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Volume 32 Number 24 • October 10, 2020

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A Look Inside PLC President Niels Hansen provides an update from the council and discusses the changing of the seasons........... ...................................... Page 2 Winter grazing considerations are offered by several UNL Extension specialists........ ...................................... Page 6 Dick Perue recalls a Columbus Day celebration in 1892............ .................................... Page 10 Lee Pitts recollects his experience at a vegetarian potluck..... .................................... Page 16

Quick Bits CR Signed

Consumer beef purchasing trends discussed During the Virtual Cattle U, hosted Sept.

8-11 by High Plains Journal, Danette Amstein of Midan Marketing provided insight into consumer beef purchasing trends before and after the

COVID-19 pandemic.

“I don’t expect consumers to go back to their normal purchasing trends because the world has changed so much,” Amstein states. “We are going to see a new normal.”

Corn Prices

Wheat Exports Wheat export sales are pegged at 9.2 million to 22 million bushels in the Oct. 5 weekly export sales report from USDA. Last week’s orders totaled 18.6 million bushels. Of the 23.6 million bushels of wheat weighed for export through the week ending Oct. 1, 6.4 million bushels were earmarked for the Philippines.

Please see TRENDS on page 15

WYOMING SADDLE MAKER EARNS WHITE HOUSE HONORS

Order Issued

Corn prices followed soybean and energy futures higher on Oct. 8. December futures gained four cents per bushel in overnight trade to $3.9275. March 2021 futures rose 3.75 cents per bushel to $4.01. Corn export sales are predicted to total between 27.6 million to 59.1 million bushels

by USDA.

beef industry’s consumers.

“Consumers have a lot on their minds these days, and we see this in a few areas – health and wellbeing, the economic downturn and the social justice

COWBOY CRAFTSMAN

During the first week of October, President Trump signed a Continuing Resolution (CR), which provides continuing appropriations to federal agencies at Fiscal Year 2020 levels through Dec. 11, 2020. The CR provides a oneyear extension of the hemp agricultural pilot program, while also providing shortterm extensions for some agricultural programs expiring Sept. 30, including Livestock Mandatory Reporting and the Grain Standards Act.

On Oct. 5, the U.S. Supreme Court issued an order related to the Wyoming coal port original action case filed in January. The Supreme Court invited the acting Solicitor General to file a brief expressing the views of the United States. In response, Gov. Gordon issued the following statement, “It is encouraging the Supreme Court is a step closer to taking up our Commerce Clause question against Washington State for inappropriately using the Clean Water Act to block our access to overseas markets. This issue is extremely important to Wyoming and Montana.”

Consumers and the marketplace Before getting into consumer beef purchasing trends, Amstein notes it is important to first understand the current state of the marketplace and the

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President Trump declared Oct. 4-10 as Made in America Week. The dedication, which honors inventors, craftsmen, tradesmen and laborers across the United States, commends hardworking Americans for their skills and dedication to the workforce.

“I call upon all Americans to pay special tribute to builders, ranchers, crafters, entrepreneurs and all those who work with their hands every day to make America great,” proclaims President Trump.

During each of his years in office, President Trump has invited business owners from each state to display their American-made products at the annual Made in America Showcase on the White House lawn. The 2020 event was originally planned for Oct. 5, during Made in America Week. However, due to COVID-19 concerns the even has been postponed to a later date.

John Lauren Blair, owner of J.L. Blair Saddlery outside of Greybull, was selected to represent Wyoming’s western heritage and traditions with his business and products.

Traditional and true Blair, a second-generation saddle maker, builds saddles based on tradition.

“I build a very old type of saddle, as far as the saddle is constructed,” he says. “I always say, I build saddles the way they should be built, and I build true custom saddles.”

He explains many saddles are built with a modern, factory-type look and construction.

“Often people are looking for a price point rather

Please see SADDLE on page 8

WGFD awards 2020 Landowner of the Year awardees selected On Sept. 28, the Wyoming Game and Fish Department (WGFD) announced the selection of seven families for the 2020 Landowner of the Year Awards.

Each year, WGFD presents these awards to Wyoming landowners who have demonstrated outstanding practices in wildlife management, habitat improvement and conservation techniques on their properties.

“Today’s landowners are more than ranchers or farmers, they are key partners,” said WGFD Director Brian Nesvik. “Landowners preserve critical migration corridors, they improve habitat through costly enhancement projects and they provide important access, which allows for our hunting and angling heritage to continue into the future.”

Eagle Ridge Ranch Located in Natrona County, a few miles west of Casper, Eagle Ridge Ranch was selected as the 2020 Landowner of the Year awardee in the Casper region.

According to WGFD, Please see WGFD on page 7

PRICE Act introduced On Oct. 1, U.S. Rep. Dusty Johnson (R-SD) introduced the Price Reform in Cattle Economics (PRICE) Act, a bill providing greater price reporting and transparency and comprehensive risk management solutions while also supporting producer-owned cooperative processing opportunities and adding updates to the Packer and Stockyards Act. “Anybody in the agriculture industry understands how difficult the last few years have been for producers,” Johnson says during the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association’s Oct. 3 Beltway Beef podcast, where he discusses his proposed legislation.

“We had two consecutive black swan events – the fire at the Holcomb, Kan. beef plant and the COVID-19 pandemic, both of which showed people on Capitol Hill how sensitive our markets can be and that Congress needs to do a better job of giving producers a real, fair opportunity,” he continues.

Johnson notes the PRICE Act combines 12 different legislative ideas from himself and several other members of Congress in an effort to package them into one bill.

Maintaining food safety The PRICE Act, according to Johnson, would maintain a robust food safety inspection system, keeping Americans’ confidence in food safety for both state and federally inspected facilities, while putting small processors on a level playing field through overtime inspections and opening up new direct-to-consumer options for state-inspected meat.

“We have a number of states with well-developed, sophisticated state inspection programs, but now, the U.S. doesn’t allow state-inspected facilities to sell across state lines directly to consumers,” Johnson states. “This approach does not undermine Please see PRICE on page 9

PBR tour returns to Casper The Professional Bull Riders (PBR) Pendleton Whisky Velocity Tour’s Casper Invitational returns to the Casper Events Center Oct. 9-10. The first weekend of the event, held Oct. 2-3, featured 45 cowboys nightly, including two-time World Champion Jess Lockwood, Daylon Swearingen, Boudreaux Campbell and Ky Hamilton.

Veteran Bull Rider Wallace Vieira de Oliveria of Goiania, Brazil, claimed the Friday night win. Oliveria collected 38 points at the event, which bumped him from his number 63 ranking to number 45.

On Oct. 3, 21-year-old Roy, Utah native Kyler Oliver, captured the victory. Looking to qualify for his first PBR World Finals, Oli-

ver advanced from being ranked at number 87 in the world prior to the event, up 31 rankings to number 56. Oliver’s win in Casper was his first career-win in the league.

Success a family affair Glad to have the win under his belt, Oliver looks to the second weekend of the event in Casper enthusiastically. After a slow start to the year, he shares he hasn’t been to many events this season, but has done well at the events he’s been able to attend.

“I’m excited to come back to Casper for the event Oct. 9,” says Oliver. “I’m feeling really confident going in after last weekend.”

Oliver studied the bulls that bucked Oct.

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Please Be Aware

In this region of the country, we don’t have a lot of interaction with animal activists, which is good. However, we need to realize they are out there, they have money, and they want rid of animal agriculture.

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Consumers, as a whole, like their Publisher meat, but they also want to know where Dennis Sun it came from, where it was processed and if it was treated humanely. As livestock producers, we should be ok with this, as long as they remain our consumers.

As long as consumers are reasonable, we’re alright with it. What we don’t like is an animal activist telling us what we should do. We don’t want to listen to them, especially since they don’t even eat meat. They just want us out of business, and they don’t want anyone eating the products we raise.

I’m not sure if they like animals or not, they just want us out of business. So just be aware, they’re out there, and they are not our friends.

These activists promote plant-based foods and want animals to have names and rights, just like humans. Look what Walt Disney started.

Reading an article by Hannah Thompson-Weeman recently made me more aware of how organized they really are.

Thompson-Weeman talked on a virtual conference held last September called the 2020 Taking Action for Animals Conference. The conference is hosted every other year by the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS), a group that wants to be our friend, but a group with a lot of dollars who want us out of business.

As Thompson-Weeman says, “HSUS is a long-standing adversary of animal agriculture, with a history of pushing for both legislation and restaurant/retail/food service sourcing policies, which impacts our ability to efficiently raise animals for food. HSUS intentionally attempts to publicly position itself as focused on animal welfare or only opposed to ‘factory farming,’ though several of its top staff members formerly worked at more extreme organizations and have made their opposition to consuming animal products clear.”

She went on to say, “HSUS efforts to promote plant-based eating within the culinary space, with speakers claiming they have led more than 530 culinary events and trained 11,000 chefs and ‘worked directly with 641 programs to actively increase plant-based’ in the very near future. Ultimately, conference attendees were urged to get involved in the legislative process at the local level and beyond in order to help HSUS pass what it deems to be ‘animal friendly’ legislation.”

Thompson-Weeman wrote another article on how animal rights activists are targeting 4-H and FFA at county and state fairs to get attention for their message against animal agriculture. They plan to be disruptive and get the attention of the press.

The People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) are also involved in this movement. The activists believe 4-H and FFA, along with fairs and livestock auctions, are teaching young people to exchange their compassion for money.

The need of awareness of these groups, even in the low population regions, is huge. We shouldn’t let them and their money intimidate us, for we are not in the wrong. Just be aware.

We’re fortunate to have good checkoffs.

GUEST OPINIONS The Seasons Change, The Mission Does Not

By Niels Hansen As we move through the changing of the seasons, we see everything around us preparing for winter. These changes have been going on forever and will continue regardless of what some people think. Everyone is moving forward with the fall work of moving the stock closer to winter pastures and feed, getting the equipment winterized and all the other jobs that have been going on as long as our families have been on this land.

At the Public Lands Council (PLC), we also continue to plan for whatever change the season may bring. With the upcoming elections, we know change is coming. It may be big or it may be small, but it will come.

Regardless of whether the election brings a shift in Congressional majorities or White House occupancy, there will be plenty of new members of Congress coming to Washington. We need to meet them in their first days and introduce them to our issues, especially if they

are not from the West.

As a rule, new congressmen and senators typically have limited understanding of the substance of agricultural issues and even less knowledge of federal lands grazing issues. While the general subject will be familiar to many of them, one of the biggest issues we will need to introduce is how to address catastrophic wildfires.

Likely all these individuals heard on the campaign trail was talk of climate change and the danger of building homes in the woods. They likely didn’t hear about fine fuels management and the value of grazing as a tool to reduce the risk of fire. This discussion has largely been ignored for the last four decades or more, and now the landscapes and local residents are paying the price.

Decades ago, there were calls to reduce and eliminate logging and grazing, which affected policy at a national level. When those policies played out, the loss of industry devastated entire com-

munities and local economies. Now, we are experiencing mega fires that are destroying people’s homes and businesses again.

These fires are also damaging the land in a way far more lasting than the groups who called for the elimination of grazing and logging could have ever imagined. New members of Congress and the American public must not be allowed to be lulled into a sense of complacency – this is a problem we can fix.

The list of issues PLC is working on is long and evolves with the seasons, but neither the changing seasons nor a new Congress changes our key priorities.

While the priorities stay the same, the people across the table continue to change.

The recently signed Memorandum of Understanding between PLC, National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, Ducks Unlimited and Safari Club International is a great example of groups working together to create a coalition to show new members and the pub-

lic we can work together to achieve a common goal.

We have been working with several advocacy groups building a level of trust and educating their members about ranchers’ role in developing management plans and the role of livestock grazing in land management. The more people we have telling the good news story about public lands grazing, the better.

Yes, change is coming, but we are in a better position to deal with change than we have ever been. Our staff has worked hard at positioning PLC to be the go-to group in Washington, D.C. on federal land and natural resource issues. Change is not always bad. It’s up to us at PLC to take advantage of change and turn it into opportunity.

I’m looking forward to the new opportunities that lie ahead. I hope you are, too.

Niels Hansen is a third generation rancher from Rawlins and president of PLC. For more information about PLC, visit publiclandscouncil.org.

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NEWS BRIEFS AAA announces top 10 breeders The 10 producers who registered the most Angus beef cattle in the state of Wyoming recorded a total of 3,595 Angus with the American Angus Association (AAA) during Fiscal Year 2020, which ended Sept. 30, according to Mark McCully, association chief executive officer.

The 10 top recorders in Wyoming were James A. Jensen of Riverton, Southard Land and Cattle, LLC of Wheatland, Ken Haas Angus of LaGrange, Travis Krein of Lusk, Clay Creek Angus of Greybull, George Ochsner and Sons of Torrington, Kendrick Redland of Worland, Shawn Booth of Veteran, Bob Ballew of Casper and Paint Rock Angus Ranch Inc of Hyattville.

Angus breeders across the nation in 2020 registered 305,531 head of Angus cattle.

“Despite a challenging year, our Angus breeders continue to see strong demand for Angus genetics,” McCully said. “Our members are committed to providing genetic solutions to the beef cattle industry maintaining our long-held position as an industry leader.”

WS reports released On Oct. 5, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Wildlife Services’ (WS) wildlife damage management program, posted its annual Program Data Reports for Fiscal Year 2019.

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) WS activities seek to reduce or eliminate more than an estimated $232 million in livestock loss due to predation and $150 million in bird damage to crops caused by native and invasive wildlife annually. Comprehensive estimates of all types of wildlife damage are difficult to gauge, but each year wildlife strikes cause $625 million in loss to American civil aviation also posing a potential loss of life.

APHIS responds to requests for assistance from individuals, companies and other government agencies when wildlife causes or threatens damage to human health/safety, agriculture, natural resources and property.

In Fiscal Year 2019, APHIS encountered more than 31 million animals while responding to calls for assistance and dispersed 29.4 million wildlife from urban, rural and other settings where they were causing damage. APHIS dispersed almost 93 percent of the animals encountered. Of all wildlife encountered, WS lethally removed seven percent or 2.2 million in targeted areas to reduce damage. Of those removed, 85 percent were either an invasive species or a blackbird listed on the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Depredation Order due to the damage they cause.

Coyotes were the most often removed native mammal, totaling 62,000. Coyotes reportedly kill more than 300,000 head of livestock annually and injure even more.

Where lethal control is used, APHIS works to make full use of the resource which included the donation of 138 tons of goose, deer, elk and other meat – more than one million servings of protein – for people in need.

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Trade data released

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) released trade data for the month of August on Oct. 5 through the Global Agricultural Trade System (GATS). The GATS meat trade data is released on a product weight basis.

According to the report, U.S. hog imports are almost entirely from Canada. In August, total hog imports were 416,721 head, 1.3 percent higher than a year ago. Year-todate through August, hog imports are down marginally, 0.3 percent, to 3.37 million head.

Through August, total cattle imports were just over 1.4 million head, a 3.8 percent increase from the same timeframe a year ago. Canada and Mexico are the primary suppliers of cattle to the U.S., with each country’s market share at 32.2 percent and 67.8 percent, respectively.

Canada typically ships a higher proportion of slaughterready cattle, while Mexico ships primarily feeder cattle.

Imports from Canada have totaled 451,412 head through August, which is down 9.7 percent from last year. Through the first eight months of the year, 349,100 head of the cattle, or 77.3 percent, from Canada were classified for slaughter.

Mexican cattle shipments to the U.S. were 950,112 head through August, up 11.8 percent from 2019. Most of these are feeder cattle destined for backgrounding operations or to feedlots in the Southern Plains of the U.S.

NPIP updated

The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is updating the National Poultry Improvement Plan (NPIP) to align with changes in the poultry industry and to incorporate new scientific information and technologies into the NPIP. These updates are consistent with the recommendations approved by representatives from across the poultry industry at the 2018 NPIP Biennial Conference.

In this update, APHIS is creating a new U.S. Newcastle Disease (ND) Clean program, updating low pathogenic avian influenza regulations on indemnity and compensation, creating an NPIP subpart specific to the game bird industry and clarifying and updating the program regulations to match current scientific information and technologies.

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To help facilitate the clearance of imported plants and plant products during the COVID-19 pandemic, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) Plant Protection and Quarantine (PPQ) and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) will continue to accept electronically produced versions of phytosanitary certificates through Dec. 31, 2020.

Importers and brokers may upload the electronic documents to the Automated Commercial Environment using the Document Imaging System or provide them by other means, such as e-mail attachments.

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OBITUARIES

Dallas Horton

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Dec. 20, 1938 – Sept. 29, 2020

John “Jack” Corbett Dec. 16, 1938 – Sept. 26, 2020

John “Jack” Gardiner Corbett, 81, of the Sweetwater area, passed away in an accident on Sept. 26.

Jack, as he was known, was born on Dec. 16, 1938 in Lander to Thad and Mary (Noble) Corbett. He lived in Hudson and attended school in Lander, graduating from Lander Valley High School.

He lived in Fremont County all his life.

Jack was baptized into the Catholic faith and was a member of the Holy Rosary Catho-

lic Church in Lander.

On Sept. 5, 1964, he married Jean Ann Rogers in Hudson. Together, they had two children they raised on their ranch located on Graham Road. They just celebrated their 56th wedding anniversary this month.

Jack was a member of the Fremont County Cattlemen’s Association and the Wyoming Stock Growers Association.

He was also a brand inspector for over 40 years.

Jack was a rancher all his life, and even as a young man he couldn’t wait until he could leave school and go to The Sweetwater. He loved the land and respected it to the fullest.

Jack was a painter of western art and loved doing it.

He also loved ranching, even though it was his job, and he loved riding young horses. He passed doing what he loved – riding.

He is survived by his wife Jean Corbett; son Troy Corbett and his wife, Maria; daughter Stacie Citron and her husband

Dusty; grandchildren John Paul Corbett and wife Tylyn, Thomas Corbett, Tim Corbett, Jess Corbett, Peter Corbett, Colton Citron, Dalin Citron, Orin Citron and Emil Citron; one great-grandchild Kelli Anne Blake; brother Don Corbett and his wife Shirley; sisters Kate Farthing and husband Paul, Edith Phillips and Shirley Zier and husband Al; sister-in-law Julie Corbett and numerous beloved nephews and nieces.

He was preceded in death by his parents Thad and Mary Corbett; brothers Speed Corbett and Gary Corbett; sister-in-law Lorna Corbett and brother-in-law George Phillips.

Online condolences may be made to the family at TheDavisFuneralHome.com.

Memorials may be made to St. Margaret’s Catholic School, Abba’s House or Jeffrey City Fire Department in care of Davis Funeral Home, 2203 West Main Street, Riverton, WY 82501.

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Dallas Horton, 81, a well-known cattle feeder and veterinarian, passed away at his home on Sept. 29, after a yearlong battle with cancer.

Dallas was born Dec. 20, 1938 in Sheridan to Dallas and Wilma (Solberg) Horton and spent his early years on ranches in the Broadus, Mont. area where he learned to tend to cattle and sheep while still in grade school.

He attended schools in Broadus from elementary through high school.

After rough-necking in the oil field during the winter of 1957, Dallas enlisted in the Army.

Being resourceful, Dallas won enough money playing cards to pay for flying lessons while stationed in Oklahoma. He held the longtime ambition from watching his uncle Bud Horton drop supplies to Dallas’ family in the winter of 1949.

On leave from the Army, Dallas discovered his

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passion in life – veterinary medicine, while attending a local rancher’s meeting with his father. After the Army, he attended Montana State University and earned his DVM from the Veterinary School at Washington State University.

After graduation, Dallas and his first wife, Shirley, headed to Canada where their son Troy was born. In 1966, Dallas was given an internship at Colorado State University (CSU) and the family moved to Colorado. It was this move that shaped the balance of his career.

After seven years at CSU working in the Vet School, teaching courses, earning a master’s degree in animal nutrition and the birth of two more sons, Trent and Travis, Dallas launched his dream of running his own business of feeding cattle, veterinary consulting for the cattle industry, researching feed additives and medicines for cattle and improving the overall performance of cattle production through nutrition and genetic improvement.

Thus, Horton Feedlots and Research Center was established in Wellington, Colo. in 1978. From there, Dallas expanded the Horton feeding operation to the Greeley area. Trent and Travis still operate the feedlots today.

Dallas’ love of the

cattle industry and people led him into many amazing partnerships and adventures from feeding cattle for Japan, sending breeding stock to the Ukraine, working with embryo transfer techniques to improve genetics, to building profitable composite bulls to enhance feedlot performance – just to name a few. Dallas’ vision was always toward the future and improving the cattle industry.

Dallas married Mary Shaffer on May 22, 1993 and they enjoyed 27 years of love, life, and adventure together until his passing.

He was preceded in death by his parents and leaves his loving wife Mary, his three sons Troy, Trent (Kristin) and Travis (Kim), stepson John Shaffer, five grandchildren, Dustin, Blake, Bryn, Nathan and Nicholas, along with his sister Rosanna Horton and his Aunt Kathryn McCandless of Richland, Wash.

A memorial service will be held Oct. 12 at 3 p.m. at Rick Montera’s Roping Barn, 34059 County Road 33, Greeley, CO. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Pathways Hospice in care of Mark’s Funeral Home.

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Vaughn Armstrong Hague Feb. 17, 1945 – Sept. 27, 2020

Vaughn Armstrong Hague, age 75, of Billings, Mont., left this earth to be with our Father in heaven on Sept. 27. A loving husband, father, brother, uncle, grandfather and friend, Vaughn passed away unexpectedly from complications from a fall, with his wife and daughters by his side.

Vaughn was born Feb. 17 on the family farm near Elgin, Neb., the son of Emil R. and Nelle Arm-

strong Hague.

Vaughn started farming at a young age, helping to put up hay in the summer in his small farming community in Meeteetse, known as Sheets Flat, where he also attended school. In 1956, the family moved to Absarokee, Mont. where Vaughn attended local schools while working at his father’s ranch in Fishtail, Mont.

Vaughn spent the majority of his life developing roads, working construction and operating heavy equipment on commercial projects.

Vaughn and Karleen Ostrum were married May 1, 1965 at Emmanuel Lutheran Church in Absarokee, Mont.

Vaughn was extremely talented at restoring vintage cars and trucks, racing and welding. He col-

lected many trophies over the years for his show cars. There wasn’t anything he couldn’t build, rebuild, restore or create with his gifted hands.

He also enjoyed fishing, playing guitar, collecting and restoring antiques, tractors and Fords and traveling around the U.S. to visit family and friends.

His heritage was very important to him.

Vaughn is preceded in death by his beloved son Shannon Duane Hague; sister Betty Martin Vogel; parents Emil R. Hague and Nelle Armstrong Thomas and niece Brenda Martin Kinsey.

Vaughn is survived by his loving wife of 55 years, Karleen; daughters Sharay D. Hague of Billings, Mont. and Stacy L. Hague of Eagle River, Alaska; sister Nancy Bekke (Nolan) of Bill-

Joanne “Jo” Hayes Harlan May 26, 1925 – Sept. 29, 2020

Joanne Hayes Harlan, 95, passed away at her home in Barnum, west of Kaycee, on Sept. 29, 2020.

Joanne was born on May 26, 1925 in Peoria, Ill. to Harry Howarth Hayes and Margaret Lackland

Hayes. The family moved to suburban La Grange, Ill. where Joanne attended school.

Joanne attended Iowa State University, where she met her husband, James Smith Harlan of Arlington, Va. After graduating, Joanne and James married on Dec. 30, 1947 in La Grange, Ill. and moved to the ranch near Kaycee.

Joanne is survived by her children Charles (Heather) Harlan, Margo (Paul) Sabec, Robert (Lynn) Harlan and Thomas (Joni) Harlan; her grandchildren Scott Harlan Sabec, Mark Hayes Sabec and McKenzie Kate Harlan of Kaycee and James Jolly (Eva Grossinger) Harlan of Banner and her great-grandson Lucas

Jolly Harlan of Banner.

Joanne was preceded in death by her husband James, her sister Edith (Hayes) Brown and her brothers Charles Hayes and Robert Hayes.

A celebration of Joanne’s life was held on Oct. 8 at the Harlan Ranch, with Dave Hall officiating.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be sent to the Harlan Scholarship Fund, 873 Barnum Road, Kaycee, WY 82639. Scholarships are awarded to Kaycee graduates for post-high school training programs and to defray the costs of college after the freshman year.

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ings, Mont.; grandsons Mikhail D. Vaughn, Lestenkof (Mayrose) Zachary, D. Levi (Gabrielle) Lestenkof; nephew David Martin Jr. of Phoenix, Ariz.; nephew Nathan Bekke of Davenport, Iowa; niece Sue Robbins of Park

City, Mont. and nephew Michael Bekke of Billings, Mont. He was looking forward to the birth of his first great-granddaughter.

A celebration of life is to be held at a later date for family and friends to

Fish transplanted Fishery biologists from the Laramie and Lander regions transplanted nearly 300 native hornyhead chub from the Laramie River to the Sweetwater River to establish a conservation population for the species.

Hornyhead chub once occupied the Sweetwater River, but were last docu-

mented there in 1852. The transplant will help restore this native species to its historic range and will create an additional population of one of the rarest fish species in Wyoming. Biologists used backpack electro-fishing equipment to temporarily stun the fish so they could be collected, measured and prepared for travel.

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Considerations for winter grazing discussed University of NebraskaLincoln (UNL) Extension Specialists Aaron Berger and Troy Walz discussed recommendations for grazing winter forage sources such as alfalfa, sudangrass and sorghum, along with other annual forages, in a UNL BeefWatch podcast, dated Oct. 2.

Many producers in the region have already seen frost in their fields, but prolonged freezes are to be expected as they venture further into the season.

“A freeze can affect forage plants and producers should pay attention to these changes when grazing cattle,” says Berger.

Bloat, toxicity and nitrates are the three key considerations while grazing winter forages, according to Walz.

Alfalfa and bloat “We always talk about bloat when we talk about alfalfa,” says Walz. “We

especially have to worry about bloat the first three to five days after alfalfa has been exposed to freezing temperatures.”

Walz explains frost may increase the incidence of bloat by rupturing the plant’s cell walls, which leads to a higher rate of digestion within in the rumen and consequently, increases gas formation.

“The risk of bloat will only be minimal after we see a significant portion, about 50 to 70 percent, of the alfalfa top or new growth being frozen or dried,” Walz explains. “The fall freezedown is a slow process, with many freezes over several weeks. The time it takes to reach the 50 to 70 percent point depends on the severity of the freezes and the amount of standing alfalfa.”

A corresponding BeefWatch newsletter written by UNL Extension Educators Brad Schick and Ben Beck-

man notes grazing should take place soon after the freeze event to salvage as much of the nutritive value of the forage as possible.

The newsletter also shares feed additives, such as nonionic surfactants, poloxalene and ionophores, may help to reduce bloat risk, but require regular consumption by cattle in order to be effective.

Annual forage toxicity Frozen sorghums and sudangrass may be a source of prussic acid poisoning.

Walz explains grazing forage or grain sorghum, sudangrass or sorghum/sudan hybrid forages may subject livestock to poisoning.

“We see cyanide production in these frozen plants, and plants that are frozen might release high concentrations of prussic acid for several days after the freeze,” says Walz.

“Prussic acid is the highest right after the frost when

chemicals inside the plant mix to form cyanide. After the plants wilt, prussic acid released from plant tissues declines.”

Walz explains the sorghum species contain the highest amount of prussic acid, while sudangrasses generally contain less. Prussic acid is often found at its highest levels directly after a frost.

“We always recommend producers remove cattle right before a frost, if they know one is coming and wait to return to the pasture for five to seven days,” shares Walz. “There will be no more top growth after the tops have frosted, thus the plants regrow from the base, which is also very high in prussic acid.”

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option, according to Walz, is to wait to graze until the entire plant is killed by subsequent frosts.

“Often, people ask about prussic acid poisoning with pearl millet and foxtail millet, but prussic acid has not been found in these plants,” Walz says. “However, prussic acid production has the potential to increase with high nitrate levels.”

Nitrate poisoning “Anytime we interrupt plant growth with drought, hail or frost, it interferes with normal plant growth and causes nitrates to accumulate in plants that are still growing,” Walz explains. “Plants we typically think about in terms of nitrate accumulation are grasses, oats and millet.”

“Frost may damage or completely destroy the leaf area of the plant, and a decrease in leaf area limits photosynthetic activity,” notes Walz. “Nitrates absorbed by the roots are not

converted into plant protein and instead, they accumulate in the stem and stalk.”

Nitrate poisoning is often fatal for cattle. In the rumen, nitrate is broken down into nitrite, which is further broken into ammonia and used by rumen microbes to synthesize proteins.

However, when consumed in high concentrations, nitrite is absorbed into the bloodstream and reduces the ability of red blood cells to bind with oxygen, creating an oxygen deficiency in tissues.

“Before grazing, it is probably worth it to have forage tested after it has frozen,” says Berger. “While challenging, being aware of what is in the pasture and what management options are available makes testing worth it.”

Averi Hales is the editor for the Wyoming Livestock Roundup. Send comments on this article to roundup@ wylr.net.

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WGFD continued from page 1 Stacey Scott’s father, Dr. Oliver Scott, moved to Casper in 1948 and bought the Eagle Ridge Ranch in 1956. In 1971, Scott expanded the operation by purchasing the Two Bar Ranch.

In 1980, Scott placed all of his deeded land, nearly 8,400 acres, into a conservation easement with the Nature Conservancy, creating the largest conservation easement in the state of Wyoming at the time.

Today, Eagle Ridge Ranch is operated by Stacey, his wife Janice and their family. The Two Bar Ranch is run by Stacey’s brothers Cliff, Pete and Charlie and their respective families.

The two ranches span 95,000 acres, providing seasonal and year-round habitats for a broad array of wildlife including black bear, mountain lion, mule deer, white-tailed deer, elk, antelope, beaver, coyote, turkeys and more than 140 species of birds.

Both operations have assisted WGFD with sage grouse monitoring for decades and have portions of land enrolled in WGFD’s AccessYes Program, allowing public access to hunt antelope, deer and elk.

Stacey has also partnered with WGFD to thin out encroaching juniper in riparian areas and sagebrush stands and made improvements to mesa areas through brush mowing and non-herbicide cheatgrass control projects.

JA Corp John and Nancy Joyce, of JA Corp, received the 2020 Landowner of the Year Award for the Cody region. The Joyces manage their property, east of Manderson, with the help of their sons.

The Nowood River winds through JA Corp for seven miles, supporting both a cold and warm water fishery. Here, one can find 20 different species of fish, including sauger, burbot, flathead chub, mountain sucker, smallmouth bass, brown trout, stonecat and channel catfish, just to name a few.

The Joyce’s maintain 1,500 acres where they graze sheep and grow crops using water from a diversion off the Nowood River, known as Harmony Ditch.

From 2003 to 2014, the Joyce’s worked with WGFD on conservation improvements, after a study found over 55,000 fish were entrained into the Harmony Ditch each irrigation season and permanently lost from the Nowood River Fishery.

From this, a project was designed to improve fish passage and sediment transport, reduce fish entrainment and annual maintenance and stabilize approximately 1,200 feet of streambank.

The Joyce family has

also opened 371 acres for walk-in hunting as well as 3.3 miles of walk-in fishing access for the public.

Hickey Ranch From the Green River region, the Hickey Ranch of Lonetree, was selected for the Landowner of the Year Award.

The Hickey Ranch has been in operation since 1874 and is made up riparian areas, irrigated hay meadows and native sagebrush habitats.

Through many generations, the ranch has continuously strived to create the most wildlife-friendly landscape they can on the 8,000 acres of deeded land they run and public lands they lease.

In fact, in 2005, Jack Hickey was the recipient of the award. Since then, Jack has passed, but his family continues to carry on his legacy of land and wildlife stewardship.

A recent example of this, according to WGFD, is the collaboration between the Hickey family, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and WGFD in 2019 to repair a fence that had killed five calf elk in a one-half mile stretch.

In January 2020, the fence was taken down to allow elk easier passage,

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Double Four Ranch The Double Four Ranch, headquartered in the North Laramie River Canyon and operated by Wayne Larson and Brandon Munn, was selected as the 2020 Landowner of the Year awardee in the Laramie region.

The ranch, which encompasses more than 45,000 deeded acres, has played an integral part in wildlife conservation since it was initially purchased in 1957.

Double Four Ranch has been instrumental in helping numerous Bighorn sheep hunters secure access to Pine and Split Rock Mountains, and since 2015, the ranch has enrolled 9,140 acres of access for antlerless elk harvest in Hunt Area Seven.

Double Four Ranch has also helped fishery biologists in the Laramie region to monitor and assess water quality conditions following the 2017 Arapahoe wildfire.

High Lonesome Ranch High Lonesome Ranch, owned by Jim and Charlotte Finley includes over 12,000 continuous acres of sagebrush steppe, aspen hills, streams and willow-dominated riparian habitat, supporting moose, mule deer, antelope and sage grouse.

High Lonesome Ranch was chosen as the 2020 Landowner of the Year

and in June 2020 the family helped WGFD and BLM rebuild the fence to be more wildlife friendly.

Asbell Family Ranch Carl and Kim Asbell, of Fremont County, are the award recipients for the Lander region.

In 2018, the Asbell’s donated a conservation easement to the Wyoming Game and Fish Commission on their 396-acre property. This land provides high-value habitat, including crucial winter and summer range for mule deer, elk, antelope and upland bird species including chukars and Hungarian partridge.

According to WGFD, the easement restricts any future development, including relinquishing all future residential development rights.

The Asbells continuously show their dedication to wildlife conservation by supporting local Lander and Riverton wildlife fundraising events, such as the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, Muley Fanatic Foundation and the Wyoming Outdoor Weekend and Expo.

Carl is the current president of the Water for Wildlife Foundation, which has contributed millions of dollars toward wildlife habitat projects and more recently, funded internship positions with WGFD.

awardee for the Jackson and Pinedale region.

According to WGFD, fish and wildlife management on the property has been a main priority for the Finley’s since they purchased the ranch. One emphasis of the High Lonesome Ranch is the conservation of native fish and the management of habitat for the Colorado cutthroat trout.

Over the years, the Finleys have made numerous improvements to their property to benefit fish and wildlife. They have adapted their livestock grazing strategy to improve riparian habitat and reduce browsing along critical stream corridors.

Additionally, they have actively participated in a number of projects to modify and improve irrigation structures to increase the efficiency of water delivery, improve fish passage and reduce entrainment of migratory cutthroat trout.

They have also developed water management strategies to improve productivity and maintain seasonal stream flows.

The White Ranch From the Sheridan region, the White Ranch, operated by father/daughter duo Bill and Beth White, received the 2020 Landowner of the Year Award.

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The ranch is home to a multitude of game and non-game species, including mule deer, white-tailed deer, antelope, sage grouse, turkeys, pheasants, golden eagles and elk.

The operation has been involved in the department’s AccessYes Program since 2018, allowing access to 70 acres, in addition to providing increased access to 2,900 acres of state trust land.

The Whites have also been critical partners to Sheridan County Weed and Pest and the University of Wyoming (UW) in combatting invasive grasses in Sheridan County. In fact, the White family has been active in mapping medusahead and ventenata on their ranch and provided researchers from UW with research plots to study the effects of different chemical and fire treatments to control these grasses.

Information in this article was compiled from WGFD’s website at wgfd. wyo.gov.

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Lot 1: 244 BRED HEIFERS Lot 12: 95 BRED HEIFERS Calve: Feb 10-14 • Bull Calves Calve: Calve: March 12-31 • Mixed Sexes AI Bred to Connealy King Air LBW Vermilion Angus Bulls Lot 2: 213 BRED HEIFERS (High % Bomber Sons) Calve: Feb 10-14 • Heifer Calves Lot 13: 61 BRED HEIFERS AI Bred to Connealy King Air Calve: Calve: March 1-31 • Mixed Sexes Lot 3: 172 BRED HEIFERS LBW Vermilion Angus Bulls Calve: March 3-5 • Bull Calves (High % Bomber Sons) AI Bred to Connealy McIlroy Lot 14: 28 BRED HEIFERS Lot 4: 145 BRED HEIFERS Calve: Calve: March 5-31 • Mixed Sexes Calve: March 3-5 • Heifer Calves LBW Angus Bulls AI Bred to Connealy McIlroy Lot 15: 11 BRED HEIFERS Lot 5: 54 BRED HEIFERS Calve: Calve: March 15-31 • Mixed Sexes Calve: Feb 25 • Mixed Sexes LBW Angus Bulls AI Bred to Connealy Countdown Lot 16: 43 BRED HEIFERS Lot 6: 38 BRED HEIFERS Calve: Calve: March 3-31 • Mixed Sexes Calve: Feb 20-March 10 • Bull Calves LBW Bobcat Angus Bulls AI Bred to Casino Bomber N33 Lot 17: 50 BRED HEIFERS Lot 7: 36 BRED HEIFERS Calve: Calve: April 1-30 • Mixed Sexes Calve: Feb 20-March 10 • Heifer Calves LBW Vermilion Angus Bulls AI Bred to Casino Bomber N33 (High % Bomber Sons) Lot 8: 135 BRED HEIFERS Lot 18: 50 BRED HEIFERS Calve: March 10 • Mixed Sexes Calve: Calve: April 1-30 • Mixed Sexes AI Bred to Connealy McIlroy LBW Vermilion Angus Bulls Lot 9: 52 BRED HEIFERS (High % Bomber Sons) Calve: Calve: Feb 15-28 • Mixed Sexes Lot 19: 11 BRED HEIFERS LBW Vermilion Angus Bulls Calve: Calve: April 1-30 • Mixed Sexes (High % Bomber Sons) LBW Vermilion Angus Bulls Lot 10: 12 BRED HEIFERS (High % Bomber Sons) Calve: Calve: Feb 20-28 • Mixed Sexes Lot 20: 10 BRED HEIFERS LBW Vermilion Angus Bulls Calve: Calve: April 1-23 • Mixed Sexes (High % Bomber Sons) LBW Bobcat Angus Bulls Lot 11: 192 BRED HEIFERS Calve: Calve: March 1-31 • Mixed Sexes LBW Vermilion Angus Bulls Broadcast live on Northern Livestock Video online at (High % Bomber Sons) www.northernlivestockvideo.com or on Dish Network channel 998 Sale catalog and videos can be viewed at www.northernlivestockvideo.com after October 1st

Lot 21: 401 2 COMING 3 YEAR OLDS Calve: March 1-31 • Mixed Sexes High Performing Vermilion Angus Bulls Lot 22: 181 2 COMING 3 YEAR OLDS Calve: April 1-30 • Mixed Sexes High Performing Vermilion Angus Bulls Lot 23: 40 2 COMING 3 YEAR OLDS Calve: May 1-31 • Mixed Sexes High Performing Vermilion Angus Bulls Lot 24: 95 2 COMING 3 YEAR OLDS Calve: March 1-31 • Mixed Sexes High Performing Vermilion Angus Bulls Lot 25: 160 2 COMING 3 YEAR OLDS Calve: April 1-30 • Mixed Sexes High Performing Vermilion Angus Bulls Lot 26: 50 2 COMING 3 YEAR OLDS Calve: May 1-31 • Mixed Sexes High Performing Vermilion Angus Bulls Lot 27: 43 2 COMING 3 YEAR OLDS Calve: March 15-31 • Mixed Sexes High Performing Vermilion Angus Bulls

Lot 28: 23 2 COMING 3 YEAR OLDS Calve: April 1-May 10 • Mixed Sexes High Performing Vermilion Angus Bulls Lot 29: 48 2 COMING 3 YEAR OLDS Calve: March 1 • Mixed Sexes AI Bred to Vermilion Re-Ride Lot 30: 40 2 COMING 3 YEAR OLDS Calve: March 15-April 30 • Mixed Sexes High Performing Vermilion Angus Bulls Lot 31: 12 2 COMING 3 YEAR OLDS Calve: May 1-31 • Mixed Sexes High Performing Vermilion Angus Bulls Lot 32: 9 COMING 4 & 5 YEAR OLD Calve: March 15-April 10 • Mixed Sexes AI Bred to Magnitude Lot 33: 15 COMING 3 TO 5 YEAR OLD Calve: May 1-31 • Mixed Sexes High Performing Angus Bulls Lot 34: 6 COMING 6 TO 8 YEAR OLD Calve: May 1-31 • Mixed Sexes High Performing Angus Bulls

Lot 35: 11 COMING 3 TO 4 YEAR OLD Calve: March 1-20 • Mixed Sexes AI Bred to Magnitude & Crossbow Lot 36: 3 COMING 5 & 6 YEAR OLD Calve: March 7-20 • Mixed Sexes AI Bred to Magnitude & Crossbow Lot 37: 10 COMING 3 & 4 YEAR OLD Calve: March 21-30 • Mixed Sexes Cooper & Holden Hereford Bulls Lot 38: 15 2 TO 4 YEAR OLD BRED COWS Calve: April 7 • Mixed Sexes AI Bred to Connealy Spur Lot 39: 8 2 TO 4 YEAR OLD BRED COWS Calve: April 14-30 • Mixed Sexes High Performing Angus Bulls Lot 40: 4 2 TO 4 YEAR OLD BRED COWS Calve: May 1-31 • Mixed Sexes High Performing Angus Bulls

76 Registered Angus Cows

Sell as Commercials • Papers available at $100/head Lot 41: 16 2, 3 & 4 YEAR OLD Registered Angus Cows Calve: Feb 1- April 15

Lot 42: 16 5& 6 YEAR OLD Registered Angus Cows Calve: Feb 1- April 15

Lot 43: 44 7 to 9 YEAR OLD Registered Angus Cows Calve: Feb 1- April 15

-All cows & heifers ultrasound pregnacy tested and calves sexed by Dr. Ralph Miller.

They will again be preg-checked prior to sale at PAYS by Dr. Bryan Roe. -Officially Bangs vaccinated. Fancy set of calves. Calves weaned between Sept. 21-Oct. 10.

-All cows & heifers have been on a sound health & mineral program. • Vira-Shield-3-VL5 & Ivermectin Pour On in the spring.

-Cattle will sell in uniform short day calving periods.

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SADDLE continued from page 1 than understanding what actually goes into a custom piece,” he adds.

“I make sure the tree will fit some horses, not just one horse,” explains Blair, in regards to some of his focuses when making a saddle. “I spend a lot of time on the ground seat, which is probably the biggest difference between my work and others. I shape the ground seat in – adding layers and shaving them down, while other makers put blocks against the tree, top it with a piece of tin and cover it with leather.”

A plain saddle, without intricate tooling and carved designs, can take Blair up to two months to complete.

“I make sure pieces fit together, and they fit tight,”

Blair shares. “I also like to make sure everything is dried, as when leather is wet, it is still shrinking and changing.”

Along with making custom saddles, Blair builds leather basics like belts and horse gear, along with unique products such as backpacks, purses and recently, carved vases. Blair also restores historical and older saddles, whether the piece is a family heirloom or something built in the 1950s and still in use.

Learning the art Blair studied the art of saddle making under his father, Neal L. Blair and Tony J. Holmes, a trophy saddle maker who was based in Cheyenne and made the Cheyenne Fron-

tier Days trophy saddles.

Now, he has been making saddles for well over 40 years.

“The first day I went to work for Tony, I went to the alley and pulled weeds,” Blair shares. “I think it was his way of seeing if I would stick around or not.”

Blair says while working for Holmes, he swept floors, tore saddles apart to clean them and handstitched leather.

“I never got to do any of the fun stuff,” Blair says. “But, those are all basic things one has to learn before moving on.”

Saddle making and leatherwork in general is a matter of practice, according to Blair.

“We might not like to practice, but we have to,” notes Blair. “My advice is to pick up books and read

them.”

Blair belongs to an organization in Cody called By Western Hands, which is an art gallery and crafts mentoring program.

He explains the program is tied into Northwest Community College in Powell.

Representing Wyoming “It was quite an honor to be selected to represent Wyoming,” Blair says.

“J.L. Blair Saddlery was selected to represent more than just leather workers, but everyone in the agriculture industries, crafts-

“J.L. Blair Saddlery was selected to represent more that just leather workers, but everyone in the agriculture industries, craftspeople and Wyoming tourism.” – John Blair, J.L. Blair Saddlery people and Wyoming tourism.”

A press release from the White House states President Trump is incredibly proud of the grit, ingenuity and use of American labor of those selected to represent their states at the Made in America Show-

case to manufacture exception products on the homeland.

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Averi Hales is the editor for the Wyoming Livestock Roundup. Send comments on this article to roundup@wylr.net.

Learning the art – Recently, John Blair worked on a new project - vases. Blair also teaches other work and saddle making on a one-to-one basis. Courtesy photo

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WYO Quarter Horse Ranch fall sale sees 20th year of success On Sept. 19, the 20 th Annual WYO Quarter Horse Ranch Fall Sale was held by the Smith family and Dr. H.B. Bartlett in Thermopolis. The sale took place both onsite and online through Superior Livestock.

Attendees representing 22 states took home 31 broke geldings, 23 twoyear-olds started under the saddle, one two-yearold stallion, three yearling mares, 16 weanlings and three bred mares.

The broke geldings

averaged $19,863, with the top 10 averaging $30,400. The high-selling gelding was Lot 80 – GS King Duster Drift, a seven-year-old blue roan gelding. He sold for $44,500.

The two-year-olds averaged $6,239. Lot 49 – Twoeyesintheback, a blue roan gelding by Two Eyed Jazzy Buck and out of a Royals Diligent mare called Royals Miss Fancy – topped the set at $9,750.

Lot 50, a two-yearold stallion called Rey Of

facilities stood up.”

“Of course, there are a lot of barriers to do this, but the PRICE Act will address these,” he adds.

Johnson continues, “I am not going to sugarcoat it, it is really difficult for small processors to get a share of the marketplace and survive difficult times. But, if we can give them resources to create a strong business plan, backed by solid data and they are well capitalized, they will have more of an opportunity.”

Additional legislation Additionally, the PRICE Act would authorize U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) to publish feasibility studies into opportunities for new and expanded livestock and meat processing facilities, create transparency in the fed-cattle market through a Beef Cattle Contract Library overseen by Packers and Stockyards, direct USDA to provide technical assistance to small processes for best practices using a pandemic and direct USDA to provide Congress cost-benefit and feasibility of various proposals to enhance price discovery through mandatory

reporting.

The act would also require a comprehensive look at foreign investment in U.S. agriculture through the Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S. (CFIUS) review as well as allow access to the Conservation Reserve Program and prevent plant cover crop forage in times of supply chain disruption.

“I think the PRICE Act has an opportunity to gain momentum in letting our urban colleagues understand how important it is we made some progress in cow country,” he states.

The PRICE Act is cosponsored by Mike Conaway (R-TX), a ranking member of the Agriculture Committee, as well as Reps. Darren Soto (D-FL), Glenn Thompson (R-PA), Roger Marshall (R-KS), Henry Cuellar (D-TX), Frank Lucas (R-OK), Greg Gianforte (R-MT), David Rouzer (R-NC), Rick Crawford (R-AR), Jason Smith (R-MO), Tom Emmer (R-MN) and Jim Hagedorn (R-MN).

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

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Addressing barriers The PRICE Act would also create opportunity for producer-owned processing through a direct and guaranteed loan program to provide credit to new and expanded processing facilities, as well as address barriers to entry in the small processor space authorizing a grant program to ease the cost of federal, state or local food safety through regulation, feasibility studies and training.

“The most common concern among producers in South Dakota, and I’m sure others in cow country feel the same way, is there is too much concentration in the marketplace,” he explains. “It is no secret four companies control 85 percent of the market, and I think one way we can change this is by creating an environment where we can get some more small and regional processing

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averaged $3,116. The high-selling weanling was Lot 76, HBB Rose Gold Gal, a palomino mare

by Ima Metallic Gold by Metallic Cat and out of a daughter of Playboy’s Buck Fever, called Buckin Bay Rose. She brought

$7,700.

Three bred mares averaged $5,167. The high seller was a threein-one package. Lot 21, Red Tail Hock, a red roan mare with a buckskin filly by her side and pasture exposed to Tempting

Fling for a 2021 foal. She brought $6,750.

The 38th Annual WYO Quarter Horse Ranch May Sale will take place in Thermopolis on May 16, 2021. It will feature broke geldings, started twoyear-olds and yearlings.

High-selling gelding – The high-selling broke gelding at the 20th Annual WYO Quarter Horse Ranch Fall Sale was GS King Duster Drift, a seven-year-old blue roan, bringing $44,500. Courtesy photo

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Rusatt Ranch, Inc. - Basin 1 Blk Cow, 1320# ......................$5600 1 Blk Cow, 1480# ......................$5550 1 BWF Cow, 1375# ...................$5500 1 Blk Cow, 1460# ......................$5100 1 Blk Cow, 1355# ......................$5100 1 Blk Cow, 1350# ......................$4950 1 Blk Cow, 1450# ......................$4800 Durbin Creek Ranch - Thermopolis 1 RWF Cow, 1530#...................$5550 1 Blk Cow, 1540# ......................$5000 Nielson, Hunter - Worland 1 Blk Cow, 1370# ......................$5550 1 Blk Cow, 1440# ......................$5550 Vega, Max - Worland 1 Charx Cow, 1630# .................$5400 Shumway, Leroy - Thermopolis 1 Blk Cow, 1220# ......................$5200 Blackstar Cattle Co. - Hyattville 1 Blk Cow, 1455# ......................$5200 Brubaker, Susan - Kaycee 1 Blk Cow, 1485# ......................$5100 1 Blk Cow, 1320# ......................$5000 Willard, Clark - Worland 1 Blk Cow, 1260# ......................$5000 Lanchbury, Paul - Cody 1 DairX Cow, 1455# ..................$4900 Heard, Shane - Cody 1 Red Cow, 1425# ....................$4800 HEIFERS & HEIFER CALVES Rush, Curtis - Thermopolis 10 Blk Hfr Clvs, avg. 319# ......$17500 28 Blk Hfr Clvs, avg. 392# ......$15975 Falling Springs Ranch LLC - Covington, VA 11 Blk Hfr Clvs, avg. 336# ......$17000 14 Blk Hfr Clvs, avg. 450# ......$15400 Flying River Ranch - Meeteetse 8 BWF Hfr Clvs, avg. 344# .....$16700 6 Blk Hfr Clvs, avg. 437# ........$14800 Kirby Creek Ranch Ltd. - Thermopolis 5 Rd/Blk Hfr Clvs, avg. 380#...$16250 Bonita Ranch LLC - Ten Sleep 13 Blk Hfr Clvs, avg. 400# ......$16200 34 Blk Hfr Clvs, avg. 466# ......$14600 Sorch, Tyler - Crowheart 9 BWF Hfr Clvs, avg. 402# .....$15900 Whitehead, Dustin - Worland 7 Red Hfr Clvs, avg. 435#.......$15700 5 Rd/Blk Hfr Clvs, avg. 459#...$15000 28 Red Hfr Clvs, avg. 549#.....$14300 Herren, Harry - Greybull 4 Blk Hfr Clvs, avg. 414# ........$15200 7 Blk Hfr Clvs, avg. 584# ........$13050 Foss, Luke - Basin 5 Blk Hfr Clvs, avg. 437# ........$15100 36 BWF Hfr Clvs, avg. 530# ...$14050 Gerstner, John or Justin - Ten Sleep 5 Blk Hfr Clvs, avg. 420# ........$14900 Goton, Michael - Shell 11 BWF Hfr Clvs, avg. 485# ...$14600 Stothart, Asa - Thermopolis 27 Blk Hfr Clvs, avg. 493# ......$14100 4 Blk Hfr Clvs, avg. 578# ........$13250 Bell, Keith - Cody 7 BWF Hfr Clvs, avg. 479# .....$14000 5 BWF Hfr Clvs, avg. 563# .....$13650 7 BWF Hfr Clvs, avg. 611# .....$13200 Dooley, Chris - Greybull 3 Blk Hfr Clvs, avg. 558# ........$13900 Shumway, Leroy - Thermopolis 33 Blk Hfr Clvs, avg. 514# ......$13725 9 BWF Hfr Clvs, avg. 562# .....$13250 Ludwig, Clair - Shell 4 BWF Hfr Clvs, avg. 530# .....$13500 Welch, Sharon - Lander 18 Blk Hfr Clvs, avg. 546# ......$13350 Stoffers, Shawn - Greybull 9 Rd/Blk Hfr Clvs, avg. 586#...$13350 Ulmer, John - Powell 2 Blk Hfr Clvs, avg. 550# ........$13350 Herman Livestock LLC - Hyattville 2 Blk Hfr Clvs, avg. 605# ........$13100 4 Hrfd Hfr Clvs, avg. 615# ......$13000 Orchard Ranch LLC - Ten Sleep 16 Red Hrs, avg. 648# ............$13000 11 Blk Hrs, avg. 769#..............$12900 Lungren, Luke - Worland 10 BWF Hrs, avg. 896# ..........$12450 Carter Cattle Inc - Ten Sleep 51 Blk Hfrs, avg. 993# ............$12250

Oct. 15, 2020 – All Class Cattle, Sheep & Goat Brewster Ranch LP – 1 load of late bred, short term & weigh-up cows • Jennifer Taylor – 40 head kids, Boer/ Savanna, approx. 40#.

Oct. 19, 2020 – Bawl of the Fall Special, Feeder Cattle Only Open Lock Ranch – 110 black steers, 550-600#, 65 black heifers, 500-550#, spring and fall shots • Lyle & Laurie Alexaner – 100 black steers, 500-600#, complete vacc at branding, all natural, high-altitude cattle • Blaine Thompson – 100 black steers & heifers, 400-500#, spring & fall shots • Leland & Sheri Mascaro – 75 black & BWF steers & heifers, 400-500#, complete vacc at branding • Tyler Lyman – 65 black steers & heifers, 500550#, complete vacc at branding • Nye + Rush – 65 black steers & heifers, 525-575#, complete vacc at branding • Delbert Daniels – 55 black steers & heifers, 475-525#, spring shots • Brubaker Sheep Co. – 40 black steers & heifers, 450-550#, two rounds of shots • Mark Dooley – 35 black steers & heifers, 450-550#, two rounds of shots • Danny Vigil – 36 red/black yearling heifers, open, 650750# • Mascaro Farms LLC – 33 black/BWF steers, 400-500#, complete vacc at branding • Lynette Seing – 30 black steers & heifers, 450-550#, two rounds of shot • Wayne Brost – 12 steers & heifers, red & black, 500600#, spring & fall shots, 45 days weaned.

Hampton Sheep Co. - Worland 1 Blk Hfrette, 950# ..................$10100 19 Blk Hfrettes, avg. 852# ........$9550 Wiechmann, Jason - Ten Sleep 1 Blk Hfrette, 960# ....................$8750 Redland, Robert - Manderson 2 Blk Hfrettes, avg. 978# ..........$8400 B I Cattle LLC - Thermopolis 4 Red Hfrettes, avg. 901# .........$7400 STEERS & STEER CALVES Kirby Creek Ranch Ltd. - Thermopolis 3 Blk Str Clvs, avg. 317# ........$20500 5 Rd/Blk Str Clvs, avg. 374# ...$19500 13 Blk Str Clvs, avg. 432# ......$17650 Stothart, Asa - Thermopolis 9 Blk Str Clvs, avg. 383# ........$19500 18 Rd/Blk Str Clvs, avg. 524# .$15750 6 Blk Str Clvs, avg. 569# ........$14650 Whitehead, Dustin - Worland 3 Red Str Clvs, avg. 368# .......$19100 6 Red Str Clvs, avg. 462# .......$16900 6 Red Str Clvs, avg. 508# .......$16500 36 Red Str Clvs, avg. 580# .....$15100 Falling Springs Ranch LLC - Covington, VA 12 Blk Str Clvs, avg. 364# ......$19000 8 Rd/Blk Str Clvs, avg. 438# ...$17600 Pierce, Kenny - Deaver 12 BWF Str Clvs, avg. 388# ...$18950 18 BWF Str Clvs, avg. 482# ...$16500 5 BWF Str Clvs, avg. 533# .....$15450 Foss, Luke - Basin 7 BWF Str Clvs, avg. 372# .....$18900 19 BWF Str Clvs, avg. 537# ...$15700 8 BWF Str Clvs, avg. 612# .....$14400 Neves, Jay - Otto 12 Blk Str Clvs, avg. 339# ......$18900 7 Blk Str Clvs, avg. 429# ........$17400 15 Blk Str Clvs, avg. 481# ......$16500 9 Blk Str Clvs, avg. 585# ........$14650 Rush, Curtis - Thermopolis 11 Rd/Blk Str Clvs, avg. 355# .$18800 22 Blk Str Clvs, avg. 429# ......$17300 6 Blk Str Clvs, avg. 529# ........$15800 Pierce, Karl - Deaver 7 BWF Str Clvs, avg. 368# .....$18550 9 BWF Str Clvs, avg. 458# .....$16850 17 BWF Str Clvs, avg. 517# ...$16200 Hampton Sheep Co. - Worland 19 Blk Str Clvs, avg. 347# ......$18500 6 Blk Str Clvs, avg. 389# ........$17900 Bonita Ranch LLC - Ten Sleep 4 Blk Str Clvs, avg. 385# ........$18200 15 Blk Str Clvs, avg. 421# ......$17600 53 Blk Str Clvs, avg. 510# ......$16400 5 Blk Str Clvs, avg. 620# ........$14200 Sorch, Tyler - Crowheart 8 Blk Str Clvs, avg. 422# ........$17800 Shumway, Leroy - Thermopolis 5 Blk Str Clvs, avg. 449# ........$17100 32 Blk Str Clvs, avg. 521# ......$15800 26 Rd/Blk Str Clvs, avg. 574# .$14900 Mills, Gary - Ten Sleep 9 Blk Str Clvs, avg. 462# ........$16900 14 Blk Str Clvs, avg. 582# ......$15000 B I Cattle LLC - Thermopolis 7 BWF Str Clvs, avg. 443# .....$16800 Dooley, Chris - Greybull 2 Blk Str Clvs, avg. 460# ........$16600 Nye, CJ or Vickie - Cody 25 Blk Str Clvs, avg. 504# ......$15925 17 Blk Str Clvs, avg. 604# ......$14850 5 Blk Str Clvs, avg. 673# ........$13600 Hoodoo Land Holdings LLC - Cody 73 CharX Strs, avg. 721# .......$15925 63 CharX Strs, avg. 821# .......$14825 Welch, Sharon - Lander 10 Blk Str Clvs, avg. 543# ......$15700 8 Blk Str Clvs, avg. 627# ........$14300 Gerstner, John or Justin - Ten Sleep 5 Blk Str Clvs, avg. 521# ........$15700 Herren, Harry - Greybull 5 Blk Str Clvs, avg. 519# ........$15500 11 Blk Str Clvs, avg. 586#.......$14850 Western Meadows LLC - Cowley 10 BWF Str Clvs, avg. 530# ...$15400 8 BWF Str Clvs, avg. 569# .....$14500 Goton, Michael - Shell 8 BWF Str Clvs, avg. 533# .....$15200 22 BWF Str Clvs, avg. 597# ...$14350 Ludwig, Clair - Shell 13 BWF Str Clvs, avg. 600# ...$14300 WS Livestock Inc. - Lander 5 Blk Str Clvs, avg. 663# ........$14200

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POSTCARD from the Past

Compiled by Dick Perue rrichardperue@gmail.com

Columbus Day – 1892 It was celebrated on an extensive scale by the Saratoga School and people generally.

A day that will long be remembered The above headline and subheads in the Oct. 27, 1892 issue of the Saratoga Sun proclaimed the celebration of a special occasion nearly forgotten today. Part one of the article reads: Friday morning dawned bright and pleasant, and the streets were soon thronged with gailydressed children and people from the surrounding country. At 9:30 a.m. the crowd gathered at the schoolhouse, and the ceremony of raising and saluting the flag – a most impressive scene – was gone through with, after which prayer was offered

by Rev. Huntington.

In the morning The exercises of the day began by the scholars singing “Freedoms Flag.” This was rendered with effect by the happy fluttering crowd, and the audience began to real-

ize Columbus Day really meant something.

“The Meaning of the Four Centuries,” by James Cowan, was heartily applauded. This was followed by the “Song of Columbus Day” by the school.

Myrtle Walden then recited an “Ode to Columbus” and received a round of applause.

The song “Columbia the Gem of the Ocean” was sung, and everybody that could sing, joined in the inspiring strain.

Mark Crawford then read “The Landing of Columbus” with good effect and was liberally applauded.

“The Story of Columbus” by a class of small boys was unique and brought down the house.

Another class of boys recited “The Starry Flag” with such effect there was moisture in many eyes, especially old ones.

“Columbus” was recited with beautiful effect

by Essie Gibbons and was greeted with abundant applause.

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Pictured at the 400-year celebration of Columbus Day in 1892 were children from both the Saratoga school and the rural Kling country school located on lower Cedar Creek. Shown from left to right in the back row: Will Kling, Ella Meason, Will Ryan and Miss Lida Hood, Kling school teacher; middle row: Etta Kling, Mable Brewer and Dot Kling; front row: Ed Ryan, the Maxfield daughters, Mabel Meason, Frank Brewer and Mamie Brewer. Photo and identification courtesy of Elva Evans, author of just released pictorial history book entitled “Saratoga, 150 Years.” Historical Reproductions by Perue

An exercise by the kindergarten was then given, which was, for such little people, quite remarkable and was roundly cheered by everybody.

“Christopher Columbus,” an original essay, by Ethel Maxfield, was accorded a liberal measure of attention. It was a remarkably fine production for one of her years.

Miss Hood’s school, which attended in a body, now rendered a selection which was highly creditable to both scholars and teacher and was a pleasant feature in the day’s program.

“Columbus Acrostic” by a class of lovely little girls, was a delightful piece of work. They were appropriately dressed, and each wore a letter on her breast and arranged in line so as to spell the name of Columbus.

Then followed “America,” which was sung with a spirit that sent a thrill of pleasure along the veins of every one present, after which little Frankie Brewer recited “Christopher C,” a comical piece of verse, with such effect that he was the hero of the hour.

Willie Ryan recited “A Boy’s Complaint,” which was well received. Dot Maxfield recited “The Starry Flag,” a beautiful piece of verso, which was followed by a song by the school.

In the “Claims of the Nations,” which followed, Luella Ayers represented Columbia, Cara Huntington represented Italy, and Ether Parker represented Spain. Each was dressed in costume and carried the flag of the nation represented.

A composition, “Columbus,” by Ella Meason, was very fine.

The morning’s exercise was then closed by singing “Marching through Georgia,” in which all joined enthusiastically.

The celebration continued on into the afternoon and evening, but then that’s for next week’s Postcard.

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PBR continued from page 1 2-3 in Casper, and one of his traveling partners rode the bull he’s drawn for Oct. 9. He explains it’s nice to know what to expect from a bull before getting on.

On riding bulls professionally for the PBR, Oliver says, “It’s the best job I could ever have. Not many people get to travel around the country doing what they love, and if they do well enough, get paid to do it.”

“We have to put our bodies on the line, and sometimes it can be dangerous,” he continues. “But, the journey along the way is worth way more than any of the money we

win.”

Oliver credits his family for his career in rodeo. He shares his grandpa Tim and uncles Shane and Hadley have been his main supporters, role models and teachers.

“A lot of people don’t understand how much of a family event rodeo is,” Oliver says. “Even the people I’ve met rodeoing in the PBR seem like family. I feel like I have a whole bunch of brothers, and that’s really cool to me.”

The cowboy shares some advice, saying it is important to take believing in personal ability to the next level.

“We’re all equal. It’s a

matter of keeping our chins up and not getting down on ourselves for not being perfect,” he shares. “We need to put our minds to it and believe we can do anything if we work hard enough.”

Oliver will compete Oct. 9 in Casper before heading to Tulsa, Okla. for the Express Ranches Classic.

Rodeoing through COVID-19 River Stephenson, a Blackfoot, Idaho cowboy, will compete at the Casper Events Center for the second week.

Stephenson looks to remain competitive this weekend.

“I feel motivated and focused coming back to Casper for an aggressive performance this weekend,” he

says. “I was a little hesitant this last weekend, and I’m ready to go hard from start to finish this weekend.”

Stephenson, who has been riding bulls professionally for five years, says the competition is what keeps him hooked in the sport.

“Riders and bulls are constantly getting better, and being pushed is the greatest challenge,” he shares. “I learn something from everybody I watch – from stock contractors to fellow competitors.”

The cowboy has one event win, two finishes in the top five and three finishes in the top 10 so far in the 2020 season. He believes the COVID-19 pandemic has presented rodeo athletes with

unique challenges and opportunities.

“I think COVID-19 has made a lot of bull riders a lot better,” he states. “There weren’t near as many events to attend this year, and at every event I’ve seen a lot more effort.”

“I feel like this has been one of the hardest years since I’ve been riding bulls professionally,” he continues. “That says something, because I think every year it gets tougher. The events this year made bull riders better and it brings the whole sport to a new level.”

Stephenson also shares he was thankful for the opportunity to rodeo during the pandemic and is grateful for

everyone involved in making that happen.

“Everybody in the industry knows how many hoops COVID-19 has presented them to jump through,” he says. “I’m grateful for the people who have kept their noses down and buckled down all around the industry to keep things going because it hasn’t been easy on anybody.”

“Hats off to everybody out there working to keep things going,” he shares. “I know nothing is a given with everything going on, and I appreciate all of their work.”

Averi Hales is the editor for the Wyoming Livestock Roundup. Send comments on this article to roundup@wylr. net.

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TRENDS continued from page 1 movement,” she explains.

“All of these stressors are swirling around consumers as they try to make everyday decisions.”

“Our consumers are at an intersection right now, with conflicting trends coming to a head,” Amstein continues.

She notes since the beginning of COVID-19, consumers have changed their shopping and eating habits. In fact, according to Amstein, 55 percent of consumers are buying and freezing meat more than normal, 61 percent are experimenting with new ways to cook meat, 45 percent are purchasing a wider variety of meat than normal and 55 percent are shopping more health consciously.

Consumer concerns Amstein explains marketing to consumers has become more complicated in recent years.

“Baby Boomers and Generation X were concerned with cost, taste and as they age, convenience.

But, when we add millennials and Generation Z to the mix, they have an increased understanding of marketing, branding and advertising, and it becomes all about trust and

the truth,” she says.

“Our younger generations want to know what is in the products they are buying, where the products came from, how the animals were raised, etc,” she continues.

“They have caused us to up our marketing game.”

Amstein adds, “We need to pay special attention to these two young generations because they are at prime meat-buying age. It is critical we understand the influences behind their purchasing decisions as we move forward.”

With this said, Amstein goes on to list some of these influences.

“Millennials understand the importance of protein, but that doesn’t always mean meat,” she states. “This generation is increasingly interested in plant and vegetable protein consumption. Health and wellness are incredibly important to them, and with this comes a desire to experiment with new foods and recipes.”

Amstein notes Generation Z doesn’t have a lot of purchasing power now, but it is important the beef industry keep them in mind when planning marketing strategies for the future.

“Individuals in Generation Z are adventurous eaters, they are social and interactive, and they are heavily influenced by their peers,” she explains. “They are also quick to replace meat with alternative protein, so we need to target them now in hopes of turning them into loyal meat eaters.”

Together, the two generations share several concerns, according to Amstein. These include a concern for animal welfare, nutrition and the environment.

“These three concerns are absolutely critical for marketing to the younger generations. We need to stress our shared interest in these concerns to make them feel comfortable with buying our products,” she states.

Consumer beef purchasing trends In her discussion, Amstein explains there are four major consumer beef purchasing trends producers need to be aware of.

The first is animal welfare.

Amstein states 43 percent of consumers say animal welfare concerns impact their purchasing decisions, and 65 percent of consumers prefer to eat animals raised in humane conditions.

“Almost everyone in the beef industry is passionate

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about animal welfare, it’s why we do what we do,” she says.

“However, our consumers are skeptical because there are so many messages out there that don’t make them feel comfortable with our industry.”

Because of this, she says it is critical for producers to share their story and provide consumers with validation they are indeed caring for their livestock.

Sustainability is the second trend.

“Sustainability is such an interesting topic because most consumers are confused by it.

They don’t have a clear definition of what sustainability is, and most times they are more concerned with the social aspect of sustainability than the environmental and economical aspects,” Amstein states.

However, she predicts the industry will soon see a more rigid definition of the word.

“In August, Walmart announced they want all of their beef supply to be completely sustainable by 2025,” she notes. “Because they are such a large player, I’m sure it will ignite the fire of coming up with a solid definition of sustainability.”

According to Amstein, the third trend is transparency.

“The younger generations have high expectations

of transparency and ethics,” she says. “We need to provide them with the transparency they are expecting from us.”

Amstein says producers can accomplish this by explaining what they do and why they do it with consumers. This can be done through social media platforms, brand websites and at the meat counter.

The fourth and final trend Amstein mentions is trust.

“Trust is the make or break difference for our industry,” she states. “Again, we need

to share our story. We need to talk directly to consumers.

We need them to understand who we are and what we are doing so we can overcome the issues and mistruths in the media plaguing our industry.

We need our consumers to be comfortable so there is no hesitation when they are purchasing our products.”

Hannah Bugas is the managing editor of the Wyoming Livestock Roundup.

Send comments on this article to roundup@wylr.net.

Help requested

The Wyoming Game and Fish Department (WGFD) needs help from hunters this fall to collect samples from mule deer and elk in target hunt areas for chronic wasting disease (CWD) testing.

In the Big Horn Basin, WGFD aims to collect samples from at least 200 adult mule deer bucks or adult elk in Hunt Areas 55, 56, 58-61, 66, 105, 106, 109, 121, 122, 123, 124 and 165.

Game and Fish is asking hunters who harvest mule deer bucks or adult elk in these specific hunt areas to submit samples to WGFD for testing. Hunters outside of this year’s focused surveillance areas can still submit a sample for testing.

Samples collected from mule deer and elk harvested from targeted areas help WGFD track CWD as part of a long-term, statewide monitoring plan. CWD is widely distributed across Wyoming and is fatal to deer, elk and moose.

Hunters can have animals sampled at any game check station this season, by biologists or game wardens in the field, at the Cody Regional Game and Fish Office from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday or by calling 307527-7125 to schedule an appointment.

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It’s the Pitts

by Lee Pitts

The Vegan Church I saw a classified ad in our local weekly newspaper inviting newcomers to a VIP potluck, VIP standing for Vegetarian Inclined People. At great personal sacrifice, I attended in an undercover capacity. As a disguise, I figured I could either go as an old hippie or a millennial, but since I really didn’t fit the millennial demographic, aging hippie it was.

I used an old cap someone had given me as a gag gift eons ago that had a white ponytail sticking out the back.

I wore a pair of beat up,

old, second-hand Birkenstocks I got at the Nifty Thrifty, crumpled cargo shorts exposing my white legs with varicose veins and a faded Hawaiian shirt. Then I “inserted” myself into the combat zone wearing a wire.

I was greeted warmly by all seven of the VIPs, and I think it was because I was the first “new blood” they’d seen in quite some time.

We met in the basement of a church, which was most appropriate.

I’d always been taught there were three primary reli-

gions in the world – Judaism, Islam and Christianity. Well, I think it’s safe to say we can add a fourth – Vegetarianism.

Granted, the vegetarians don’t sing hymns, pray or even play bingo, but from what I could tell, they do believe a very hot Hell is reserved for anyone who eats meat. They believe when good vegetarians die they go to the big vegetarian restaurant in the sky, and if they don’t backpedal and eat a Big Mac or a Whopper now and then, they could come back as an organic Brussel sprout – if they’re lucky.

The vegetarians believe soy is the answer to all the world’s ills, and only through vegetarianism will the human race become benign and lovely. They are ferocious in these beliefs and send out their missionaries hither and yon to convert everyone to their reli-

gion. They especially prey on teenage girls who seem to be especially vulnerable to their wily ways.

I was seated at a table with three other VIPs and began my investigation.

“I’m sorta confused, about this vegetarian thing,” I admitted. “There are pescatarians, flexitarians, vegans, etc. What does it all mean?”

“Think of vegetarianism as a religion,” said the VIP who’d brought the rice balls drizzled in soy sauce to the potluck. “In Christianity, there are Catholics, Methodists, Baptists, etc. Well, vegetarianism is the same.

There are five different levels. The lowest form of vegetarianism are the Flexitarians who enjoy a piece of bacon or a Filet Mignon now and again.”

“I’m a pescatarian,” piped up a young lady with purple hair, a tattooed face and a nose ring, who had

contributed Tofurkey Tetrazinni to the meal. “A pescatarian doesn’t eat the flesh of a living organism, but we do eat fish because fish feel no pain.”

Another diner, who’d brought the tomatoes stuffed with zucchini and baked pears, said, “I don’t eat anything that ever flew or swam.”

“Cows and pigs don’t fly or swim, at least very well,” I said. “Yet, you don’t eat them.”

“I’m gonna make it real easy for you,” said another VIP, who was trying to give me a true taste of their religion. “I don’t eat anything with a face.”

“And yet, I do see you eating things with heads, like lettuce and cabbage,” I countered.

“I’m a level five vegetarian, a true believer,” said the chef who’d brought the carrot sticks and celery spears.

“I am a vegan,” she said with a snobbishness that made the others uncomfortable. “I don’t even eat animal crackers or anything that ever cast a shadow.”

“Celery and carrots are capable of casting a shadow,” I said. “The only thing I can think of that doesn’t cast a shadow is a ghost, and you’d starve to death eating apparitions. What do you have to say to those who think vegetarian is just another name for ‘lousy hunter?’”

“Very funny,” said the born again VIP who never smiled.

I sensed the other VIP’s were beginning to catch on to my true identity and that maybe I was a second-hand vegetarian – one who eats cows after they eat grass.

Then, absentmindedly, I took off my cap to scratch my head. The ponytail went with it, and my cover was blown completely.

RIVERTON LIVESTOCK AUCTION Tuesday, October 6, 2020 Market Reports • 3,472 Head Sold

Representative Sales COWS DIXON 3 Cow, 1021# ..................................$66.00 BOULDER 1 Cow, 1390# ..................................$60.00 CROWHEART 3 Cow, 1850# ..................................$57.50 DIXON 1 Cow, 1225# ..................................$56.00 BOULDER 5 Cow, 1349# ..................................$54.50 CROWHEART 4 Cow, 1676# ..................................$54.00 THERMOPOLIS 6 Cow, 1325# ..................................$52.00 BOULDER 6 Cow, 1143# ..................................$51.50 7 Cow, 1223# ..................................$51.00 PAVILLION 3 Cow, 1378# ..................................$50.50 THERMOPOLIS 4 Cow, 1233# ..................................$50.00 DIXON 8 Cow, 1071# ..................................$49.00 BULLS RIVERTON 1 Bull, 1010# .................................$103.00 THERMOPOLIS 1 Bull, 950# .....................................$96.00 CASPER 1 Bull, 1260# ...................................$87.00 ARAPAHOE 1 Bull, 1590# ...................................$82.00 BAGGS 3 Bull, 1760# ...................................$79.00 CASPER 1 Bull, 2120# ...................................$79.00 PAVILLION 1 Bull, 2015# ...................................$77.00 STEERS CORA 4 Steer, 263#.................................$227.50 THERMOPOLIS 12 Steer, 327#.................................$215.00 FORT WASHAKIE 10 Steer, 304#.................................$214.00 22 Steer, 315#.................................$213.00 THERMOPOLIS 14 Steer, 349#.................................$211.00 RIVERTON 55 Steer, 354#.................................$194.50 RAWLINS 13 Steer, 379#.................................$191.50 THERMOPOLIS 78 Steer, 425#.................................$187.00 RIVERTON 203 Steer, 442#.................................$186.75 RAWLINS 19 Steer, 457#...................................$79.00 TEN SLEEP 12 Steer, 451#.................................$177.00 FORT WASHAKIE 16 Steer, 469#.................................$167.25 RIVERTON 20 Steer, 483#.................................$166.50 THERMOPOLIS 20 Steer, 500#.................................$166.00 CORA 95 Steer, 516#.................................$163.00 KINNEAR 34 Steer, 495#.................................$161.75 RIVERTON 29 Steer, 532#.................................$159.50 56 Steer, 565#.................................$151.00 CORA 34 Steer, 588#.................................$148.50 DIXON 6 Steer, 780#.................................$146.50 SHOSHONI 9 Steer, 628#.................................$145.50 MORAN 48 Steer, 773#.................................$144.75

RAWLINS 8 Steer, 661#.................................$141.00 CORA 6 Steer, 843#.................................$140.00 HEIFERS FORT WASHAKIE 3 Heifer, 245#................................$197.00 PAVILLION 6 Heifer, 289#................................$189.00 CORA 3 Heifer, 326#................................$176.00 RIVERTON 10 Heifer, 318#................................$169.00 THERMOPOLIS 22 Heifer, 354#................................$167.00 RIVERTON 30 Heifer, 407#................................$159.50 CORA 40 Heifer, 410#................................$155.25 PAVILLION 23 Heifer, 380#................................$153.50 THERMOPOLIS 62 Heifer, 441#................................$152.75 RAWLINS 25 Heifer, 426#................................$150.50 PAVILLION 11 Heifer, 489# ................................$145.00 CORA 89 Heifer, 503#................................$143.00 BOULDER 11 Heifer, 651# ................................$142.50 KINNEAR 33 Heifer, 516#................................$140.00 LANDER 38 Heifer, 581#................................$137.50 RIVERTON 10 Heifer, 746#................................$136.50 DIXON 28 Heifer, 866#................................$135.25 RIVERTON 120 Heifer, 915# ..................................$131.75 DANIEL 30 Heifer, 820#..................................$30.50 SHOSHONI 35 Heifer, 914#................................$128.75 HEIFERETTES THERMOPOLIS 6 Heiferette, 864# ...........................$06.00 2 Heiferette, 790# .........................$102.00 5 Heiferette, 906# ...........................$95.50

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 13 CALF & YEARLING SPECIAL START TIME 9:00 AM LOAD LOTS @ 10:30 AM EXPECTING 5,000 HEAD YEARLINGS Eastfork Livestock - 220 Blk, BWF, RWF, small % Hereford Yrling Strs 875-925#. One brand, green!

Reputation Steers!

48 PTO Yrling Hfrs 750-800# Richie Ranch - 30 Hereford & HerefordX PTO Yrling Hfrs 800# CALVES Martin Land & Livestock - 500 Blk Ang Strs & Hfrs 475-525#. Rec Vista Once SQ & 7-way w/ Somnus @ Branding. Sired by Sitz Blk Ang bulls. AI sons of SAV Resource, Connealy Investment & Connealy Arsenal. Cowherd Sitz genetics for multiple generations! Bull battery w/ high WW, YW & $Beef. Heifers will be replacement quality! Reputation, high desert.

Mike & Cindy Fabrizius - 200 Blk Ang & AngX Strs 475-550# 120 Blk Ang & AngX Hfrs 450-525#. Rec Vision 7, 7-way, Once PMH Nasalgen & Vista Once @ Branding. Comp mineral program at all times. High quality genetics! One brand, high elevation!

Joe & Deanna Crofts - 190 Blk Ang & AngX Strs 400450#

Early Consignments 90 Blk Ang & AngX Hfrs 400-450#. Rec Virashield 6 & Vision 8 w/ Spur @ Branding. Complete mineral program. Powerful genetics! High desert, green!

Armstrong Ranch - 250 Red Ang & Red AngusX Strs & Hfrs 450-500#. Rec Vista Once SQ & 7-way w/ Somnus @ Branding. Knife cut. Sired by Sons & Grandsons of Conquest. Fancy, high elevation Red Angus genetics!

Jack Robinson - 220 Blk Ang & AngX Strs & Hfrs 550625#. Rec One shot Ultra & 8-way @ Branding. Run above 7,500 ft. Powerful, choice!

Hammon Land & Livestock - 150 Blk Ang & AngX Strs & Hfrs 400-500#. Rec Vista Once SQ, Nasalgen & 8-way @ Branding. 100% Angus sired. High desert.

Mark Hoyt - 120 Blk Ang Strs 500#. Rec Vision 8 w/ Somnus, Pyramid 5 + Presponse @ Branding. Sired

by Paintrock & Davidson Blk Ang bulls. Fancy, high quality!

Brodie & Cami Nicholls - 120 Blk Ang & AngX Strs 500-550#. Rec Vista Once SQ, Vision 7 w/ Somnus @ Branding. Sired by Popo Agie Blk Ang bulls.

Choice calves!

Martin Family Ranch - 120 Mostly Blk Strs & Hfrs 625650#. Rec Ultrachoice 8, Scourboss, Vista Once, Dectomax injectable @ Branding; Ultrachoice 8 & Virashield 6 @ Precon. High elevation.

Red Bluff Ranch - 120 Blk Ang & AngX Strs & Hfrs 425-500#. Comp vacc @ Branding. Sired by Blk Ang bulls. High elevation!

Steve Hovendick - 110 Blk Ang & AngX Strs & Hfrs 500-600#. Rec Vista Once SQ, Nasalgen & Vision 8 @ Branding. Sired by SO & Popo Agie Blk Ang bulls.

Fancy, high elevation. Powerful calves!

Harley & Becky Walters - 105 Blk Ang Strs & Hfrs 550625#. Rec Virashield 6, Vision 8 & Once PMH IN @ Branding; Virashield 6, Vision 8 w/ Somnus, Once PMH IN & Cydectin injectable @ Weaning. Sired

by Vermillion Blk Ang bulls. Weaned on grass hay & tubs. 100% all natural. Powerful, high desert, one brand calves!

Steve Ward - 100 Blk Ang Strs & Hfrs 600-625#. Rec C, D & T, Bovishield Gold 5 & Vision 7 @ Branding; Vista Once SQ, Vision 7 w/ Somnus + Spur, Inforce 3 & poured w/ Ivermectin @ Precon (Sept). Knife cut.

On Stress mineral tubs. Fancy!!

Copeland/Morton - 100 Blk Strs & Hfrs 500-550#.

Comp vacc @ Branding. High elevation.

47QC LLC - 90 Blk Ang & AngX Strs & Hfrs 450-550#.

Rec C & D @ Birth; Vision 7 w/ Somnus + Spur, Vista Once, Multimin & Dectomax injectable @ Branding; Bovishield Gold 5, Ultrabac 7, Inforce 3 Nasalgen & poured @ Precon (9/18). Complete mineral program.

Sired by SS Ranch (Malm) SimAngus bulls. Fancy!

Lyle Peterson - 60 Blk Ang Strs & Hfrs 550-600#.

Comp vacc @ Branding. Sired by Earhart Blk Ang bulls. All natural.

Ken Persson - 55 Strs & Hfrs 500-600#. Rec C & D & Ultrachoice 7 @ Birth; Cavalry 9, Multimin & Bovishield One Shot @ Branding.

Clay & Sally Espinosa - 50 Blk Ang & AngX Strs & Hfrs 500-600#. Rec Vista Once SQ, Nasalgen & Vision 8 @ Branding. Sired by SO & Popo Agie Blk Ang bulls. Fancy, high elevation. Powerful calves!

John & Darla Griffin - 50 Hereford/AngX Strs & Hfrs 500-600#. Rec Vista Once SQ & Vision 7 w/ Somnus @ Branding. Knife cut. High desert.

Glen Enos - 50 Blk Ang & AngX Strs & Hfrs 500-600#.

Comp vacc @ Branding. High elevation.

Gail O’Neal - 50 Blk Ang & AngX Strs & Hfrs 550-700#.

Rec 8-way @ Branding. Powerful, reputation calves!

Cristina Paravicini - 43 Blk Ang Strs & Hfrs 525-550#.

Rec 8-way & Pyramid 5 + Presponse & Mycoplaz @ Branding & Precon (Sept). Sired by Vermillion & Connealy Blk Ang bulls.

Fernando Roman - 30 Blk Ang Strs & Hfrs 550-600#.

Sired by Blk Angus bulls. Rec’d Vision 7 w/Somnus & Vista Once @ branding. High desert, one brand calves!!

Ryan & Jacque Zurcher - 30 Red Angus/CharX Strs 500#. Rec Alpha 7 @ Birth; Vista Once & poured @

Branding; Vista Once, Vision 7 w/ Somnus @ Precon. Knife cut. Fancy!

Reuben Roman - 25 Red Ang/HerefordX 550-600#.

Comp vacc @ Branding. Fancy!

Jamie Sorrels - 25 Blk Ang/HerefordX Strs & Hfrs 450600#. Rec Ultrabac 8 @ Branding. Fancy!

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16 BRED COW SPECIAL SALE • START TIME 9:00 AM W/ WEIGH UPS, BREDS @ NOON O Bar Y Ranch - 350 Blk Ang & AngX Bred cows (5 Yr old-ST). Approx 40% AI Bred to Domino, Distinction & Sensation Hereford bulls (Genex & Select Sires) to calve March/April. Cleaned up with Paint Rock Blk Ang bulls. Pulled bulls after 60 days. High elevation, low PAP genetics. Complete dispersion of proven cow herd!

Martin Family Ranch - 30 Blk Ang Bred Heifers 1,0001,050#. Bred to Blk Ang bulls to calve the end of March. Fancy!

Wright Ranch - 24 Running Red Angus/CharX Bred cows. Bred to Six Iron Red Angus bulls to calve March/April. Rec Vista 5 VL5 when calves were Branded.

Hammon Land & Livestock - 1 load of weigh cows

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 20 CALF & YEARLING SPECIAL START TIME 9:00 AM LOAD LOTS @ 10:30 AM EXPECTING 4,000 HEAD YEARLINGS Ruby Ranch - 130 Blk Ang & AngX Yrling Spayed Hfrs 800-850#. One brand, high elevation, green!

CALVES Ruby Ranch - 250 Blk Ang & AngX Strs 475-575#.

100 Blk Ang & AngX Hfrs 450-525#. Rec C & D @ Birth; Vista Once SQ & 7-way @ Branding. Sired by Lucky 7 & Popo Agie Blk Ang bulls. Reputation, high elevation! Green!

Murray Ranch - 350 Blk Ang Strs & Hfrs 400-500#.

Rec Vision 8 @ Branding. Sired by Popo Agie Blk Ang bulls. All natural. High elevation!

Colby & Amy Erickson - 300 Blk Ang & AngX Strs & Hfrs 450-550#. Rec Vista Once SQ, Vision 7 & Multimin @ Branding. Knife cut. Sired by powerful Blk Ang bulls (All SAV genetics).

James & Arno - 250 Red Angus & Red AngX Strs & Hfrs 450-550#. Rec Virashield 6 & Vision 7 w/ Somnus @ Branding & Precon (9/10). Sired by Ludwig & Leachman bulls (All over 100 Yearling weight). Reputation, high elevation!

Osborne & Campbell - 220 Red Ang & Red AngX Strs & Hfrs 500#. Rec Alpha C & D, Once PMH @ Birth; 7-way, Once PMH & Pyramid 5 w/ Presponse @ Branding. Sired by Beckton Red Ang bulls & out of a very low maintenance cow herd. Run @ 8,500 ft.

High desert & green!

Brook Miller - 200 Blk Ang & AngX Strs & Hfrs 450550#. Rec Vision 7 w/ Somnus + Spur, Pyramid 5 & Respishield @ Branding. Knife cut. Sired by Broken Bow Blk Ang bulls. High elevation, green!

Reno & Gwen Shepperson - 85 Blk & Red Angus Strs & Hfrs 500-525#. Rec Vista Once, Vision 7 & Nasalgen @ Branding, Precon & Weaning. 75 days weaned on grass hay & Sweet Pro mineral. Fancy!

Moyer Family - 75 Blk Ang & AngX Strs & Hfrs 450500#. Comp fvacc @ Branding. High elevation.

Alvin Miller - 40 Blk Strs & Hfrs 650-700#. Rec 7-way @ Branding. Hfrs are replacement quality. Fancy!

Brodie Livestock - 35 Blk Ang & AngX Strs & Hfrs 500550#. Comp vacc @ Branding. Sired by Diamond Peak & Lucky 7 Blk Ang bulls. Fancy!

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Contact: Riverton Livestock Auction (307) 856-2209 • Jeff Brown (307) 850-4193 • Tom Linn (307) 728-8519 • Mark Winter (580) 747-9436 • www.rivertonlivestock.com • Also watch our live cattle auction at www.cattleusa.com

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