-70 lbs 250.00262.50; 73 lbs 255.50; 80-90 lbs 236.00-255.00; 94 lbs 230.00.

South Dakota: wooled and shorn 60-70 lbs 265.00; 80-90 lbs 240.00-265.00; 96 lbs 270.00.

Billings, MT: wooled and shorn 48 lbs 286.00; 50-60 lbs 279.00286.00; 60-70 lbs 273.00-285.00; 70-80 lbs 262.00-277.00; 80-90 lbs 246.00-263.00; 90-100 lbs 220.00-245.00. hair 79 lbs 269.00.

Slaughter Ewes San Angelo: Good 3-4 (very fleshy) no test; Good 2-3 (fleshy) 75.00-110.00; Utility and Good 1-3 (medium flesh) 120.00-165.00; Utility 1-2 (thin) 80.00-118.00; Cull and Utility 1-2 (very thin) 80.00110.00; Cull 1 70.00-100.00.

Ft. Collins, CO: Good 3-4 (very fleshy) 115.00-150.00; Good 2-3 (fleshy) 85.00-145.00; Utility 1-2 (thin) 75.00-100.00; Cull 1 no test.

South Dakota: Good 3-4 (very fleshy) 70.00-100.00; Good 2-3 (fleshy) 75.00-100.00; Utility 1-2 (thin) 85.00-110.00; Cull 1 55.0080.00.

Billings, MT: Good 3-4 (very fleshy) 60.00-72.00; Good 2-3 (fleshy) 71.00-81.00; Utility 1-2 (thin) 75.00-94.00; Cull 1 no test.

Equity Coop: no sales.

Feeder Lambs: Medium and Large 1-2 San Angelo: 61 lbs 260.00; 74 lbs 260.00. hair 30-40 lbs 276.00292.00; 40-50 lbs 270.00-300.00; 50-60 lbs 268.00-274.00.

Ft. Collins. CO: 50-60 lbs 250.00-260.00; 60-70 lbs 245.00-265.00; 70-80 lbs 237.50-252.50. hair 50-60 lbs 262.50-277.50.

South Dakota: 40-50 lbs 345.00-360.00; 50-60 lbs 285.00-320.00; 60-70 lbs 280.00-292.50; 70-80 lbs 250.00-265.00; 80-90 lbs 255.00260.00. hair 48 lbs 270.00; 55 lbs 270.00.

Billings: 52 lbs 275.00; 64 lbs 273.00; 75 lbs 281.00; 88 lbs 246.00; 100-105 lbs 205.00-225.00.

Replacement Ewes: Medium and Large 1-2 San Angelo: mixed age hair 80-145 lbs 160.00-222.50/cwt.

Ft. Collins, CO: young 216 lbs 80.00/cwt.

South Dakota: young 120-185 lbs 105.00-135.00/cwt; middle age 123 lbs 105.00/cwt.

Billings: yearlings 108 lbs 181.00/cwt; young 120-205 lbs 80.00118.00/cwt.

Sheep and lambs slaughter under federal inspection for the week

80

72.50-200 40-82

Month

Nebraska Hay Summary As of May 26, 2022 Compared to last week all reported forages sold steady. Demand was light to moderate. Wide array of weather pattern across the state in the last seven days. Some areas have had rain, hail, and freezing temperatures or a combination of all. Reports from hay contacts in the west saying there were several pivots of alfalfa that had been hailed out for the first cutting. Some fields will be harrowed or clipped to get the next cutting to grow. It’s hard to know how many tons of first cutting has been affected from the odd late May weather that has occurred across the state. One bright side is the drought monitor has been decreased in several areas of Nebraska from the recent rains. Some dehy operators are thinking of starting at the end of this week on first cutting. Some producers in the Eastern area say most alfalfa is in the bud stage and are getting equipment ready to start next week if field conditions are ready.

Central Alfalfa Ground 205 Corn Stalk Large Round 65 Ground 116 Prairie/Meadow Grass - Premium Small Square 220 Prairie/Meadow Grass - Good Large Round 150 Prairie/Meadow Grass - Utility/Fair Large Round 135 Rye Grass Large Round 85 Eastern Nebraska Alfalfa Pellets Suncured 310 Pellets Dehydrated 340 Platte Valley Nebraska Alfalfa Ground 190-200 Pellets Suncured 290 Pellets Dehydrated 290-305 Corn Stalk - Delivered Ground 115 Western Nebraska Alfalfa - Good Large Square 200 Alfalfa - Delivered Ground 225 Source: USDA AMS Livestock, Kearny, NE Colorado Hay Summary As of May 26, 2022 Compared to the last report: Trade activity light on good demand for horse hay and retail markets. Trade inactive for dairy and feedlot hay markets.

Trade inactive on all other hay markets. Horse hay sold mostly steady

This Week

6.28 5.88 5.83 5.83

6.85 6.33 6.21 6.18

JULY SEPTEMBER DECEMBER MARCH

to date totaled 35,000 compared with 37,000 last week and 37,000 last year.

Source: USDA AMS Market News, San Angelo, Texas National Wool Review As of May 20, 2022 In Australia this week, the Eastern Market Indicator was up 7 cents at 1434 cents per Kg clean from the sale a week ago. A total of 41,771 bales were offered with sales of 89.7 percent. The Australian exchange rate was weaker by .0036 at .6999 percent of the U.S. dollar. Australian wool prices are quoted US Dollar per pound, delivered, Charleston, S. C. The current freight rate is .15 cents per pound clean.

Clean Del Price Change from 75-85 Percent Micron US Grade in U.S. Dollars Previous Sale of Australia 17 > 80s 8.80 + .10 6.60-7.48 18 80s 7.26 + .10 5.44-6.17 19 70-80s 5.70 + .05 4.27-4.84 20 64-70s 4.71 + .00 3.55-4.02 21 64s 4.45 - .01 3.34-3.78 22 62s 4.43 + .02 3.32-3.76 23 60-62s 4.27 + .03 3.20-3.63 24 60s 4.08 - .05 3.06-3.47 25 58s 2.77 + .10 2.07-2.35 26 56-58s 2.37 + .01 1.78-2.01 28 54s 1.48 - .01 1.11-1.26 30 50s 1.23 + .01 0.92-1.04 32 46-48s 0.91 - .03 0.68-0.78 Merino Clippings 3.32 + .09 2.49-2.82 Eastern Market Indicator was up 7 cents at 1434 cents per kg clean.

Australian exchange rate was weaker by .0036 at .6999 percent of the U.S. dollar.

Source: Colorado Dept of Ag Market News Service, Greeley, CO

Week Prev

Change +0.57 +0.45 +0.38 +0.35

SOYBEAN FUTURES SETT PRICE

Month

Week Prev

JULY AUGUST SEPTEMBER NOVEMBER

This Week

16.90 16.30 15.59 15.14

17.26 16.59 15.84 15.45

Change +0.36 +0.29 +0.25 +0.31

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

This Week

Prior Week

Last Year

259.06 405.27 201.77 209.77 360.33

257.24 398.65 199.24 208.88 359.08

309.63 502.40 229.05 227.88 465.05

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

This Week

Prior Week

Last Year

140.25 140.57 225.80 225.55

142.44 141.49 228.82 229.40

119.72 119.44 190.58 191.04

to 1.00 lower per bale this week on comparable hay trades. According to the U.S. Drought Monitor’s High Plains Summary for May 24, 2022, two inches or more of precipitation fell across southern and eastern parts of Kansas, central Colorado, and northeast Nebraska, while half an inch or more was widespread across North Dakota. Parts of Nebraska, northeast Colorado, Wyoming, South Dakota, and eastern Montana received less than half an inch of precipitation. In Colorado, moderate to extreme drought contracted where it was wet, while severe and extreme drought expanded where it was dry. Abnormal dryness and moderate to extreme drought shrank in parts of Kansas. The rain ate a hole into severe drought in northeast Nebraska. Abnormal dryness and moderate drought were trimmed in western North Dakota. On the other hand, it was a dry week in western Wyoming with D3 expanding in Teton County. The next available report will be Thursday, June 2, 2022.

Northeast Alfalfa - Good/Premium Medium Square 120/bale Alfalfa - Good/Premium Large Square 220 Southeast Alfalfa - Good/Premium Medium Square 240 Grass - Premium Small Square 10/bale Southwest Orchard Grass - Premium Small Square 19/bale Source: USDA-AMS Dept of Ag Market News Service, Greeley, CO

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

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Wyoming Livestock Roundup • Volume 34 No. 5 • May May 28, 28, 2022 2022

CLASSIFIEDS

Cattle

Cattle

Wright Livestock Inc.

307-234-2700 • 1-800-967-1647 • Fax: 307-472-1781 • E-mail: jodym@wylr.net or denise@wylr.net Website: www.wylr.net. Weekly Deadline: Wednesday, 12:00 p.m.

BUYING AND SELLING

Notice

Notice

You are cordially invited to attend the Natrona County Predator Management District Budget/ Board Meeting on Tuesday, June 7, 2022, beginning at 6 p.m. at the Wyoming Wool Growers Office, 811 N. Glenn Road. If you cannot attend in person, you may call in by dialing 605.313.6272 and when prompted use access code 553517.

The purpose of this meeting is to review and finalize the 2022-2023 Proposed Budget. For additional information, please contact the NCPMD office at ncpmd1@charter.net NOTICE: Publication in this newspaper does not guarantee the legitimacy of any offer or solicitation. Take reasonable steps to evaluate an offer before you send money or provide personal/financial information to an advertiser. If you have questions or believe you have been the victim of fraud, contact the Wyoming Attorney General’s Office, Consumer Protection Unit, 109 Capitol Building, Cheyenne, WY 82002, 307-777-6397 .....TFN

Help Wanted FEEDLOT EQUIPMENT OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE IN CENTRAL MONTANA: Judith Basin County Farms near Hobson, MT is searching for a full-time dedicated/self-motivated individual.

Applicant must be honest and prideful in their work and willing to fit into a team environment.

Must be able to lift a minimum of 50 lbs. Able to personally enter and exit large equipment safely. This is a feedlot and farming operation, which inherently will present long hours during seasonal activities and transitionary times. Applicant must have valid driver’s license and must be insurable under the operation’s insurance policy. Willingness to communicate openly and honestly is a critical part of the job! Experience is preferred but not required.

Feedlot equipment operation will include but is not limited to feed trucks, loaders, skid steers and misc. feed ingredient handling equipment. Maintenance includes but is not limited to equipment maintenance, fence and water maintenance, feed bunk and feed alley cleaning maintenance. Wages: $16.50$20/hr. DOE, there’s opportunity for insurance stipend, PTO, 401(k) and beef. Please call 406-423-5808 (office), send resume (please include references) to jayme@jbcfarmsltd.com or Judith Basin County Farms, PO Box 169, Hobson, MT 59452 .......... 6/4 LAUREL TRADING POST, LAUREL, MT HAS AN OPENING FOR A FULL-TIME TRAILER MECHANIC: Duties include set-up and delivery of new trailers, trailer repairs and service.

Tools and training provided.

Ag background beneficial. Pay DOE. Plus benefits. Call Greg at 406-628-2536 .................6/4 HIRING SUMMER CAMP COOK AND HORSEBACK TRAIL RIDE WRANGLERS: Free room and board. North Jackson Hole Horse Camp. Call or text Swift Creek Outfitters, 307-730-8830 ...................5/28 FARM/RANCH HAND WANTED: Family farm looking for seasonal and permanent general labor to help with maintaining haying and irrigation equipment.

Must have reliable transportation to and from farm located 10 miles from Douglas, WY. Wage depends on experience. Call Brandon at 307-351-4175 for more information ............5/28

Services

Call Damon - 308-520-8199 PROVIDING INNOVATIVE

DESIGN-BUILD SOLUTIONS. Expanding on our years of experience in natural resource and agriculture engineering, WURX is a quality focused construction company. Our expertise and creative approach provide solutions for your construction needs.

LAND DEVELOPMENT•IRRIGATION INFRASTRUCTURE CROPS & WATERSHEDS•STREAMS & PONDS AGRICULTURE IMPROVEMENTS•WILDLIFE HABITAT CIVIL SITE DEVELOPMENT•ROADS & UTILITIES OIL & GAS•DAMS & RESERVOIRS Visit us online at wurx.us for more information and to learn how we can complete your project.

Request A Quote: 307-877-7570 | info@wurx.us

Torrington Livestock Markets 307-532-3333

www.torringtonlivestock.com

BULLS FOR SALE: Black Angus bulls with lots of growth and eye appeal. Great feet and excellent maternal genetics.

Sires include Coleman Bravo 6313, SAV Renown 3439 and Coleman Charlo 0256. Bulls have been evaluated, tested and are guaranteed for one breeding season. Call, text or stop by Roylance Angus, Charlo, MT, 406-214-4444 or 406-644-4441 ................. 5/28

PRIVATE TREATY

120 Yearling Bulls • 80 Coming 2-Year-Old Bulls 120 Replacement Heifers

by Popular Sires: S A V Bismarck, Rito 707, S A V Resource, Connealy Spur, Connealy Countdown and Coleman Charlo

BLACKFOOT LIVESTOCK AUCTION IS LOOKING TO HIRE A LIVESTOCK MANAGER AT SALE YARD: This job requires several skills.

Handling cattle, feeding, maintenance, repair, customer service. House provided. Call for details, 208-785-0500 .....6/18

Auctions

Angus

Angus

Jim & Lori French 3334 Rd 14 Greybull, WY 82426 307-762-3541 • www.claycreek.net

BLACK HILLS BENTONITE, TEN SLEEP, WY MINE IS LOOKING FOR SEASONAL TRACTOR OPERATORS FOR DRYING BENTONITE: Must be at least 18 and able to pass a drug test. Experienced or will train. Call Dan, 307-272-2400 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. ............ 6/18

Advertising is totally unnecessary. Unless you hope to make money.

- Jef I. Richards

AKAUSHI CATTLE FOR SALE: Ten 3/4 blood heifer calves, weighing approximately 600 lbs., DNA verified and EID tagged to ensure authenticity; 4 2-year-old 1/2 blood Akaushi bulls; 10 fullblood Akaushi 2-year-old bulls; 10 older Angus cows, exposed to full-blood Akaushi bulls, calving April 1. Located in Bethune, CO. Call 719-7400403 ............................. 5/28

Clay Creek Angus

Help Wanted

DITCH RIDER AND O&M LABOR WANTED: Want to spend the summer outside in the beautiful Wyoming countryside? Are you an early bird and self-motivated? Then come join our team! Shoshone Irrigation in Powell, WY is looking for a Ditch Rider/O&M Laborer. This job is split into two different seasons: Water season (spring, summer and early fall) and concrete season (winter). During the summer you will be responsible for delivering water to our local landowners and ensuring all canals and laterals are in proper working order. During the winter you will be assisting in repairing any structural items needing to be repaired.

The hours in the summer can be a little flexible and in the winter 4, 10-hour shifts are the norm. We require the applicant to have their own pickup but we will pay a vehicle allowance along with gas allowance. Shoshone Irrigation will provide training to the right candidate. We offer full benefits, retirement plan, life insurance and paid vacation/sick time for full-time employees. E-mail resume to shoshoneid@hotmail.com, sid.secretary@outlook.com or feel free to call 307-7545741 ............................. 5/28

bred cows/heifers, cow/calf pairs and replacement heifers.

Services

Bulls Born & Raised Where Corn Don’t Grow!

Powder River Angus ANNUAL PRIVATE TREATY BULL SALE BUILT ON GRIT

Calving Ease and Performance bulls available in volume!

PROUDLY SERVING WYOMING’S

PRIVATE LANDOWNERS. We have the experience to take your vision and make it reality; from due diligence to construction, management, and permitting ultimately ownership transition. We work with all types of properties including production agriculture, farms, cattle ranches, equestrian estates, ranchettes and sporting ranches.

PUMP STATIONS•STREAMS & PONDS•MASTER PLANNING DESIGN/BUILD•IRRIGATION•LIVE WATER•SURVEY VINEYARDS•WATER DEVELOPMENT•WATER RIGHTS ENVIRONMENTAL & COMPLIANCE

Visit us online at westernhce.com for more information and to learn how we can help make your next project a reality.

Request A Quote: 307-215-7430 | info@westernhce.com

Solar Water Pumping Systems Water Well Services • Well & Pipeline Design Submersible Pump Specialist Scott Blakeley, Owner ppr@pronghornpump.com www.pronghornpump.com

(307) 436-8513 • Cell: (307) 267-1022

Financial Services

Brands

ALL TYPES OF EQUIPMENT AND VEHICLE FINANCING. Great service!! Great rates!! Call Chuck Brown at C. H. Brown Co. WY LLC, 307-322-3232 (office), 307-331-0010 (cell), or email chuckbrown@wyoming. com.......................................5/28

NOW THAT IT’S BRANDING SEASON, HERE’S A GOOD OLE WYOMING BRAND FOR SALE: LHC, LSH. Dues paid until 2023, $2,000. Call 307467-5679......................... 5/28

AGRI-ONE FINANCIAL: Farm/ ranch and all commercial loans.

RATES AS LOW AS 4.5%. We have been helping with all aspects of agricultural, commercial financing and management for years.

LET US HELP YOU on a consulting level with management to increase profitability, deal with and fix credit problems and for all your financing needs. WE CARE AND HAVE WORKING PROGRAMS designed for the farmer/rancher and not the banker. Please call Steve, 303-773-3545, or check out our website www.agrionefinancial.com. I will come to you and get the job done!! .......6/18

OFFERING YEARLING & TWO-YEAR-OLD BULLS

WYOMING BRAND FOR SALE: Trout fly, RSC, RSH. Renewed to March 2031. Irons included, $10,000.

Call 307-752-5580 ..............6/4

PLACE PICTURES WITH YOUR CLASSIFIED ADS ONLINE

Bulls are available now and will be sold on a first come first served basis. The offering can be viewed at the ranch or feel free to give us a call and we will work with you to ensure you get the bulls you are looking for.

Volume Discounts • Free Delivery • PAP Tested Fertility Tested • First Breeding Season Guarantee

Powder River Angus Neal & Amanda Sorenson • Spotted Horse, WY 307.736.2260 (h) • 307.680.7359 (c) nasorenson@rangeweb.net www.powderriverangus.com

Registered Angus Yearling Bulls Private Treaty Bridger, MT Sires Include: Niagara, Value Added, Unique, Growth Fund, Lucky Charm, Emerald and Chairman.

Many suitable for heifers.

Performance and carcass data.

Louis & Kathy Dubs • Billings, MT 406-652-7515 • 406-208-8643 windingriverangus@gmail.com

Selling 30+ Bulls by Private Treaty!

Ultrasound, DNA, PAP data available! • 50% suitable for heifers Most AI sired - Alternative, Stock Fund, Jet Black, Deluxe, No Doubt, Stunner, Hometown & More....

Priced $2,500 - $3,500

Jason & Shirley ZumBrunnen 307-216-0198 www.zbangus.com

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Angus

Red Angus

Limousin

Dogs

FOR SALE PRIVATE TREATY

PAP TESTED HIGH ALTITUDE RED ANGUS 2-YEAROLD BULLS: Performance and calving ease bred, 28 years of PAP testing. Call Smith Land and Cattle Company, 719-588-1877 ..... 6/18

2-year-old registered Limousin Bulls

PUREBRED AUSTRALIAN SHEPHERD PUPS: Sweet, adorable and very social. Will be around 40 lbs. when full grown.

UTD on shots and deworming.

Will make good outdoor and hiking companions. Ready now!!

For more information, call 307219-1488 ............................6/4

SALE * CHRISTENSEN RED ANGUS * SALE: Registered, vaccinated and fertility tested bulls. We have a deep carcass, high ADG packaged with moderate to low birthweights available. Call 406-208-4315 or e-mail criters64@gmail. com ................................ 6/4

Registered yearling Angus bulls. Sired by some of the best genetics in the breed as well as our top Herd Bulls. Never before offered. Deep set of calving ease heifer bulls and powerful cow bulls available.

Semen tested and up to date on summer kick-out vaccinations.

Ready to go to work for you.

Selling on first come, first served basis. Volume discounts apply. Delivery available.

Miller Angus Farms Estelline, SD. #Performance.

Pounds. Profit. TheM-Brand. Guarantee.

Kody-605.690.1997 Brady-605.690.5733 FORTY 3- TO 4-YEAR-OLD BLACK ANGUS PAIRS FOR SALE. Call Ron at 307-9211544 or 307-864-3733 ......6/18 EXCELLENT YOUNG VIRGIN ANGUS BULLS: Perfect for first calving, $1,500-$1,700 per head. Extra good volume deals.

Delivered free. Trexler’s, Hill City, KS, 785-421-5706 or 785421-8311.............................6/4 YEARLING ANGUS BULLS: These bulls are grown, not fattened, will get out and cover cows. Many will work on heifers.

We will deliver. Call Joe Buseman, 605-351-1535 ..........6/18 25 TWO-YEAR-OLD ANGUS PAIRS. $2,000/pair. 307-6900916..................................6/11 COMMERCIAL BLACK ANGUS BULLS FOR SALE: Yearlings and twos. We select for fertility, milking ability, calving ease, gain and disposition. Reasonably priced. Call Shippen Angus, 307-856-7531 ......5/28

REGISTERED RED ANGUS YEARLING BULLS: Low birthweights, calving ease, high weaning weights, pasture raised, excellent conformation, docile and ready to go to work. $1,700/head. One mile east of Nunn, CO. Call 303809-9235 or e-mail joyra@ frii.com ........................ 5/28

REGISTERED YEARLING AND VIRGIN 2-YEAR-OLD BLACK ANGUS BULLS: 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.antlersangusranch. com or call Earl, 307-660-4796 ..........................................5/28 REGISTERED BLACK ANGUS YEARLING AND 2-YEAR-OLD BULLS: Private treaty, large sire groups, performance and fertility tested, delivery available. TRANGMOE ANGUS RANCH, Glendive, MT. Call 406-687-3315 or 406989-3315......................... 6/25

Red Angus PUREBRED YEARLING RED ANGUS BULLS: Out of AI’d calving ease sires. Lazy H Red Angus, Wheatland, WY, 307331-8541, please leave message .................................5/28

Joey Freund 303/475-6062

Pat Kelley 303/840-1848

REGISTERED RED ANGUS BULLS FOR SALE: Have 2-year-olds and yearlings.

Trich and fertility tested.

Ready to go to work!! Delivery available. For more information, call CLR Red Angus, Dan Robertson, 307-4311013 ............................. 5/28 RED ANGUS HIGH-ELEVATION YEARLING BULLS FOR SALE IN NORTHEASTERN UTAH: Sires are 5L, Crump, Sutherlin Farms and K2 Red Angus. Will be trich, semen tested and fed for free until May 1. $2,000/head. Bar Lazy TL Ranch, David, 435828-1320, barlazytlranch@ gmail.com .................... 5/28

SimAngus

Dogs POLISH TATRA LGD PUPPIES FOR SALE: Six weeks old and ready to go. Two females and 5 males available. Pictures available upon request. Very loyal guard dogs. Call 307-752-0081 or 307-672-2236. To view photos, go to www.wylr.net in the classifieds .........................6/11

SIMANGUS BULLS: Bred to be productive members of your herd. 3H Simmental Ranch, Plains, MT. Contact Alan, 503931-6815 or 3HSimmental@ gmail.com ........................6/18

BORDER COLLIE/MCNAB PUPS: Out of working parents and available at the end of May. Born April 1, 2022. Mostly black with white tips, one tri-color. Smooth coats. Five females and 4 males. $400. Located in Oak Creek, CO. Knott Land and Livestock, 970736-1020 ..............................5/28

Hereford

Hereford

YEARLING HEREFORD BULLS FOR SALE BALDY MAKERS

Hereford genetics maximize the value of your herd by leveraging traits such as, fertility, feed efficiency, docility and feedlot profitability

REGISTERED YEARLING BLACK ANGUS BULLS FOR SALE BY PRIVATE TREATY: PAP, BVD and fertility tested.

Sires include: Jindra Acclaim, Worthington All Profit, GAR Composure, WXW In The Black, Page All Profit and Page Blackfoot. Page Angus Ranch, Page Family Limited Partnership. Call Tom Page, 307-7608429. EPDs on Facebook @ Page Angus .....................5/28 YEARLING AI SIRED BLACK ANGUS BULLS: Will work on heifers. Sires include Ashland and Mainstay. Semen tested.

Minatare, NE. Please call Byron Miller, 303-818-8152 or 308-783-1357, leave message ..........................................5/28

Joe Freund 303/341-9311

54286 CR 27, Carr, Colorado 80612 Check Out Our Facebook Page: Sidwell Herefords, RLLP Catalogs available upon request

Longhorn

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REGISTERED TEXAS LONGHORNS FOR SALE: Featured September 2020 American Beef Producer. Gentle pairs, steers, heifers, solid and colorful bulls. Foraging, hardy, low-maintenance cattle, traffic stopping colors. Easy calving, excellent maternal outcome.

Cross-breeding for robust calves resistant to disease.

Fascinating, fun to show, simple handling, great for youth.

Westhaven Ranch in California, 209-274-9917, e-mail swestmoore@gmail.com or visit www.westhavenlonghorns.com. To view photos, go to www.wylr.net in the classifieds .................... 6/18

GREAT PYRENEES PUPPIES FOR SALE: Ranch raised, run with livestock every day, parents onsite, proven bloodlines. Ready to go to work!! Nine and 4-monthold pups available. Have been raising these fantastic LGD for 40+ years. Moving and need to place in their new home before the move, $350. For more information, call 406-207-7674 ... 6/11

Dairy Cattle FOR SALE: Four Jersey heifers and 4 dairy cross heifers, CVH vaccinated, vet checked open and breedable, 650-750 lbs. Hand fed and gentle. Delivery possible. For more information, call 641-330-3251 ..... 6/4

AKC LAB PUPPIES: All colors available, whites, blacks, yellows, dark chocolates and dark reds.

Excellent hunters, family companions. Full AKC registration. Shots, wormed, dewclaws removed. All puppies are cute, but it’s what they grow into that counts. Not all Labs are the same. Proud to own!! Been raising quality AKC Labradors for 25-plus years. Look at the rest but buy the best. Both parents on site for viewing. Will sell quickly!! $200 deposit, picking order is when the deposit is received. Doug Altman, Mitchell, S.D. Call/text 605-999-7149, click the our labs tab on the website for pictures, www.southdakotayellowlabs. com.......................................5/28

Horses

FOR SALE: Two 14-week-old Border Collie puppies, black and white, 1 female and 1 male.

Ready for a good home. For more information, please call 970-391-0731 ...................6/18

SALE JUNE 10th

Pasture Wanted

Preview at the Old West Trail Rodeo Arena 9 AM Mountain Time Sale at Crawford Livestock Market 2 PM Mountain time

2022 SUMMER PASTURE WANTED FOR YEARLING STEERS within 125 miles of Sterling, CO. Call 970-5225030, if no answer leave message ..................................5/28 LOOKING FOR PASTURE FOR 35 (POSSIBLY MORE) PAIRS OF NICE BLACK CATTLE: Southeast Wyoming, southwest Nebraska Panhandle, north central Weld County Colorado preferably. I’m willing to work most of the summer, May 20-Aug. 9 or so and possibly weekends afterwards, in addition to leasing pasture. Looking for something a couple of hours from Grover, CO. I have excellent references for both leasing and work. Really hoping I don’t have to sell. Please call and we can visit, 303-885-5575.

Thank you!! .......................5/28

“Honest People, Honest Horses”

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90 horses selling - Ranch, Rope, Recreation and more with the bloodlines to back it up.

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SUMMER PASTURE NEEDED FOR 75-175 head of pairs.

Good references. Call 605-3473403 or 605-499-9088 ......5/28 WANTED: 2022 summer pasture for 125 cow/calf pairs.

Would like from May 1 until Dec. 15 or any timeframe in between.

Any number of cattle per pasture, would not have to all go to one pasture. ALSO, in search of farm ground, farms to lease or a ranch to lease on a short-term or long-term basis. Please contact 307-250-6900, leave message or text .......................TFN

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Call 307-660-0294 and leave a message if no answer.

Ranch Lease Wanted

Bryan: 970-381-0264 Linda: 970-381-6811

Horses

LOOKING FOR RANCH/PASTURE TO LEASE/WORKING PARTNERSHIP in S.D., WY, NE, TX, OK, IA, MO, KS, N.M., NV. Don’t mind where or how remote. Call David Tanner, 352807-8203, roughridecattleservices@yahoo.com .......... 6/18

Horses SILVER STATE INTERNATIONAL RODEO JUNE 30JULY 7: Winnemucca Events Complex, Winnemucca, NV. $20,000 ADDED money. ALL STAR TEAM: Each state will pick 5 contestants to represent their state. The team with the most points will win $1,500 cash. Prizes include: Cash prizes, saddles for event winners and buckles for 2nd-4th and go round prizes, 1st-3rd.

For more information or to register online, visit www. ssir.us or call Kathy, 775-2172810 or e-mail silverstate10@ yahoo.com. Check us out on Facebook ....................... 6/18 FOR SALE: RESTORED,1900 Dr’s Buggy, $3,000; 1906 Studebaker Mountain Spring Wagon, two seats, fringe on top, $5,000; one horse open sleigh, $2,000; horse packing gear and packing books; stainless steel cream cans and burner for cream can dinners, $250; power washer, $20; 40’ Excursion motorhome, full wall and bedroom slides, generator and lots more, $65,000. Offers welcome. For more information, please call 307-760-2844 ...................6/11

FIVE-YEAR-OLD QUARTER HORSE GELDING: Sorrel with a blaze. Great-grandson of High Brow Cat. Good breakaway, calf, heel, ranch horse prospect, 14.2 hands, very cowy, quick footed, gentle and likes people. Well broke with a very good handle. $12,000 OBO. If interested or for more information, please call and leave a message, 307-4675651 ............................. 5/28 CLARK MANAGEMENT COMPANY, INC. PRESENTS: Jake Clark’s MULE DAYS EVENTS & AUCTION, RALSTON, WY WILL BE HELD LIVE June 1519, at Ralston, WY. Plus we’re offering LIVE WEBCAST AND PHONE BIDDING!! Sale will be live as well as online. Please view online at www.superiorlivestock.com/productionevent-detail?id=2961. Request the full color catalog at www. eepurl.com/hSVJk9 or view website www.saddlemule.com click on “BUYERS TAB” or call 307-272-8792. Thanks and stay healthy! .............................. 5/28 75TH ANNUAL HULETT RODEO JUNE 11-12, Hulett, WY. Facebook Hulett Rodeo or visit www.

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NRCA/ WRA approved and youth events, purse increased to $1,000 for most events and $1,500 for bronc riding. For more information, call 307-467-5668 ......................... 6/4

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Sheep PRODUCTION COLUMBIAS, YEARLING RAMS AND EWES: Fully shorn after Jan 1. Unfitted, in their working clothes. Most include production data. Several Wyoming and North Dakota ram test entrants. Columbia Sheep Breeders Association National Show and Sale June 11, 10 a.m., Archer Event Center, Cheyenne, WY. See catalog at www.columbiasheep.org.

Call 406-423-5651 ........ 5/28

Hay & Feed VALLEY VIDEO HAY MARKETS, LLC: Wyoming and western Nebraska hay available. Call Barry McRea, 308235-5386. www.valleyvideohay.com ......................... 6/4 2020 AND 2021 HAY FOR SALE: Alfalfa/grass, grass/ alfalfa, grass mix, alfalfa/ oats/millet, alfalfa/oats and wheat/kosha. Big rounds and small squares. Approximately 1,450-1,550 lbs. (rounds). Approximately 55-65 lbs. (small squares). Delivery available in semi loads, or you can come and get it. Call for pricing, 701-690-8116. Thank you for your time, Wayne ........ 5/28

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Hay & Feed

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Approximately 150 3x3 bales, barn stored horse quality grass hay near Greeley, CO. Quantity discounts available for 10 bales or more.

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Fencing

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Call 307-630-3046 ........ 5/28 GOOD SUPPLY OF PREMIUM QUALITY STRAW in large square 3x4 bales. Delivered by the truckload. Volume discounts available. E-mail redriverforagesales@gmail. com, call/text Dustin, 1-204209-1066 ...................... 5/28

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WANTED WANTED WANTED!! ............................. 5/28

Equipment FOR SALE: SAC 4400 mixer wagon with scale. John Deere 714A and 716A chuckwagons with John Deere running gears and bunk feeding extensions. H&S 7+4 16’ chuckwagon with hydraulic drive and 12 ton gear. Meyer 4518 18’ chuckwagon with tandem running gear. Unverferth 6500 grain cart with scale and roll tarp. New Holland 7150 16’ Hydro Swing. Rowse 3 pt. 9’ sickle mower. Rowse double 9 sickle mower with hydraulic drive. Rowse 16 wheel hydraulic V-rake. 12’ hydraulic box scraper with tilt. All in very nice condition!! Call 605-9995482 ............................. 6/18

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Property for Sale ARIZONA RANCHES: 22,000+ acre central Arizona ranch, 200+ head year-long, plus up to 2,500 stockers seasonally, Arizona state plus small BLM grazing leases, small feedyard, headquarters on 10 deeded acres, $1,200,000; southern Arizona ranch, 550+ head year-long, plus seasonal increases. 400+ deeded acres plus state, USFS and small BLM grazing leases. Shipping corrals on paved highway, $4,000,000; beautiful mountain horse property in the pines, 3,014 sq. ft. four-bedroom, threebath home, $965,000; 42 acre ranch homestead, well, power and phone, old adobe home, $390,000. Harley Hendricks Realty, 877-349-2565, www.HarleyHendricks.com .................. 5/28 MEAT PROCESSING FACILITY FOR SALE: Basin Processing is a custom processing facility in Basin, WY (one hour east of Cody). The facility includes, livestock holding pens, kill room, cold storage, meat processing and packaging room, office and storage. All equipment needed for the operation is included in the offering. A complete equipment list is available on request.

The facility is located in Basin, WY, one hour east of Cody, WY and central to the cattle ranch producers in the Big Horn Basin. This is a turnkey operation.

Current owners have business booked out to June 2023. $500,000. Call or e-mail Ted Harvey today for more information, 307-699-4114 or e-mail Ted@YellowstoneRanchLand. com ................................... 5/28 GREAT RETIREMENT, HORSE/ HOBBY FARM!! Here's an opportunity for a nice home with income producing acreage in sunny southern California in the Imperial Valley! 120 miles east of San Diego, CA, 60 miles west of Yuma, AZ and 9 miles from El Centro, CA. Three bedroom, 1 bath home with 12 acres of farmland. $685,000. For more information, call 307-272-0975. To view photos, go to www.wylr. net in the classifieds........6/11 MCCONE COUNTY MONTANA RANCH FOR SALE: 6,040 deeded acres. Improved pasture and native range, headquarters. $4.2 million. Sidwell Land & Cattle Co., Richard Sidwell, 406-861-4426, 406-322-4425 or e-mail sidwell@sidwell-land. com ................................... 6/18

Big Horn Basin Farm & Feedlot - Exceptional farm and feedlot in the heart of northwestern Wyoming, winter feed base growing feed crops, 429+ acres deeded lands 312+ acres irrigated $4M Lovell Farm - Partially fenced 115 acres with stunning Big Horn Mountain Views and development potential $989,000 Cox & Fisher Farm - Northwest Wyoming, 3.76 deeded acre farm facility with an opportunity to lease adjoining 470 acre farm ground $979,200 jacque@ranchland.com | 307-631-2855 www.RanchLand.com

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Wyoming Livestock Roundup • Volume 34 No. 5 • May 28, 2022

R-CALF loses appeal Ranchers lost their federal claims in an appeal of a suit originally filed in 2019 against U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Secretary of Agriculture challenging the use of two private groups to help develop the government’s proposed rule requiring the use of electronic ear tags for cattle.

The U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the 10th District on May 20 ruled against R-CALF USA and ranchers from Wyoming and South Dakota who had challenged the agencies use of two private groups to help formalize the government’s proposed rule requiring electronic ear tags. The ranchers claimed the Cattle Traceability Working Group (CTWG) and the Producers Traceability Council (PTC) were subject to the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), but the three-judge panel disagreed.

In April 2019, USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service published its mandatory radio frequency identification mandate, which was scheduled to go into effect Jan. 1, 2023. R-CALF USA sued in October 2019, alleging the agencies’ mandate was unlawful. Subsequently, the agencies withdrew the mandate and asked the court to dismiss the lawsuit on grounds the agencies had voluntarily cured their violation.

The lawsuit was dismissed by a federal judge in February 2020 when the USDA withdrew a factsheet promoting the change. This is when the CTWG and PTC began meeting to discuss the technology.

USDA claimed it neither created nor managed the groups, but R-CALF USA called the group’s makeup biased and claimed violations of the FACA. R-CALF filed an amended complaint in April 2021, asking the court “to issue a declaratory judgment which [defendants] violated FACA,” or to enjoin defendants from using any “of the work product from” CTWG or PTC. When the lower court dismissed the second complaint in May 2021, the plaintiffs appealed.

“We reject plaintiffs’ requests to direct the entry of judgment in their favor. Instead, we affirm the district court’s decision in its entirety,” wrote Senior U.S. Circuit Judge Mary Beck Briscoe in a 46-page opinion.

It’s the Pitts

by Lee Pitts

The Fix-It Man Benny could fix anything... toilets, tractors, stoves, marriages, window blinds, anything. There was never waiting for a part to come, either. He had one of everything in the back of his truck.

It was my job to find the part. He would be under a heater and tell me to go get a “whatchamacallit,” and if by some chance I couldn’t find the right part, he would make one with his calloused hands.

Today we would probably call him a consultant, but I always thought of Benny as a genius. He knew

how to do things.

We went out on a lot of false alarms.

The elderly ladies in town would call up and say, “Benny, my washing machine doesn’t sound right.” Benny would go out to their house and listen to their Maytag Wringer washer machine, which sounded just fine. Of course, there was no charge, just a couple cups of coffee. They just wanted a little company, or maybe they wanted Benny to look at their sick dog or cat. He knew a lot about animals too and worked way cheaper than the vet.

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Environmental concerns Environmental organizations including the Center for Biological Diversity, Sierra Club, Western Watersheds Project, Alliance For The Wild Rockies and Yellowstone To Unitas Connection filed a lawsuit concerning the USFS’s authorization of continued grazing in the Upper Green River area. They were concerned grazing was negatively impacting grizzly bear populations.

Landers notes when grizzly bears have a human encounter and two livestock encounters, the FWS gives the Wyoming Game and Fish Department permission to remove them from the population.

“The Center For Biological Diversity, Western Watersheds Project and other environmental groups felt like, because of cattle’s presence, there were more bears being taken out of the population,” Landers says.

Continued grazing Landers mentions grazing in the area is necessary

for livelihoods, and local ranchers don’t have many other options than to graze on federally owned land.

“Sublette County is a little over 3,000,000 acres, and it’s about 83 percent federally owned, so without public land grazing, whether it be Bureau of Land Management or USFS land, there’s not a lot of options for ranchers in this county,” he shares.

Landers acknowledges the benefits of grazing, saying, “Ranchers need to graze on the land, it’s part of what keeps the land ecologically viable for future generations.”

He mentions local ranchers will continue to fight for grazing rights in the area and work to ensure the Green River Drift tradition will continue to go on.

“I think there will always be conflict in the Upper Green,” says Landers. “Right now, we are sitting pretty good, this lawsuit just goes to show we have been cooperatively monitoring our range with the USFS for over 20 years and we have pretty solid and sound data.”

take a drunk off the bottle and lift a bum off the floor.

I’d seen him do it.

Benny had a small farm where every year he grew a wonderful garden. He used to try and see how hot he could grow peppers. He would use them in the wonderful Mexican food he cooked. But his specialty was sweet corn.

Around the dinner table, all over town, folks would sit down to sweet corn, which they had just purchased at Mitch’s Garden Market.

And they would say, “This is the best corn I ever ate. It must be Benny’s.”

They just felt a little better knowing Benny grew it.

It was quite an honor for me to ride shotgun with Benny in his truck all over town as ladies waved and dogs followed. I’m sure Benny had his faults, but I can’t remember any. I never

heard him argue and never heard a bad word said about the gentleman.

I’m sure I asked too many questions, but Benny knew important things. The weather man on the radio would say it was going to be sunny, but Benny would look up into a clear sky and see the blackbirds starting to flock on the telephone wires.

“Looks like rain to me,” he would say. And sure enough, we’d get two inches. Benny understood.

He had a knack for seeing things as they were and doing things as they ought to be done.

I don’t know how much schooling Benny had. I do know my grandparents helped raise him and he worked for Grandpa his entire career.

I also know after the Japanese bombed Pearl Har-

COURT continued from page 1 these ranchers have been going for over 100 years, for generations,” Landers says.

The tradition continues with 11 ranchers who make up the Upper Green River Cattlemen’s Association. These ranchers work to drive cattle from spring pasture in the desert to summer pasture in the forest, driving about 5,000 to 5,700 cattle through the area each year, he says.

The trail is about 58 miles long and typically takes ranchers two weeks to cover. The historical grazing is known as the Green River Drift, and the name comes from the way the cattle “drift” out of the forest back to their “home ranches” when colder weather rolls around in the fall, according to the Green River Drift website.

“The Upper Green is the largest common allotment and the longest running drive in the lower 48 in the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) system,” says Landers.

Once every six years, a certain lady would call about her stove. All she really wanted was the floor cleaned out behind it. This was my job too. Benny still drank the coffee, but we charged her plenty.

Benny never got rich, but I think he did all right.

He always had enough money to buy me a chili cheese dog from Aphis, down at the truck stop.

Benny was widely known for telling stories.

The women liked the ones slightly off color.

They would get red in the face and say, “Oh, Benny, you shouldn’t say that. Do you know any more?”

He could tell a housewife how to take the oil stain out of her carpet in six different languages. He knew how to patch up sinks and family squabbles. He could

“We have made adjustments where needed with grazing options and pressure points and things like this,” Landers adds. “It just goes to prove what teamwork can do and what a good solid partnership between the USFS and the permittees can get accomplished.”

Landers mentions his appreciation for agencies working with the association to ensure grazing continues.

“We are proud of our relationship with the USFS. We appreciate them immensely and their partnership with us in cooperatively monitoring,” he says.

“We also would like to give a huge shoutout to the Mountain States Legal Foundation,” Landers adds. “They’re a completely pro bono group that decided to take this fight and represent us. We are extremely pleased and appreciative.”

Kaitlyn Root is an editor for the Wyoming Livestock Roundup. Send comments on this article to roundup@wylr.net. bor, and when the government started sending the rest of the Japanese-Americans in my town to detention camps, Benny didn’t get mad at America. He enlisted in the Army of the country who would have taken everything he owned if he had stayed home.

Benny never talked about the war, but I’m told he served with distinction and got several medals and commendations. They will never put a sign up on the edge of our town saying, Benny Taketa lived there, but our town was a lot better because he did.

Pardon me for doing all this reminiscing, but when I look around and see all the things in this country which could be fixed with a little common sense, I think of Benny. But common sense these days is not so common.

Neither was Benny.

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My Most Recent Anti-Ag Experience One of my favorite things to do, anytime, anywhere, is play The Farming Game.

The Farming Game is a board game which is kind of like Monopoly, but better. Maybe I like it so much because I’m competitive and like to brag about my win when I inevitably beat my brother so bad, he has to quit out of shame.

Maybe I like it because

it’s just quirky and ag-nerdy enough to make me laugh.

Maybe I like it because in The Farming Game, I can take out $100,000 plus of “debt” (even though I know I’m not supposed to) to buy 50 cows, multiple leases, grain and fruit.

Regardless, I love The Farming Game because it’s not real life; it’s a fictional farm where you can almost guarantee four cuttings of

hay and run your cows on the same land you put your wheat. In the real world, however, farming doesn’t always go this way.

People have been farming and raising livestock on the land, pretty much, since God said, “Let there be light.”

Over the years, we’ve made technological advances in agriculture, which allows farmers and ranchers to feed the world.

However, one thing we cannot do in real life, but something I frequently do in The Farming Game, is plant crops anywhere and graze cattle anywhere.

According to National Geographic, “[Earth] is 71 percent water and 29 percent land, though large areas are uninhabitable deserts, mountains, lakes and permafrost. A little over 50 mil-

lion square kilometers is farmland, not all of which is capable of supporting crops.”

You ask, why can we not grow crops in certain areas? Well, the anti-ag animal activist who came at me hard on Instagram recently seemed to think it was because us cattle ranchers are greedy with the land and won’t allow farmers to farm on prime grazing soil. This may be the case in some fantasy land, like The Farming Game, but it’s not the case in real life.

I give the extreme example of the Crazy Mountains, often called the Crazies in Big Timber, Mont. No one could grow a successful crop in the Crazies, even if it was deforested, its soil is not suitable to grow crops.

Even if it was suitable for growing hundreds of acres of turnips or corn, the weather is inclement and inconsistent. There’s a fair chance your crops would freeze, even in the dead of growing season. Just ask some of my more agriculturally adventurous friends about growing small gardens near the Crazies – they know the risk of it not working simply due to weather.

Taking a less extreme example, let’s look at the massive farm fields in the Midwest. In states such as Iowa and Nebraska, farmland is plentiful, and the agriculturists utilize it as such.

There’s also prime land in this area for grazing.

Farmers and ranchers know what land should be used for farming and what land should house animals.

Another counterpoint to the anti-ag argument ranchers are taking land away from farmers, is even if every ranch on the planet was sold, all the ranchers quit their jobs and no one “forcibly mass produced” livestock as we’re so accused of, we would still need land for these animals to inhabit. I mean, what are we supposed to do with all these animals?

Usually, an anti-ag will come at this specific argument with something like, “Well you ranchers make livestock reproduce with artificial insemination and embryo transfer. You make animals have babies just so you can steal them away from their mother and sell them.”

I could see where one would think this on the surface; however, if one would go one, teeny, tiny, baby step further, you’d realize livestock are just like any other animal, and if we didn’t “make them reproduce,” they would still reproduce at the same rate on their own.

If livestock producers have control of breeding operations, we are actually able to control the livestock population and do it in a safe environment.

The last point I want to

make here, before I get too long winded, is this anti-ag said I “had my thumbs in my ears” so I “couldn’t hear the truth.” When in fact, I asked multiple times to have an open, friendly conversation about animal ag and said I would provide statistics and facts to back up my claims.

This antiag, however, was incredibly rude, sarcastic and downright wrong about many facts she shared regarding the ag industry.

When I called her on this, she (to quote the antiag here) put her thumbs in her ears, told me I was bragging about “feeding the world” to build up my ego and came at me with multiple bogus statics, which can be disproven by a simple Google search.

And the icing on the cake? She claimed animal agriculture – the industry whose entire purpose is to feed others – was actually causing starvation.

One thing we don’t have to deal with in my beloved Farming Game is uneducated, close-minded, antiags, publicly attacking one’s character, and for this, I am grateful.

But until fantasy becomes a reality, I’ll do my best to keep fighting the good fight for good food, good people and even the people who don’t support the ag industry but have to eat anyway.

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RIVERTON LIVESTOCK AUCTION Tuesday, May 24 Market Report • 464 Head Sold Representative Sales COWS RIVERTON 1 Cow, 1160# ...................................... $88.00 THERMOPOLIS 4 Cow, 1467# ..................................... $83.50 3 Cow, 1303# ..................................... $82.50 RIVERTON 1 Cow, 1480# ..................................... $82.00 GREEN RIVER 1 Cow, 1465# ..................................... $80.50 THERMOPOLIS 2 Cow, 1335# ..................................... $80.00 FARSON 1 Cow, 1420# ..................................... $79.00 RIVERTON 2 Cow, 1787# ..................................... $78.00 LANDER 4 Cow, 1647# ..................................... $77.25 PAVILLION 2 Cow, 1385# ..................................... $76.00 KINNEAR 2 Cow, 1240# ..................................... $75.00 GREEN RIVER 3 Cow, 1316# ..................................... $74.00 SHOSHONI 3 Cow, 1140# ...................................... $73.00 ARAPAHOE 2 Cow, 1250# ..................................... $72.00 FARSON 1 Cow, 1210# ..................................... $71.00 1 Cow, 1550# ..................................... $70.00 BULLS RANDOLPH, UT 1 Bull, 1465# .....................................$114.00 RIVERTON 1 Bull, 2065# .....................................$113.00 1 Bull, 1880# .....................................$112.50 CROWHEART 1 Bull, 1915# .....................................$112.00 RANDOLPH, UT 1 Bull, 1995# .....................................$111.50

THERMOPOLIS 2 Bull, 1932# .....................................$110.00 RIVERTON 1 Bull, 1965# .....................................$110.00 PAVILLION 2 Bull, 1780# .................................... $107.00 RANDOLPH, UT 1 Bull, 1605# .................................... $106.00 RIVERTON 1 Bull, 1625# .................................... $104.00 GREEN RIVER 1 Bull, 1925# .................................... $103.50 BAGGS 1 Bull, 1890# .................................... $102.50 WHITE SPRINGS, MT 1 Bull, 1610# .................................... $101.00 HEIFERETTES FARSON 4 Heiferette, 1067# ........................... $103.00 STEERS THERMOPOLIS 11 Steer, 620# .................................... $171.50 PAVILLION 2 Steer, 660# .................................... $170.00 RANDOLPH, UT 2 Steer, 665# .................................... $169.00 THERMOPOLIS 1 Steer, 825# .................................... $143.00 GREYBULL 1 Steer, 915# .................................... $136.50 HEIFERS SARATOGA 17 Heifer, 607# ................................... $157.50 CASPER 2 Heifer, 630# ................................... $153.00 BRED COWS FARSON 11 Bred Cow, 1305# (SM) ............... $1,085.00 BRED HEIFERS FARSON 6 Bred Heifer, 1195# ...................... $1,125.00

Early Consignments TUESDAY, MAY 31

TUESDAY, JULY 5

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

NO SALE

Dillon Hedges - 3 Blk face lambs 80#. 2 rounds of Vision 7 w/spur.

1 Yrlng ewe.

TUESDAY, JUNE 7 NO SALE

TUESDAY, JUNE 14 ALL CATTLE CLASSES START TIME 9:00 AM W/ WEIGH UPS

TUESDAY, JUNE 21 NO SALE

TUESDAY, JUNE 28 ALL CATTLE CLASSES W/ SHEEP & HORSES START TIME 9:00 AM W/ SHEEP & WEIGH UPS Hellyer Ranch - 74 Blk Ang Pairs. (9-2ys, 193ys, 10-4ys, 12-5ys, 7-6ys, 6-7ys, 5-8ys, 6-9ys) Cows are age branded on left shoulder. Cows received Virashield 6 VL5 & Vision 7 w/spur this spring and were poured and received Triangle 5 last fall. Calves are sired

by Popo Agie bulls. All one iron, home raised, quality pairs!

TUESDAY, JULY 12 ALL CATTLE CLASSES START TIME 9:00 AM W/ WEIGH UPS

TUESDAY, JULY 19 NO SALE

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

TUESDAY, AUGUST 2 NO SALE

TUESDAY, AUGUST 9 ALL CATTLE CLASSES • 4-H RESALE (NOON) START TIME 9:00 AM W/ WEIGH UPS

TUESDAY, AUGUST 16 NO SALE

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