Rep. Harriet Hageman voices opposition to SUSTAINS Act Page 2
Considerations for grazing horses discussed by UW Extension Page 5
Monthly webinar recaps current weather conditions Page 6
Laramie County Cattlewomen host annual Ag Expo Page 8
Quick Bits
Governor’s EO
Gov. Mark Gordon has extended the executive order (EO) lifting certain restrictions for vehicles transporting oversize and overweight loads of livestock feed and livestock. “Thankfully, new wildfire starts have curtailed and existing fires are well in hand, if not contained. However, the impacts for producers on the ground continue to be substantial, and I remain committed to alleviating barriers affecting Wyoming’s impacted livestock operations,” Gordon said.
Dairy Aid
On Sept. 26, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced $58 million is available for marketing assistance to eligible organic dairy producers through the Organic Dairy Marketing Assistance Program 2024 to help expand the market for and increase the consumption of organic dairy. For more information, visit fsa. usda.gov
PACE Awards
On Sept. 25, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack announced USDA is moving forward in the awards process with eight new clean energy projects through the Powering Affordable Clean Energy (PACE) program. If approved, the projects will receive more than $248 million to help lower electricity bills for households, expand reliable access to renewable energy and create jobs for rural families, small businesses and agricultural producers.
Ram Sale
The 78th Annual Utah Ram Sale is scheduled for Oct. 10 starting at 9:30 a.m. at the Spanish Fork Fairgrounds in Spanish Fork, Utah. The sale will offer 504 rams from 31 proven consignors across five states and a selection of types and breeds, including Suffolk, Hampshire, Columbia, Rambouillet and various crosses, as well as yearling range rams, ram lambs and registered stud rams. For more information or to view the 2024 sale catalog, visit utahramsale.com
U.S. port strike could cause a ripple effect across the country
On Oct. 1, after unsuccessful negotiations over a new labor contract concerning wages and automation, U.S. East and Gulf Coast dockworkers went on strike.
The International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) union and the U.S. Maritime Alliance (USMX), which represents employers in the longshore industry, were unable to reach a new contract agreement.
the suspension of about onehalf of the nation’s ocean shipping.
This is the first major strike since 1977, leading to
According to an Associated Press report, a staggering 47,000 members of the ILA in 36 ports from Maine to Texas took to picketing
shortly after midnight.
After the strike began, ILA International President Harold Daggett spoke at the Port Newark-Elizabeth Marine Terminal in the New York Metropolitan area.
LIVESTOCK AND PREDATOR CONFLICT
Wildlife Services provides predator management update for Western states
Housed under the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Wildlife Services (WS) is a program designed to help people and wildlife coexist through leadership, research, management programs and industry expertise.
WS Western Regional Director Wendy Anderson of Fort Collins, Colo. spoke during the 56th Annual Public Lands Council Meeting in Grand Junction, Colo. on Sept. 18.
During her presentation, Anderson offered an update on WS’ activities across the West.
Livestock protection
To begin, Anderson noted protecting livestock from predators is one of WS’ foundational missions, with livestock organizations, state agencies and individual livestock producers contributing nearly 50 percent of financial resources for the agency’s work.
She also mentioned, in Fiscal Year 2023 (FY23), WS assisted sheep producers in 32 states.
The top five states receiving agency assistance were Nevada, Texas, California, Montana and Colorado, and the top five predators for which they provided assistance were coyotes, mountain lions, black bears, black vultures and feral dogs.
“In those 32 states, during FY23, WS lethally removed over 400 black bears and six grizzlies, 237 mountain lions, almost 300 gray wolves and over 68,000 coyotes for the protection of livestock,” Anderson shared.
“So far in Fiscal Year 2024 (FY24), we have provided more than 9,700 ranchers with predation reduction in 46 states and one territory on millions of acres of land which is home to nearly 83 million head of livestock,” she added.
Please see PREDATORS on page 14
NBA hosts conference
The National Bison Association (NBA) held its Western Regional Conference at the Prairie Ridge Buffalo Ranch near Limon, Colo. on Sept. 13-14.
The conference was hosted by ranch Owners Ray and Debbie Thieman and featured a full day of education, beginning with a virtual tour of the ranch and various activities.
According to an Oct. 2 NBA press release by Bison World Editor Karen Conley, nearly 100 people from around the region came to the ranch to enjoy herd tours, educational speakers and outstanding homemade food.
“The extended Thieman and Bennett families, along with a handful of neighbors and friends, rolled out the red carpet to welcome visitors with exceptional hospitality,” she states. “The family went above and beyond with their hospitality.”
During the conference, attendees were surprised when a television film crew showed up and began setting up.
Conley says, “‘Discovery Channel Homestead Rescue’ Hosts Marty and Matt Raney came to be part of the afternoon educational session on partnerships as they were nearby filming at another bison ranch.”
The crew was filming at another local ranch, the Wild K Bison Ranch, owned and operated by Kevin and Mellisa Kuper, for a future episode which will air in 2025 and decided to stop by for a surprise visit.
“With plenty of ‘Homestead Rescue’ fans in the mix, the Raneys were kind enough to visit with everyone and even take some photos,” Conley states. “The weekend at Prairie Ridge Buffalo Ranch exceeded everyone’s expectations and made a
AG Women IN
WEBO Angus Ranch inspires women across the West
No stranger to the agriculture industry, Buttons York of Lusk has always had a passion for ranching.
“I have been ranching my entire life, and it’s what I love to do,” Buttons explained. “I never wanted to do anything else.”
HPAI update
NASDA Animal Agriculture Committee holds in-depth discussion on HPAI outbreak in dairy cattle
During the 2024 National Association of State Departments of Agriculture (NASDA) Annual Meeting, held in Indianapolis on Sept. 22-25, NASDA committees had a chance to meet regarding their respective industry sectors.
The NASDA Animal Agriculture Committee meeting took place on Sept. 25, and the topic of conversation centered around the outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in dairy cattle across the nation.
HPAI concerns South Dakota State Veterinarian Dr. Beth Thompson was invited to speak at the committee meeting, providing those in attendance with some important information regarding HPAI.
In order to talk about HPAI, Thompson noted it is essential to first understand what constitutes a foreign animal disease (FAD) and recognize, although HPAI is considered to be a FAD in poultry, it is not considered a FAD in dairy cattle.
This makes managing the HPAI outbreak in
Buttons grew up helping her family raise commercial Angus cattle in Laramie and Centennial until she was 15 years old, then they moved to Wheatland.
“My dad said he was tired of coughing up snowballs, so we moved,” Buttons stated. “Today, my mom Kathleen Jackson is 93 and is still involved with cattle.”
In 2002, Buttons moved to Lusk, where she met her husband Waldon of 15 years, and in 2015 she had to say goodbye when his life was cut short by pancreatic cancer.
“I am so blessed to have had him in my life. I’m not happy he’s gone, but I’m extremely happy I had him,” Buttons said. “He was humble and had a wealth of knowledge with incredible skills.”
Ashlee Wakley photo
GUEST OPINIONS From the Ranch
A recent beef producer survey published by Drovers includes some interesting data on the future of ranching. Many of those surveyed most recently provided different answers than those from years past. Producing beef has always presented challenges, but one of the biggest changes is the relationship between the ranchers raising beef and the consumers purchasing beef.
Today, producers and consumers are more aware of each otherʼs wants and needs.
Ranchers and consumers both realize food safety is an expectation. They agree the largest improvement since the 2016 audit was in overall efficiency across the beef supply chain. They realize companies are striving to increase their sustainability and are working with the entire beef supply chain to achieve improvements.
Despite drought, government overreach and inflation, ranchers surveyed said they are optimistic for the future.
Eighty-eight percent of survey respondents say they support the industry’s sustainability efforts, and most respondents agree or strongly agree current industry challenges will continue to grow in the future.
These challenges are reducing environmental impacts, animal welfare scrutiny and demand from consumers for higherquality beef carcasses.
Most of this optimism is the result of higher cattle prices. Cattle are expected to return around $300 per head this year and, potentially, the next two years or so as well. Consumer demand for beef, both in the U.S. and abroad, is expected to be strong. Despite inflation, consumers purchased beef at record retail prices, averaging nearly $7.60 per pound.
Of those responding to the survey, 65 percent are optimistic about the future, 57 percent reported profitability in the past five years, 54 percent said they will add a new member within the next five years and 38 percent said they will grow their herd size over the next five years.
Ranchers are finding new ways to generate income on their ranches, such as recreational opportunities and other things, but for the most part, raising livestock is their main source of income.
Seventy-two percent noted they run a commercial cow operation, while 20 percent said their operation is a mixture of commercial and seedstock. Just eight percent said they have a seedstock operation.
When asked, “Do you anticipate your cattle operation’s herd size will grow, shrink or stay the same,” 49 percent of responders said it will stay the same, 38 percent said it will grow and 13 percent said it will shrink.
The next question asked was, “Do you expect a family member or partner to join your business?”
Fifty-one percent said a family member will join their business; 46 percent said no one will join their business and three percent said a non-family partner will join their business.
As I visit with ranchers, I hear more family members want to come back to the ranch. Most of these family members had previously moved off of the ranch after college, now have a family and want their children to grow up on a ranch like they did.
This is good for rural families and the ranching business.
The demand for beef is huge around the world, and people are looking for quality beef. American ranchers are changing with the times due to better genetics, recordkeeping and using cattle as a tool to improve land. This will ensure sustainability for both the family and business.
An emerging and dangerous issue which should be of concern to everyone in the Western U.S. is the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) implementation of the Sustainability Targets in Agriculture to Incentivize Natural Solutions (SUSTAINS) Act of 2021.
The USDA’s news release on this bill notes the SUSTAINS Act will use private donations to “expand implementation of conservation practices to sequester carbon, improve wildlife habitat, protect sources of drinking water and address other natural resource priorities.”
The environmental impact of these still-unidentified projects will then be quantified – using United Nations accounting practices – and the private donor is able to keep some portion of the financial value the government designates for the so-called resulting “environmental services.”
This is a bad law – designed with nefarious purposes – and it fits neatly within President Joe Biden’s disastrous 30×30 agenda.
The 30×30 Initiative is an international “sustainability” agenda intended to “rewild” and block human use of our lands and waters – essentially returning them to the condition they were allegedly in before mankind set foot here.
This is a radical and unworkable plan which would wreak havoc on food, energy and mineral production,
By U.S. Rep. Harriet Hageman
which has given us the greatest quality of life in world history – the very prosperity allowing us to protect our environment and resources.
Since their first week in office, the Biden-Harris administration has pushed this radical agenda on the American people, while bowing to the international community and their climate change hysteria.
The latest mechanism Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris are using to push this agenda is through what they refer to as “natural capital accounting,” and Nancy Pelosi’s parting gift as speaker was to provide the administration another tool to implement this scheme.
Natural capital accounting is being used to attempt to quantify the value of nature to society. Arbitrary values, derived from political extremism rather than economics, measure not just nature but its benefits to society, which includes everything from air and water to pollen, photosynthesis, dirt and more.
Determining the value of these “environmental services” derived from American lands is the catalyst to use regulations, federal spending and outside influence from radical climate groups to seal off these lands from productive use, including food and energy development, harvesting of building materials and more in the name of avoiding harm to these so-called
“environmental services benefits.”
Congressional Republicans advocate against omnibus spending bills not just because they are bad fiscal management, but because they have also become a vehicle for bad people to stealthily implement bad policy –“poison pills,” as I have often referred to them.
This was a common tactic of Pelosi for years and gave the 30×30 activists a massive win in her final omnibus with the inclusion and passage of the SUSTAINS Act.
Claiming USDA’s mandatory spending of billions of dollars on conservation programs was not sufficiently meeting demands, the SUSTAINS Act authorizes private entities to contribute and partner their funds with federal dollars to extend the scope of these programs on private lands, thereby setting up a direct conflict between private property rights and the “natural assets” associated therewith.
On a surface level, saving taxpayers from more spending in the face of our growing national debt may seem like a good idea. In reality, this entire concept will empower the private entity contributing the funds to dictate the terms of their investment, which includes prioritizing specific natural resource priorities – conservation and non-use – in targeted areas of the country and prescribing their share of the
Please see SUSTAINS ACT on page 4
Disaster declaration signed
Six Wyoming counties have received a U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretarial disaster designation due to damages and losses caused by wildfire, allowing those impacted access to emergency loans to meet recovery needs.
In an Oct. 1 letter, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack designated Campbell County as a primary natural disaster area, as well as the five contiguous counties of Converse, Crook, Johnson, Sheridan and Weston.
The designation allows the USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) to extend emergency credit to producers in those counties who are recovering from a series of large-scale wildfires which have burned more than 629,000 acres in Wyoming, much of it private land.
USDA continues to evaluate losses in other Wyoming counties impacted by wildfire and will expand the designation if loss determinations warrant.
The state of Wyoming will continue to work closely with Wyoming FSA Director Bill Bunce and Wyoming State Conservationist Jackie Byam. Maximum program flexibility is essential to Wyoming producers due to the state’s variability in agriculture operations, landscapes and impacts.
Additional information for affected producers can be found at local FSA and Natural Resources Conservation Service offices.
Youth encouraged to join 4-H
The Wyoming 4-H Program encourages youth ages five through 18 to register for the 2024-25 program year during National 4-H Week, which runs Oct. 6-12.
Wyoming 4-H is a positive youth development program administered by University of Wyoming (UW) Extension and supported by a network of volunteers across the state. In 2023, nearly 8,000 Wyoming youth enrolled in the program.
4-H helps young people build lifelong leadership skills through hands-on learning, mentorship and meaningful community engagement. With the support of Extension educators and volunteers, 4-H’ers explore project areas ranging from livestock showing, woodworking and cake decoration to public speaking, robotics and photography.
4-H is available in every Wyoming county and on the Wind River Indian Reservation. The program provides opportunities for youth to participate in camps, local and state fairs, national leadership experiences and even international trips.
This year, “Beyond Ready” is the theme of National 4-H Week.
To join Wyoming 4-H, visit uwyo.edu/4-h or contact a local UW Extension office. Contact information for county offices can be found at bit.ly/uwe-counties
Hurricane impacts ag
Communities along the East Coast are still picking up the pieces in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, which made landfall on U.S. shores as a Category Four storm in the last few days of September, leaving a path of destruction in its wake.
As of Oct. 3, news outlets reported the death toll had risen to 190, with hundreds still missing.
The wreckage extended to the ag industry, with farmers reporting significant damage to cotton, timber, peanut and pecan crops and 107 poultry operations damaged or totally destroyed by the storm.
Gerson Frietas, Jr. and Ilena Peng of Bloomberg report, “Every commodity was impacted, with cotton, pecans, poultry and timber the hardest hit, according to Matthew Agvest, communications director for the Georgia Department of Agriculture. While it’s still early in the assessment stage, the state expects Hurricane Helene to be more costly than Hurricane Michael in 2018, which caused $2.5 billion in agricultural damage.”
Kate Payne, Heather Hollingsworth and Stephen Smith of the Associated Press further note, “Moody’s Analytics said it expects $15 to $26 billion in property damage. AccuWeather’s preliminary estimate of the total damage and economic loss from Hurricane Helene in the U.S. is between $95 and $110 billion.”
In a Sept. 27 press release, the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association note individuals who would like to donate can mail relief funds to the Florida Cattlemen’s Foundation, Hurricane Helene Relief, PO Box 421929, Kissimmee, FL 34742-199 or Georgia Cattlemen’s Association, 100 Cattlemen’s Dr., Macon, GA 31220.
CAB seeks applicants
Certified Angus Beef (CAB) is currently seeking student applicants for two upcoming opportunities.
The Youth Beef Leaders Seminar is the ultimate experience for college students interested in a career in the beef industry. Applications close Oct. 11.
CAB is also looking for next summer’s interns. Four internships are available – producer communications, multimedia, social media and marketing. Applications close Oct. 27.
Youth Beef Leaders seminar and internship applications are available at certifiedangusbeef.com.
NRCS funding available
Jackie Byam, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) Wyoming state conservationist, announced farmers, ranchers, land trusts and landowners interested in the Agriculture Conservation Easement Programʼs (ACEP) Agricultural Land Easement (ALE) and Wetland Reserve Easement, should apply for Agriculture Management Assistance, Conservation Stewardship Program, Environmental Quality Incentives Program and Regional Conservation Partnership Program funding in 2025.
Applications are being taken at all USDA Service Centers in Wyoming. Applications for ACEP-ALE, submitted by the eligible entity and/or land trust, will be accepted by the NRCS Wyoming State Office.
“The farm bill and Inflation Reduction Act allow NRCS to support conservation ensuring cost-effective financial assistance for improved soil health, water and air quality and other natural resources benefits,” says Byam. “By getting applications in early, NRCS staff will have time to assist in planning conservation practice needs.”
All eligible applications received by Nov. 1 will be evaluated and ranked for funding in 2025.
Producers may contact their local USDA Service Center to get started on producer eligibility and planning. Byam reminds those who are interested in practices which may require permits, such as manure storage or streambank restoration, to begin planning and seeking permits as soon as possible.
For more information or to apply, visit nrcs.usda.gov/
Convention set
The Independent Cattlemen of Wyoming (ICOW), an R-CALF USA affiliate organization, will hold its annual convention on Oct. 12. The meeting will be held at the Holiday Inn in Riverton.
Registration will open at 8 a.m., and the meeting will begin at 9 a.m. R-CALF USA Chief Executive Officer Bill Bullard will present “The State of the U.S. Cattle Industry.” The presentation will cover current issues facing the U.S. cattle industry and what R-CALF USA is doing to restore and maintain a viable and profitable cattle industry sector in the U.S., supporting independent farmers and ranchers.
The event will also feature presentations from U.S. Rep. Harriet Hageman (R-WY), Organization of Competitive Markets President Dr. Taylor Haynes, Wyoming Cattle Producer Jim Jensen of Lucky 7 Angus and Wyoming Secretary of State Chuck Gray.
The ICOW meeting is $40 at the door and open to the public. Lodging is available at the Holiday Inn by calling 307-856-8100.
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9, 2024 - FEEDER/CALF SPECIAL
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SUSTAINS
environmental service benefits derived from the land. And there you have it. The SUSTAINS Act gives outside entities ownership of the “natural processes” on private lands, which will limit the productive use of lands to maximize environmental service benefits, all in the false name of conservation.
To be clear, these private contributions can come from any entity or individual.
Corporations would be able to pay USDA to expand flawed environmental solutions to protect their bottom line or advance their environmental, social and governance profile. Valuable farmland could be blocked from being used for farming. Foreign entities, such as the Chinese Communist Party, could provide funding for purchasing these lands –taking them out of productive use, which is the ultimate goal of the 30×30 agenda.
The SUSTAINS Act is the newest tool in the natural capital accounting arsenal and provides federal bureaucrats a way to extend their tentacles into private land management, a goal the Biden-Harris administration has not been shy about.
The federal government already owns 48 percent of our surface estate in Wyoming, yet this does not seem to be enough for the radicals in the Biden-Harris administration.
USDA using private funds to purchase the “natural assets” of our private lands is just one more cog in their wheel as they move to control more and more lands, primarily in the Interior West.
As Wyoming’s lone Congressional representative, I have been at the forefront of the fight against this idea of natural capital accounting and was successful in blocking the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s proposal to list natural asset companies on the New York Stock Exchange.
We must be just as aggressive in engaging with the SUSTAINS Act to limit the damage it can do to private property rights.
Rep. Harriet Hageman represents the state of Wyoming in the U.S. House of Representatives. She grew up on a ranch, attended Casper College on a livestock judging scholarship and earned both her bachelor’s degree and law degree from the University of Wyoming. She can be reached by visiting hageman.house.gov. This opinion column was originally published in Northern Ag Network on Sept. 23.
BuRec releases plan
The Bureau of Reclamation (BuRec), along with Wyoming State Parks, Historic Sites and Trails (SPHST), announced the availability of the final integrated resource management plan (RMP) and environmental assessment (EA) for Buffalo Bill Reservoir and State Park.
This includes a finding of no significant impact in establishing the RMP.
The purpose of the RMP and EA is to provide an updated comprehensive planning and management document to guide managing, allocating and using Buffalo Bill Reservoir land and water resources and making decisions regarding the management of recreation resources.
SPHST proposes to implement the Master Plan, embedded within the RMP and EA, as a comprehensive plan for the development of outdoor recreation resources and infrastructure at the state park.
The RMP and EA are available at wyoparks.wyo.gov/ index.php/buffalo-bill-master-plan
For more information on the Buffalo Bill State Park planning process, contact Carly-Ann Carruthers at carlyann.carruthers@wyo.gov or 307-777-6968. For information on state park operations, contact Dan Marty at 307587-9227 or dan.marty@wyo.gov.
Gov. Mark Gordon expressed his disappointment in the decision, stating, “I am extremely disappointed – but not surprised – with what has become characteristic disregard for proper process or simple respect by the BidenHarris administration’s BLM. Wyoming’s comments addressing the BLM’s extreme inconsistencies with federal law and local land use policies were summarily dismissed, as was vital input from our impacted counties and their industries.”
“The BLM has doubled down on their contempt for our local economies and the hard-working men and women who provide the clean, dispatchable and reliable energy many take for granted,” Gordon continued. “Wyoming will not stop fighting to defend our industries from the federal government’s heavy hand and their attempts to gut Wyoming’s ability to develop our resources from every angle.”
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Chris Williams - Greybull, WY 307-272-4567***Hunter Dockery - Lusk, WY
Nolan Brott - Lusk, WY 307-216-0033 ***Ben Kukowski - Kaycee, WY 307-217-1472*** Scott Redden - Burns, Co 970-596-3588
In addition to the state of Wyoming, the National Mining Association, Navajo Transitional Energy Company, Wyoming County Commissioners Association and the Board of County Commissioners for Campbell, Converse and Johnson counties submitted protests.
EXTENSION EDUCATION
By Makayla Getz, UW Extension Educator
Considerations for Grazing Horses
In the state of Wyoming, one of the most common small-acreage large animals purchased is a horse.
The average lifespan of a horse is 25 to 30 years, so how are these four-legged herbivores living out their days for up to 30 years or even 15 years if they are only moved to a ranchette for half of their lifetime?
Most likely eating.
The following is some general guidance on how to get started on caring for a four-legged friend. Remember, when in doubt, always call a veterinarian.
Healthy versus unhealthy pasture
For this article’s purpose, a healthy pasture is one thickly vegetated with desired plants and has vigorous growth during the growing season. Since this article focuses specifically on horses, desired plants are typically grasses.
A healthy native range pasture is going to look different than a healthy cultivated pasture, especially if it has consistent irrigation. However, they can both be considered healthy pastures.
Native range pastures tend to have many plants, but the vegetation height is usually not as tall or uniform as cultivated pastures. Cultivated pastures tend to be the opposite, with lower diversity of plants and rather tall uniform grass, which tends to look like hayfields.
Both pastures can be equally healthy, with the most productive pasture being the one with the most water availability.
In addition to knowing what a healthy pasture looks like and what a horse owner wants their pastures to be, they also need to be able to
identify unhealthy pastures.
Unhealthy pastures have a lot of visible soil due to little or no vegetation, typically have an abundance of weeds and can have tall standing vegetation not desirable for grazing.
Many times, unhealthy pastures are overgrazed and therefore look like a drylot with only soil or dirt – no native or added vegetation. In severe situations, the ground is so degraded if weeds grow on the property, it is considered an improvement.
How forages grow
Grass stems are generally hollow, supporting the plant and directing its leaves toward the sun. These stems also contain vessels like phloem and xylem, which transport water, nutrients and sugars throughout the plant.
Additionally, leaves generate energy for the plant’s growth while also exchanging carbon dioxide, oxygen and water vapor with the atmosphere. The chlorophyll in the leaves enables photosynthesis, where sunlight is captured and transformed into the chemical energy in glucose – sugar.
Some perennial grasses can reproduce and spread from modified roots called rhizomes or stems called stolons.
Rhizomes are modified roots which grow horizontally below ground and spread away from the parent plant, then rise to the soil surface to form a new shoot and plant which is an identical clone from the parent plant. These types of grasses are identified as rhizomatous grasses, which tend to form a sod of grass like a Kentucky bluegrass lawn.
Stolons are modified stems which grow horizontally along the ground away from the parent plant and then form roots and new shoots at various nodes giving rise to identical clones of the parent plant. An example would be buffalo grass, which is a native species to Wyoming.
Nutritional quality and palatability of grasses decrease as they progress towards maturity. New growth is always the more digestible and palatable to horses because it is the most tender and softest tissue.
During this phase, the lignin content of the plant is the lowest because the amount of stem is the lowest with a great amount of leaves, which contain a lot of protein.
As the grass progresses towards maturity, lignin increases and leaf growth slows, shifting to more stem growth. The shift in stemto-leaf ratio and the increase in lignin is why palatability and nutrition decreases.
Once the grass reaches the reproductive stage, grasses are less palatable because of the old leaf material and stemmy nature of the reproductive structures.
A point to note is yield – or biomass created – has an indirect relationship to nutritional quality. Therefore, nutritional quality of grass is at its highest with earliest new growth, however yield is at its lowest.
The highest nutritional quality and highest yield intersect during the boot phase. The reproductive phase has the highest yield production, while the maturity phase loses yield slightly but has the lowest nutritional quality in all of the growth phases.
This is why horses select different forages throughout the year and why forages can have a huge impact to a horse’s nutritional needs, which directly impacts their overall health.
It is important to know not all grasses develop at the same time or rate. There are nutritional differences between grass species,
and cool-season grasses are often in the reproductive phase when warm-season grasses are beginning to grow.
This is why one can see horses selecting different forages in pastures, why some grasses are never eaten and native pastures have a longer season of green vegetation – the shift between cool-season and warm-season grasses.
In the end, the overall goal is to maximize yield –tons per acre – of grasses produced in pastures for the health and well-being of horses.
The amount of biomass created by grass is impacted by environmental factors with the two most important factors being temperature and moisture.
Yield decreases if temperatures do not stay within optimal growing conditions and when soil moisture is not maintained within adequate levels – too low or in excess.
Purchasing grass seed
By now, readers are probably asking, “Where do I buy this grass seed and what type do I get?”
Many seed mixtures can be purchased locally at agriculture supply stores, such
as Bomgaars, Murdochs, Tractor Supply, local co-op stores, agriculture supply companies, etc.
Another source could be a local Weed and Pest office.
These companies typically sell seed in mixes for irrigated or non-irrigated pastures and are already bagged for sale. This is easy and convenient for the buyer. However, the buyer does not have a selection of which forage species or ratio of the species are in the bag.
These mixtures are created from grass species which germinate well, tend to grow in a variety of conditions and can establish great pastures.
Individuals who want specific grass species or grass mixes can source seed from a seed company.
There are numerous seed companies around the region. These seed companies specialize in selling seed and usually have a wide selection of native and non-native species. They sell seed in preestablished seed mixes, custom mixes or individual seed lots.
Species can also be selected for haying or grazing capabilities.
Again, all grass spe-
cies can be grazed. However, the grasses with more upright and vertical growth with minimal basal leaves are best for hay production and can also be grazed. Grasses with a lot of basal leaves, which are leaves growing from the ground, are not good for haying, but are great for grazing.
To choose the highestquality seed, select seed with a high percentage of pure seed – 80 percent or more – the lowest percentage of other crop seeds, inert matter and weed seeds and the highest percentage of germination. If possible, purchase seed produced in Wyoming because those are species that grow well in this state, and this helps supports local agricultural producers.
This article is a continuation of a previously published Wyoming Livestock Roundup article from July 19, which can be found at wylr.net/2024/07/19/theresa-horse-in-my-yard-nowwhat/
Makayla Getz is the University of Wyoming Extension educator for agriculture and natural resources serving Park County. She can be reached at mgetz@ uwyo.edu or 307-527-8568.
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CONNECTING AG to CLIMATE
By Averi Reynolds, Northern Plains Regional Climate Hub
Do you often wonder about conditions across Wyoming? Are you curious how current temperatures, precipitation, stream flow or snowpack compare to historical averages and influence the U.S. Drought Monitor (USDM)? Would near-term forecasts outlining potential weather be helpful to your operation?
The Wyoming Conditions and Outlooks Webinar, hosted by the Wyoming
Conditions Monitoring Team (WCMT), has just what you are looking for.
Originally convened in response to an emerging drought in June of 2020, the WCMT is made up of local, state, federal, Tribal and university partners collaborating to submit recommendations to the USDM for Wyoming.
In addition to keeping an eye on conditions throughout the state, the WCMT ensures impacts to agriculture, eco-
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systems, hazard planning and preparedness, public health, recreation and tourism, municipalities and water utilities and wildlife management are accurately captured and communicated to appropriate outlets.
Conditions reporting
Monthly webinars are intended to be a resource for service providers and agricultural producers to inform and reflect upon management decisions. Current condition reports, including drought, temperature, precipitation, soil moisture and stream flows, provide information for those looking at specific areas of the state.
However, a whole-state overview lends itself to an understanding of what is happening across the state and how it might impact the industry.
Near-term outlooks, which include – but are not limited to – temperature,
precipitation, wildland fire potential and global climate systems, help provide information about decisions producers and land managers may be making in coming weeks and months.
In addition, the webinar often highlights typical weather hazards by season.
For example, the Sept. 19 webinar shared, coming into October, Wyomingites can expect the chances of fire weather, flooding and severe thunderstorms to dwindle and chances of experiencing high winds and winter storms to increase.
The monthly webinars also feature an invited speaker to cover additional, timely information for attendees.
Recent features include water supply forecasting methods presented in collaboration with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Natural Resources Conservation Service and the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration’s National Weather Service Missouri River Forecasting Center, harmful cyanobacterial blooms by the Wyoming Department of Health and a fire briefing by the Great Basin Fire Coordination Center.
Input helps to serve you
As the webinars exist to connect resources to boots on the ground, the WCMT greatly values feedback into how the team can make webinars as beneficial and helpful as possible. If producers have interest in certain kinds of data which aren’t currently presented or if the team could present information differently to make it more applicable to operations, they encourage everyone to reach out.
The next webinar will take place at 1 p.m. on Oct. 17. To register, visit bit. ly/4eNgFAM or e-mail Windy Kelley at wkelley1@ uwyo.edu.
Learn more about the monthly Wyoming Conditions and Outlooks webinars and other resources available from the WCMT at drought.wyo.gov
Recordings of webinars, as well as a PDF of the webinar are available on the website.
Averi Reynolds is an ORISE science communications fellow for the USDA Northern Plains Climate Hub, serving Wyoming, Montana, Colorado, Nebraska, South Dakota, and North Dakota. The USDA Northern Plains Climate Hub strives to provide unbiased information about adaptation and mitigation strategies for ranchers, farmers and foresters to help increase their operations’ resilience to weather variability and a changing climate. For more information on the Northern Plains Climate Hub, visit climatehubs.usda.gov/hubs/northern-plains
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“We are prepared to fight as long as necessary and stay out on strike for whatever period of time it takes to get the wages and protections against automation our ILA members deserve,” he says. “They must now meet our demands for this strike to end.”
Daggett blames the USMX for the strike, claiming they decided to hold firm to foreign-owned ocean carriers earning billion-dollar profits at U.S. ports, but not compensate the American ILA longshore workers who perform the labor which brings them their wealth.
However, the union states it would continue handling military cargo and working passenger cruise ships.
Possible economic effects
According to industry data, the affected ports handle over 68 percent of all containerized exports in the U.S. and approximately 56 percent of containerized imports.
Economic experts warn even a brief strike would significantly disrupt regional trade flows and lead to higher shipping costs, ultimately impacting consumers.
Before the strike on Sept. 28, Business Roundtable Chief Executive Officer Joshua Bolton states, “A port strike could cost the U.S. economy billions daily, affecting American businesses, workers and consumers nationwide.”
A strike would reduce U.S. economic activity by
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between $4.5 billion and $7.5 billion for every week it continues, Oxford Economics analysts state.
Oxford Economics, an investment research firm, estimates it would take up to a month to clear the backlog of shipments piled up while ports remain shut.
Although West Coast terminals could absorb some cargo diverted from Eastern ports, they couldn’t handle it all, nor could the U.S. rail system, experts say.
Ag industry could feel impact of strike
According to recent American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) reports, the current port strike is risking $1.4 billion in weekly agriculture trade.
“In 2023, over 143 million metric tons of agricultural products – worth over $122 billion – were transported through ocean ports,” AFBF notes. “This represented just over 70 percent of U.S. agricultural export value and 75 percent of volume.”
AFBF further notes, on the import side, U.S. ports received over 39.4 million metric tons of agricultural products worth more than $110 billion, accounting for 56 percent of imports by value.
“Cutting off this vital outlet for producers is particularly biting when soybean producers are expected to harvest a record crop,” states AFBF Economist Daniel Munch. “Soybean pro-
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ducers near Norfolk, Va. − which handles over 60 percent of East Coast containerized soybean exports − could feel the greatest impact.”
“Nearly 80 percent of waterborne poultry exports would be jeopardized, lowering prices for poultry producers as they lose vital market access,” reports AFBF. “Nearly one-half of East Coast containerized poultry exports pass through the Port of Savannah.”
The AFBF also reports ports impacted by the strike process 3.8 million metric tons of bananas annually, which accounts for 75 percent of the nation’s supply.
A Sept. 20 Farm Journal article states, “East and Gulf Coast ports accounted for 44 percent of U.S. waterborne pork exports and 29 percent of waterborne beef exports in the first half of this year.”
“New York, New Jersey, Wilmington and Charleston were the largest East and Gulf Coast ports for pork exports and Houston was largest for beef,”
the article continues.
Addressing concerns
Nearly 200 agriculture groups warned President Joe Biden of the potential fallout of such a strike in a letter sent to the White House asking for help to mitigate the economic toll of the strike and other transportation challenges.
The letter, headed by the National Grain and Feed Association, highlighted “the impact on the supply chain will quickly reverberate throughout the agricultural economy, shutting down operations and potentially lowering farmgate prices” if the strike takes effect.
About 40 percent of U.S. containerized agricultural exports move through the East and Gulf Coast ports, the groups wrote.
USDA released a statement in response to the labor dispute, saying it is taking action to monitor and address potential consumer impacts.
“Our analysis shows we should not expect significant changes to food prices or
“We are prepared to fight as long as necessary and stay out on strike for whatever period of time it takes to get the wages and protections against automation our ILA members deserve. They must now meet our demands for this strike to end.” – Harold Daggett, International Longshoremen's Association
availability in the near term,” the statement indicates.
“Thanks to the typically smooth movement through the ports of goods and our strong domestic agricultural production, we do not expect shortages anytime in the near future for most items.”
Additionally, the USDA assures non-containerized bulk export shipments, including grains, would be unaffected by the strike.
USDA adds, “For meat and poultry items exported through East and Gulf Coast ports, available storage space and redirection of products to alternative domestic and international markets can alleviate some of the pres-
sure on farmers and food processors.”
“We are keeping an eye on downstream impacts in the West, and we will continue to monitor and work with the industry to respond to potential impacts. Our administration supports collective bargaining as the best way for workers and employers to come to a fair agreement, and we encourage all parties to come to the bargaining table and negotiate in good faith – fairly and quickly,” USDA says.
Melissa Anderson is the editor of the Wyoming Livestock Roundup. Send comments on this article to roundup@wylr.net.
wonderful impression on the new and seasoned producers in attendance.”
This was the final regional NBA conference for the year. However, plans are already being made for another series of four regional conferences to be held in the summer of 2025.
Prairie Ridge Buffalo Ranch
What began as a small hobby ranch venture on the eastern plains of Colorado has grown into a sustainable operation supporting three generations.
“The Thiemans purchased their first 29 bison in 1999 and have grown the herd as high as 1,500 head early on, but now they run about 800 head on four separate leased ranches and the home ranch,” Conley explains.
The fully-integrated operation is truly a family affair. Daughter Carrie and her husband Shawn Bennett are partners in the ranching operation, and daughter Rebecca Stanko and her sons Chad and Brent Thieman, all help at the ranch
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when they are able.
Conley notes “The grandchildren are the next generation of the ranch, with several of them being heavily involved, while others have a stake through animal ownership and working on the ranch when they can.”
“When we started out, we did everything with a hired person,” says Ray Thieman in the press release. “When our children and grandchildren began to get involved, we quit using outside help and have been able to work things out between the family. Everyone has skin in the game, so they want to make it succeed.”
Conley points out the ranch and its animals are thriving, and the diversification on the ranch has opened doors to various income sources.
According to the press release, the family built the operation slowly over time, and it was a good financial move allowing for adjustments in the business plan which they have been able to respond to in an everchanging marketplace.
As part of the ranch’s diversification, the families began offering summer evening herd tours, ending with bison burgers grilled onsite at the outdoor pavilion and smores around the campfire, Conley mentions.
“The family also built an event building, which was initially slated for family use but quickly morphed into so much more,” Conley further adds. “They host community events, business meetings, family reunions and holiday events. The building has a full kitchen to facilitate food service for events.”
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In addition to supplying meat to the community, the ranch also has a robust hunting operation.
Conley concludes, “While the ranch tour segment continues to grow, the family explored the Harvest Host option for hosting overnight campers. The partnership with Harvest Host has been very beneficial, as many campers will book a herd tour for the evening they are staying at the ranch.”
Melissa Anderson is the editor of the Wyoming Livestock Roundup. Send comments on this article to roundup@wylr.net.
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Laramie County Cattlewomen host annual Ag Expo
The 2024 Laramie County Cattlewomen’s Ag Expo was held Sept. 17-18 at the Archer Complex in Cheyenne. The event is held annually for Laramie County fourth graders to provide education about different agricultural businesses, farm safety, conservation and electricity.
Approximately 600 students from Laramie County School District (LCSD) #1 and LCSD #2 attended the event.
Education ranged from learning about brands and farm safety, beef and wheat byproducts and hands-on experience with pigs, goats, sheep and horses.
Students also learned about electrical safety with High West Energy and watched Border collies herd steers. They also planted trees with the Laramie County Conservation District and learned about wool and weaving from local weavers.
The Ag Expo is sponsored by many local businesses, and local FFA chapter members are instrumental in helping keep the event going every year.
“Many thanks go out to our volunteers and members for helping us have another successful year,” the Laramie County Cattlewomen state.
cattle, mostly spring calves with a lot of smaller bunches but fantastic quality all day long. Preconditioning shots are making a huge difference!
Livestock exhibits – Hands-on education is one of the fundamental pillars of the Laramie County Cattlewomen’s Annual Ag Expo, and students are able to see livestock up close and personal during the event. Courtesy photo
Wool and weaving – Fourth grade students from Laramie County School Districts #1 and #2 learn about wool and weaving during the 2024 Ag Expo, held at the Archer Complex in Cheyenne on Sept. 17-18. Courtesy photo
Electrical safety – The Laramie County Cattlewomen invited High West Energy to discuss electrical safety with local fourth graders during their annual Ag Expo event. Courtesy photo
Cooling off – A small group of cows and calves enjoy the cool pond on a hot day at the Prairie Ridge Buffalo Ranch near Limon, Colo. Karen Conley photo
dairy cows a unique situation, since there is no other instance is U.S. history of a disease being considered a FAD in one species and not in another.
“It has been a very unique situation in states experiencing this, because not every state is the same,” Thompson stated. “Their dairies are different. The number of vets available in the state is different. Labs may have different protocols or there may not even be a lab available.”
With this, Thompson noted she personally believes the “missing piece” in obtaining continuity amongst states’ response to the disease is more assistance from the federal government.
However, this sentiment raised concern among some committee members who pointed out more involvement from the federal government might not be favored by producers on the ground.
Texas Commissioner of Agriculture Sid Miller stated, “As most of you have probably heard it scares producers to death to think someone from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention or U.S. Food and Drug Administration is going to be walking around on their facilities. Reinvolving state staff and veterinarians as those who are interacting with our producers is critical because producers trust them more and, in reality, they feel like there is someone there to help them rather than someone there
looking for something to pin on them.”
Colorado Commissioner of Agriculture Kate Greenberg inquired about enhanced biosecurity measures, asking, “Are you thinking about biosecurity in any new way? Should we be considering how this virus is moving given the novelty of it?”
Thompson noted the issue of biosecurity is something that has bothered her for a long time, especially because she has seen operations with nearly flawless biosecurity measures still contracting the disease.
“It is an ongoing area we need to pay attention to, and I don’t know if there is a one-answer-fits-all approach when it comes to biosecurity,” she stated.
Additionally, Iowa Secretary of Agriculture and NASDA Animal Agriculture Committee Vice Chair Mike Naig asked Thompson what her expectations are for coming months.
“It is always interesting going into a migratory season because sometimes they surprise us and sometimes they don’t,” she said. “My automatic response is that I am concerned, but this is the position I hold.”
She noted there is some apprehension circulating throughout the rest of the world as studies continue to make concerning findings of the disease in other mammalian species.
“This virus hasn’t burned itself out, and it will continue whether or not we
can keep it out of our poultry barns,” she said.
Although the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has approved HPAI vaccine field trials in U.S. dairies, Thompson noted this will not solve the issue.
“But it is a tool in the toolbox,” she said.
Secure food supply plans
During the second half of the meeting, Moderators Naig and Charlie Hatcher, Tennessee commissioner of agriculture and NASDA Animal Agriculture Committee chair, invited three veterinarians to discuss secure food supply plans.
First, Dr. Dannelle Bickett-Weddle, owner of the veterinary consultant company Preventalytics and chief executive officer of Veterinary Educational Services, LLC, explained the Secure Milk Supply (SMS) Plan.
The SMS Plan is a 10-page document outlining opportunities for voluntary preparation efforts on dairy operations regarding a foot and mouth disease (FMD) outbreak in the U.S. so premises with cattle with no evidence of infection can still move raw milk to process, maintain business continuity and limit exposure of animals through enhanced biosecurity practices.
Bickett-Weddle noted a technical committee is being assembled to look at the SMS Plan through a HPAI lens to figure out how the influenza outbreak fits into the plan.
University of Minnesota College of Veterinary Medicine Avian Health Pomeroy Chair Dr. Carol Cardona
discussed the Secure Poultry Supply Plan, which creates a harmonized approach between the Secure Egg Supply, Secure Turkey Supply, Secure Broiler Supply and Secure Upland Game Bird Supply plans into a harmonized approach to be used in the event of a HPAI outbreak.
Cardona explained the plan includes a threepronged approach including biosecurity plans outlined by the National Poultry Improvement Plan, riskbased permitting and permit guidance.
Lastly, Dr. Jim Roth, the director of Iowa State University’s Center for Food Security and Public Health, reviewed the Secure Pork Supply (SPS) Plan.
“The SPS Plan is parallel to the milk and poul-
try plans previously mentioned, and it is designed for three diseases – FMD, African swine fever and classical swine fever,” he said. “It has been out for a few years now, and the pork industry is working hard to implement it across all segments.”
With concern raised earlier in the meeting about what would happen if HPAI were to infect pigs, Roth explained pigs are actually quite resistant to the H5N1 strain of the virus. In fact, research conducted in USDA labs in Ames, Iowa found intentionally infected pigs showed no clinical signs and only a small bit of virus replication.
However, Roth noted because influenza virus tends to mutate, many are concerned a new virus will come along and infect pigs.
“We have to be concerned it might mutate to pigs and spread from pig to pig,” he said. “If it does this, it will be a different virus, and we don’t know if it will spread back to poultry and/ or people.”
Although there are not a lot of clear-cut answers, Roth pointed out the hog industry is well poised to handle influenza in pigs, as many producers have dealt with the H1N1, H2N1 and H3N1 strains for decades.
“Swine veterinarians and producers are good at recognizing the symptoms. The have good surveillance, good biosecurity and good vaccines,” he concluded.
Hannah Bugas is the managing editor of the Wyoming Livestock Roundup. Send comments on this article to roundup@wylr.net.
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Oct. 8-10 2024 Farm Credit Sales Leaders Conference, Omni Charlotte Hotel, Charlotte, N.C. For more information, visit fccsconsulting.com
Oct. 9-27 The American Royal, American Royal Complex, Kansas City, Mo. For more information, visit americanroyal.com
Oct. 10 78th Annual Utah Ram Sale, 9:30 a.m., Spanish Fork Fairgrounds, Spanish Fork, Utah. For more information or to view the 2024 sale catalog, visit utahramsale.com
Oct. 11-19
Northern International Livestock Expo, Billings, Mont. For more information, visit thenile.org.
Oct. 12 Independent Cattlemen of Wyoming Annual Convention, 8 a.m., Holiday Inn, Riverton. For more information, visit newsite.icowwy.org
Oct. 12 University of Wyoming College of Ag, Life Sciences and Natural Resources 41st Annual Ag Day Barbecue, 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m., Indoor Practice Facility, Laramie. For more information, visit uwyo.edu/uwag/calendar.html
Oct. 15-18 International Dairy Federation World Dairy Summit, Paris, France. For more information, visit fil-idf.org/idf_events/world-dairy-summit-2024/
Oct. 19
Independent Cattlemen of Wyoming Annual Meeting, Riverton. For more information, visit icowwy.org
Oct. 21-22 Wyoming Water Association Annual Meeting and Conference, University of Wyoming Conference Center, Laramie. For more information or to register, visit wyomingwater.org
Oct. 22-24 The Center for Food Integrity Transparency Summit 2024, Chicago, Ill. For more information or to register, visit empoweredevents.eventsair.com/cfitransparency-summit
Oct. 23-26 97th National FFA Convention and Expo, Indiana Convention Center, Indianapolis, Ind. For more information, visit convention.ffa.org
Oct. 24-27 American Hereford Association Annual Membership Meeting and Conference, Kansas City, Mo. For more information, visit hereford.org/aha-events/ annual-meeting/
Oct. 25-26 Stockmanship and Stewardship, Hamburg, N.Y. For more information, visit stockmanshipandstewardship.org/
Oct. 27-31 Western Seed Association 2024 Annual Convention, Kansas City, Mo. For more information, visit westernseed.org
Oct. 29 Nebraska Beef Quality Assurance and Beef Quality Assurance Transportation Certification, 4-6 p.m., Prairie Winds Community Center, Bridgeport, Neb. For more information, e-mail nebraskabqa@unl.edu or call 308-633-0158.
Oct. 29-31 Wyoming Weed and Pest Council Annual Conference, Casper. For more information, visit wyoweed.org
Oct. 31-Nov. 2 West Central States Wool Growers Convention, Boise, Idaho. For more information, visit idahowoolgrowers.org
Nov. 1-4 2024 Angus Convention and Trade Show, Fort Worth, Texas. For more information or to register, visit angusconvention.com
Nov. 2 17th Annual Tribute to the Great American Cowboy PRCA Rodeo, 7 p.m., Central Wyoming Fairgrounds, Casper. For more information or to buy tickets, visit greatamericancowboyrodeo.com
Oct. 11-13
27th Annual Fall Colt and Yearling Catalog Sale and Futurity, Farmers and Ranchers Livestock Commission Co., Salina, Kan., 785-826-7884, 785-4932901, 785-825-0211
Oct. 19 Gold Buckle Select Prospect and Ranch Horse Sale, First Interstate Arena, Billings, Mont., thenile.org
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Oct. 23
Basin Angus Ranch A Lasting Legacy Elite Female Sale, Billings Livestock Commission, Billings, Mont., 406-350-0350, 406-350-2332, 406-366-3612, basinangus.com
Micheli Ranch Bull Sale, at the ranch, Ft. Bridger, 307-252-0437, 307-7477786, 307-747-3897, 307-780-8232, micheliranch.com
Oct. 31 Marcy Livestock Mature Cow Herd Dispersion, Gordon Livestock Auction, Gordon, Neb., 308-430-2005, marcylivestock.com
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Triangle J Ranch Harvest Select Female Sale, at the ranch, Miller, Neb., 308-627-5085, 308-457-2505, 308-293-9241, trianglejranch.com
Pharo Cattle Company Fall Sale, Burlington Livestock Exchange, Burlington, Colo., 800-311-0995, pharocattle.com
Leachman Cattle of Colorado Fall Harvest Sale, TBD, 970-568-3983, leachman.com
Carlson Equipment Fall Consignment Auction, Riverton, 307-856-8123, carlsonequipment.com
Ludvigson Stock Farms Fall Herdbuilder Bull Sale and Female Extravaganza Sale, Diamond Y Development Center, Park City, Mont., 406-601-9192, ludvigsonstockfarms.com
Bieber Red Angus Ranch Fall Production Sale, at the ranch, Leola, S.D., 605-439-3628, bieberredangus.com
Pharo Cattle Company Fall Sale, Headwaters Livestock, Three Forks, Mont., 800-311-0995, pharocattle.com
POSTCARD
Bald Mountain Renamed Kennaday Peak in Honor of First District Forest Ranger
With all of the crap going on nowadays demanding places be renamed in order to be “politically correct,” I just had to tell this story, which gives a good reason why a mountain was renamed in order to honor someone. Enjoy.
The first forest ranger on the Brush Creek District of the Medicine Bow National Forest was A.J. “Jack” Kennaday, posing in this rare photo which shows his belt stuffed with ammunition for the pistol and rifle he is sporting, while exhibiting a couple of bears he evidently shot.
Jack and his wife established a ranch –shown below – at the base of Bald Mountain 12 miles east of Saratoga in 1900 by filing for homestead rights.
Historical accounts note the Kennadays settled in Carbon County in 1898, and Jack worked as a ranch hand until he acquired the homestead.
He was also a cattle
brand inspector and deputy sheriff for a number of years and was forest ranger from 1907-09. Jack ranched on the spread until his death in 1923. His family continued to operate the ranch into the mid-1950s. In 1911, the U.S. Forest Service renamed Bald Mountain “Kennaday Peak” in honor of the pioneer rancher and the first forest ranger in the mountains surrounding the Upper North River Valley in south-central Carbon County.
Pictured is the ranch drawing by noted Illustrator M.G. Houghton, courtesy of Chet Davidson, nephew of Jack Kennaday. Both the photo of Kennaday with bears and the ranch drawing are from the Dick Perue/Bob Martin collection. Historical Reproductions by Dick Perue
Source: USDA AMS Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market
Source: USDA AMS Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News, Greeley, CO
National Sheep Summary
As of September 27, 2024
Compared to last week slaughter lambs weak to 20.00 lower with most decline on heavy lambs. Slaughter ewes mostly steady to 7.00 lower. Feeder lambs under 60 lbs 7.00-10.00 higher, heavier lambs 8.00-20.00 lower. At San Angelo, TX 7,261 head sold in a one day sale. No Sales in Equity Cooperative Auction. 4,323 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 100-145 lbs 144.00-184.00. Ft. Collins: wooled and shorn 110-135 lbs 150.00-169.00; 150-170 lbs 170.00-180.00. South Dakota: wooled and shorn 115-150 lbs 136.00-145.00; 150-160 lbs 131.00-142.00.
Billings: wooled and shorn 106 lbs 155.00. Equity Coop: no sales.
Slaughter Lambs: Choice and Prime 1-2 San Angelo: hair 40-60 lbs 240.00-285.00; 60-70 lbs 227.00-252.00, few 252.00; 70-80 lbs 190.00-236.00, few 242.00-250.00; 80-90 lbs 184.00-216.00, few 234.00; 90-110 lbs 175.00-201.00. wooled and shorn 53 lbs 244.00; 69 lbs 236.00; 70-80 lbs 200.00-214.00; 80-90 lbs 184.00-195.00; 94 lbs 200.00; 108 lbs 179.00.
Ft. Collins: wooled and shorn 60-70 lbs 192.50-205.00, few 210.00; 80-90 lbs 190.00-192.50; 100-110 lbs 152.50-190.00. hair 50-60 lbs 212.50-215.00; 60-70 lbs 202.50-222.50; 70-80 lbs 190.00-207.00; 8090 lbs 192.50-200.00; 93 lbs 190.00. South Dakota: wooled and shorn 70-80 lbs 170.00-195.00; 80-90 lbs 170.00-196.00; 90-100 lbs 155.00-175.00; 100-110 lbs 148.00-175.00. hair 60-70 lbs 180.00-205.00; 79 lbs 150.00; 102 lbs 135.00. Billings: hair 60-70 lbs 210.00-212.00; 70-80 lbs 180.00-192.50; 80-90 lbs 154.00-166.00; 90-100 lbs 153.00-160.50. Slaughter Ewes
San Angelo: Good 3-4 (very fleshy) no test; Good 2-3 (fleshy) 80.00-98.00, hair 80.00-103.00; Utility and Good 1-3 (medium flesh) 82.00-110.00, hair 89.00-108.00; Utility 1-2 (thin) 78.00-89.00, hair 82.00-94.00; Cull and Utility 1-2 (very thin) hair 70.00-76.00; Cull 1 30.00-54.00.
Ft. Collins: Good 3-4 (very fleshy) 70.00-110.00; Good 2-3 (fleshy)
70.00-97.50; Utility 1-2 (thin) no test; Cull 1 no test.
South Dakota: Good 3-4 (very fleshy) 74.00-95.00; Good 2-3 (fleshy)
66.00-90.00, hair 75.00; Utility 1-2 (thin) 40.00-65.00, hair 65.00-80.00; Cull 1 20.00-60.00.
Billings: Good 3-4 (very fleshy) 69.00-74.00; Good 2-3 (fleshy) 69.0076.00, hair 76.00; Utility 1-2 (thin) 64.00-71.00, hair 65.00; Cull 1 55.00. Feeder Lambs: Medium and Large 1-2 San Angelo: hair 30-40 lbs 276.00-288.00; 40-50 lbs 272.00-288.00; 53 lbs 272.00. Ft. Collins: 30-40 lbs 220.00-240.00; 46 lbs 215.00. South Dakota: 40-50 lbs 244.00-246.00; 50-60 lbs 220.00-255.00; 60-70 lbs 177.00-193.00; 70-80 lbs 165.00-183.00; 80-90 lbs 153.00177.00; 90-100 lbs 132.00-143.00;
Ft. Collins: yearlings 97 lbs 153.00/cwt.
South Dakota: young 140.00/head; middle age 120.00-150.00/head; aged 12.00/head.
Billings: yearlings 145 lbs 117.50/cwt; young 131 lbs 99.00/cwt, 200 lbs blackface 98.00/cwt.
Sheep and lambs slaughter under federal inspection for the week to date totaled 36,000 compared with 35,000 last week and 36,000 last year.
National Wool Review
As of September 27, 2024
Australian Wool Exchange
Domestic wool trading had no confirmed trades reported this week. Prices reflect trades FOB warehouse in original bag or square pack, bellies out, some graded, and 76 mm or longer. No allowance made for coring, freight, or handling fees at the warehouse level to reflect net grower prices. Wools shorter than 75 mm typically discounted .10-.20 clean. Classed and skirted wools usually trade at a .10-.20 premium to original bag prices.
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CLASSIFIEDS
Helping those affected by the fires in Wyoming and Montana:
One FREE 4 week classified line ad available for anyone with the following to give and for those in need:
• Pasture
• Fencing supplies and businesses
• Hay and feed
Call the Wyoming Livestock Roundup to place a classified line ad at 307-234-2700 or e-mail roundup@wylr.net
NOW HIRING: CDL A TRUCK DRIVERS AND FRONT END LOADERS. Home daily, seasonal sugarbeet rehaul. Location: Worland or Lovell, WY. Drivers earn up to $1,900/ week. Loaders earn $25/hour. Flexible work schedules. Drivers must have CDL A with doubles endorsement. To apply, please call 651-364-9578. To view photos, go to www.wylr. net in the classifieds 10/19
Financial Services
AGRI-ONE FINANCIAL: Farm/ ranch and all commercial loans. RATES AS LOW AS 5%. We have been helping with all aspects of agricultural, commercial financing and management for years. LET US HELP YOU on a consulting level with management to increase profitability, deal with and fix credit problems and for all your financing needs. WE CARE AND HAVE WORKING PROGRAMS designed for the farmer/rancher and not the banker. Please call Steve, 303-773-3545 or check out our website www.agrionefinancial.com. I will come to you and get the job done!! 10/5
REGISTERED WYOMING BRAND, RBH, renewed to March 2025, $1,000. Call 307-630-0359 10/19
WYOMING BRAND FOR SALE: RRC, RSH. Good through Jan. 1, 2027, 3 irons available, $3,500. Call 307-620-1961 10/12
HISTORIC WYOMING BRAND, REGISTERED FROM 1909, LHC, LHH, BS, single iron, registered to 2031. Asking $7,500. For more information, call or text 307315-8555 10/5
Feeders Family! Gottsch Livestock Feeders is looking for Cowboys/Pen Riders for their feedyard in Red Cloud, NE. The main focus of the Cowboy/Pen Riders are spotting, pulling, diagnosing and taking cattle to the hospital and shipping fat cattle. This person will need to be a team player who is seeking a long-term position. You will have the opportunity to work with and learn from some of the best in the industry. We offer a benefits package that includes health insurance, dental, vision, 401(k), health savings, life insurance and paid vacation. Retention bonus offered to full-time employees. Incentives paid out at 6 months and 1 year of employment. If you are interested stop by and fill out an application or visit our website at
Call Brandon Furr at 402-257-7769 or 402-746-2222 for more information.
REMOTE NORTHEAST WYOMING RANCH IS LOOKING FOR A FULL-TIME FARM/ RANCH EMPLOYEE: This position is open immediately. Applicant must be self-motivated, reliable and responsible with knowledge of haying and farming. Mechanical skills are a must. Farming duties include: Swathing, baling and raking hay, etc. THIS IS NOT A COWBOY POSITION, but applicant will need to assist in all aspects of cattle work as well. Those duties include calving heifers, feeding hay, branding and gathering, etc. Nearest big town is 60+ miles and nearest K-12 school is 30+ miles away. Housing is provided and on a school bus route. Please send resume with references by mail or email to: PeeGee Ranch, 1251 Lower Powder River Road, Arvada, WY 82831, pgranch@ rangeweb.net. Call 307-7362461 10/5
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 30-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 10/12
LGD PUPPIES BORN JULY 4: Mother is Akbash/Komondor, sire is Pyrenees/ Akbash/Anatolian. Dogs and flock are comfortable together. Mother is proven predator control. Weaned. $450. ALSO, 1 neutered male too playful for sheep. Call 406-707-0244 10/5
250 BLACK ANGUS BRED HEIFERS: South Dakota origin, OCVD, exposed to proven LBW Black Angus bulls for 45 days. Start calving Feb. 1, 2025. References available. Call 785-394-1955 (cell), 785394-2374 (home) or 785-7315067 10/19
TWO WYOMING BRANDS FOR SALE:
First brand: RHC, RHH. Second brand: LRC, LHH. Both have left ear notch. No irons. $7,000 for both. Call 307-331-1522 10/19
REIGSTERED WYOMING
BRAND FOR SALE: RRC, RHS, RSH. $2,000. 307331-2804 10/19
Hereford
12 KATAHDIN EWE LAMBS: Replacement quality. Born March 2024, weaned with shots. $165/head OBO. Call 605-5692415 10/26
YEARLING HORNED RAMBOUILLET LAMBS FOR SALE: 20 micron on the flock, 150-160 lamb crop. Look us up on Facebook @ Edwards Rambouillet, individual information posted there. If you have questions call 307-670-3360 10/19
CUSTOM LAMB FEEDING AT BASIN WY: 5,000 head feedlot to take lambs to finish weight. Backgrounding replacements. By the day or by gain. Contact Will Miller, 307-250-3332 for information, leave message 10/5
AVAILABLE NOW TO FEED YOUR CATTLE: Lots of good feed for cows and yearlings. Can feed a balanced diet or however you want them fed to fit your budget. From now to May or whenever you’re ready to have them back. Will do it on the cost of feed. Call Barry, 402-750-9155 to make arrangements 10/19
CUSTOM FEEDING AND FINISHING FOR CATTLE AND SHEEP. Cactus Hill Ranch Company, Fort Collins, CO. Contact AJ Nelson, 970-3728273 10/5
WINTERING COWS, backgrounding calves and developing heifers. Forsyth, MT. Call Joe at 406-930-2645 10/5
WEANER PIGS FOR SALE, located in Powell, WY. For more information, call 307271-1014 1/18
TRITICALE SEED READY FOR FALL PLANTING: High yield, makes excellent forage and cover crop. Can be grazed fall and winter and hayed in the spring. Call 308-430-3457 for pricing and delivery. Phone calls only 10/26 Seed
Hay & Feed
PASTURE WANTED for 2,000 yearlings and 500 pairs. Can split into smaller bunches. Call 701-523-1235 10/12
Horses
FOR SALE: Blue roan draft cross weanling colts. For more information, call 307-467-5651, leave message 10/19
FALL IS HERE!! Round up your BEST BOOT BUYS for SCHOOL, ARENA and RANGE!! $AVE on HONDO, BOULET, JUSTIN WORK BOOTS, TWISTED X (boots and shoes)!! GREAT SELECTION of, WORK GLOVES, TACK, CHINKS and more. Everyday low prices!! WE CAN ship!! Shop Moss Saddles, Boots and Tack, 4648 West Yellowstone Highway, Casper, WY, 307-472-1872. Our family serving yours for 50 years!! Check us out on Facebook or our website 10/5
Leatherwork
in Riverton, WY 10/5
600 TONS 2023 GRASS/ALFALFA IN LARGE ROUNDS: Cut slightly mature but baled green!! ALSO, selling 2024 LR certified wheat straw and millet hay. Will deliver!! For sale by Cheyenne, WY area producer. Call 307-6303768 10/26
GRASS HAY FOR SALE: 3x4 bales, some barn stored, some outside. No weather damage. ALSO, alfalfa hay for sale 3x4 bales. Test available upon request. Riverton, WY. Call 307-7096290 10/26
HORSE QUALITY GRASS HAY, first, second and third cuttings, $150-$200/ton. OAT/PEA MIX, $150/ton. All 3x4 square bales. COW HAY, nice green millet, $110/ ton. Big square or round bales. Square bales barn stored. Tests available. Lusk, WY. Call Paul Hicks, 970-203-5019 10/26
ROUND-BALED GRASS: 2023 $50/bale; 2024 $60/bale. 1,000 lb. net-wrapped bales. Cody, WY area. Call, don’t text, Anthony at 307-254-2645 3/1
REDUCED PRICING BECAUSE OF THE TRAGIC FIRES. Tons and tons of hay for sale: Alfalfa, alfalfa/grass mix, straight grass (crested wheat and native grasses), winter wheat, 1,300-1,350 lb. netwrapped round bales. Deliveries are available if needed or come and get it. Sheridan, WY area. Call the ranch, 307-737-2680 or 702-501-4243 (cell) 10/26
HAY FOR SALE: 3x3 and round bales of grass or alfalfa/grass mix. Prices starting at $70/ton. FOB. Delivered only. Call 605840-0015 10/5
LARGE ROUND BALES OF NET WRAPPED GRASS AND ALFALFA HAY FOR SALE: Delivered in semi loads. ALSO, custom hay hauling with 53’ step deck. Call 605-770-6453 10/26
GRASS HAY EXCELLENT ROUND BALES VERY REASONABLY PRICED!! Call 970522-5030 10/5
HAY AND STRAW FOR SALE: Round bale grass, net wrapped, 2023 crop $100/ton, new crop $125/ton. ALSO, round bale barley and oat straw, net wrapped, $90/ton. FOB Powell, WY. Call 307-254-5115 or 406480-1248 10/26
2024 FIRST CUTTING HORSE
QUALITY HAY: Timothy/orchard/ brome with a bit of alfalfa at 14% moisture. 110 round bales averaging 1,450 lbs./bale. Located in Clark, WY. No rain. Currently tarped. $175/ton. Call 847-4209615. To view photos, go to www. wylr.net in the classifieds 11/2
CERTIFIED ORGANIC AL-
FALFA/GRASS MIX HAY. Horse Quality. Call 307-6314104 10/19
STRAW FOR SALE: 250 TONS OF BARLEY STRAW, 4x4 squares, $50/ton. Located west of Powell, WY. Call or text 307-202-0532 for more information 10/19
HAY FOR SALE: 150 tons of excellent quality, second cutting, alfalfa hay in round bales from the Lander, WY area. $150/ton. Call 307-349-4063 10/19
CERTIFIED WEED-FREE PURE
1,000 LARGE ROUND GRASS BALES: No rain, $130/ton. Call Pete Bertolino at Roberts, MT, 406-4251351 TFN
CERTIFIED BARLEY STRAW FOR SALE, 3x4 bales. Cody, WY. Call 307-899-1952 TFN
Horse Trailers
FOR SALE: FEATHERLITE ALUMINUM ENCLOSED 4 HORSE SLANT LOAD GOOSENECK TRAILER. Large tack and sleeping area in front. Excellent condition all around, $17,500. Call 307272-3455 or 307-272-5565. To view photos, go to www.wylr. net in the classifieds 10/5
EQUIPMENT FOR SALE, FARMER RETIRING: 9600
John Deere combine with 930 30’ grain header and an 893 8 row 30” corn header. A 20’ Krause offset disc (new blades in front). 24’ Model 630 John Deere tandem disc. Safety pull with a bull hitch. John Deere front suitcase weights. IHC front suitcase weights. Round John Deere wheel weights. Two 1,000 gallon fuel tanks with pumps. 500 gallon round fuel tank with stand. Contact Greg Keller at 406-679-1136 10/12
Equipment
CATERPILLAR 12E ROAD
GRADER: This machine was built in the 1960’s Serial# 099E03772, pre-DEF, has been used continually for the past 20 years by me for snow removal and road maintenance. Machine has block heater and electric start. Lights work. Comes with a set of chains. Clean machine. Call Bill Maher, 605-3916526, e-mail bevillage66@ yahoo.com 10/12
ALFALFA HAY: Small squares, covered. 2023 first and second cutting available. 2024 first cutting available. Will load trucks and any open trailer. MONIDA OATS: Combine run. Will auger into truck, trailer or large totes/ ag bags. STRAW: Small squares available. Located between Powell and Cody, WY. Call or text Knopp Farms for details, 307254-0554 11/9
VALLEY VIDEO HAY MARKETS, LLC: Hay available. Go to www.valleyvideohay.com or call Barry McRea, 308-2355386 10/12
ALFALFA HAY FOR SALE: Round bales, second and third cutting, no rain. Wheatland, WY. Call 307-331-3781 10/12
NEW CROP GRASS AND GRASS/ALFALFA HAY: High quality second cutting irrigated brome/perennial ryegrass horse hay. ALSO HAVE second and third cutting grass/alfalfa. Fine stemmed on a new establishment. Average 1,300 lb. net-wrapped rounds with trucking available. Located near Wheatland, WY. Call Ryler, 307-287-1102 10/12
BARLEY STRAW: Certified weed-free small squares, $4/ bale. ALSO, 5x6 round bales, $125/ton. GRAIN/OATS, $20/ cwt. Greybull, WY area. Call 307762-3878 or 307-899-4714, leave message 10/5
HAY FOR SALE: 2023 and 2024, alfalfa, sainfoin, alfalfa/grass mix, grass and combine grass/straw. Small squares and 3x3x8 sales. Test results available for all baled in 2023. Will load 3x3s in open truck and trailer. Call 307-2506005 10/5
COW AND HORSE QUALITY
HAY FOR SALE: Grass and alfalfa hay. ALSO, forage wheat. 2023 hay still available. Small squares, 3x3 square bales and 3x4 square bales. Delivery available!! Call 307-630-3046 10/5
2024 HAY FOR SALE: First cutting alfalfa, grass mix, grass/alfalfa. ALSO, 2024 CRP cut early, green and high, non-raked and clean. 2024 millet available end of September 2024 and 2023 milo. All in net-wrapped round bales. Semi load delivery available. Call for pricing, ask for Klint, 701290-4418, send a text if no answer or keep trying 10/5
HAY FOR SALE!!! Alfalfa, alfalfa/ grass mix and grain hay in both round and square bales. Large quantities available. Trucking available with hay trains. THE HAY YARD IS OPEN, conveniently located off I-90 and Johnson Ln. exit in Billings, MT, small to large quantities. Call us today for your fall hay needs. Montana Hay Company, 406-670-6551 11/9
Derek Jackson • 307-532-0338
FOR SALE: John Deere 3940 silage cutter with 2 row 30” corn head. Richardton 12’ silage hidump with automatic roof opener. Lorenz 16’x29’ stackmover with walking tandems and 1,000 PTO. J&M 1050 grain storm grain cart with tracks, scale and printer, very nice. Vermeer 7000 bale processor with hydraulic deflector. Rowse 9’ 3 pt. mower with New Holland head. H&S 14 wheel high capacity v-rake. Gehl 12 wheel vrake. New Holland 195 manure spreader, 410 bushel with slop gate. 2015 Volvo (day cab), 10 speed manual, D13 455 HP, air ride, A/C, cruise control, 229” wheelbase, 11r 22.5 tires with aluminum rims, quarter fenders, 423,000 miles, very clean truck, runs great. All in very nice condition!! Call 605-9995482 10/19
FOR SALE: Two H&S 7+4 16’ chuckwagons with bunk feeding extensions and tandem 14 ton running gear. John Deere 716A chuckwagons with John Deere running gear and bunk feeding extensions, been shedded, nice condition. 24’ portable ground hay/bale feeder. 12’ HD box scraper with tilt. Farm King 8’ snowblower with hydraulic spout. All in very nice condition!! Call 605-999-5482 10/19
Hay Equipment
NEW HOLLAND 499 12’ HYDROSWING MOWER CONDITIONER. Field ready, $3,800. Call 307-359-8668, Douglas, WY 10/5
Generators
TWEGEN 10KW PROPANE GENERATOR SET UP FOR A REMOTE WELL PUMPING SYSTEM Low hours, $9,000, Shelley, ID. Call 208-5893185 10/5
Fencing
LODGEPOLE PRODUCTS, 307-742-6992, SERVING AGRIBUSINESSES SINCE 1975!! Treated posts, corral poles, buckand-rail, western rail, fence stays, rough-sawn lumber, bedding. SEE US at www.lodgepoleproducts.com and click our “Picking A Fence Post” tab to see why folks choose our posts!! TFN
powered pivot systems can be designed with little or no wire to steal. Stop theft and discover T-L’s
tenance cost. T-L irrigation systems are
OILFIELD PIPE: PRICE REDUCED!! RPJ Enterprises, Inc. 2 3/8”, 2 7/8” and 4.5” is available, pricing is coming down. Used for fencing, corrals, cattle guards, etc. 2 3/8” and 2 7/8” are on average 31.5’ long per joint. Pierce, CO. Call for details, 970-324-4580 1/11
PIPE FOR SALE!! 2 7/8”, 3 1/2” tubing, 4” drill pipe, 4 1/2” casing, 5” casing, 7” casing. Rods 3/4”, 7/8” and 1” located in Montana, can ship anywhere. Call Mike, 602-758-4447. To view photos, go to www.wylr. net in the classifieds 2/22
Property for Sale
1,230 ACRES OF PRIME AGRICULTURAL NON-IRRIGATED FARMLAND: Soils consist primarily of silt and sand loams. Located east of Hawk Springs, WY along the Wyoming/Nebraska state line. Professional care is dedicated to optimizing soil health. Divisible into smaller parcels to meet your investment needs. No improvements. $1,100,000. 3,316± DEEDED ACRES consisting of improved meadow grass and lush hard grasses. Run 250± cows through 12 pastures. Outstanding condition. Nice home plus excellent corrals and calving facilities. Natural tree-lined draws for livestock protection. Hawk Springs, WY. Seller is considering offers at this time. “WAS $5,100,000 NOW $4,700,000!! Pictures and video at www.buyaranch.com Call Casey Essert, Land Broker, 307-532-1750 TFN
NORTHEAST OREGON, THE DLX RANCH: Located near Baker City, OR the DLX is noted as one of the most productive and finest ranches around. It is well balanced and contains 17,000 deeded acres with 4,000 acres of irrigated meadows and cropland. Native and improved rangeland provides good spring and summer pasture. The ranch is well improved with nice homes, excellent livestock working facilities and is noted for its production and ease of operation and management. Abundant water and over 6 miles of the Powder River running through the ranch provide for not only production but unbelievable waterfowl and upland game bird habitat. The ranch also provides good populations of elk and mule deer. Situated in the heart of the Baker Valley, the ranch enjoys very scenic mountain views and is very private yet only a short drive to Baker City, OR. Currently operated as a commercial cow/calf operation with a permitted feedlot. The ranch would also make an ideal yearling or combination operation. It is rare to find this quality of a ranch and particularly a property that is a going concern. This is a first-time offering and we look forward to hearing from you. $32,500,000. Livestock and rolling stock available by separate treaty.
IT'S THE PITTS
by Lee Pitts
Caught Cheating
I don’t know how to say this and I realize readers are going to think less of me after they read this, but one might as well hear it from me first because I’m sure the internet will soon be burning up the wires with the startling news.
As many know, for the longest time my helpmate and I have been inseparable. I never once thought of looking over the fence or trading in my older model for a newer one, but for the first time in our long relationship, I have been caught cheating.
WEBO
I crossed the line, and I hate myself for it.
We had something really special going on, and I let my hormones ruin it all. I never dreamed I’d have eyes for another, but I couldn’t help it – she could do things to me my long and loyal mate just could not or would not do.
I’d call it a midlife crisis, but for heaven’s sake, I’m 72 years old and I never dreamed I’d be able to feel this way about another ever again. Believe me, I know my significant other doesn’t
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It never crossed Buttons’ mind what to do next. Ranching was all she knew, and she wanted to preserve the WEBO Angus Ranch legacy and pass it on to her daughters and future generations.
“You have to know what is going on and pay attention –I taught my girls this and how to spot a good cow from a bad one,” she added. “We don’t run like a normal operation. We can’t because we physically don’t have the strength, so we don’t keep problem cows.”
Strong women
Today, with the help of her daughters Odessa Mathias and Elly Wurdeman, Buttons carries on the family business.
“Elly’s oldest daughter Lainey has grown up on the ranch, is now in sixth grade and continues to help out,”
Buttons explained. “Elly stays busy, as she is also an insurance agent in Douglas. Odessa, the most stubborn of the girls, is engaged to Kolby Eddy, who brings muchneeded skills to the outfit.”
Buttons’ oldest daughter Megan Franzen lives in Sundance with her husband Josh and their two children, Josey who is in seventh grade and Jax who is in fifth grade.
“I raised three strong young women,” Buttons stated. “Education was first, and all three of them earned degrees from the University of Wyoming (UW). I am so proud of them all.”
She continued, “Megan received her bachelor’s degree in molecular biology and owns her own consulting business. Elly earned a bachelor’s degree in business,
PREDATORS
WS Nonlethal Initiative
In addition to lethal take strategies, Anderson noted FY24 marks the fifth year of Congressional funding for the WS Nonlethal Initiative, which was established to expand the agency’s ability to respond to large carnivore depredation of livestock with nonlethal interventions.
Shortly after its inception, the program was expanded to also include nonlethal beaver damage management activities.
“It is important to note the WS Nonlethal Initiative does not impact our ongoing livestock protection work,” Anderson mentioned. “It just supplements our work, offering additional tools, resources and staff.”
According to Anderson, this funding, which totals around $4.5 million, was distributed to 12 states in the Western and Great Lakes regions and is used for research at the National Wildlife Research Center (NWRC).
Scientists at NWRC are currently studying the effectiveness of range riding and fencing, while also looking at
deserve this and I know I’m the luckiest guy in the world and should be satisfied with what I have, but hey, it’s never enough with me.
I feel as low as a person can go, but what can I say –I’m a sinner, scalawag, snake and sidewinder all rolled into one.
I saw her first in Costco just five months ago now. How could I not look. She was sleek, colorful and had this “come hither” look about her.
I swear she made eye contact with me from clear across the store, and when my wife saw what was going on she asked, “What are you looking at?”
I replied, “Oh nothing. Do you see how big they’re making television sets now? Wouldn’t it be great to have one?”
while Odessa completed her bachelor’s degree in animal science.”
Buttons has worked hard all her life and passed her tenacity and determination on to her girls.
In July 2023, Buttons suffered from a stroke and Odessa moved back home to run the ranch and help her mom recover.
“It took me three months to learn how to walk again, and I am so thankful for those doctors, nurses and therapists who helped me recover,” she mentioned. “I gained a new respect for those who work in the medical field – they are a blessing.”
When Buttons returned home in October 2023 after a lengthy recovery, her family and friends had everything under control.
“I have been blessed and have pretty much fully recovered, and I’m thankful to the
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new technology using flashing air tags and drones as tools for harassing wolves, she noted.
Trapping and M44s
Anderson explained WS has also continued to invest in trapping as a wildlife damage management tool.
Most recently, the agency supported the research and development of the Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies’ report titled “Best Management Practices for Trapping in the U.S.”
The goal of the document, according to Anderson, is to promote trapping as a modern wildlife management tool; identify practical traps and techniques to improve efficiency, selectivity and the welfare of trapped animals and instill public confidence and maintain public support for trapping.
WS has also developed a new training program – The Fundamentals of Damage Management Trapping – over the past several years.
“This is important because fewer people are learning the skill of trapping in society today, and it is something which just
She replied, “Keep dreaming mister.”
But this is the problem. I wake up in the middle of the night dreaming about her.
Normally, we go to Costco about four times a year. I think my wife first suspected something was going on when I kept asking if we could go back to Costco, for I was hoping I might run into her again.
Sure enough on our next Costco excursion, I caught another glimpse of her and decided to act upon my feelings.
I know I was being irrational, but just the sight of her made me tingle all over. I had to try and get a note to her expressing my feelings and to see if she felt the same way about me.
But first I had to ditch my wife in the frozen food sec-
many who prayed and helped us keep the ranch running,” Buttons expressed.
Buttons still goes to physical therapy three times a week and continues to swath hay and “offer the girls her opinion” from the corrals.
The ranch
WEBO Angus Ranch gets its name from the first initials of Waldon, Elly, Buttons and Odessa, and they run about 300 registered Angus and nearly 225 commercial cows in Lusk.
“It all started in 2006 when Waldon and I had the opportunity to purchase a set of registered Angus cows,” Buttons said.
“WEBO Angus stands behind our cattle. We want to know about any issues. We will do what is right and correct any problems to the best of our ability. Our goal is to make sure our customers are happy and satisfied with the
tion. I just had to know if I turned her on like she did me. This was the beginning of our love affair.
When my wife finally found me, she asked skeptically, “Where have you been?”
“Oh, I was just looking at the books,” I replied. “Have you noticed they sure have cut back on the selection? It’s all fiction now.”
My wife replied, “Oh there’s plenty of fiction around here, and I think I’m getting an earful.”
Over the course of the next five months, we had several clandestine meetups. I found my new love and I were totally compatible and she never once complained I flushed the toilet while she was taking a shower. She was able to organize me in ways I never thought possi-
results,” Buttons added.
The ranch focuses on fertility – the number one trait –and continues to select for feed efficiency and good feet.
“We raise good range cattle that don’t need a lot of babysitting. They have to be functional here in Wyoming,” she continued. “Our bulls are efficiency tested at the UW Sustainable Agriculture Research and Extension Center (SAREC) in Lingle by SAREC Director Steve Paisley.”
The operation strives to raise bulls which sire market-topping feeder calves and hit target weights of 1,450 to 1,550 pounds in an efficient and timely manner.
“In 2022, we invested in a new bull from the Midland Bull Sale in Montana. We spent a good chunk on Moore Big Chexs,” Buttons remarked.
“He is a performance bull with top-of-the-line efficiency, and
ble, and she helped make me a better writer. I’ll be the first one to admit she was a lousy housekeeper and she didn’t do windows, but she fulfilled me in ways I never thought possible.
Then one day my wife caught us together. I could tell she was deeply hurt, so I got down on my knees and begged for her forgiveness. Men can be such jerks! I looked my wife in the eye and gave her my solemn promise I would never stray again.
The romance had fizzled anyway because in the end it turned out to be all she wanted was my money, and my wife wasn’t about to let that happen. I was also beginning to have doubts about her sexual orientation. Mac is such a funny name for a female anyway.
he is highly maternal, with good feet, structural integrity, power and a look to go with.” His calves are just starting to hit the ground, and the team is excited to see his offspring grow and mature.
“We are raising quality cattle to make our customers happy, while also making them money,” Buttons said.
WEBO Angus produces efficient and performance bulls that can work across the Cowboy State.
They sire replacement females and produce feeder calves and yearlings which are in demand by buyers.
She concluded, “We host an annual sale the first Tuesday of every April and sell about 100 bulls, around 80 yearlings and 25 two-year-olds.”
Melissa Anderson is the editor of the Wyoming Livestock Roundup. Send comments on this article to roundup@wylr.net.
can’t be learned in a college course,” said Anderson.
She pointed out in Fiscal Years 2021-23, WS set over 57,000 foot-hold traps nationwide to protect cattle, sheep and goats from predators.
M-44 Sodium Cyanide Injector Devices (M-44s) have been another common tool used by WS to mitigate predator damage. However, a provision in the FY24 Appropriations Bill prohibits the agency from purchasing, deploying or training third parties on the use of M-44s, as well as sodium fluoroacetate which is used in livestock protection collars.
Wolves Wolves are the top predator of many Western producers’ minds, and Anderson noted WS plays an active role in wolf damage management across the Western range.
In collaboration with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), WS helps conduct wolf damage management operations in Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, California and Oregon.
This year, WS held the first-ever National Wolf Workshop to bring dozens of wildlife specialists and supervisors together to discuss
work being done across individual states including depredation investigations, tools used in the field and technical demonstrations to increase collaboration and networking for field specialists.
WS is also working with the American Sheep Industry Association to create livestock guardian dog signs for use on private and public lands.
Avian predators
To finish out her discussion, Anderson touched on WS’ work with avian predators.
“WS is aware several avian predators negatively impact livestock, property and natural resources, and we continue to work with FWS and state agencies to mitigate damage since migratory birds have so many regulations restricting management options,” she said.
First, she noted, in the last 30 years black vulture populations have increased in both abundance and range, and therefore, producers have seen an increase in losses due to depredation.
In response, Anderson said WS provides both direct control and technical assistance to those experiencing black vulture depredation. In FY23, the agency removed
13,665 black vultures and dispersed over 57,000.
WS and FWS also designed a pilot program to expedite the permitting process for livestock producers in 13 states. And, Anderson noted, NWRC is currently conducting research on the history and ecology of black vultures, as well as ways to improve existing take models and developing new management tools and methods.
Additionally, U.S. Rep. John Rose (R-TN) introduced the Black Vulture Relief Act of 2023, a bipartisan bill which would allow livestock producers to take black vultures without a permit.
“This bill seems to have stalled for now, but hopefully it can be pushed again in the next Congress,” Anderson stated.
When it comes to eagles, Anderson noted there has been an increase in the number of complaints regarding golden and bald eagles on livestock operations.
“We coordinate with FWS to identify locations affected by eagle depredation to livestock, and upon WS recommendations or Form 37 Depredation Permits, FWS will authorize falconry groups the ability to capture depredating
golden eagles for falconry use purposes and, in turn, reduce the site-specific threat the eagle poses to the livestock producer,” she explained.
“NWRC is also trying to secure funds to hire an avian predator biologist to assist with management solutions to avian predator situations,” she added.
Lastly, Anderson shared WS also frequently responds to raven conflicts, especially during lambing and calving seasons in the West.
“We also do raven wildlife damage management work in support of listed or at-risk species conservation in close coordination with other agency partners, including protecting the eggs of Greater sage grouse, Western snowy plover, California least turns and light-footed Ridgeway’s rail,” Anderson said.
“In FY23, we dispersed 99,000 ravens and lethally removed an additional 16,000 to support these activities. Lethal control was most heavily utilized in Nevada, Utah, Wyoming, Oregon and California,” she concluded.
Hannah Bugas is the managing editor of the Wyoming Livestock Roundup. Send comments on this article to roundup@wylr.net.
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12 Steer,
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 8
CALF & YEARLING SPECIAL START TIME 9:00 AM
Huxtable & McKee- 90 Blk Ang & AngX Strs & Hfrs
530#. Rec Vista Once SQ & Vision 7 w/Somnus @ branding & Precon 9-13. Sired by Hancock & Northwest Angus Black Angus bulls. High elevation, Green, High Quality Calves!! Charlie McIntosh- 80 Blk, BWF & RWF Strs & Hfrs 450-550#. Rec Vision 7 w/Somnus + Spur @ branding. Knife cut. Sired by Powerful Blk Ang & Hereford bulls. Great set of High desert, reputation calves!!
Whitt/Strock- 75 Blk Ang Strs & Hfrs 500-600#. Rec Pyramid 5 + Presponse & 8 way @ branding, Nasalgen @ Precon. Reputation set of fancy, high desert calves that perform!
Diamond TA Cattle- 75 Blk & Red AngX Strs & Hfrs 520-560#. Rec Ultrabac 8 & Pyramid 5 + Presponse @ branding. No implants. Sired by Loosli Delegate 339 Red Ang bulls & Powerful Blk Gelbvieh bulls. April/ May calves with growth!
Double Horseshoe Ranch- 65 Blk Ang & AngX Strs & Hfrs 500-600#. Rec Vista Once SQ & Vision 7 @ branding. Year-round mineral program. High elevation. Sired by Hancock & Micheli Blk Ang bulls. Fancy!!
Glen Enos- 45 Blk Ang & AngX Strs & Hfrs 500-600#. Rec C&D @ birth, Vista Once SQ & 7 way @ branding. Run above 8000ft. Powerful calves!
Hfrs 425-500#. Rec Presponse 5, Vision 8 w/Somnus & Nasalgen @ branding. Super set of high elevation calves the run year around over 7500 ft. Low PAP genetics. Fancy! Sinead Rooks- 50 Blk & BWF Strs & Hfrs 450-550#. Rec 8 way w/Somnus
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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 8
CALF & YEARLING SPECIAL START TIME 9:00 AM
YEARLINGS
Eastfork Livestock- 370 Blk, BWF, RWF, small % Hereford Yrlng Strs 850-950#. 95 Blk, BWF, RWF, small % Hereford Spayed Yrlng Hfrs. 30 Blk, BWF, RWF, small % Hereford PTO Yrlng Hfrs 800-850#. Cattle have had 2 rounds of Vista Once SQ & 8way. Sired by great Herd bulls. This is a reputation set of High Elevation, High Performance Yearlings!! Bar V Ranch- 150 Yearling Spayed Hfrs 775-825#. Coming off High Desert Range. Green! JM Livestock- 120 Crossbred Spayed Yrlng Hfrs 675750#. High desert & Green! Louis Roberts- 80 Blk Ang PTO Yrlng Hfrs 775-825#. High elevation. One Iron. Annette McDonnel- 14 Blk & Red AngX Yrlng Strs 800#. High elevation. Richie Ranch- 14 Yrlng PTO Hfrs 800-850# CALVES
Ruby Ranch- 250 Blk Ang Strs 450-525#. 150 Blk Ang Hfrs 425-500#. Rec Vista 5, Nasalgen & 7way @ branding. Sired by powerful Blk Ang Bulls (predom. Lucky 7 bulls) High elevation & Fancy!! Joe & Deanna Crofts- 350 Blk Ang & AngX Strs & Hfrs 400-450#. Rec Virashield 6, Vision 8 w/Somnus +Spur. Year-round mineral program. 100% Black Angus sired. One iron, high desert, green & Fancy!
Mike & Cindy Fabrizius- 310 Blk Ang & AngX 400450#. Rec Vision 7 w/ Somnus, Once PMH Nasalgen, Vista Once & Multi Min @ Branding. Complete mineral program at all times. High quality genetics! One brand, high elevation! Bitterroot Ranch- 175 Blk Ang Strs & Hfrs 550-600#. Rec Vista Once SQ, 7 way & Fusoguard @branding. 100% Lucky 7 Angus sired & multiple generations of Low PAP, feed efficient genetics! Reputation, high elevation! Wanda Miller- 150 Blk Ang Strs & Hfrs 500-575#. Comp vacc @ Branding. High elevation. Sired by good Blk Angus bulls, great performing calves!
Johnny Desmond- 40 Blk Ang Strs & Hfrs 450-500#. Rec 7 way, Vista Once & Nasalgen @ branding, 7 way & Vista Once @ precon. Knife cut. High elevation. Fancy calves out of reputation genetics!
Frank Fear Cattle- 35 Blk Ang Strs & Hfrs 550-600#. Comp vacc @ branding. High elevation, one brand.
James & Toni Downing- 30 Blk Ang/SimX Strs 500650#. Comp vacc @ branding. Powerful, high mountain calves!
Siems Ranch- 14 Blk Ang & AngX Strs & Hfrs 600#. Comp vacc @ branding. Age & Source verified by IMI Global. Fancy calves!
Gary Meredith- 5 Blk AngX Strs & Hfrs 400#. All Natural, no hormones. No brand. Trevor & Christina Bekken- 5 Blk Ang Strs & Hfrs 500#. Comp vacc @ branding. Nice calves, straight off cows!
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 11
PAIRS
Popo Agie Angus- 20 Blk Ang Running Age Pairs. May/June born calves, no brands. Cows exposed to Sitz Stellar son since 8-1. Reputation cows right out of Registered Herd! Genetics second to none!!
WEIGHS
Pape Ranch- 2 loads weigh cows
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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 15
CALF & YEARLING SPECIAL START TIME 9:00 AM
CALVES
Jack & Amy Robinson- 180 Blk Ang/SimX Strs & Hfrs 550-650#. Rec Nasalgen, 8 way & Once PMH @ branding. Choice Black Sim/Ang sired calves! Summer over 8500 ft. Powerful feeding calves!
Dwayne Aragon- 120 Blk Ang & AngX Strs & Hfrs 450-525#. Comp vacc @ branding. 100% Blk Ang sired. Choice, High Desert calves!
Steve & Brenda Hovendick- 80 Blk Ang Strs & Hfrs 550-600#. Rec Vista BVD, Nasalgen 3-PMH, Vision 8 w/Somnus + Spur @ branding. Knife cut. Reputation calves that run @ high elevation. Sired by Popo Agie & Hancock Blk Ang bulls!!
Clay & Sally Espinosa- 80 Blk Ang Strs & Hfrs 550600#. Rec Vista BVD, Nasalgen 3-PMH, Vision 8 w/Somnus + Spur @ branding. Knife cut. Reputation calves that run @ high elevation. Sired by Popo Agie & Hancock Blk Ang bulls!!
Matt Salisbury- 80 Blk Ang Strs & Hfrs 575-625#. Comp vacc @ branding. Sired by Lucky 7 Blk Angus bulls. High desert, fancy calves!
R Square Livestock- 60 Blk Ang & BWF (F1) Strs & Hfrs 425-500#. Rec Presponse 5, Vision 8 w/Somnus & Nasalgen @ branding. Super set of High elevation calves that run year around over 7500 ft. Low PAP genetics. Fancy!
Scott & Brittany Harris- 55 Blk Ang & AngX Strs & Hfrs 450-500#. Rec Nasalgen 3 PMH, Bovilis BVD & Vision 7 @ branding. Heifers are bangs vaccinated. Steers are knife cut. Sired by Sitz Blk Ang bulls & Valley View Charolais bulls. Powerful calves! High elevation & Fancy!
White Rabbit Ranch- 55 Blk Ang & BWF (F1) Strs &
Pyramid 5 + Presponse, 8 way & Mycoplasma @ branding & precon this fall. Sired by Connealy & Vermillion Blk Ang bulls. Long time Black Angus genetics. Nice, one iron calves! Ruben Roman- 35 Red Ang Strs & Hfrs 500-600#. Comp vacc @ branding. All Six Iron Red Ang genetics. High desert & Fancy! Chris Harns- 32 Blk Ang Strs 500-550#. Rec Triangle 5, Pasturella, Vision 7 w/Somnus + Spur @ branding & Precon(9-12). Sired by Registered Blk Ang bulls. No implants, knife cut, Choice Strs! Fernando Roman- 30 Blk & BWF Ang Strs & Hfrs 450-500#. Rec Vista Once & 7 way @ branding. March/April calves. Fancy, Stout & high elevation! Steve Ward- 25 Blk Ang Strs 550#. Comp vacc @ branding & Precon end of Sept. Weaned. Sired by Powerful Blk Ang bulls. Fancy calves! Ryan & Dillon Hedges- 25 Blk & BWF w/ few Reds Strs & Hfrs 450-600#. Rec Vista Once & Vision 7 @ branding. Year-round mineral program. Sired by Hogg Sim/Ang & Jackson Simmentals. Hfrs are bangs vacc, fancy & replacement quality! High elevation. Stout & high quality!
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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 22
Ranch- 40 Blk Ang & AngX Strs & Hfrs 500600#. Rec Vista Once & 7 way @ branding. Sired by powerful Blk Ang bulls. One brand set of high elevation calves! Jennifer McIntosh- 30 Blk Ang & AngX Strs & Hfrs