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A Look Inside Guest opinion discusses ag absences.......................Page 2 Extension educator shares body condition scoring tips....... ......................................Page 7 Weed & Pest recognizes Sen. John Barrasso.............Page 17 Lee Pitts recalls shipping cattle.................................Page 24

Quick Bits Photo Contest Photographers of all ages and skill levels are encouraged to submit their best photos by midnight Nov. 14. Winning entries and honorable mentions will be published in the February 2023 photo issue of Wyoming Wildlife. Contestants can submit up to 10 photos across four categories. For questions, contact Patrick Owen at 307777-4547 or e-mail patrick.owen@wyo.gov. Visit wgfd.wyo.gov for more information.

Livestock Expo The Cheyenne Livestock Expo is scheduled to take place Nov. 13-27 at the Archer Events Center in Cheyenne. Livestock shows will include open and junior cattle breed shows, pen bull show, prospect and market steer and heifer show, market and breeding sheep and goat show, hog show and a Western trade show.

A block of rooms is available at the Little America Cheyenne. For more information, visit cheyennelivestockexpo.com.

Holiday Events

Laramie County Events announced its annual Spirit of Giving campaign during the month of December featuring a free breakfast with Santa, Dec 10; “Grown-ups Night Out” Christmas Dinner, Dec. 16; an indoor drive-in movie, Dec. 17; and a pet drive and coat drive, Dec. 1-17. More information can be found at laramiecountyevents.com.

UW Blanket The University of Wyoming (UW) released its Wool Wyoming Gold 2022 Blanket on Aug. 23. Twothirds of the year’s limited edition wool blankets have been sold. The blanket is made of fine, artisan dyed yarn from UW’s heritage wool flock. At 55”x70”, it is the perfect addition to a twin bed, living room sofa or chair. Blankets can be purchased by visiting uwyostore.com.

Progress report released on U.S. meat sector The North American Meat Institute (NAMI), the oldest and largest trade association representing U.S. packers and processors of beef, pork, lamb, veal and turkey, released the U.S. meat sector’s first-

ever continuous improvement report. The report sets baselines for measuring progress towards ensuring the ag industry’s culture is transparent and data driven.

Companies representing

roughly 90 percent of meat sold in the U.S. participated in the data collection.

NAMI President and CEO Julie Anna Potts says, “As the saying goes, we cannot manage what we do not measure. It is an honor

to share this first-ever dataset measuring the practices and commitments of America’s leading meat companies across the five focus areas of our comprehensive sustainability framework.”

Please see REPORT on page 13

Blue Jeans Ball Annual event supports Wyoming FFA

The 2022 Wyoming FFA Foundation Blue Jeans Ball took place Nov. 5 at the Campbell County Senior Center in Gillette. The event featured live entertainment by Wyoming native Lacy Nelson, a live and silent auction, games, gun raffles and a dinner catered

by Randol’s Southern BBQ Pit. Wyoming FFA state officers worked the event and held the auction to raise money in support of their travels.

Spreading FFA awareness Wyoming FFA Foundation Executive Director Oaklee Anderson says the Wyoming FFA Foundation Blue Jeans Ball is a fundraiser the Wyoming FFA Foundation has been putting on for over 20 years.

“It is an event we use to raise general dollars to help support the foundation and spread awareness for Wyoming FFA,” she says. “We like to choose a different community every year to bring awareness of what the foundation does to different areas of the state.”

Normally the event is in September, but the foundation decided to host Please see FFA on page 16

FFA celebration – Wyoming FFA Foundation Executive Director Oaklee Anderson addresses the crowd at the Wyoming FFA Foundation Blue Jeans Ball Nov. 5 at the Campbell County Senior Center in Gillette. Courtesy photo

MRWA celebrates 2023 queen Sheridan – Miss Rodeo Wyoming 2023 Reata Cook hosted her coronation celebration Nov. 5 at the Sheridan Best Western. Evening activities included a dinner, silent and live auction and live music by Tris Munsick and the Innocents. Reata will officially take over the crown on Jan. 1, 2023.

Pageant The Miss Rodeo Wyoming Association (MRWA) on Aug. 18 announced Reata was crowned Miss Rodeo Wyoming during the Wyoming State Fair. She is the fifth Miss Sheridan WYO queen to hold the position of Miss Rodeo Wyoming.

She competed against Miss Historic Rodeo Jackson Hole Jordan Lutz and Miss Laramie Jubilee Alex Wheeler. Reata won the categories of Social Media/Promotional Video; Miss Congeniality; Photogenic Award; Speech Award; and the Horsemanship Award.

She notes she has been around the rodeo queen industry since before she could walk. Her mom and aunt had previously held the Sheridan County Rodeo Queen title in the 90s and both had competed for the title of Miss Rodeo Wyoming.

With her family’s involvement in the rodeo queen industry, Reata always knew it was something she wanted to do.

“I’ve been around rodeo queening since I was born,” she says. “I became the Sheridan WYO Junior Princess in 2012, the Sheridan WYO Senior Princess in 2018 and then Miss Sheridan WYO in 2022.”

“Through this journey, I’ve looked up to a variety of women who have come before me, specifically the women who came from the Miss Sheridan WYO title to go on to compete and win Miss Rodeo Wyoming – Maggie Engels Please see MRWA on page 12

Please see FFA on page 10

PRF insurance UNL specialist shares drought risk management strategies The University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL) BeefWatch podcast welcomed UNL Farm and Ranch Management Specialist Dr. Jay Parsons to discuss Pasture Rangeland Forage (PRF) insurance on Nov. 3. PRF insurance can be utilized to minimize losses due to drought.

Parsons notes it’s important to strategically develop a PRF insurance plan.

“I always encourage producers to think strategically about this because it’s not something producers want to bounce in and out of purchasing from one year to the next, and it is not something they want to change the strategies of where the coverage is and how much coverage is put on one year to the next,” he says.

PRF insurance overview PRF insurance is a rainfall index product, says Parsons.

“It’s based off of rainfall in what is called a grid, and in Nebraska, those grids are about 12 miles east to west by 16 miles north to south, roughly speaking,” he says.

“It is an index built up over a number of years. Going back all the way to 1948, they have rainfall numbers recorded for these various grids.”

Please see UNL on page 11

Sci on the Fly improves ag outreach The Colorado State University (CSU) College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences (CVMBS) Department of Outreach and Engagement Associate Director Wade Ingle’s role has been to build mobile learning labs, packed into trailers.

“As a relatively new initiative, our goal was to create a centralized, robust outreach program in order to help diversify faculty staff and students,” mentions Ingle. “With that, I created this program shortly after getting hired with CSU – what we’ve done is built a mobile lab as an outreach program in an effort to get veterinarian medicine information to

folks who otherwise wouldn’t have the opportunity to come and engage with us at the CSU Spur program campus.”

Service areas Ingle notes there is a lot of new development with the Sci on the Fly mobile units, and the outreach program provides virtual reality learning opportunities for adults and children while providing an opportunity to experience the same human and animal biology programs CSU students take in the classroom.

The mobile units have the ability to travel around the state of Colorado

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Climate Change

This past week, an international climate change conference called COP27 was held.

It’s a meeting of governments who signed onto the world’s major climate change agreements, such as the Paris Agreement.

The event is an opportunity for the signatory nations to discuss everything from From the Publisher steps they are taking to adapt to the impacts Dennis Sun of climate change to financing climate action.

The conference so far has not attracted as much attention compared to other years because of other important happenings around the world, but President Biden will attend towards the end and will fly to Bali, Indonesia with other world leaders for another conference.

As we all realize, the Biden administration’s main issue is climate change. It’s the reason they want to destroy the American oil industry and they are using climate change to entice farmers and ranchers into cost sharing programs. A number of people from the administration will be in attendance at both conferences including U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack.

Climate change in the last year has not been as big of an issue with inflation and other pressing issues going on in America and around the world. The world’s two biggest emitters, India and China, are not attending these conferences along with Russia’s Vladimir Putin.

The poorer countries attending want the richer countries to give them more money to repair damage from floods and other storm events they say are caused by climate change. They also want a massive overhaul of international development loans and a 10 percent tax on fossil fuel companies, especially the oil companies with their current profits.

The participants also have their sights set on agriculture as there are a number of side events focusing on the connection between agriculture and climate change. Led by the Biden administration, the Agriculture Innovation Mission for climate initiative is expected to announce an increase in member country commitments from $4 billion to $8 billion. They recognize the threat to food security this may cause and the need to be careful.

Everyone at this conference is ringing alarm bells claiming, “Humanity has a choice, cooperate or perish,” and, “It is either a climate solidarity pact or a collective suicide pact.” Regardless, our president is leading the pack.

Then, on the other hand, people like Will Happer, PhD, says, “Climate has continually changed since the world began. Climate will continue to change as long as the world exists. But humans have little to do with climate change.”

He goes on to say, “I know more than most scientists about how greenhouse gases work, and I can assure you increasing concentrations of these gases will not cause a climate emergency. More of the main anthropogenic greenhouse gas, carbon dioxide (CO2), will cause a small, beneficial warming of the Earth’s climate. But more CO2 will be very good for agriculture, forestry and all photosynthetic life. Atmospheric CO2 concentrations have been dangerously low in our contemporary geological period, with evidence of CO2 starvation during the most recent glacial maximum. Plants are already responding very positively to the CO2 increases of the past century. More CO2 will bring more benefits.”

H.L. Mencken said, “The whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed, and hence clamorous, to be led to safety by an endless series of hobgoblins, most of them imaginary.”

I have to say, I agree with the last two gentlemen. Through the years, I have seen the change in climate and expect to see it change some more. I don’t trust our president and United Nations much with their power grabs.

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GUEST OPINIONS Excused or Unexcused: That is the Question

By Barbara Anne Greene A few weeks ago, Cynthia Johnson called to “plant a seed” in my thoughts. Her granddaughter was making plans for the upcoming livestock judging and livestock showing season and if she misses more than 12 days of school, she will be in violation of the school policy.

Chloie doesn’t play sports. Instead, she shows livestock and competes in livestock and meats judging in Wyoming and surrounding states. In the eyes of this school district, these are unexcused absences.

Chloie’s mom, Emily, pointed out students playing sports and other activities through the school like FFA, Debate and Future Business Leaders of America are allowed to miss school for said activ-

ities. Why should students choosing 4-H and agriculture as their “sport” be penalized?

Other states have created legislation to recognize 4-H activities as an excused absence.

I reached out to Gov. Mark Gordon and State Sen. R.J. Kost and both said education is “more than having a student’s butt in a seat.”

Especially given how important ag is in Wyoming. They both also said they would like to see other educational opportunities – not just 4-H – considered as excused absences.

Kost gave the example of summer programs for high schoolers. His sons participated in these programs and there were times they

had meetings during the school year.

The governor suggested I visit with State Sen. Affie Ellis as she had similar concerns regarding indigenous students’ cultural traditions. I reached out to Ellis and State Rep. Lloyd Larsen, who provided the following.

“21-3-110 Duties of boards of trustees. The board of trustees in each school district shall: (xxxix) Define “habitual truancy” and “unexcused absence” for all students who are attending public schools and establish rules regarding student attendance. For purposes of this paragraph, an absence preapproved by the district or an absence due to an illness, injury or the health

care needs of the student or a death or serious illness in the student’s family shall not constitute an unexcused absence. Students participating in the annual state fair held under W.S. 11-10101 as an exhibitor shall be considered as participating in a district co-curricular activity program and the student’s absence shall be defined by the board as an excused absence. Nothing in this paragraph shall prohibit a school district from requesting verification of the reasons for an absence.”

While this sounds great, there are still variables not addressed. First, many school districts I spoke to were not aware absences could be pre-approved by Please see SCHOOL on page 5

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NEWS BRIEFS

USDA announces investments

Ag meeting set

Wyoming’s Agriculture, State and Public Lands and Water Resources Committee will meet Nov. 14-15 to finalize the committee’s interim work and prepare for the 2023 General Session. The committee will consider legislation regarding a variety of state lands topics including leasing, grazing of non-owned livestock, use of land qualification requirements and land exchanges.

The committee will also consider legislation regarding the Department of State Parks’ recreation management authority on state lands, livestock definitions and fencing laws. The committee will discuss state lands lease decisions, state lands personnel needs, state lands use, opportunities and isolated parcels, as well as wild horse management updates.

The committee will receive agency reports and updates from the Wyoming Business Council, Wyoming Livestock Board and state veterinarian.

The meeting will be held in Douglas, and remotely with a live video stream available at wyoleg.gov. A limited number of participants can sign up to provide public comment virtually for a specified agenda item during the committee’s upcoming meeting. Individuals interested in providing public comment are encouraged to fill out a public comment form.

Direct questions can be directed to Legislative Service Office Committee Staff Heather Jarvis, Lucas Plumb, Kaylee Pickinpaugh, Clarissa Nord or Katie Talbott at 307-777-7881.

Persons with disabilities requiring special accommodations to attend this meeting should contact the Legislative Service Office at 307-777-7881 or by e-mail at lso@wyoleg. gov, for assistance.

WGFD hosts open house The Wyoming Game and Fish Department (WGFD) invites the public to an open house event at the new regional office building in on Cody Nov. 16. The office is located at 2 Tilden Trail, Cody, WY 82414.

The event will begin at 10 a.m. with opening remarks from the WGFD director and commissioners. Members of the public are then welcome to tour the building anytime through 4 p.m. Light refreshments will be served.

“We welcome the community to tour the new facility and learn how it will function to create efficiencies and improve service,” said Cody Regional Wildlife Supervisor Dan Smith.

Local WGFD staff will provide walk throughs of the facility or participants are welcome to tour the building on their own.

AOF registration opens The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced on Oct. 27 registration is now open for the 99th annual Agricultural Outlook Forum (AOF), USDA’s largest and premier annual event. The twoday event will be held at the Crystal City Gateway Marriott on Feb. 23-24, 2023, and all sessions will be livestreamed on a virtual platform.

The 2023 forum will feature a keynote address by U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack, a presentation on the 2023 agricultural economy by USDA’s Chief Economist Seth Meyer, a plenary panel of distinguished guest speakers and 30 breakout sessions organized by agencies across USDA and covering a range of timely issues impacting the agriculture and food sector.

More than 100 government, industry and academic leaders will share insights on a wide array of topics including commodity and food price outlooks, U.S. and global agricultural trade developments, supply chain disruptions and innovations to mitigate impacts of climate change.

Participants can attend the AOF in person or virtually. Registration is required, and there is no cost to attending the forum virtually.

To view the 2023 forum program and register, visit usda.gov/oce/ag-outlook-forum.

As of Nov. 3, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced the first round of new, historic investments to increase competition and expand meat and poultry processing capacity. The Biden-Harris administration is investing $73 million in 21 grant projects through this initial round of the Meat and Poultry Processing Expansion Program (MPPEP) – a program aiming to increase options for livestock producers, promote competition across the economy and lower costs for American families.

“The National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC) applauds these initial efforts to invest in our small and very small meat processing sector, and USDA’s dedication to integrating stakeholder input on these programs,” said NSAC Policy Specialist Connor Kippe.

Gordon appoints judge Gov. Mark Gordon has appointed Kate McKay to be a District Court judge for the Ninth Judicial District serving Sublette County. McKay’s appointment fills a vacancy created by the retirement of Judge Marvin Tyler.

McKay currently serves as staff attorney and law clerk for Judge Jason Conder of the Ninth Judicial District in Lander. She previously worked as an attorney in private practice, as a staff attorney for the Northern Arapaho Child Support Program and as a supervisor in the Wyoming Office of the Public Defender in Fremont County. McKay earned her bachelor’s degree from Lewis & Clark College and her Juris Doctor from the University of Wyoming.

“While all three candidates were well qualified, the breadth of Kate’s experience in the Ninth District and her work in the Public Defender’s Office make her well suited for this judgeship,” Gordon said.

“I am honored and grateful for the privilege of serving the people of Wyoming, the Ninth Judicial District and Sublette County,” McKay said.

McKay’s appointment is effective Jan. 3, 2023.

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NEWS BRIEFS Stewardship agreement signed

Tree permits offered

UW scientist recognized

The Biden administration announced on Oct. 28 the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s, U.S. Forest Service (USFS) and the National Wild Turkey Federation (NWTF) have signed a landmark 20-year national master stewardship agreement.

This first-of-its-kind agreement paves the way for these partner organizations to work together to address the wildfire crisis in the West and promote healthy forests across the U.S. It also includes an initial $50 million commitment from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, as well as regular agency appropriations and other sources.

This agreement is the largest in the NWTF’s 50-year history and is one of the first long-term agreements of its kind between the USFS and a conservation partner.

A master stewardship agreement will expand funding and partnership opportunities with other federal and state agencies, Tribes, as well as with the timber industry, municipal water providers and volunteers.

The NWTF’s work under this new agreement includes vegetation management and prescribed fire, aiming to improve forest health and fish and wildlife habitat while reducing wildfire risk. Through the agreement, the NWTF will also support USFS efforts to promote commercial use of forest products, including transporting wood fiber from over-supplied areas to areas it can be used.

To find more information, visit fs.usda.gov.

“If he can name all the animals, I can name all the plants,” decided Camellia Moses Okpodu.

As a young 4-H student flipping through the pages of National Geographic, the renowned research scientist was fascinated by a photo of an archaeologist sitting at a large desk, cataloging animals by their scientific names. She figured if he could identify all those animals, then she should be able to do the same with the plants on her grandparents’ farm in North Carolina.

Encouraged by her uncle, Okpodu earned a blue ribbon for her 4-H project. More importantly, the experience nurtured a lifelong curiosity inspiring her to pursue a career in biochemistry and plant physiology.

Currently a faculty member in the University of Wyoming (UW) Department of Botany, Professor Okpodu was recently ranked one of the top 10 black biologists from the last 30 years by Academic Influence, an organization generating objective, data-based rankings for academics and educational institutions across the U.S. Nationally recognized for her research on stress metabolism in plants, ethnobotany and coastal resilience, Okpodu takes a unique, interdisciplinary approach to her studies, collaborating with colleagues in the social sciences to develop a more holistic understanding of ecological systems.

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WGFD detects brucellosis The Wyoming Game and Fish Department (WGFD) has detected brucellosis in Elk Hunt Area 45 in the Big Horn Mountains. The disease was detected in a hunterharvest bull elk in October.

Recently, the blood sample submitted to the Wildlife Health Laboratory tested positive for brucellosis. The positive detection was confirmed by the National Veterinary Services Laboratory in Ames, Iowa. The Wyoming Livestock Board is working closely with the WGFD to monitor the disease.

Brucellosis has not been documented in livestock in the area.

“Livestock producers are reminded there is no risk of spread of brucellosis from bull elk to cattle,” said Dr. Hallie Hasel, Wyoming state veterinarian. “Livestock surveillance may be initiated if cow elk are found positive in this region.”

The WGFD will increase surveillance efforts in the Big Horn Mountains in 2023 to determine the extent and distribution of the disease. Brucellosis was first detected on the western slope of the Big Horn Mountains in 2012, but has not been detected since 2016.

Brucellosis is a disease caused by the bacteria Brucella abortus, and is a concern for the livestock industry.

Elk, bison and domestic cattle are susceptible to brucellosis, which may cause animals to abort calves and further transmit the disease. Brucellosis is transmitted primarily through contact of animals with infected aborted fetuses, placentas, bodily fluids or milk and ingestion of the bacteria.

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For the third season, the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) is selling Christmas tree permits through recreation.gov, which makes it more convenient for visitors to find and purchase permits to cut holiday trees from their favorite national forest. Permits are currently available and may vary by national forest.

As an alternative to visiting a USFS office in person, visitors can go to recreation.gov and search for their local national forest. Once on the webpage, important details like cutting area maps, types of trees to cut and important tips can be seen.

“It is important to remember visitors will need to print the permit and display it on the dash of their vehicle on the day of their visit to cut their trees,” said Rick DeLappe, recreation. gov program manager.

Many national forests may continue to sell permits in person or through local vendors.

Fourth graders with an Every Kid Outdoors pass are eligible for a free Christmas tree permit and can apply by entering the pass or voucher number when purchasing a permit.

And kids of all ages can download, color and decorate their tree with this Christmas tree ornament coloring page for a fun, handmade addition to their tree.

Cutting a Christmas tree improves forest health. The permit system helps to thin densely populated stands of smalldiameter trees. Local forest health experts identify areas to benefit from thinned trees which are the perfect size for Christmas trees. Removing these trees in designated areas helps other trees grow larger and can open areas to provide food for wildlife.

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Nominations are now being accepted for induction into the Wyoming Cowboy Hall of Fame (WCHF) Class of 2023.

Nomination applications may be made until Feb. 28, 2023. All nominations must include biographical information and photographs of each nominee. The WCHF recognizes individuals who have spent a minimum time of 45 years working for a livelihood in the saddle.

The predominant part of a nominee’s work should have involved riding horseback and working livestock. The minimum age for a living inductee is 65. Special circumstances can be considered. Inductees also may be honored posthumously.

Cowboy means cowgirl, too. Nominees do not need to have been born in Wyoming, but all nominees must have had primary residence in Wyoming and spent most their time as a working cowboy in Wyoming. Ownership of a ranch or even land is not a requirement.

The nominee could have spent his/her working time as a ranch hand. Cowboy work is the primary criteria. Families and couples may be nominated together, but all individuals must meet all requirements.

To obtain a nomination form, e-mail wchfassistant@ gmail.com or send a self-addressed, stamped envelope to WCHF, PO Box 404, Saratoga, WY 82331 and a copy of the nomination form will be sent.

The nominations are considered by county committees and verified by the WCHF Board. Final decisions will be made in late spring and announced in early June.

The WCHF will honor inductees for 2023 during a weekend of cowboy legacy Sept. 15-16, 2023 in Casper.

For more information, visit wyomingcowboyhalloffame.org.

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SCHOOLcontinued from page 2 the board. So, this means some students are getting the benefit of this statute and some aren’t. I spoke to Big Horn County School District Number Four Superintendent Dave Kerby and Big Horn County 4-H Education Coordinator Gretchen Gasvoda. Neither was aware of the statute but indicated the school district works to make sure these opportunities are not missed by these students.

Second, per Kost: The statute should include it is required the students’ work is caught up and/or being met by online or instruction from instructors.

I sent copies of the bill from Oklahoma which specifically lists 4-H activities should be excused. Larsen said he feels the current statute is enough and if a school district isn’t following it, the board can be voted out.

Johnson countered the board could be voted out but

it might take years and, in the meantime, students would lose the opportunity.

Originally this column was going to push for a bill.

This is truly an issue for many of our students. I’m not advocating a free for all but true educational opportunities outside of school are important as well.

I agree with Johnson, this needs to be fair across the school districts. Does there need to be a bill? I don’t know. Will this column help to educate parents, students and school boards across the state? I don’t know.

What I do know is any true opportunity helping our students advance their education should be considered as an excused absence.

Thank you to everyone for their insight.

Barbara Anne Greene is a reporter for Big Horn County newspapers. She can be reached at reporter82410@gmail.com.

UW hires educator The University of Wyoming (UW) Extension welcomes Joddee Jacobsen, formerly a 4-H youth development educator, as the new community vitality and health (CVH) educator for Natrona County.

The mission of UW Extension’s CVH team is to help individuals, families and communities build healthy and thriving spaces to live, work and play.

Jacobsen currently serves the Natrona County community through both Extension work and involvement with the Casper Chamber of Commerce, Business Network International and the Natrona County Outdoor Recreation Collaborative.

Jacobsen officially assumed her new role as CVH educator on Oct. 31. She looks forward to developing curriculum focused on wellness, mental health and work/life balance as well as ag tourism and emergency preparedness.

Contact Jacobsen via e-mail at jjacobsen@natronacounty-wy.gov or call 307-235-9400 for questions about CVH programming in Natrona County.

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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 16 - YEARLINGS & CALVES FEEDERS Robert & Cindy Faulkner 126 Blk few Bwf few Red Strs, 800-900#, Complete Vac. Program, Coming off grass, Producer All Natural WEANED CALVES Lane & Robin Pentz 200 Blk few Bwf Strs & Hrs, 550#, Weaned Oct 10, Bunk Broke, Alfalfa & Grass Hay Fed, Branding & Precond Shots Ron Eisele Ranch 116 Red Angus/Blk Angus Strs & Hfrs, 550-600#, Weaned 45 days, Branding, Precond & Weaning Shots Cade & Sophie Swanson 90 Blk Strs & Hfrs, 425-525#, Weaned 60+ days, Branding & Precond Shots Lazy Hanging G/Keith Geis 60 Mx Strs & Hfrs, 530-550#, Weaned 55 days, Branding, Precond & Weaning Shots Tom Herbst 60 Blk Strs & Hfrs, 350-500#, Weaned for 30 days, Branding & Precond Shots Wood Cattle Company LLC/Carl & Deborah Wood 51 Angus-x Strs & Hfrs, 450-550#, Weaned 45+ days, Branding & Precond Shots PJ Cattle Co. LLC 25 Blk/Bwf Strs, 600#, Weaned 30 days, Branding & Precond Shots Clinton Finlayson 16 Blk Strs, 575-675#, Weaned 30 days, Hay Fed, Branding & Precond Shots, Producer All Natural Ben Crow 15 Blk/Rd Strs, Weaned 35+ days, Branding & Precond Shots PRECOND CALVES Clay McKeachnie 315 Blk/Bwf Strs & Hfrs, 400-535#, Branding & Precond Shots Trevor & Kaylee Barner 200 Blk/Bwf Strs & Hfrs, 525-625#, 2 Rounds of Shots, Home Raised Jay Butler/Pronghorn Ranch 160 Blk Angus Strs & Hfrs, 350-475#, Branding & Precond Shots CHK Cattle 125 Mx Strs & Hfrs, 500-600#, Branding & Precond Shots Fish Hook Ranch/Nick Jamisen 120 Blk Strs & Hfrs, 400-500#, Branding & Precond Shots, High Elevation Hoffman Sage Creek Ranch 100 Strs, 90% Blk, 450-500#, Branding & Precond Shots Matt Culver 90 Blk Strs & Hfrs, 500-575#, Branding & Precond Shots H5 Cattle Co 90 Angus Strs, 575-625#, Branding & Precond Shots Ward Agri Business 90 Blk/Bwf Strs & Hfrs, 600#, Branding & Precond Shots Keith & Orrin Martin 70 Blk Strs & Hfrs, 350-525#, Branding & Precond Shots Lane Ranch 65 Blk/Bwf Strs & Hfrs, 500#, Branding & Precond Shots Will Montieth 30 Blk Strs & Hfrs, 400-600#, Birth, Branding & Precond Shots Wagstaff Family LLC/Bazoo Hollow Ranch 20 Mx Strs & Hfrs, 400-450#, Branding & Precond Shots CALVES Spearhead Ranch/David Moore 200 Blk/Red Angus Strs & Hfrs, 450#, Branding Shots Maryevelyn Krejci 150 Hereford/Rwf few Blk Strs & Hfrs, 375-550#, Branding Shots, Eating Cake along side of their Mothers Angie & Brian Murphy 140 Blk Strs & Hfrs, 550-600#, Branding Shots, High Elevation, Producer All Natural John Rogers 90 Mx Strs & Hfrs, 450-600#, Branding Shots: Bovi-Shield Gold, 8-way, High Elevatoin Walt & Doug Wooton 90 Blk few Red/Rwf Strs & Hfrs, Branding Shots, High Elevation Jack Johnson Trust/Joanette Wardell 60 Blk Strs, 500#, Branding Shots Helen Nicolls 60 Blk Strs & Hfrs, 400-550#, Branding Shots Brett Wilker 60 Blk Hfrs, 500-575#, Branding Shots, Producer All Natural Wayne & Karen Thornburg/WT Ranch 36 Blk Strs & Hfrs, 450-525#, Branding Shots

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 18 ~ ALL CLASSES MONDAY, NOVEMBER 21 ~ BRED COW SPECIAL DISPERSALS Diamond Cattle Co. 157 Blk/Rd Cows, Complete Dispersal, 2 yr-11 yr olds, Bred Blk/Rd Pharo Bulls, CF: April 1 for 90 days John Rogers 90 Mx Cows, Complete Dispersal of Purchased Cows, Mx Ages, Bred to Diamond Peak Angus Bulls, CF: March 14 Tear Drop Ranch 85 Mx Cows, Complete Dispersal, Running Ages 3-10 yr olds, Bred to Blk Bulls, CF: March 17 Ward Agri Business 75 Blk/Bwf Cows, Complete Dispersal of Share Cows, Bred to Blk Bulls, CF: March 15 for 60 days, Complete Vac Program, Poured with Ivomec this Fall, but no other shots, All Cull Cows were sold early, These are good cows that raise good calves BRED HEIFERS Ochsner Roth Cattle Co. 164 AI Bred Bwf Hfrs, AI’d to “Mead Magnitude” Blk Angus Bull (a proven calving ease, high growth performance and excellent carcass traits), CF: Ultra-sounded to Calve Feb. 5th ****102 Blk Hfrs, Bred to Low Birthweight Blk Angus Bulls, Ultra-sounded to Calve: Feb. 6 thru Feb. 28 ****39 Bwf Hfrs, Bred to Low Birthweight Blk Angus Bulls, Ultra-sounded to Calve: Feb. 6 thru Feb. 28 ****46 Blk / 20 Bwf Hfrs, Bred to Low Birthweight Blk Angus Bulls, Ultra-sounded to Calve: March 1 thru March 31 All Heifers have been on a Complete Vac. Program: Two Rounds of Shots: Bovi-Gold 5, One Shot Pasturella, Multi-Min 90, Ultrabac 7/Somnus when weaned, Shots before breeding: Bovi-Gold FP+L5 HB BRED COWS Ochsner Roth Cattle Co. 21 Blk Angus, 5 Hereford, 2 Bwf Cows, 2-4 yr olds, Bred to Blk Angus Bull, CF: Feb. 25th to April 15th All Cows have been on a Complete Vac. Program with Scour Vaccine and Bovi-Gold FP+L5 HB Hummel Cattle Co. 2 Blk Angus Cows, Coming 3 yr olds, Bred to Low Birth, Low PAP Bulls, CF: Feb/March, Shots: Vision Shield 6 VL5, Guardian, Home Raised, 1-iron,Complete Mineral Program, High Elevation, Registered Papers are available upon request SALE RESULTS -CALF SPECIAL MONDAY, NOVEMBER 7 - 3836 HEAD Bob Barr 6 Black Steer Calf 250 635.00H Troy Neiberger 9 Black Steer Calf 316 282.00C Bob Barr 4 Black Steer Calf 323 274.00C Bell Livestock 13 Black Steer Calf 402 263.00C Jim Brach 72 Black Steer Calf 421 243.00C Milton Moffett 5 Black Steer Calf 400 242.00C Kelly Land & Cattle 25 Black Steer Calf 450 231.50C Roger Newkirk 28 Black Steer Calf 472 230.00C Jim Brach 115 Black Steer Calf 512 223.00C Randy Cole 65 Black Steer Calf 521 218.50C Shane Shiner 25 Black Steer Calf 549 210.50C Randy Cole 16 Black Steer Calf 575 203.00C Ted Myers 23 Black Steer Calf 583 199.00C Roy Allen 8 Black Steer Calf 611 193.00C Darin Geringer 10 Black Steer Calf 632 189.50C Mark Kersting 81 Black Steer Calf 655 188.50C Cory Byrd 72 Black Steer Calf 625 185.00C Kelly Francis 34 Black Steer Calf 684 183.00C Jon Armstrong 14 Black Steer Calf 718 178.00C Kelly Francis 6 Black Steer Calf 775 174.00C Jim Brach 43 Black Heifer Calf 387 213.50C Dakota Forkner 21 Black Heifer Calf 429 208.00C Jim Brach 114 Black Heifer Calf 466 202.00C Randy Cole 48 Black Heifer Calf 493 199.50C Woodbury Land 14 Black Heifer Calf 508 196.50C Mark Kersting 12 Black Heifer Calf 537 190.00C Mark Kersting 81 Black Heifer Calf 595 188.50C Neal Kelly 15 Black Heifer Calf 548 182.00C Mark Kersting 8 Black Heifer Calf 631 175.00C Cory Byrd 7 Black Heifer Calf 661 170.00C Tom Dunlap 6 Hereford Heifer Calf 676 168.00C

SALE RESULTS -YRLGS & CALVES WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 9 - 4213 HD Crandel Ranch 3 Black Bull 818 147.00C Flying V Ranch 73 Black Steer 770 185.00C Sherri Herbst 5 Black Steer 761 181.00C Hamlin Cattle Co 8 Black Steer 831 180.50C Avenales Cattle Co 4 Black Steer 1125 147.00C Switch Ranch 5 Black Steer 1253 124.00C Hamlin Cattle Co 25 Blk/Red Steer 951 172.50C Robert Faulkner 63 Black Heifer 704 188.00C Hanson Livestock Co 17 Black Heifer 812 182.50C Hamlin Cattle Co 8 Black Heifer 826 180.00C Grady Ely 7 Black Heifer 877 178.00C Cody Humphrey 61 Black Heifer 661 177.00C Grady Ely 21 Black Heifer 942 175.00C Bummer Livestock 3 Black Steer Calf 316 267.00C Mike Cuin 3 Black Steer Calf 341 265.00C Wynn Ranch 29 Black Steer Calf 374 254.00C Round Rock Ranch 7 Black Steer Calf 411 240.00C William Hageman 16 Black Steer Calf 450 232.00C Hughes Ranch 22 Black Steer Calf 504 220.50C Jon Keil 9 Black Steer Calf 534 215.50C William Hageman 70 Black Steer Calf 553 210.50C Troy Cochran 23 Black Steer Calf 557 199.00C Hughes Ranch 24 Black Steer Calf 629 194.00C Marcus Anderson 20 Black Steer Calf 640 186.50C Seth Brockman 22 Black Steer Calf 696 177.00C Ken Crossland 4 Black Heifer Calf 386 217.00C Jon Keil 49 Black Heifer Calf 438 212.00C Bill Bailey 26 Black Heifer Calf 460 207.50C Ron Beck 20 Black Heifer Calf 466 203.50C William Hageman 96 Black Heifer Calf 552 198.00C Round Rock Ranch 83 Black Heifer Calf 476 194.00C Shane Hurdsman 11 Black Heifer Calf 530 181.00C Barbara York 13 Black Heifer Calf 541 178.00C Seth Brockman 5 Black Heifer Calf 684 173.00C Aaron Wilson 9 Black Heifer Calf 677 170.00C

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CROSSWORD

Wyoming Livestock Roundup Crosswords, created by Myles Mellor. Solution available in next week's Roundup. Mail your complete crossword to Wyoming Livesock Roundup, PO Box 850, Casper, WY 82602 for a special prize!

Across 1 Its county seat is Cheyenne 5 Lubricated 9 Stopped nursing, as a calf 11 Operate, as a farm 12 In heat 13 Cheddar, e.g.

16 Hates 17 4-Down, to lambs 20 Breaks through the shell of an

egg, as a chick 22 Go out with 24 Former grain cutters 26 That is (abbr.)

27 A pile of sheaves of grain in a field 28 Lawn cover 29 Veterinarian, e.g.

30 Horse’s controls 31 Grazing land 33 Subordinate officer (abbr.)

34 Show sorrow or joy 35 Cereal used in brewing 37 “Bingo!”

38 Tire necessity 39 Large roll of money 40 Oxen harnesses

Down 1 Roundup rope 2 Livestock farm 3 Unbranded range animal 4 Female sheep 5 Piece of equine food 6 Forays 7 Astrological lion 8 Future Farmers of America

focuses on agricultural ___ 10 Compass direction 14 Child’s game 15 Catch a glimpse of 18 It may follow a bachelor’s degree (abbr.)

19 Crop starters 21 Put, as in a silo 23 Flour grain 25 It identifies a livestock animal 28 Moves like a crab 29 ___ farming (agricultural techniques for non-irrigated cultivation) 31 Field furrow maker 32 Eurasian mountain range 35 Class with a lab 36 Starchy tuber 37 Promotional effort, abbr.

38 “¡___, caramba!” (Bart Simpson catchphrase)

Trust the professionals, ignore the rumors Something which has always baffled, and borderline frustrated me, is the lack of confidence some people can have in working professionals. I learned a long time ago being curious is one thing, but questioning

a professional on their specialty when you seemingly have no knowledge of it yourself? I mean, how arrogant can one get?

It’s ignorant to believe you know better than someone who dedicates the major-

ity of their life to a profession. Often, I don’t question the integrity or knowledge of a working professional because if they have a job, they must be doing something right, and they must know what they’re doing. If they didn’t, they would be unemployed.

I feel like most people agree with me on this. Sure, we may question far-out practices or raise our eyebrow at the prices we must pay to have our needs met.

But generally speaking, we trust the people working on our car, cutting our hair or even performing open heart surgery.

So, why is it, we have

so many people in our own country, let alone the world, questioning the practices of farmers and ranchers? Why can’t they trust us?

I’ve seen multiple studies with varying numbers on what percentage of consumers actually trust agriculturists to do their job. Even if some of these studies show large numbers of consumers supporting ag and trusting us to feed them, I still have to wonder why this number isn’t 100 percent.

Don’t get me wrong, I know this is in a “perfect world” statistic, but agriculture is the oldest industry – it has been around since the dawn of time – clearly, we’re

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doing something right.

If you ask me, there are a number of factors contributing to this issue, but the root of all of them is communication, and I’m blaming agriculture’s issues on miscommunication or a lack thereof communication as a whole.

But also, it’s to blame anti-ag activists.

I hate to throw the blame around, but truly, this mistrust did not become popularized until anti-ags hopped on their ecofriendly surf boards to ride the activists rule, ag drools wave.

But what can we do about this? Sit around, twiddle our thumbs and sulk?

If you were in grade

school, what would you do if someone in your class spread a terrible rumor about you?

I’d tell you what I’d do: Set the record straight.

Complaining and pouting over the he said, she said, of our food system does no one any good. We are to the point now where people are starting to believe the antiag rumor mill, and why wouldn’t they? What are we doing to combat this?

We are the professionals.

We do a phenomenal job of feeding the world’s growing population, and it’s time to stop being so humble about it and get the word out there about our own industry.

Get to talking.

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EXTENSION EDUCATION

By Shelby Rosasco, UW Extension Beef Specialist

Body condition scoring: A tool to assist in managing cows through the winter With producers facing higher feed costs and limited feed availability due to continuing drought conditions, planning winter feeding strategies will be important to optimize utilization of feed resources and cow performance. Understanding the nutritional requirements of the cowherd, as well as the quality and quantity of forage resources can assist in developing a plan for managing cows through the winter.

Body condition scoring Body condition scoring (BCS) can be a valuable tool producers can utilize in preparing for winter and spring calving. BCS provides a consistent, systematic way to quantify energy reserves in beef cattle.

Changes in muscle and fat reserve can be visually evaluated using the BCS system and utilized as an indicator of the nutritional status of the animal.

The BCS system utilizes a scale of one through nine, with a BCS of one being an extremely thin and emaciated animal, a five being ideal or moderate and a nine indicating an obese animal.

Management decisions made throughout the year, especially during the winter and spring, can directly impact success during the breeding season. The body condition of a cow or heifer at calving and breeding can have significant effects on reproductive performance and efficiency.

Specifically, BCS at calving can impact the postpartum interval or the length of time between calving and resumption of estrous cyclicity.

Body score and calving intervals To maintain a 365day calving interval, cows need to rebreed within 80 to 85 days after calving, meaning they need to have resumed cyclicity within 60 days after calving. In addition to the stress of uterine involution and repair of the reproductive tract, fetal development and lactation increase nutritional demands. Inadequate nutrition and/or low body condition during this important production period can inhibit animal performance and increase the postpartum interval.

Previous research has shown thin cows, at a BCS of three, had a postpartum interval of roughly 90 days, whereas cows at a BCS five and six had postpartum intervals of approximately 60 and 52 days, respectively.

With weaning wrap-

ping up and winter weather starting, now would be a good time to evaluate the BCS of the cowherd. Most spring calving herds are approaching the last 90 days before calving, which is the last chance to economically increase cow BCS prior to calving.

In general, a cow must gain 75 to 100 pounds to increase one BCS, not including the weight of a gestating calf and the associated fluids. Therefore, if a cow is currently at a BCS three after weaning and the producer wants her to be a BCS five at calving, she needs to gain approximately 175 pounds. By knowing how much she needs to gain and the number of days until calving producers can calculate an expected average daily gain to achieve the targeted BCS goal.

Winter weather, as well as feed availability and quality, can make adding additional body condition prior to calving challenging. After calving, increasing body condition may require large amounts of high-quality feeds to meet increased nutrient requirements due to lactation.

Winter feeding strategies Assessing the BCS of the cowherd can also help determine winter feeding and supplementation strategies. Consider sorting and managing the cowherd based on their nutritional needs. Young cows have additional nutritional requirements attributed to growth on top of nutritional requirements related to gestation and fetal development.

Thin cows with a BCS less than four may also have additional nutritional needs to maintain or increase body condition during winter weather conditions. Body condition will impact the lower critical temperature (LCT) of cows, with thinner cows having a higher LCT. Cows in an optimal body condition score – BCS five to six – are better able to withstand adverse weather conditions due to additional body reserves and will have a lower LCT. Sorting thin and young cows into a separate group can allow for more strategic supplementation and optimize utilization of forage resources.

When developing a plan for supplementing or feeding cows through the winter, it is important to know the quality of crude protein and energy content of the feed. Total digestible nutrients (TDN) with crude pro-

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tein (CP) can range in forage resources, ultimately impacting the rate at which animals are fed or supplemented and resources needed to feed animals through the winter.

Testing forage resources can allow for strategic supplementation of cattle and avoid over- or underfeeding cattle. Hay quality can be impacted by a number of factors including growing conditions and timing of harvest. This means last year’s hay will not be an indicator of the

quality of this year’s hay, even if sourced from the same location.

Additionally, testing hay to determine CP and TDN can allow producers to sort hay based on quality, as well as determine if additional supplementation is necessary. In addition, matching forage resources based on quality for each management group may help minimize costs.

Obtaining a nutrient analysis of forage resources will allow producers to have the ability to dial in

nutritional management of the cowherd which will help to ensure cows maintain body condition.

Producers should consider utilizing BCS as a guide to proactively monitor the cowherd through the winter and spring to help ensure cows are in good condition heading into the breeding season next year.

Moreover, knowing the quality of forage resources, as well as taking an inventory of forage resources based on quality will allow

producers to create a plan for managing the cowherd this winter.

Additional information on BCS and a ThreeStep Body Condition Scoring Guide can be found at wyoextension.org/publications/html/B1294/.

Shelby Rosasco is the University of Wyoming (UW) Extension beef specialist and an assistant professor at the UW in the Animal Sciences Department. She can be reached at srosasco@uwyo.edu or 307-766-2329.

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OUTREACH continued from page 1 and surrounding areas to teach kids about veterinary work. They were recently in Cheyenne for the Cowbelles Ag Expo.

“I got involved with the ag expo after meeting some individuals out on the road,” says Ingle. “We’ve been traveling to Cowbelles Ag Expo in Cheyenne for about two years now on behalf of CVMBS.” Soon, a series of eight high-end gaming computers will be available in the mobile unit to run advanced team-based programs focused on teaching youth about the connections between humans, animals and the environment.

Digital microscopes will also be available, as well as additional programming highlighting career opportunities in virology and anesthesiology.

“We are charged with statewide exposure, but if it’s a larger event and hits our targeted areas such as Cowbelles, we’re excited to come up and go to events like the ag expo,” he says.

Mobile unit programs “Our program stems around current research happening on campus at CSU and beyond,” he says.

“Our objectives change and our program changes as science evolves, so our program represents all the departments on a collegewide basis at CVMBS.” The interior of the lab,

from its desk spaces to countertops and cabinets, is built from wood harvested from trees on Ingle’s land which were burned in the Cameron Peak Fire. The unit built for students by students focuses on current research but also teaches kids about career opportunities upon graduation, mentions Ingle.

“We’re there to help provide resources and information for families interested in learning more on how to make a plan after kindergarten through 12th grade,” says Ingle. “The trailers are really cool and it’s really neat to have this connection with the CSU Spur program.”

Spur program In addition, the CSU Spur program offers youth hands-on, experiential education connecting students to scientists, researchers, veterinarians and faculty.

CSU Spur is free and open to all educational groups – schools, field trips, afterschool programs and summer camps.

Every second Saturday of the month, CSU Spur hosts always-changing learning opportunities.

During the event, visitors are able to visit the Kid’s Mock Vet Clinic and Kid’s Kitchen, experience virtual reality and the rooftop greenhouses and green roof, see horses assist with therapy for people and experi-

ence educational exhibits and art installations.

“The CSU Spur campus is a separate campus from the Fort-Collins CVMBS campus, but Sci on the Fly works in partnership with the CSU Spur program, which is systemwide effort on outreach and engagement with the public,” mentions Ingle. “The Spur campus includes three different buildings: The Vida building focuses on animal and human health, equine sports medicine and assisted therapy; the Terra building focuses on ag and horticulture; and the Hydro building focuses on water and water management.”

“Our partnership stems from the Vida building because they do a lot of veterinarian work there – it’s all open to the public for them to go in and see,” he adds.

The CSU Spur campus is free to the public and open 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Friday and from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. on the second Saturday of every month.

For more information on Sci on the Fly, visit stem.colostate.edu/community/wade-m-ingle-med/, and for more information on the Spur program, visit csuspur.org.

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

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American Hereford Association announces new leadership at annual meeting Kansas City, Mo. – Bill Goehring of Libertyville, Iowa, was announced as the new president of the American Hereford Association (AHA) during the AHA Annual Membership Meeting Oct. 22 in Kansas City, Mo. The Goehring family began in the Hereford business in 1973.

AHA president Goehring Herefords’ registered cowherd consists of spring-calving cows and fall-calving cows, and their commercial Angus herd includes spring-calving cows and heifers. The Goehrings breed registered heifers every year as well as black and black-whiteface heifers for their annual sale, held the first Wednesday in December.

Additionally, they background steers and finish cattle at custom yards. Bill Goehring grew up on a small farm in southeast Iowa. He graduated from Iowa State University with a degree

AHA board – On Oct. 22, during the American Herford Association (AHA) Annual Membership Meeting, delegates voted on new leadership.

The 2022-23 AHA Board of Directors pictured, front row, left to right, Jack Ward, AHA executive vice president; Bill Goehring, president, Libertyville, Iowa; Wyatt Agar, vice president, Thermopolis; Becky King-Spindle, Moriarty, N.M.; Whitey Hunt, Madison, Ga.; Jerome Ollerich, Clearfield, S.D.; and Bob Schaffer, Spotsylvania Courthouse, Va. Back row, left to right, Lou Ellen Harr, Jeromesville, Ohio; Travis McConnaughy, Wasola, Mo.; Chad Breeding, Miami, Texas; Jim Coley, Lafayette, Tenn.; Austin Snedden, Maricopa, Calif.; and Hampton Cornelius, LaSalle, Colo. AHA photo

in animal science and then attended the World Wide College of Auctioneering. In

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a feeder pig sale. The sale grew quickly, and for more than 15 years, the Goehrings sold 1,000 to 2,000 pigs weekly. When the hog business consolidated, they began to push their cattle sale, and through relationships built in the feeder pig sale they were able to gain strength in the competitive cattle market. They now market cattle annually in addition to market hogs, sheep, goats and hay.

As the sale grew, so did the Goehring family. Bill and his wife Becky have four sons; Curtis (Lauren), Lucas (Cody), Ted (Rachelle) and Colby (Hannah); and five granddaughters.

Growing up, Bill was very active in junior leadership. He held positions on the board of the Iowa Junior Hereford Association, where his parents served as advisors for most of his junior career.

He also served on the American Junior Hereford Association Board of Directors. Bill went on to serve on the board of directors for the Iowa Hereford Association and was president for two years. In 2013 and 2015, he had the honor of being asked to judge the national Hereford show in the Yards at the National Western Stock Show.

Additionally, Bill is an active member of both the Iowa and the National Livestock Marketing Associations and served as the Iowa state president for two years. He has been a judge at the World Livestock Auctioneer Championship and has traveled to Washington, D.C., with the Livestock Marketing Association. He also serves on the Iowa Beef Council.

Wyomingite selected as vice president Wyatt Agar of Thermopolis, was selected to serve as the 2023 vice president. Raised on a multigenerational operation based in eastern Oregon, Wyatt is currently a manager and partner in Durbin Creek Ranch in Thermopolis and Washakie Feeders in Worland.

The seedstock division utilizes artificial insemination and embryo transfer technologies to produce three-fourths and full siblings. At weaning, half of the heifers are retained for the cowherd while the other half are marketed as bred females.

Bulls are sold as twoyear-olds in a February production sale, which also includes baldy replacement females and ranch geldings.

Calves not making the bull pen are fed and used to collect data on the sire groups.

The commercial division runs Angus and Red Angus mother cows which are exposed to Hereford bulls to produce first generation calves. The program collects data from birth to harvest on sires used in the seedstock division. At weaning, females are sold in the February production sale.

Light steers go to the operation’s stocker program in Oregon, and heavy steers are backgrounded at Washakie Feeders along with some of the ranch’s bull customers’ calves.

These steers are fed to 900 pounds and are finished in Colorado.

Wyatt and his brother Jake grew up on the family’s cow/calf and stocker operation in Oregon, which they later expanded to include the Wyoming divisions. Wyatt and his wife Joey strive to raise their children Rylee, Taylor and Cooper in the same manner – working side-by-side with family to produce high-quality beef cattle off the land and backed by the cowboy ethic.

As a junior, Wyatt was the vice president of the Oregon Junior Hereford Association. Wyatt served as a senator in Wyoming’s Senate District 20 and was the first freshman senator in the state’s history to serve on the Appropriation Committee and the Select Capital Finance Committee.

Prior to, he served a term as the vice chairman and a term as secretary of the Hot Springs County Republican Party. Wyatt is a former vice chairman of the Transportation Committee, a board member of the Hot Springs County Weed and Pest and a deacon at the First Baptist Church of Thermopolis.

Directors elected Delegates elected three new directors during the membership meeting. Jim Coley, Lafayette, Tenn.; Hampton Cornelius, LaSalle, Colo.; and Austin Snedden, Maricopa, Calif., will serve four-year terms on the 12-member board.

Completing their terms on the AHA Board were outgoing president Bruce Everhart, Waldron, Ind.; Craig Beran, Clafflin, Kan.; and Andrew Matheny, Mays Lick, Ky. Information in this article is provided by the AHA. For more information, visit hereford.org.

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UNL continued from page 1 Parsons recommends producers understand the grids their pastures are located in and reminds producers their land may be in more than one grid at a time.

“It is pretty easy to have a single pasture in more than one grid, let alone have several pastures spread across several grids,” he says.

Coverage is sold in two-month intervals, and it’s sold on a calendar year basis. Dec. 1 is the signup deadline for the 2023 calendar year. Producers select various two-month intervals throughout the year to insure rainfall on.

Parsons says producers can insure up to 90 percent of normal rainfall by buying PRF insurance from their crop insurance agent.

“Producers can insure up to 90 percent of normal or as low as 70 percent, and if the actual rainfall index comes back below the insured level, then that’s when producers would get an indemnity payment to partially compensate for a lower forage production, presumably tied to the lower precipitation,” he says.

Precipitation measurement Data from weather stations provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration are used to measure precipitation levels, says Parsons.

The weather station data is used to predict rainfall for each particular grid area.

Parsons notes what producers experience on their land and pastures may not

always reflect what the index reports for their grid area.

“There’s not a lot we can do about this because they’re pulling it in from the various weather stations and making a guestimate on how much rainfall fell in a fairly wide area, and producers may have experienced something quite a bit different on their operation,” he says.

Producers commonly report receiving plenty of rain but still receiving payments because the index was low. Producers also report having an extremely dry year, but the index was high so they don’t receive a payment.

“The insurance is not meant to trick producers or take advantage of producers in any way,” says Parsons.

“It is basically pulling information from weather stations to build an index over time and, if producers stick with it, the premium they are being charged will be fairly consistent with what they’re actually experiencing overall, but any one year can be a bit frustrating every once in a while.”

Premium cost When determining premium costs for the insurance, the probability of paying out an indemnity for a two-month interval is taken into consideration, says Parsons. The subsidy, a sum of money granted by the government, will cover a bit over half of the full premium cost, Parsons says.

“If a producer is at 90

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percent coverage, the subsidy is at 51 percent, roughly a 50-50 split between the producer and the government on the actual premium charge,” he says. “If producers go down to the 70 or 75 percent coverage level, the subsidy goes up to 59 percent, so some people prefer to insure at the lower levels to save money on the premium charge in general because the probability of being below 70 or 75 percent is obviously lower than it is to be below 90 percent.”

“There’re different strategies played out on what months to put the coverage in, and then of course what level to insure at,” adds Parsons.

He recommends purchasing insurance annually for several years, because in a long-term plan, producers will likely have greater indemnity than the cost of the premium.

Developing a strategy Before sitting down with a crop insurance agent to purchase PRF insurance,

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Parsons advises producers to develop a strategic plan for their operation.

“This is a strategic tool,” says Parsons. “It gets a lot of attention now because we have a lot of drought going on, but who knows what next year is going to look like or 2024 and beyond,

For more information, visit rma.usda. gov or prodwebnlb.rma.usda.gov/ apps/prf. so come up with a strategy, make it part of your plan and stick with it.”

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MRWA continued from page 1 Myers, 2005; Allie Bass Sowerwine, 2008; Kimberly Kuhn Romsa, 2012; and Hannah Ostheimer, 2019,” says Reata. “All four of these ladies have served a big impact and purpose in my rodeo queen journey.”

During the pageant, Reata competed in personal interviews, horsemanship, modeling and speeches. She notes she worked really hard and put a lot of preparation into competing at the pageant.

“I took a lot of time designing my outfits, putting together my scrapbook and of course hours upon hours working on my horsemanship,” she adds.

“Horsemanship was one of

my favorite parts about the pageant.”

Reata competed with her four-year-old Quarter Horse named Charles.

After being crowned Miss Rodeo Wyoming, Reata jokes some of her family members have said her horse should now be called Sir Charles.

She is excited to get to ride him at some of her events throughout her reign, but will be utilizing stock contractor horses throughout her year in preparation for the horsemanship competition at the 2024 Miss Rodeo America Pageant.

Coronation event During Reata’s ladyin-waiting period, she was

able to host a fundraising event for her year. Roughly 260 people attended the event, and she notes it took a lot of planning, but it was a fun-filled event and she was very thankful for those who attended and who helped her plan the event to make it a success.

“Wow, my Sheridan community really came out to support me and follow me in this big journey I’ve been chasing since I was really little,” she says. “I had so much help from my family, close friends and of course the Sheridan WYO board and the MRWA.” “It was crazy how much work was put into my coronation. The night went by so fast. Before we knew it, we were already tearing it down,” she adds.

“But now, it’s go time. My focus will be on my year,

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traveling, rodeos and preparation for the Miss Rodeo America Pageant.”

Year ahead As Miss Rodeo Wyoming, Reata will be traveling throughout the state representing the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA), MRWA and the Cowboy State. She notes she has several stops she’s looking forward to as queen.

“As Miss Sheridan WYO, I only got to travel to some closer rodeos – the Cody Stampede, Thermopolis Cowboy Rendezvous PRCA Rodeo, Sheridan WYO Rodeo and the Cheyenne Frontier Days parade, but as Miss Rodeo Wyoming, I’m really looking forward to riding in the grand entry of the Cheyenne Frontier Days – it’s a bucket list rodeo for a

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lot of queens,” she says.

“I’m also looking forward to traveling around Wyoming to some of our smaller rodeos because they really encompass our state values – being a state with a small population and a hometown feeling, I’m excited to experience some of those hometown rodeos and feel the Wyoming love.”

Other notable stops for Reata include the National Western Stock Show and Rodeo in Denver, Colo., Pendleton Roundup and potentially the Calgary Stampede for the University of Wyoming luncheon.

Reata encourages others to compete for Miss Rodeo Wyoming by saying, “Running for all the titles I’ve held has really furthered lifelong skills.

Through my different rodeo queen titles, I’ve bettered myself. I encourage girls who are interested in running to reach out to girls who have held titles before and never be afraid to ask

questions. It’s been helpful to me to have mentors who have come before me, who have done it all and are standing by me today.”

Miss Rodeo Wyoming 2022 Madelaine McElwee will be competing in the 2023 Miss Rodeo America Pageant Nov. 27-Dec. 4 at the South Point Hotel, Casino and Spa in conjunction with the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo Dec. 1-10.

Reata’s coronation served as her official fundraiser for her year. Businesses from throughout the state are welcomed to support her year through several different sponsorship levels and benefits. For more information, visit missrodeowyoming.com.

The Wyoming Livestock Roundup wishes both ladies the best of luck in their future endeavors.

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

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Coronation celebration – Miss Rodeo Wyoming 2023 Reata Cook, left, and Miss Rodeo Wyoming 2022 Madelaine McElwee, right, celebrated Reata’s coronation celebration in Sheridan on Nov. 5.

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Future goals Announced in 2021, NAMI’s Protein For the People, Animals and Climate of Tomorrow (PACT) established a set of goals to meet by 2025 and 2030 to verify progress along the way. NAMI gears their Protein PACT goals towards animal welfare; labor and human rights; food safety; health and wellness; and the environment.

According to the report, the goals “reflect the industry’s values and inspire members to continuously improve and increase consumer trust through the Protein PACT. The goals are aspirational, forward-looking and intended to encompass the entire supply chain.”

A few specific goals include: By 2025, 100 percent of NAMI members handling animals will pass third-party animal transport and handling audits.

REPORT continued from page 1 Key findings According to the report, about 81 percent of establishments are covered by a company’s commitment to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and 82 percent are committed to minimizing packaging waste.

Eighty-three percent of reporting establishments initiated a water withdrawal program to record water use and minimize water use in certain areas, and 73 precent have a watershed-based risk assessment.

The report also states about 72 percent of reporting establishments handling live ani-

mals have a comprehensive animal welfare program, and 71 percent pass third-party animal handling audits annually at minimum.

As far as ensuring workspace safety, 100 percent of reporting establishments have a written worker safety program and safety-boarding in place and are continuing safety training.

The report also mentions statistics representing U.S. food safety.

“Food safety is not a target; it is our culture,” the report states.

Ninety-eight percent of reporting establishments have a multidisci-

plinary team periodically reviewing food safety programs, 99 percent are covered by a company’s commitment to embedded food safety into the company culture and 99 percent conduct an accredited third-party food safety audit, at minimum annually.

NAMI strives to provide food security and encourages companies to donate to food banks and/ or other charities.

According to the report, 78 percent of reporting companies make donations to food banks, and 71 percent make food security-related donations to other charities.

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The power of community resulted in a history-making University of Wyoming (UW) Giving Day, an annual philanthropic tradition of UW. A total of 6,293 donors from all 50 states and 10 countries gave a total of $4,107,408 – funds going directly to support students and programs across UW. Giving Day is spearheaded by the UW Foundation and took place Oct. 19-20, noon to noon, during homecoming week. It was online, across social media and across campus.

“The response we received from Giving Day this year was inspiring, and the momentum for this UW celebration of philanthropy continues to grow with each successive year,” says John Stark, UW Foundation president and CEO. “What a tremendous effort by our campus partners, our UW Foundation staff and all of the contributors who made this year’s event so successful. We are very grateful.”

This year’s theme was “The Big Give.” Students, faculty and staff stepped up to create more campaigns than ever, and donors stepped up in record numbers to support them. UW colleges, units, programs and student groups created 159 crowdfunding campaigns inspiring almost twice the number of donors than last year.

More than $700,000 was available in matching and challenge funds, including 60 unit-specific matches and challenges. Matches are funds allowing donors to double the impact of their gifts, and gifts up to $1,000 were matched until funds ran out. Challenges are similar but are generally based on the number of donors. Once a threshold is reached, the fund is unlocked.

Matches included an overall match for all donors which was established by the UW Foundation Board of Directors. They also included UW President Ed Seidel’s Faculty and Staff Match for faculty and staff. These funds went live at noon of the first day and were used up by donors in eight minutes. The UW Foundation Board Midnight Match went live at midnight and was claimed in three minutes.

“Our mission – which we take very seriously – is to support UW and our students,” says Mary ShaferMalicki, chair of the UW Foundation Board of Directors.

“It’s so gratifying to see so many people who believe just as much in Wyoming’s university and the future of our students. On behalf of the UW Foundation, the board and UW, thank you. Thank you for being an invaluable member of the team.”

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All members will require all suppliers to implement mandatory employee training and follow species-specific standards for animal care.

NAMI also will measure and help fill the protein gap to ensure families in need have enough highquality protein by 2025.

The NAMI, with the U.S. Department of Agriculture and Feeding America, will measure and help fill the protein gap by 2025 to ensure families in need have enough highquality protein.

NAMI will further reduce workplace injuries by 50 percent, on top

of the 75 percent reduction achieved from 1999 to 2019.

By 2030, 100 percent of NAMI members will have delivered an approved science-based target to reduce emissions in line with the Paris Climate Agreement goals, NAMI will reduce workplace injuries by 50 percent, on top of the 75 percent reduction achieved from 1999 to 2019 and every NAMI member will report on all metrics.

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

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American Angus Association congratulates heritage foundation inductees

California natives – Jim and Sue Coleman of Modesto, Calif., were inducted into the Angus Heritage Foundation, Nov. 6 during the American Angus Association’s (AAA) Awards Recognition Dinner, at the 2022 Angus Convention in Salt Lake City, Utah. Pictured left to right, AAA CEO Mark McCully; Tim, Kara, Kathrine and Tyler Coleman, accepting on behalf of the Jim and Sue Coleman; and 2022 Miss American Angus Mary Wood. AAA photo

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To celebrate and honor the contributions of individuals who have gone above and beyond for the Angus Breed, the American Angus Association (AAA) created the Heritage Foundation in 1983.

At the 2022 Angus Convention in Salt Lake City, Utah, three couples and one individual were inducted into the Heritage Foundation because of their innovation, service and leadership.

Over the past 130 years, the business breed has proven itself as an industry leader and expert. Inductees of the Heritage Foundation depict the type of individuals who built a reputation with their drive, ambition and forward-thinking attitude.

From the start of their operations, these individuals set out on a mission to improve the Angus breed and the cattle industry even if they did not realize what the fruits of their efforts would be. This group held the vision and foresight to elevate Angus cattle for the betterment of farmers and ranchers across the country.

Looking back, many of these inductees question how they managed to prosper through tough times.

The 2022 inductees include: Jim and Sue Coleman of Modesto, Calif.; Leo and Sam McDonnell of Columbus, Mont.; Dave Nichols of Anita, Iowa; and Becky and the late Arlen Sawyer of Bassett, Neb. Inductee bios: California natives What started out as a small business investment in 1976, Jim and Sue Coleman’s Vintage Angus Ranch has since turned into an established set of diverse genetics with an emphasis on cow families and more importantly – emphasis on the Angus family. Alongside manager Doug Worthington, the operation consists of a 450 Angus cowherd grazing more than 5,000 acres in the

California Sierra foothills.

In addition to their commitment to performance data and maternal traits, the Coleman’s heavily pour support into the efforts of the Angus Foundation to enhance the future of the Angus breed’s education, youth and research. The Coleman’s passion for the breed is clearly shown in their commitment to the Angus female, commitment to the Angus family and commitment to the next generation.

Montana natives Generational on the top and bottom side, Leo and Sam McDonnell devote their time and efforts to providing the most predictable and proven genetics available on their operation, McDonnell Angus.

Moving toward trait selection of economic value, the family’s success increased as they worked with breeders toward a common goal – industrywide efficiency. Carrying on what his father started in 1962, Leo managed the Midland Bull Test which has since grown to become the largest performance test center in North America, testing about 2,000 bulls annually, but has since been passed on to his son.

As Leo and Sam transition their focus to McDonnell Angus, they note the legacy isn’t the business – the legacy is their children and grandchildren. Their legacy lies in the future of the industry.

Lifetime member Dedicated to data – has been the mantra of lifetime Angus breeder, Dave Nichols.

From being the first Iowan herd to incorporate computer performance records to intricate feed intake and measurement systems, Nichols has continuously adapted and extended the limits of performance records.

This immense interest in data led to his heavy

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Montana inductees – Leo and Sam McDonnell of Columbus, Mont., were inducted into the Angus Heritage Foundation, Nov. 6 during the American Angus Association’s (AAA) Awards Recognition Dinner, at the 2022 Angus Convention in Salt Lake City, Utah. Pictured left to right, AAA CEO Mark McCully, Leo and Sam McDonnell and 2022 Miss American Angus Mary Woods. AAA photo

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involvement in the Angus Herd Improvement Records, Beef Improvement federation along with partaking in numerous research projects to improve technology.

From his leadership and accolades to his dedication to providing customers with a firm handshake and the best genetics possible, Nichols’ investment in the breed and its success is evident in all he does.

A&B Cattle of Nebraska For a family who built themselves on grit and resilience, it’s no surprise they’ve relied on the adaptability and performance of Angus genetics to sustain their livelihood. For the past 30 years, the Sawyer family’s main priority has been to produce cattle thriving under Nebraska Sandhills range conditions.

With a cowherd con-

sisting of 600 registered and commercial Angus cows, Becky and her late husband Arlen, along with their children Adam and Jessica, have worked diligently each day to sustain their 100-plus year operation, A&B Cattle. Dedicated just as much to the next 100 years as they’ve been in the past 100, they continue to create a prosperous future for both the beef industry and the next generation of cattlemen.

To learn more about the Angus Heritage Foundation and those inducted since its inception, visit angusawards.com/.

Whitney Whitaker is the communications specialist for the AAA and Holly Martin is the AAA director of communications. Send comments on this article to hmartin@ angus.org.

Nebraska operation – Becky and the late Arlen Sawyer of Bassett, Neb., were inducted into the Angus Heritage Foundation, Nov. 6 during the American Angus Association’s (AAA) Awards Recognition Dinner, at the 2022 Angus Convention in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Pictured left to right, AAA CEO Mark McCully; Becky Sawyer and 2022 American Angus Mary Wood. AAA photo

Ag projections released The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) released selected tables from the upcoming USDA Agricultural Projections to 2032 report prepared in support of the president’s annual budget process as defined in the Budget Control Act on Nov. 7.

These tables include 10-year projections for major U.S. crops and livestock products and will be followed in February 2023 by USDA’s Agricultural Projections to 2032 report which will include a full discussion of the commodity supply and use projections, and projections for farm income and global commodity trade.

These projections, commonly referred to as the “USDA Baseline,” assume current laws affecting federal spending and revenues remain in place throughout the projection period, and do not attempt to predict global policy or political outcomes, abnormal weather events or other external shocks which could affect market outcomes.

Instead, they reflect USDA’s assessment of how markets would evolve under current conditions, existing laws and normal weather patterns. Rather than serving as a prediction of the future, they are intended to serve as a neutral benchmark for measuring the effects of proposed legislation or external developments which could have enduring effects on agricultural markets.

These projections use the Oct. 12 World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report as the starting point, and macroeconomic forecasts developed in August 2022.

The data have been posted in tables to the Office of the Chief Economist’s website at usda.gov/oce/commodity-markets/baseline and are uploaded to the Economic Research Service’s Baseline database.

For further information, visit ers.usda.gov.

Lifetime member – Dave Nichols of Anita, Iowa, was inducted into the Angus Heritage Foundation, Nov. 6 during the American Angus Association’s (AAA) Awards Recognition Dinner, at the 2022 Angus Convention in Salt Lake City, Utah.

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FFA members – Current and past FFA members mingled at the Wyoming FFA Foundation Blue Jeans Ball.

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“It was a bit of a smaller crowd this year, not by much, but they were a really fun and engaged crowd,” says Anderson. “There were a lot of different people we haven’t ever met before or haven’t engaged with in a while.”

“I really enjoyed this year because there were lots of faces I had never had the opportunity to meet,” she adds. “It was a different crowd than we typically see and it was really enjoyable.”

Wyoming FFA representation Past and present Wyoming FFA members played important roles in this year’s Blue Jeans Ball.

Randol’s Southern BBQ Pit, based out of Powell and owned and operated by 2022 State FFA Star in Agribusiness Randol Hayes, provided catering services for dinner, and the Wyoming Pork Producers Council sponsored the pork portion of the dinner.

“Randol started the project when he was 13 years old as a junior high FFA member, and it has grown into a pretty successful barbecue business, so that was one of the things I was most excited about,” says Anderson.

Lacey Nelson, a ranchraised Wyoming native and past Wyoming FFA state officer of the Ten Sleep FFA, performed live entertainment at the event. Nelson writes and performs her own original music and is a self-taught guitarist and natural poet.

“We have never done live entertainment before, so it was a really neat addition,” says Anderson.

For more information on the Wyoming FFA Foundation, visit wyoffafoundation. com. The next Blue Jeans Ball will be held in September of 2023 in Casper.

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

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Applications are being accepted until March 10, 2023, for the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) 2023 Environmental Stewardship Award.

Established in 1991, the Environmental Stewardship Award Program (ESAP) annually recognizes outstanding stewardship practices and conservation achievements of cattle producers across the nation.

“Cattle producers, as individuals and as an industry, are actively working to protect and improve the environment, because they know environmental stewardship and good business go hand-in-hand,” said NCBA President Don Schiefelbein. “A common trait among all ESAP winners is the desire to leave the land in better condition for future generations and inspire the next generation of land stewards.”

Any individual, group or organization is eligible to nominate one individual or business raising or feeding cattle. Individuals and families may not nominate themselves, although nominees may be involved in the preparation of the application. Past nominees are encouraged to resubmit applications; however, previous winners may not reapply.

Along with a typed application, one nomination letter and three letters of recommendation highlighting the nominee’s leadership in conservation are required.

Nominees do not have to be members of NCBA, but should support the objectives of their state and national organization.

Award winners are selected by a committee of representatives from universities, conservation organizations as well as federal and state agencies. For guidance, the judges consider the management of water, wildlife, vegetation, air and soil along with leadership abilities and the sustainability of the business.

Seven regional winners will be recognized at the 2024 Cattle Industry Convention in Orlando, Fla., in February 2024, and the national winner will be announced at the Celebration of America’s Land Stewards Event in Washington, D.C., in spring 2024. Travel and registration are provided by ESAP for winners.

The ESAP is an initiative of the NCBA and the National Cattlemen’s Foundation, and is funded by Corteva Agriscience, McDonald’s and the Natural Resources Conservation Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture along with a partnership with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

For more information and to download the nomination packet, visit environmentalstewardship.org.

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WEED & PEST COUNCIL Sen. Barrasso honored with 2022 NAISMA Special Recognition Award Cheyenne – Sen. John Barrasso (R-WY) was honored with a 2022 North American Invasive Species Management Association (NAISMA) Special Recognition Award on Nov. 10.

According to NAISMA, this award goes to an organization or individual who, through a specific act or group of acts, helped amplify NAISMA’s mission.

Wyoming Weed and Pest Council (WWPC) is a partner with NAISMA, working together to prevent detrimental impacts of invasive species in Wyoming and throughout the country.

Since his appointment in 2007, Barrasso has been a strong advocate for WWPC and its work. He continuously engages in discussions and hearings of invasive species with his congressional colleagues.

Additionally, he’s pro-

vided his time creating several television and radio announcements for WWPC on invasive weeds to build awareness.

“We are very fortunate in Wyoming to have a senator who understands the issues related to invasive species and works tirelessly to address them,” said Weed and Pest Coordinator Slade Franklin for the Wyoming Department of Agriculture, who nominated Barrasso for the award.

Not only has Barrasso brought attention to invasive species through public service announcements and hearings, but he’s also acted through legislation. His efforts include the following: Introduced bill S.2240, the Federal Lands Invasive Species Control, Prevention, and Management Act; introduced bipartisan bill S.268, the Wildlife Innovation

and Longevity Driver Act (WILD Act); and worked to include WILD Act language in S.47 Natural Resource Management Act as signed into law by former President Trump on March 12, 2019.

“I believe his efforts have transcended Wyoming and has had a meaningful impact on the country,” Franklin said.

Barrasso has made significant and impactful differences which have helped Wyoming, other states, federal agencies and NAISMA membership. WWPC is honored to nominate and congratulate Barrasso for his award.

For information about WWPC, visit wyoweed.org, Facebook or Twitter.

This article is courtesy of the Wyoming Weed and Pest Council (WWPC).

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Proper disposal urged State regulations regarding transport and disposal of big game carcasses in Wyoming are in place to help limit the environmental spread of chronic wasting disease.

There are three dumpsters available during November in the Sheridan Region to facilitate the proper disposal of big game carcasses.

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is providing a dumpster at Mosier Gulch on Highway 16 above

Buffalo and at the Dry Creek Petrified Tree Environmental Education Area east of Buffalo.

A third dumpster is in place at the pullout between Dayton and Ranchester on U.S. Highway 14.

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The landfill in Buffalo accepts big game carcasses for a nominal fee, based on weight, ranging from three dollars to $10.

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November 7 – 1,801 Head • Lt. CF $8-$10 higher, med wt. $3-$4 higher November 10 – 390 Head • Breds steady, Cows $1-$2 lower, bulls $1-$2 lower BULL CALVES St. Clair, Stanford - Crowheart 3 Blk Bull Clvs, avg. 398#..........$23250 Nicol, Bob - Fort Washakie 2 Blk Bull Clvs, avg. 458#..........$20500 BULLS Washakie, Jeremey - Fort Washakie 1 Blk Bull, 1435# ..........................$9150 Otter Creek Grazing Assoc - Ten Sleep 1 Blk Bull, 1645# ..........................$9150 1 Blk Bull, 1680# ..........................$8850 Hay Creek Land & Cattle - Thermopolis 1 Blk Bull, 1870# ..........................$9000 1 Blk Bull, 1590# ..........................$8750 1 Blk Bull, 1930# ..........................$8650 1 Blk Bull, 1825# ..........................$8650 1 Blk Bull, 1900# ..........................$8600 1 Blk Bull, 1990# ..........................$8500 Hampton Sheep Co. - Worland 1 Blk Bull, 1595# ..........................$9000 Casciato, Joseph - Thermopolis 1 Red Bull, 1715# ........................$8750 Barent, Dean - Worland 1 Red Bull, 1920# ........................$8700 Lyman Ranch Co. - Ten Sleep 1 Blk Bull, 2005# ..........................$8650 Kittlemann, Gaylord - Shell 1 Blk Bull, 1915# ..........................$8500 BRED COWS V Cross Cattle Co. - Kemmerer 8 BWF Bred Cows, 3-4 YO ..$1600/Hd. 13 Blk Bred Cows, 5-6 YO ...$1425/Hd. 22 Blk Bred Cows, SM .........$1210/Hd. 13 Blk Bred Cows, ST ..........$1025/Hd. Shumard, Brian - Powell 4 Red Bred Cows, 3-4 YO ...$1600/Hd. COWS Mead, Mary - Jackson 4 Blk Cows, avg. 1331#...............$8400 1 Blk Cow, 1165# .........................$7700 1 Blk Cow, 1430#.........................$7450 3 BWF Cows, avg. 1423# ...........$7350 1 Blk Cow, 1195# .........................$6600 2 BWF Cows, avg. 1255# ...........$6500 V Cross Cattle Co. - Kemmerer 1 Blk Cow, 1060#.........................$8250 1 Blk Cow, 1440#.........................$7750 1 Blk Cow, 1510#.........................$7650 1 Blk Cow, 1295#.........................$7600 1 Blk Cow, 1485#.........................$7550 1 Blk Cow, 1385#.........................$7500 2 Blk Cows, avg. 1328#...............$7300 Brennan, Dalton - Powell 1 Blk Cow, 1725#.........................$7850 Larsen Ranch Co. - Meeteetse 1 Blk Cow, 1570#.........................$7850 1 Blk Cow, 1600#.........................$7600 1 Blk Cow, 1500#.........................$7500 2 Blk Cows, avg. 1430#...............$7450 1 Blk Cow, 1625#.........................$7400 3 Blk Cows, avg. 1270#...............$7350 1 Blk Cow, 1315#.........................$6550 Lester, Dana - Evanston 1 Blk Cow, 1090#.........................$7800 Meeker, Westley - Greybull 1 Blk Cow, 1570#.........................$7800 Lyman Ranch Co. - Ten Sleep 1 Blk Cow, 1460#.........................$7750 1 Blk Cow, 1600#.........................$7550 1 Blk Cow, 1580#.........................$7450 1 Blk Cow, 1480#.........................$7300 1 Blk Cow, 1625#.........................$6500 Risch, Jediah - Ten Sleep 1 Blk Cow, 1535#.........................$7750 1 Blk Cow, 1545#.........................$7400 Lewton, Kent - Ten Sleep 1 Blk Cow, 1400#.........................$7650 1 Blk Cow, 1425#.........................$7550 2 Blk Cows, avg. 1340#...............$7350 Fox Ranch at Spring Creek - Salt Lake 1 Blk Cow, 1195# .........................$7500 1 Blk Cow, 1305#.........................$7450 1 Blk Cow, 1515#.........................$7350 Kittlemann, Gaylord - Shell 1 Blk Cow, 1360#.........................$7500 Nielson, Hunter - Worland 2 Blk Cows, avg. 1350#...............$7500 Hinckley Ranch Inc. - Shell 1 Blk Cow, 1720#.........................$7400 Fink, Ray - Lovell 1 Blk Cow, 1465#.........................$7400 Geis, Marcus - Worland 1 Blk Cow, 1470#.........................$7350 1 Blk Cow, 1480#.........................$7300 2 Blk Cows, avg. 1240#...............$6450 Greer Land & Livestock - Hyattville 1 Red Cow, 1310# .......................$7250 Scolari, Shawn - Thermopolis 2 Blk Cows, avg. 1318#...............$7200 Blackhat LLC - Cody 1 Red Cow, 1155# .......................$7100 Emerson, James - Worland 2 Blk Cows, avg. 1238#...............$6900 Frias, Ramon - Powell 1 Blk Cow, 1245#.........................$6800 SLS Cattle Co. - Meeteetse 1 Blk Cow, 1070#.........................$6600 1 Blk Cow, 1005#.........................$6500 Geis, Nick - Worland 1 Blk Cow, 1430#.........................$6400 HEIFERETTES Mead, Mary - Jackson 4 Blk Hfrettes, avg. 1076# ......... $11300 3 Blk Hfrettes, avg. 1132# .........$10500 Risch, Jediah - Ten Sleep 1 Blk Hfrette, 985# .....................$10100

SLS Cattle Co. - Meeteetse 1 Blk Hfrette, 875# .......................$9900 3 Blk Hfrettes, avg. 898# .............$9700 Bonita Ranch LLC - Ten Sleep 1 Blk Hfrette, 940# .......................$9800 Lyman Ranch Co. - Ten Sleep 1 Blk Hfrette, 1005# .....................$9700 V Cross Cattle Co. - Kemmerer 1 Blk Hfrette, 885# .......................$9700 Hampton Sheep Co. - Worland 1 Blk Hfrette, 960# .......................$9600 HEIFER CALVES Alexander, Laurie - Crowheart 11 Blk Hfr Clvs, avg. 379# .........$22400 15 Blk Hfr Clvs, avg. 524#.........$18500 10 Blk Hfr Clvs, avg. 578#.........$17500 14 Blk Hfr Clvs, avg. 477#.........$16000 Nicol, Bob - Fort Washakie 5 Blk Hfr Clvs, avg. 317# ...........$22000 27 Blk Hfr Clvs, avg. 436#.........$20000 50 Blk Hfr Clvs, avg. 508#.........$18900 7 Blk Hfr Clvs, avg. 578# ...........$17650 Bjornestad Land & Cattle - Manderson 10 Blk Hfr Clvs, avg. 404#.........$21400 47 Blk Hfr Clvs, avg. 517#.........$19500 17 Blk Hfr Clvs, avg. 596#.........$17600 Bain, Joy or Joe - Hyattville 5 BWF Hfr Clvs, avg. 340#........$21250 6 BWF Hfr Clvs, avg. 407#........$20600 11 BWF Hfr Clvs, avg. 519#......$18300 8 BWF Hfr Clvs, avg. 548#........$17400 6 Hfrd Hfr Clvs, avg. 478# .........$17100 Turnell Cattle Co. - Meeteetse 3 Red/Blk Hfr Clvs, avg. 305# ...$21250 12 Blk Hfr Clvs, avg. 369#.........$20000 10 Blk Hfr Clvs, avg. 514#.........$17800 Trosper, Truman - Fort Washakie 4 BWF Hfr Clvs, avg. 346#........$20800 13 BWF Hfr Clvs, avg. 446# .....$19050 10 BWF Hfr Clvs, avg. 525# .....$18500 McCumber, Donald - Thermopolis 11 BWF Hfr Clvs, avg. 370#......$20750 16 Blk Hfr Clvs, avg. 488#.........$18650 Skorcv, Brian - Farson 2 Blk Hfr Clvs, avg. 398# ...........$20500 2 Blk Hfr Clvs, avg. 468# ...........$18800 2 Blk Hfr Clvs, avg. 590# ...........$17200 V Cross Cattle Co. - Kemmerer 14 Blk Hfr Clvs, avg. 338#.........$20500 13 Blk Hfr Clvs, avg. 419#.........$19750 4 RWF Hfr Clvs, avg. 479# .......$18400 Mueller, Terry - Shell 3 BWF Hfr Clvs, avg. 340#........$20500 Barnard, Joel - Lovell 2 Blk Hfr Clvs, avg. 350# ...........$20250 Lara, Dustin - Worland 2 Blk Hfr Clvs, avg. 410# ...........$20000 Whitt, Star - Big Timber 6 Blk Hfr Clvs, avg. 438# ...........$20000 Emerson, James - Worland 2 BWF Hfr Clvs, avg. 428#........$19250 2 BWF Hfr Clvs, avg. 588#........$17200 SLS Cattle Co. - Meeteetse 10 Blk Hfr Clvs, avg. 375#.........$19150 16 Blk Hfr Clvs, avg. 476#.........$18600 Grey Bull Land & Cattle - Meeteetse 10 Blk Hfr Clvs, avg. 521#.........$18500 Campbell Inc. - Thermopolis 8 Blk Hfr Clvs, avg. 518# ...........$18450 E Spear LLC - Riverton 28 Blk Hfr Clvs, avg. 542#.........$18350 4 Blk Hfr Clvs, avg. 583# ...........$18100 5 BWF Hfr Clvs, avg. 606#........$17100 Martinez Ranch LLC - Thermopolis 5 Blk Hfr Clvs, avg. 474# ...........$18000 15 Blk Hfr Clvs, avg. 563#.........$17700 Denvir, Margaret - Cody 2 Blk Hfr Clvs, avg. 498# ...........$18000 Frias, Ramon - Powell 5 Blk Hfr Clvs, avg. 564# ...........$17900 2 Blk Hfr Clvs, avg. 668# ...........$16900 Shumway, Leroy - Thermopolis 26 Blk Hfr Clvs, avg. 573#.........$17800 7 Blk Hfr Clvs, avg. 669# ...........$16900 Causey, James - Cody 2 RWF Hfr Clvs, avg. 530# .......$17700 Heinze Ranch Ltd Part - Thermopolis 4 Blk Hfr Clvs, avg. 614# ...........$17400 Mascaro, Justin - Ten Sleep 2 BWF Hfr Clvs, avg. 570#........$17200 Cannon, Jim - Powell 2 Blk Hfr Clvs, avg. 583# ...........$17200 Triplett, Jennifer - Basin 2 Blk Hfr Clvs, avg. 453# ...........$16800 Dooley, Mark - Worland 2 Blk Hfr Clvs, avg. 578# ...........$16800 1 Blk Hfr Clvs, avg. 730# ...........$15200 Allen, Travis - Thermopolis 5 Blk Hfr Clvs, avg. 595# ...........$16400 Miller, Jacob - Worland 2 Blk Hfr Clvs, avg. 610# ...........$15100 Fink, Ray - Lovell 5 CharX Hfr Clvs, avg. 762# .....$15000 M & M Bennett Live Trust - Manderson 7 Hfrd Hfr Clvs, avg. 584# .........$15000 STEER CALVES Galloway, Clayton - Manderson 8 RWF Str Clvs, avg. 360#........$25000 16 Blk Str Clvs, avg. 375# .........$24975 27 BWF Str Clvs, avg. 458#......$23085 10 Red Str Clvs, avg. 456# .......$22300 6 Blk Str Clvs, avg. 539# ...........$20250 3 RWF Str Clvs, avg. 538#........$20000 Schlattman, Dean - Greybull 3 Red/Blk Str Clvs, avg. 375# ...$25000 6 Red/Blk Str Clvs, avg. 477# ...$22250

9 Red Str Clvs, avg. 528# .........$20300 9 Red/Blk Str Clvs, avg. 579# ...$19000 Nicol, Bob - Fort Washakie 5 Blk Str Clvs, avg. 356# ...........$25000 14 Blk Str Clvs, avg. 513# .........$21550 40 BWF Str Clvs, avg. 582#......$20150 12 Blk Str Clvs, avg. 683# .........$18475 3 BWF Str Clvs, avg. 853#........$16500 St. Clair, Stanford - Crowheart 1 BWF Str Clvs, avg. 370#........$25000 12 Blk Str Clvs, avg. 554# .........$19800 14 Blk Str Clvs, avg. 620# .........$18800 Bjornestad Land & Cattle - Manderson 2 Blk Str Clvs, avg. 335# ...........$24000 29 Blk Str Clvs, avg. 490# .........$22475 42 Blk Str Clvs, avg. 564# .........$20550 28 Blk Str Clvs, avg. 633# .........$19250 Bain, Joy or Joe - Hyattville 8 BWF Str Clvs, avg. 406#........$24000 33 Blk Str Clvs, avg. 511# .........$21400 11 RWF Str Clvs, avg. 490#......$21050 4 RWF Str Clvs, avg. 606#........$18600 3 BWF Str Clvs, avg. 633#........$18000 SLS Cattle Co. - Meeteetse 9 Blk Str Clvs, avg. 392# ...........$23750 V Cross Cattle Co. - Kemmerer 28 Blk Str Clvs, avg. 416# .........$23700 5 Blk Str Clvs, avg. 671# ...........$17800 E Spear LLC - Riverton 10 Blk Str Clvs, avg. 464# .........$23075 McCumber, Donald - Thermopolis 9 Blk Str Clvs, avg. 428# ...........$22700 3 BWF Str Clvs, avg. 585#........$18200 Campbell Inc. - Thermopolis 2 Blk Str Clvs, avg. 475# ...........$22675 14 Blk Str Clvs, avg. 659# .........$18750 Alexander, Laurie - Crowheart 11 Blk Str Clvs, avg. 455# .........$22400 30 Blk Str Clvs, avg. 582# .........$19350 8 Blk Str Clvs, avg. 637# ...........$19050 Mettes, Rick - Cowley 10 Blk Str Clvs, avg. 390# .........$22100 Frias, Ramon - Powell 4 Blk Str Clvs, avg. 470# ...........$22000 3 Blk Str Clvs, avg. 575# ...........$19250 7 Blk Str Clvs, avg. 601# ...........$18600 Trosper, Truman - Fort Washakie 6 Blk Str Clvs, avg. 419# ...........$22000 8 BWF Str Clvs, avg. 534#........$19700 12 BWF Str Clvs, avg. 594#......$18900 Turnell Cattle Co. - Meeteetse 15 Blk Str Clvs, avg. 470# .........$21600 Webber, Landis - Thermopolis 6 Hfrd Str Clvs, avg. 489# .........$21000 5 Hfrd Str Clvs, avg. 562# .........$18300 Causey, James - Cody 1 BWF Str Calf, 525#.................$20700 Shumway, Leroy - Thermopolis 14 Blk Str Clvs, avg. 549# .........$20300 43 Blk Str Clvs, avg. 613# .........$19300 5 Blk Str Clvs, avg. 682# ...........$18400 5 Blk Str Clvs, avg. 695# ...........$18100 Martinez Ranch LLC - Thermopolis 8 Blk Str Clvs, avg. 542# ...........$19850 9 Blk Str Clvs, avg. 618# ...........$18700 Heinze Ranch Ltd Part - Thermopolis 7 Blk Str Clvs, avg. 591# ...........$19300 3 Blk Str Clvs, avg. 625# ...........$19100 Emerson, James - Worland 10 BWF Str Clvs, avg. 605#......$19000 4 BWF Str Clvs, avg. 609#........$18600 Friday, Dionne - Fort Washakie 5 Blk Str Clvs, avg. 568# ...........$19000 Lara, Dustin - Worland 3 Blk Str Clvs, avg. 510# ...........$18900 Whitt, Slim - Thermopolis 6 Blk Str Clvs, avg. 541# ...........$18700 4 Blk Str Clvs, avg. 566# ...........$18500 Grey Bull Land & Cattle - Meeteetse 6 Blk Str Clvs, avg. 590# ...........$18700 Kennedy, Carol - Lovell 2 Red Str Clvs, avg. 620# .........$18600 Mascaro, Justin - Ten Sleep 10 BWF Str Clvs, avg. 624#......$18500 Skorcv, Brian - Farson 6 Blk Str Clvs, avg. 620# ...........$18200 Barnard, Joel - Lovell 2 Red Str Clvs, avg. 595# .........$18200 5 Blk Str Clvs, avg. 630# ...........$18100 M & M Bennett Live Trust - Manderson 7 Hfrd Str Clvs, avg. 633# .........$17900 Wagers, Joe - Meeteetse 1 CharX Str Calf, 715# ..............$17700 Miller, Jacob - Worland 5 Blk Str Clvs, avg. 595# ...........$17600 5 Blk Str Clvs, avg. 685# ...........$16800 Fink, Ray - Lovell 3 CharX Str Clvs, avg. 713#......$17000

• Upcoming Sales • Nov. 17 – Weigh-Up Special w/ All Class Cattle, Sheep & Goat Nov. 21 – Monday Bawl of the Fall Feeder Special • with All Class Cattle Nov. 24 – No Sale • Happy Thanksgiving!

Dec. 1 – Bred Cow Special w/ All Class Cattle Dec. 5 – Monday Bawl of the Fall Feeder Special • Feeder cattle only

Danny Vigil • Nor ther n Livestock Represenative

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CALENDAR

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

EVENTS Nov. 13-27 Nov. 14-15 Nov. 16 Nov. 17

Nov. 17-18 Nov. 18-19 Nov. 19-21 Nov. 20 Dec. 5-8 Dec. 10-12 Dec. 13

Dec. 13 Dec. 16 Jan. 6-11 Jan. 7-22 Jan. 18-21 Jan. 20-21

Cheyenne Livestock Expo, Archer Events Center, Cheyenne. For more information, visit cheyennelivestockexpo.com.

Wyoming Agriculture, State and Public Lands and Water Resources Committee Meeting, Douglas. For more information, call 307-777-7881.

Wyoming Game and Fish Department Open House, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Regional Office, Cody.

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

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

Rocky Mountain Farmers Union Convention, Greeley, Colo. For more information, visit rmfu.org.

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

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

2022 Wyoming Natural Resource Rendezvous, Ramkota Hotel and Conference Center, Casper. For more information and to register, visit wysga.org.

South Dakota State University Shearing School, Brookings, S.D. For more information, visit sdstate.edu/agriculture-food-environmental-sciences/ animal-science/sheep-shearing-school.

Pinedale Anticline Project Office Meeting, 3:30-5 p.m., Elk Conference Room at the Wyoming Game and Fish Department Office, Cheyenne. For an agenda, visit wy.blm.gov/jio-papo. For more information, contact Tracy Hoover at thoover@blm.gov or 307-367-5342.

Natrona County Predator Management District Annual Meeting, 1 p.m., ARLC Building, Casper. For more information, e-mail ncpmd1@charter.net.

New Mexico Cattle Growers’ Association Legacy Awards Dinner and Dance, 7 p.m., Hotel Albuquerque in Old Town, Albuquerque, N.M. For more information and to register, visit nmagriculture.org.

American Farm Bureau 2023 Convention, San Juan, Puerto Rico. For more information, visit annualconvention.fb.org.

National Western Stock Show, Denver, Colo. For more information, visit nationalwestern.com.

2022 American Sheep Industry Annual Convention, Fort Worth, Texas.

For more information, visit sheepusa.org.

Wyoming Farm Bureau Young Farmers and Ranchers 2023 Conference, Pinedale. For more information, visit wyfb.org or call 307-532-2002.

SALES Nov. 13 Nov. 17 Nov. 17 Nov. 19 Nov. 19 Nov. 19 Nov. 19 Nov. 19 Nov. 20 Nov. 22 Nov. 26 Nov. 28 Nov. 29 Nov. 29 Nov. 30

Catalog & Open Horse Sale, Gordon Livestock Market, Gordon, Neb., 308282-9998, 308-282-1171, gordonlivestock.com K2 Red Angus Fall Female Sale, at the ranch, Wheatland, 307-331-2917, k2redangus.com Largent and Sons “Prime World” Sale, at the ranch, Kaycee, 307-7382443, 307-267-3229, largentandsons.com Redland Angus Annual Production Sale, Buffalo Livestock Auction, Buffalo, 307-250-1548, redlandangus.com Pharo Cattle Company Sale, Three Forks, Mont., 800-311-0995, pharocattle.com Amdahl Angus and Hereford Annual Fall Bull and Female Sale, at the ranch, Rapid City, S.D., 605-929-3717, 605-999-6487, amdahlangus.com Hollow Top Angus Production Sale, Montana Livestock Auction, Ramsay, Mont., 406-223-5078, hollowtopangus.com Heart of the Herd Bred Cow & Heifer Sale, Lewistown Livestock Auction, Lewistown, Mont., 406-535-3535, lewistownlivestock.com The Wyoming Angus Association 12th Annual Wyoming Select Female Sale, Archer Events Center, Cheyenne, 307-216-0090, 307-630-1539, wyomingangus.org Paint Rock Angus Annual Fall Sale, at the ranch, Hyattville, 307-469-2206, 307-271-2000, 307-272-5332, 307-578-7392, paintrockangus.com 308-2829998, 308-282-1171 Vermilion Ranch Fall Performance Sale, Public Auction Yards, Billings, Mont., 406-670-0078, 406-672-5844, vermilionangus.com Stevenson’s Diamond Dot 62nd Annual Fall Production Sale, at the ranch, Hobson, Mont., 406-366-9023, 406-374-2250, stevensonsdiamonddot.com Ward Livestock Red White & Blue Bull Sale, at the ranch, Laramie, 307399-9863 Western Video Market, Silver Legacy, Reno, Nev., 530-347-3793, wvmcattle.com 40th Annual Utah Cattlemen’s Classic All Breed Bull Sale, Utah State Fairgrounds, Salt Lake City, Utah, 801-857-0490

SALES Nov. 30 Dec. 1 Dec. 3 Dec. 3 Dec. 3 Dec. 3 Dec. 8 Dec. 8 Dec. 9 Dec. 12 Dec. 13 Dec. 14 Dec. 16 Dec. 16 Jan. 14 Jan. 17 Jan. 27

Harward Farms Auction, Springville, Utah, 208-431-3405, 801-369-4221, vantassellauction.com Sitz Angus 57th Annual Fall Sale, at the ranch, Harrison, Mont., 406-6835277, 406-581-6448, 208-670-2364, sitzangus.com Pharo Cattle Company Sale, Valentine, Neb., 800-311-0995, pharocattle.com Leachman Cattle of Colorado High Altitude Sale, Location: TBD, 970568-3983, leachman.com Pyramid Beef Annual Production Sale, at the ranch, Spearfish, S.D., 605254-4872, 605-645-1630, pyramidbeef.net T-Heart Ranch High Altitude Female Sale, at the ranch, LaGarita, Colo., 719-850-3082, 719-850-3083, t-heartranch.com ZumBrunnen Angus Combined Bull & Female Sale, at the ranch, Lusk, 307-334-2265, 307-216-0198, zbangus.com The Berry’s Herefords Annual Bull Sale, at the ranch, Cheyenne, 307-6345178 and 307-630-7944 Bowman Cattle Ranch-Ready Rugged 2-Year-Old Bull Sale, Sugar Valley Stockyards, Gering, Neb., 307-287-6503, 307-575-4992, bowmancattle.com Cross Diamond Cattle Company Annual Production Sale, at the ranch, Bertrand, Neb., 308-991-2452, 308-991-6806, crossdiamondcattle.com Rock Lake Angus Production Sale, at the ranch, Wheatland, 307-3311175, rocklakeangus.com Shipwheel Cattle Company 14th Annual Bull Sale, at the ranch, Chinook, Mont., 406-357-2492, shipwheelcattle.com Bobcat Angus 18th Annual Production Sale, Western Livestock Auction, Great Falls, Mont., 406-937-5858, 406-788-3272, 406-788-3244, bobcatangus.com 5L Red Angus Profit $eeker Winter Sale, at the ranch, Sheridan, Mont., 406-842-5693, 406-596-1204, 5lredangus.com Rafter T Angus Annual Bull Sale, Buffalo Livestock Marketing, Buffalo, 307-736-2415, 307-299-4569, raftertangus.com Ken Haas Angus 42nd Annual Right Combination Bull Sale, at the ranch, LaGrange, 307-834-2356, kenhaasangus.com McConnell Angus Bull & Female Sale, at the ranch, Dix, Neb., 308-2355187, 308-230-0430, 970-215-3204, mcconnellangus.com

POSTCARD from the Past

Compiled by Dick Perue rrichardperue@gmail.com

Excellent Sermon to the G.A.R. Veterans Thus read an article in the May 27, 1914 issue of the Laramie Republican.

Rev. C. A. Wright, pastor of the Methodist church, delivered an excellent sermon yesterday at the Presbyterian church to the veterans of the Civil War, the W.R.C. and a church full of friends.

The sermon was on the subject, “Lest We Forget,” the preacher taking the Children of Israel as the chosen and showing by their wandering how they came to the promised land.

He urged even the veterans of the war not to think they had accomplished all in life, but they should push forward, accomplishing other things in life and doing other work planned for them.

The music for the occasion was quite inspiring.

The members of Custer Post and Custer W.R.C. marched to the church in a body, the large flag used at the Baptist church having been loaned for the day, the post flag being locked in the post room, which none present were able to unlock.

The day was fine.

Veterans Day History and Facts Veterans Day was originally called Armistice Day because it marked the one year anniversary of the temporary cessation of hostilities between the Allied nations and Germany during World War I. The armistice went into effect at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918.

In 1926, Congress passed a resolution to make Veterans Day an annual occurrence, but it didn’t become a federal holiday until 1938.

In 1954, President Dwight D. Eisenhower changed the name from Armistice Day to Veterans Day so it would honor all veterans rather than commemorate the end of a single war.

Officially, Veterans Day is always Nov. 11, but holiday office closures may shift when Veterans Day lands on a weekend. If Nov. 11 is a Sunday, businesses may observe the holiday the following day.

If it lands on a Saturday, businesses might close on Friday instead.

While Memorial Day honors Americans who died in the line of duty, Veterans Day commemorates all Americans who have served their country honorably, both living and deceased.

No, “Veterans Day” without the apostrophe is not a grammatical error.

According to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, the holiday doesn’t belong to veterans, in which case it would be Veterans’ Day, but is “a day for honoring all veterans.”

Though some schools close on Veterans Day, there is no standard rule for all educational institutions in the country. Local school boards make the determination for public schools, while officials at private schools, colleges and uni-

versities decide whether to hold classes on Nov. 11.

Most American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars posts celebrate Veterans Day with some type of observance.

In Saratoga, all veterans are invited to dinner Nov. 12, hosted by Angus England Post 54, the Auxiliary and the Sons of the Legion. A special program relating the history of a WWII prisoner of war camp at Ryan Park will be presented by Air Force Veteran Dick Perue.

Richard Angus England was one of the first Carbon County men to enlist in the armed services at the outbreak of World War I and was the first Upper North Platte River Valley serviceman killed in the conflict.

Under the headline “GAVE LIFE FOR HIS COUNTRY,” an article in the Dec. 19, 1918 issue of The Saratoga Sun sadly noted, “Angus England . . . was killed in action on battle front in France Oct. 3.” He was a member of Company M, 41st Division, of the Army of the U.S. Angus England Post 54, American Legion, is named in his honor. Photo from the Dick Perue/Bob Martin collection. Historical Reproductions by Perue

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MARKETS

LIVE CATTLE FUTURES SETT PRICE

Month

Compiled from USDA Market News Service information and other sources

Location Volume PAY 11-9

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

Steers Heifers

Over 800 Sltr Bull May 24, Sltr 2019 Cows

Stock Cows Pairs

234-305 111-232.50

188-272 140-208

116-210.50 165-198.50

166-194 156-177

165-180 173.50

121-174 141-155

74.50-102 48-83

62-118

218-237.50 200-205

192-223 171-206

187.50-201.50 175-183.50

163-182.50 159-167.50

150-178 143.50-173.50

143-158 154-162.50

81-91.50 51.50-87.50

$1185-$1300

Crawford 11-4 5449

230-235 200

195-240 174-210.50

183-224 157-192

171-260.50 160-180

171-190.50

Riverton 11-8 5848

219-297.50 200-235

180-246 190-224

177-223 172-204

170-190.50 166-170.50

161 172.50

162-176

83-96.50 69.50-95

Torrington 11-9 10462

254-272 205-232

212-255 186-212

191-223 170-287

156-204 161-180

174-185 165-188

158.50-179 165-182

93-101 67-95

107-132

St. Onge 11-5

217.50-252 167.50-231

186-250 171-212

174-241 167-206

170.50-203.10 146-197.75

172-192.25 152-179.50

184 170.50

94.50-131 62.50-84

$1800-$2150

Big Horn Basin 11-10 2191

221-250 191.50-224

210-240 160-214

176-215.50 150-195

168-193 151-174

170 152

165

85-91.50 64-84

$1025-$1600

Billings 11-10 4859

250-308 195-240

204-261 172-233

168-215 150-191.50

164-199.50 151-196

168-188.50 156-196

157.50-192 172-187

Buffalo 11-9 1066

215-239 214

220.50-235.50 176.50-213

184-216 163-185

167.50-190 172

6160

Centennial 11-10

92-99.50 57-69

69-96 44-84.50

PAYS Centennial St. Onge

Volume

Feeder Lambs

Slaughter Lambs

Stock Ewes

+1.13 +0.15 +0.20 +0.62 +0.90

SETT PRICE

Month

Week Prev

This Week

178.00 179.43 181.78 184.75 187.30

178.63 181.70 183.80 186.95 189.55

NOVEMBER JANUARY MARCH APRIL MAY

Change +0.63 +2.27 +2.02 +2.20 +2.25

SETT PRICE

Month

Week Prev

This Week

8.40 8.60 8.70 8.71

8.03 8.26 8.37 8.43

DECEMBER MARCH MAY JULY

Change -0.37 -0.34 -0.33 -0.28

CORN FUTURES SETT PRICE

Month

Week Prev

This Week

6.79 6.85 6.85 6.79

6.53 6.59 6.59 6.55

DECEMBER MARCH MAY JULY Slaughter Bucks

Change -0.26 -0.26 -0.26 -0.24

OATS FUTURES SETT PRICE

No Report 1474

153.08 155.03 158.50 154.65 154.63

FEEDER CATTLE FUTURES

61-123

82-93 64.50-85

Slaughter Ewes

151.95 154.88 158.30 154.03 153.73

Change

WHEAT FUTURES

WEEKLY SHEEP AUCTIONS Auction

This Week

DECEMBER FEBRUARY APRIL JUNE AUGUST

FOR THE WEEK ENDING NOVEMBER 11, 2022 WEEKLY CATTLE AUCTIONS

Week Prev

Month 160-200

145-242.50

50-155

62.50-170

No Report

Daily Grower Bids Region Price US #2 Yellow Corn Southeast WY 7.0825-7.5325 US #1 HRWW Southeast WY 8.5525-8.7525 US #1 Black Beans Min-Dak 40-42/cwt US #1 Dark Red Kidney Beans Min-Dak 45-49/cwt #1 Great Northern Beans Den-Rate 40/cwt #1 Light Red Kidney Beans Den-Rate 50/cwt Min-Dak 46-52.50/cwt US #1 Pea (Navy) Beans Min-Dak 38/cwt US #1 Pinto Beans Den Rate 36-37/cwt Min-Dak 34-35/cwt Source: USDA AMS Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News, Torrington Source: USDA AMS Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News, Greeley, CO National Sheep Summary As of November 4, 2022 Compared to last week slaughter lambs sold mostly steady to 15.00 higher. Slaughter ewes were mostly steady to 20.00 higher. Feeder lambs were 4.00-30.00 higher with advance on light lambs. At San Angelo, TX 5,000 head sold. Equity Cooperative Auction sold 950 feeder lambs and 275 slaughter ewes in Wyoming. In direct trading slaughter ewes and feeder lambs not tested. 2,572 lamb carcasses traded with no trend due to confidentiality. All sheep sold per hundred weight (CWT) unless specified.

Slaughter Lambs: Choice and Prime 2-3 San Angelo: wooled and shorn 105-135 lbs 120.00-153.00; 165 lbs 118.00.

Ft. Collins: wooled and shorn 100-150 lbs 136.00-200.00.

South Dakota: wooled and shorn 100-145 lbs 111.00-122.00, few 125.00; 150-160 lbs 106.00-117.00.

Billings: wooled and shorn 100-140 lbs 105.00-122.50.

Slaughter Lambs: Choice and Prime 1-2 San Angelo: hair 40-60 lbs 299.00-330.00, few 340.00; 60-70 lbs 263.00-316.00, few 320.00-337.00; 70-80 lbs 220.00276.00, few 307.00; 80-90 lbs 215.00-247.00; 90-110 lbs 175.00-220.00, few 223.00-235.00. wooled and shorn 60-70 lbs 286.00-296.00; 72 lbs 229.00; 93 lbs 179.00; 100-105 lbs 179.00-180.00.

Ft. Collins: wooled and shorn 61 lbs 197.50; 70-80 lbs 157.50-187.50; 80-90 lbs 147.50-202.50; 90-100 lbs 170.00192.50. hair 60-70 lbs 187.50-242.50; 70-80 lbs 180.00210.00; 90-100 lbs 158.00-187.50.

South Dakota: wooled and shorn 58 lbs 175.00; 60-70 lbs 255.00-265.00; 70-80 lbs 190.00-235.00; 80-90 lbs 170.00190.00; 90-100 lbs 109.00-135.00, few 150.00-170.00. hair 63 lbs 245.00; 70-80 lbs 145.00-160.00, few 235.00; 80-90 lbs 105.00200.00; 91 lbs 128.00.

Billings: wooled and shorn 49 lbs 160.00; 60-70 lbs 176.00195.00; 70-80 lbs 147.00-187.00; 80-90 lbs 124.00-156.00; 90100 lbs 121.50-132.00. hair 52 lbs 191.00; 60-70 lbs 169.00196.00; 71 lbs 140.00; 87 lbs 144.00; 90-100 lbs 127.00129.00.

Slaughter Ewes San Angelo: Good 3-4 (very fleshy) no test; Good 2-3 (fleshy) 71.00-93.00, hair 70.00-96.00; Utility and Good 1-3 (medium flesh) hair 88.00-107.00; Utility 1-2 (thin) 70.00-78.00, hair 70.00-88.00; Cull and Utility 1-2 (very thin) 59.00-70.00; Cull 1 21.00-47.00.

Ft. Collins: Good 3-4 (very fleshy) 62.50-97.50; Good 2-3 (fleshy) 60.00-87.50; Utility 1-2 (thin) no test; Cull 1 no test.

South Dakota: Good 3-4 (very fleshy) 80.00-105.00; Good 2-3 (fleshy) 70.00-97.00; Utility 1-2 (thin) 55.00-80.00, hair 97.50; Cull 1 30.00-55.00.

Billings: Good 3-4 (very fleshy) 62.00-67.00; Good 2-3 (fleshy) 63.00-70.50, hair 72.00-75.00; Utility 1-2 (thin) 64.50-67.00, hair 69.00; Cull 1 no test.

Feeder Lambs: Medium and Large 1-2 San Angelo: hair 33 lbs 351.00; 47 lbs 339.00.

Ft. Collins: 38 lbs 265.00; 50-60 lbs 177.00-185.00; 61 lbs 195.00.

South Dakota: 40-50 lbs 185.00-280.00; 50-60 lbs 187.00214.00; 60-70 lbs 169.00-185.00; 70-80 lbs 144.00-174.00; 8090 lbs 132.00-147.00; 90-100 lbs 123.00-138.00; 100-110 lbs 119.00-124.00; 111 lbs 111.00; 125 lbs 111.00; 136 lbs 109.00. hair 36 lbs 230.00; 56 lbs 315.00;80 lbs 176.00.

Billings: 50-60 lbs 170.00-193.00; 60-70 lbs 155.00-187.00; 70-80 lbs 136.00-170.00; 80-90 lbs 122.50-138.00; 90-100 lbs 111.00-132.00; 100-110 lbs 104.00-111.00; 110-120 lbs 98.00109.00; 120-130 lbs 97.50-99.00; 145 lbs 91.00.

Replacement Ewes: Medium and Large 1-2 San Angelo: hair ewe lambs 75-85 lbs 251.00-269.00/cwt; yearling hair 90-115 lbs 150.00-190.00/cwt; mixed age hair 110-130 lbs 110.00-193.00/cwt.

Ft. Collins: no test.

South Dakota: ewe lambs 92 lbs 170.00/cwt, 105 lbs 140.00/ cwt; young 165.00-185320.00/head; middle age 155.00-177.50/ head.

Billings: no test.

Sheep and lambs slaughter under federal inspection for the week to date totaled 34,000 compared with 32,000 last week and 38,000 last year.

Source: USDA AMS Market News, San Angelo, Texas National Wool Review As of November 4, 2022 In Australia this week, the Eastern Market Indicator was down 39 cents at 1261 cents per Kg clean from the sale a week ago. A total of 39,023 bales were offered with sales of 80.3 percent. The Australian exchange rate was stronger by .0044 at .6366 percent of the U.S. dollar. Australian wool prices are quoted US Dollar per pound, delivered, Charleston, S.C. The current freight rate is .15 cents per pound clean.

Clean Del Price Change from 75-85 Percent Micron US Grade in U.S. Dollars Previous Sale of Australia 17 > 80s 6.45 - .22 4.83-5.48 18 80s 5.46 - .15 4.09-4.64 19 70-80s 4.60 - .22 3.45-3.91 20 64-70s 4.15 - 19 3.11-3.53 21 64s 3.90 - .18 2.92-3.31 22 62s 3.71 - .17 2.78-3.15 23 60-62s 3.36 - .26 2.52-2.85 24 60s ----------------------25 58s 2.24 - .12 1.68-1.90 26 56-58s 1.96 - .19 1.47-1.66 28 54s 1.14 - .06 0.85-0.97 30 50s 1.01 - .04 0.75-0.86 32 46-48s 0.88 +.02 0.66-0.75 Merino Clippings 2.71 - .05 2.03-2.31 Eastern Market Indicator was down 39 cents at 1261 cents per kg clean. Australian exchange rate was stronger by .0044 at .6366 percent of the U.S. dollar.

Source: Colorado Dept of Ag Market News Service, Greeley, CO Wyoming Hay Summary As of November 10, 2022 Compared to last week all reported prices for hay sold fully steady. Demand remains good for any type of baled product.

Some light snow showers in with western side of the state.

Mostly dry in other areas. Cooler temps are in the forecast.

Eastern Wyoming Alfalfa - Supreme Large Square 3x4 270 Alfalfa - Premium Large Square 3x4 250-260 Alfalfa Pellets 15% Suncured 360 Western Wyoming Alfalfa - Premium Small Square 3 Tie 270-300 Cubes 350

Week Prev

This Week

3.84 3.88 3.90 3.92

3.78 3.79 3.81 3.84

DECEMBER MARCH MAY JULY

Change -0.06 -0.09 -0.09 -0.08

SOYBEAN FUTURES SETT PRICE

Month

Week Prev

NOVEMBER JANUARY MARCH MAY

This Week

14.27 14.37 14.44 14.51

14.30 14.23 14.28 14.34

Change +0.03 -0.14 -0.16 -0.17

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

This Week

Prior Week

Last Year

257.01 429.31 219.68 221.93 317.37

255.28 432.17 209.67 220.02 323.46

287.52 493.43 233.35 251.37 350.23

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

This Week

Prior Week

Last Year

151.98 152.15 241.90 241.61

151.95 152.12 239.85 239.73

129.23 129.04 202.81 202.31

Alfalfa - Good Large Square 3x4 260 Alfalfa/Orchard Mix - Premium Small Square 300 Oat Small Square 200 Source: USDA AMS Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News Torrington Nebraska Hay Summary As of November 10, 2022 Compared to last week all reported forages sold fully steady across the state. Demand was moderate to good. Prices continue to vary across the state for the same types of hay being sold. Most contacts are getting down to the end of the 2022 hay. Few, contacts in the west, are going to carry over some hay into January of 2023 and will market it then. Very light rain showers across the state Wednesday thru Thursday morning. Some areas report fog and ice on Wednesday. Most fall crops have been harvested with quit a lot of cornstalks and soybean stubble getting baled.

Western Nebraska Alfalfa -Supreme Large Square 3x4 270 Alfalfa - Good Large Square 3x4 240 Large Square 3x4 250-260 Alfalfa Ground 265 Alfalfa/Orchard Mix - Good Large Square 3x4 240 100 Corn Stalk Large Round Millet Large Round 200 Wheat Large Square 3x4 180-190 Straw (Wheat) Large Square 100-120 Source: USDA AMS Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News, Kearny, NE

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

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Help Wanted WIGGINS FEEDYARD, LLC HIRING FULL-TIME EMPLOYEE: Current driver’s license required. Call Sue Wiggins, 308279-0924, e-mail sswiggins@ wigginsfeedyard.com, 10077 U.S. 385, Bridgeport, NE 69336, provide references with phone numbers........................... 11/19 LIVESTOCK SUPPLEMENT TERRITORY REPRESENTATIVE: Family-owned livestock supplement manufacturer seeks highly motivated, self-starting individual for regional sales position.

Previous agricultural sales preferred. Region includes Wyoming and western Nebraska. Position entails maintaining relationships and providing sales support to existing dealers while acquiring new dealer prospects. Overnight travel required. Salary D.O.E. plus commissions. Benefits provided.

To apply call 406-248-3631 or send resume to kellie@nutralix.com ............................... 11/19 PEN RIDER: UFI FEEDING LLC, PLATTEVILLE, CO. Feedlot cattle. Livestock background required. Duties include: Riding pens, doctoring cattle, processing cattle, miscellaneous building tasks, driving feed truck. Paid vacation and sick leave up to 3 weeks, willing to work on weekends. Health insurance provided.

Please contact Rex Beall, 970539-6115............................. 11/19

Services

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

Cattle SELLING TUES. NOV. 15 AT ATKINSON, NE LIVESTOCK MARKET: 195 F1 BWF and Hereford calves out of horned Hereford cows with extra growth and milk, crossed with Mohnen Angus bulls. Including: 90 F1 BWF steers 675 lbs., 15 Hereford steers 675 lbs., 90 F1 BWF top-end replacement quality heifers 650 lbs. Call Jeff Skrdla, 402-340-1680 ............11/12

WANTED: Cow/calf pairs. Call Kelly at 307-780-7027 ...11/26

Torrington Livestock Markets

9' FILSON LIVESTOCK EQUIPMENT HYDRAULIC CHUTE

TIMBERLINE STOCK RANCH HEELER PUPS FOR SALE: One blue male and one blue female. Born Aug. 7.

Call 406-667-2151 (home) or 406-855-6237 (cell)......11/12

42 10-YEAR-OLD BRED COWS AND 90 BRED HEIFERS. Out of performance tested herd, ultrasounded for calving dates. Call for information, 307-358-6007 or 307-351-6007 ...................................... 11/26

Auctions

2022 JOINT STOCKMEN'S RAFFLE

Limousin

Dogs

Financial Services

Financial Services

AGRI-ONE FINANCIAL: Farm/ranch and all commercial loans. RATES AS LOW AS 4.5%. We have been helping with all aspects of agricultural, commercial financing and management for years.

LET US HELP YOU on a consulting level with management to increase profitability, deal with and fix credit problems and for all your financing needs. WE CARE AND HAVE WORKING PROGRAMS designed for the farmer/rancher and not the banker. Please call Steve, 303-773-3545, or check out our website www. agrionefinancial.com. I will come to you and get the job done!! .......................... 12/3

ALL TYPES OF EQUIPMENT AND VEHICLE FINANCING. Great service!! Great rates!!

Call Chuck Brown at C.H. Brown Co., WY LLC, 307-3223232 (office), 307-331-0010 (cell) or e-mail chuckbrown@ wyoming.com................11/12

Going, Going, Gone Services

Brands REGISTERED WYOMING BRAND FOR SALE: RHC, RJH. $2,000.

307-321-1266 or 702-4672158..................................12/3 WYOMING BRAND FOR SALE: RRC, RSS, RHH. Expires Jan. 1, 2029. Electric iron included. $3,500 OBO. Call 307-5756589................................11/12 WYOMING BRAND FOR SALE: RHC, RHH. Expires Jan. 1, 2027.

No irons included. $3,000. Call 435-621-3113 ............... 11/19 WYOMING BRAND FOR SALE: RRC, LSS, RSH, unused for 50 years. $2,500 OBO. 307-532-0558 ......... 11/12

AKAUSHI CATTLE FOR SALE: Thirty yearling full-blood Akaushi bulls. Five 2-year-old full-blood Akaushi bulls. Twenty-five 1/2 and 3/4 blood Akaushi/Angus cows, 4 to 7 years old, exposed to full-blood Akaushi bulls, calving April 1, 2023. Ten full-blood Akaushi cows with papers, 4 to 10 years old, exposed to fullblood Akaushi bulls. Approximately 90 steer and 90 heifer Akaushi cross Angus calves available January 2023, weaned at 60 days, DNA verified to ensure authenticity. ALSO, premium Akaushi hamburger, 1 lb. packages, $5/lb. Call Mike Mellott, 719-740-0403 ...........11/26

Angus

E-mail your ad to denise@wylr.net Angus 200 FANCY BLACK ANGUS BRED HEIFERS FOR SALE: 100% AI bred to Connealy Countdown for 2 days to calve Feb 10.

Located in Edgemont, S.D. Call 307-391-1474 ..................... 11/19 200 BLACK ANGUS BRED HEIFERS: South Dakota origin, OCVD, exposed to proven LBW Black Angus bulls for 45 days.

Start calving Feb. 1, 2023. References available. Please call 785394-1955 (cell), 785-394-2374 (home) or 785-731-5067 .....12/3

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

PRIVATE TREATY

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

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

FOR SALE 500 Bred Heifers - 350 AI Bred Start Calving February 1 - April 30, 2023 Please contact: Bryan Mussard Office (406) 683-6363 • Cell (406) 925-1416

Dogs GREAT PYRENEES PUPPIES FOR SALE: Proven bloodlines, parents onsite, ranch raised with livestock and ready to go to work!! $1,000. ALSO, TWO 9-MONTHOLD MALES running with livestock. Have been raising these fantastic LGD for 40+ years. For more information, call 406-2077674 ......................................12/3 CORGIS FOR SALE! AKC registered Pembroke Welsh Corgis.

They have their first shots and are ready for their new homes. Parents are amazing dogs. Good with animals and people. Only 3 pups left! Reduced prices. Call or text 701-260-1207. To view photos, go to www.wylr.net in the classifieds ............................................. 11/19 PUREBRED BORDER COLLIE PUPPIES FOR SALE: Out of excellent working parents. Extremely smart. All are traditional black and white.

Born Sept. 19, $500. Call 307645-3322 .....................11/12

Hereford

Hereford

STICKS & STONES RANCH Gene Stillahn: 307-421-1592

Hereford bulls for sale!!

15 horned/polled 2-year-olds & yearlings.

Champion Pen of Bulls 2021 Wyoming State Fair.

Big, stout, sound bulls with calving ease/high growth potential/lots of pigment/no extra white.

Get 30-40 lbs. bigger weaning weights on your baldy calves through the heterosis factor.

Come early to select your top bulls!!

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Longhorn

Saddles & Tack

Hay & Feed

REGISTERED TEXAS LONGHORNS FOR SALE: Gentle pairs, trophy steers, heifers, solid and colorful bulls. Foraging, hardy, low-maintenance cattle. Horn Showcase championship lines for show, beef and pasture ornamentation with traffic stopping colors and excellent horns. Easy cattle accustomed to simple handling, great for youth. Westhaven Ranch in California, 209-274-9917, e-mail swestmoore@gmail.com or visit www.westhavenlonghorns. com. To view photos, go to www.wylr.net in the classifieds ...................................... 10/29

WELL STOCKED FOR ARENA, RANGE AND ABOVE THE PLAINS!! Great prices!!

LARGE selection of SADDLES, headstalls, REINS and saddle pads. HONDO, BOULET, JUSTIN WORK BOOTS, TWISTED X (boots and shoes) and more!! WE CAN ship!!

Shop Moss Saddles, Boots and Tack, 4648 West Yellowstone Highway, Casper, WY, 307-472-1872. Our family serving yours for 50 years!!

Check us out on Facebook or our website ............ 11/12

HAY FOR SALE: Grass, alfalfa and STRAW. Delivery available!!

Call 307-630-3046 ............. 11/26

Family Nurse Cows BROWN SWISS BRED HEIFERS FOR SALE: Will calve March, April and May. Bred to Brown Swiss bulls. Have had all shots. Poured with Ivomec on regular basis. TB tested and current health papers. Nice, gentle, outside cattle, in good shape and well fed. Delivery options available. For pictures or more information, call Larry W. Carlson, 605-224-6100 (home) or 605-280-3879 (cell), if no answer leave message. Pierre, S.D. To view photos, go to www.wylr.net in the classifieds ...................12/3

Custom Feeding WIGGINS FEEDYARD, ACCEPTING CATTLE OF ALL CLASSES: Cows, yearlings or calves to background or finish. Call 308-262-1140 (office), Steve, 308-279-1432 (cell) or Sue, 308-279-0924 (cell) ...........................11/19

Meat Processing

Leatherwork

Proudly under new ownership.

605-456-2230

Pasture SUMMER GRASS PASTURE available June 1 to end of November for 150 head, located in Hardin, MT. Call 702-501-4243 or 307-737-2680 ........... 11/12 TOLMAN RANCH LLC IS ACCEPTING BIDS FOR GRAZING APPROXIMATELY 300 ACRES OF IRRIGATED (40 acres) pasture 30 miles up the Nowood in Ten Sleep, WY. For 60 to 80 head of cattle or 200 head of sheep. Grazing turn in May 1 to Nov. 1. Two year contract with the possibility of renewal. There are a few requirements that will need to be addressed, like responsibility for irrigation of fields, cleaning of ditches and weed spraying.

Send bids to Tolman Ranch LLC, PO Box 576, Ten Sleep WY, 82442, postmark by Feb. 20, 2023. For more information, contact Frank Keeler, 307-350-6994 ...............12/10

Pasture Wanted

Call for our free catalog:

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

Vehicles & Trailers

VIRDEN PERMA-BILT CO. 806-352-2761

www.virdenproducts.com

Sheep

Equipment

Equipment

BOLINGER INC. 307-684-5515, 307-684-5515,Buffalo, Buffalo,WY WY••www.bolingerinc.com www.bolingerinc.net

SHEEP & GOAT ULTRASOUND

TODD REINESCH 605-680-4719 25317 364th Avenue Kimball, SD 57355

APPROXIMATELY 125 TONS OF ALFALFA HAY: First, second, third and fourth cuttings, 4x4x8 big square bales. For more information, call 307-5756589..................................12/3

SOLD

4x4x8 BALES PREMIUM THIRD CUTTING WEEDFREE QUALITY HAY, 85% alfalfa/15% orchardgrass. Call 307-921-0582 or 307-851-3912, Riverton, WY ..................11/12 MEADOW GRASS HAY: 2022 hay, $300/ton. Rained on 2022 hay, $200/ton. 2021 hay, $275/ ton. Discount available for large purchases. For more information, please call Katie Scarbrough at 307-699-7375. Located in Cora, WY ....... 11/19 FOURTH CUTTING ALFALFA: Net-wrapped rounds, 23.7% protein, 225 RFV, 5 loads, $300/ton. Call Ian, 307-4219116 .............................. 11/19 HAY FOR SALE: 2022 first and second cutting alfalfa, alfalfa/grass, grass mix, straight grass, straight millet and sorghum. 2021 alfalfa, alfalfa/ grass, grass, alfalfa/oats, alfalfa/oats/millet. All in netwrapped round bales. Semi load delivery available. Call for pricing, 701-690-8116, please send a text if no answer or keep trying ................... 11/19

PASTURE WANTED for 2,000 yearlings and 500 pairs. Can split into smaller bunches. 701523-1235 ........................11/26

Horses

CERTIFIED BARLEY STRAW FOR SALE, 3x4. Cody, WY. Call 307-899-1952............TFN BARLEY STRAW: Certified weed-free small squares, $4/ bale. ALSO round bales. Greybull, WY area. Call 307-7623878 or 307-202-0108, leave message .........................11/19 175 ALFALFA BALES: All dairy quality. First, second and third cutting. Round bales, plastic twine, approximately 1,200 lbs.

For more information, call 605769-4049 ........................11/12

Pipe PIPE FOR SALE!! 2 7/8, 3 1/2 tubing, 4” drill pipe, 4 1/2 casing, 5” casing, 7” casing. Rods 3/4, 7/8 and 1” located in Montana can ship anywhere. Call Mike, 602-758-4447. To view photos, go to www.wylr.net in the classifieds ............... 1/14

HDPE Pipe for Ranch Water Systems Fair prices, good service, rancher owned.

Quantities up to a truck load.

Delivery available throughout the West.

775-657-1815

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EIGHT YEARLING VIRGIN RAMBOUILLET RAMS: Open faces, good size, fine wool, B. ovis negative. McDonald, 307856-1802 ........................11/19

Scan the QR Code with your mobile device to visit our website!

Hydra-Bed Bale Beds 30 Series in Stock Reliable and Easy to operate Remote Options Available

LAMB SCAN

Roof Coatings

Available for METAL, composition shingles or tar roofs. Long lasting and easy to apply. We also manufacture tank coatings for concrete, rock, steel, galvanized or mobile tanks.

2022 LARGE ROUND BALES: Net wrapped, 1,550-1,650 lbs., tests done, nitrate free, Japanese and German millet, $130/ton, will deliver. Call 605-224-6100 (home) or 605-280-3879 (cell), if no answer leave message ............12/3

2003 GMC WITH 8’ FISHER PLOW, needs work, $7,500. For more information, call 307-2665506 .................................... 11/12

YEARLING WHITE FACED RAMS FOR SALE: Columbia, Rambouillet and Targhee. Contact Russell Bell, 307-3582188 or 307-680-4950......12/3

Livestock Equipment

TANK COATINGS ROOF COATINGS

LS CUSTOM LEATHER: Belts, tack, cell phone cases and much more!! Can personalize belts.

Contact Lester, 307-631-1053, leave a message.............11/12

VALLEY VIDEO HAY MARKETS, LLC: Wyoming and western Nebraska hay available. Call Barry McRea, 308235-5386, www.valleyvideohay.com .........................11/19

SEVERAL WELL BRED, REGISTERED THOROUGHBRED MARES AVAILABLE TO GOOD HOMES: Most of them are winners. All good broodmares. Owner is 85 years old, only selling due to getting older and health issues. Willing to make a heck of a deal, just want them to go to good homes. For more information, call 559-660-6182 ......... 11/12

Livestock Equipment

W-W CORRAL PANELS AND GATES, W-W Longhorn chute, W-W crowding alley and W-W sweep pen. ALSO, calf table and 8’ heavy duty bale feeders.

Call 970-213-0454 for more information.........................11/26

Hay & Feed Call for scheduling!

Newell, S.D.

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**Also specializing in Bolinger flatbeds and custom trailers**

Cannonball Bale Beds Cannonball Bale Beds Offering both Stocking and traditional and installing dealer.

One day bale/dump beds.

Stocking and turn around! installing dealer.

One day In stock now!

Ainsworth Motors turn around!

Ainsworth, NE Ainsworth Motors 800-210-1681 www.ainsworthmotors.com Ainsworth, NE 800-210-1681

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EQUIPMENT FOR SALE: John Deere 8960 tractor with PTO; John Deere 5090e tractor with loader; CIH 1015 pick-up header; White 30’ disk; John Deere 7100 12 row planter; Morris 53’ airdrill; Lawson 12x30 double drum land areator; Vermeer R23 rake; Hesston 7434 3x4 baler; John Deere 569 baler; Massey Ferguson 2190 4x4 baler; Cat 950 loader; New Holland 359 grinder mixer; Artsway 425 grinder mixer; Modern Mill (mix mill) feed mill; Brandt 5200 grain vac; IHC 80 bbl vac truck; Merritt 48’x102” cattle pot; 2007 Western Star 4900 sleeper truck; Mobile Tech 9 yd. volumetric concrete mixer; Degelman 570 rock picker. Call 406-254-1254 .......................12/3 FOR SALE: 1979 Ford LN8000 tandem axle truck with air lift rear tag, V630 diesel, 5 & 2 speed, 20’ Crysteel steel box with scissor hoist, 3 piece end gate, roll tarp, 11R24.5 tires, runs good, $8,500.

Bale King 5100 bale processor, like new. J&M 350 gravity box with 12 ton running gear. Gehl 1620 18’ chuckwagon with 14 ton tandem running gear. John Deere 714A and 716A chuckwagons with John Deere running gears and bunk feeding extensions. John Deere 843 8RN corn head. Lorenz 16’x33’ stack mover. Rowse double 9’ sickle mower with CIH head and PTO drive. Farm King 8’ snow blower with hydraulic spout. All in very nice condition!! Call 605-9995482 .................................... 11/26

Livestock Equipment HI-HOG SQUEEZE CHUTE: Excellent shape, less than 600 cows ran through it, stored inside.

Delivery available in Wyoming. $12,500 OBO. 307-921-9063. To view photos, go to www.wylr.net in the classifieds ................ 11/19

Equipment Decals

Irrigation

Irrigation

Irrigation Systems

The choice is simple.

Copper wire is being stolen from electrically powered pivot systems world-wide. Many growers have resorted to 24-hour guards, razor wire, floodlights and daily disassembly to protect themselves. T-L’s hydraulically No wire to steal! powered pivot systems can be Easier On You. designed with little or no wire to steal. Stop theft and discover T-L’s reliability, simplicity and low maintenance cost. T-L irrigation systems are easier on you - for life.

Big Horn Truck and Equipment

Manderson, WY rairdenjlw@tritel.net • 800-770-6280 Property for Sale

Property for Sale

Heating Equipment ELIMINATE ● RISING ● FUEL COSTS: Clean, safe and efficient wood heat. Central Boiler Classic and E-Classic Outdoor Wood Furnace; heats multiple buildings with only 1 furnace, 25-year warranty available. Heat with wood, no splitting! Available in dual fuel ready models. www.CentralBoiler.com. WE ALSO HAVE whole house pellet/corn/biomass furnaces. Load once per month with hopper. www.Maximheat. com. A-1 Heating Systems. Instant rebates may apply! Call today! 307-742-4442. To view photos, go to www.wylr.net in the classifieds ...................TFN

Fencing LODGEPOLE PRODUCTS, 307-742-6992, SERVING AGRIBUSINESSES SINCE 1975!!

Treated posts, corral poles, buckand-rail, western rail, fence stays, rough-sawn lumber, bedding.

SEE US at www.lodgepoleproducts.com and click our “Picking A Fence Post” tab to see why folks choose our posts!!...TFN

Mineral Rights WANT TO PURCHASE mineral and other oil/gas interests. Send details to PO Box 13557, Denver, CO 80201...................... 2/11

Perfect for ranch hands or in-law quarters.

14”x56” HUD FURNISHED mobile home Cheyenne WY 2020 Mobile home only lived in for a few months. Extra insulation. Open floor plan.

Comes with covered front porch and back steps. Completely furnished, ready to move into. 2 bedroom, 1 bath.

Home must be moved. $84,000.

Kaye Ellis Sales Associate Kuzma Success Realty • 307-630-9992 kayeellis@bresnan.net www.kuzmasucess.com 320 ACRES WITH A MILE AND A HALF OF LIVE SPRING WATER: Alpine setting. Beautiful views. Located in the Dillon, MT area. $1,700,000. Call Sidwell Land & Cattle Co., Richard Sidwell, 406-861-4426, 406322-4425 or e-mail sidwell@ sidwell-land.com ......... 12/3

Buy/ Lease Wanted PROFESSIONAL, FINANCIALLY QUALIFIED COUPLE WITH NO CHILDREN, JUST LIVESTOCK, looking to buy or lease 40 or more acres in northern Wyoming. Call 307-851-2426 ... 11/12

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USMEF conference examines export outlook, production constraints, economic headwinds The U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF) Strategic Planning Conference took place Nov. 9-11 in Oklahoma City, Okla., attracting farmers, ranchers, processors and exporters from throughout the nation.

While U.S. red meat exports will likely set a value record approaching $20 billion this year, the industry faces an array of obstacles related to the sluggish global economy, weakening currencies of key trading partners and lingering effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Challenges are also mounting on the production side, especially for livestock producers impacted by drought.

Keynote address Keynote speaker Randy Blach, CEO of CattleFax, detailed the larger-thanexpected contraction of the cattle herd, which helped drive U.S. beef production and exports to record highs in 2022 but will be a significant constraint for U.S. exporters in 2023. The drought has also heightened production costs for cattle feeders.

“If producers are putting an animal in a feedyard anywhere in the Central Plains – let’s say Kansas or Oklahoma – cost to put on a pound of gain is between $1.30 and $1.40,” Blach explained. “We

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have not seen this historically, not even back in 2008 when we had the ethanol mandate, and for a period of time, corn was at eight dollars per bushel.

This is an interesting time, when the market needs more corn and where it’s needed most, the corn just isn’t there.”

But Blach also highlighted the remarkable efficiency and sustainability of the U.S. beef industry, which he maintains is well positioned for success even in this challenging environment.

“Whenever I ask an audience who’s the biggest beef producer in the world, everyone says Brazil because it has 300 mil-

lion cattle,” Blach said.

“But we’re producing more beef than Brazil with only one-third the number of cattle. Why? Because of our high-quality, grain-fed beef. The U.S. has the best carbon footprint of anybody on the list of top beef producers, because of the way our production systems work and the amount of production we get on a per-head basis.”

Blach added the U.S. achieved record beef production in 2022 with 30 million fewer cattle than in the 1970s.

“That’s what sustainability is – doing more with less and doing it better with great animal husbandry,” he said. “And I

commend each and every one of you who get up every morning to go feed those cows and calves, or feed those fed cattle.

You’re doing a hell of a job – keep it up.”

Blach also extolled the efficiency of America’s corn and soybean producers, noting it is a critical factor in the global success of the U.S. meat industry.

“The U.S. is the largest high-quality meat producer on the planet,” he said. “We produce the most beef, the most broiler meat and the third largest amount of pork in the world. Sometimes it’s easy to forget we cannot achieve this success without the soybean meal and grain products those of you in the corn and soybean industries produce.

It’s important we recognize what a critical ingredient you provide for all of these proteins.”

Export update USMEF President and CEO Dan Halstrom gave members an update on year-to-date export results and his outlook for coming months.

While challenging times lie ahead, Halstrom highlighted the importance of market diversification in keeping beef exports on a record pace through the first three quarters of 2022. Pork exports are also regaining momentum, surpassing year-ago levels the past two months.

“Global demand is strong, even record-breaking, despite rising prices,” said Halstrom, “But at what point do international consumers scale back?”

He listed several mounting obstacles for U.S. exports, including global inflation, ongoing supply chain challenges and the strengthening U.S. dollar. As an example, Halstrom noted devaluation of the Japanese yen has pushed prices for U.S. meat products 30 percent higher than a year ago in an extremely competitive market.

Market diversification has long been a top priority for USMEF, and Halstrom praised the U.S. industry’s commitment to developing new and emerging markets for red meat exports. He noted the often tense U.S.China relationship underscores the importance of this strategy.

Halstrom explained while China is a major

U.S. red meat customer, on pace to purchase $4 billion in U.S. beef and pork this year, the U.S. is not nearly as dependent on China as most other suppliers.

“Uruguay exports 58 percent of its beef production to China, New Zealand 44 percent, Brazil 18 percent and Australia 14 percent,” Halstrom said.

“But even with our recent growth, just three percent of U.S. beef production is exported to China.”

For pork muscle cuts, just 2.3 percent of U.S. production currently goes to China. Chile and Brazil ship 17 percent of their pork muscle cut production to China, while China accounts for nine percent of Canada’s production and six percent for the European Union.

Trade barriers often make market diversification more difficult, and Halstrom asked USMEF members to remain vigilant and make their voices heard in Washington, D.C. “Our competitors realize the value of trade and they’re not standing still,” Halstrom said. “Hopefully we can encourage more aggressive action, including getting a U.S. trade representative chief ag negotiator and U.S. Department of Agriculture undersecretary for trade confirmed soon.”

Joe Schuele is the USMEF vice president of communication. For questions or comments, e-mail jschuele@ usmef.org or call 303- 547-0030.

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Vermilion Ranch

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320 TOTAL PERFORMANCE BULLS 170 Outstanding Fall Yearlings

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First breeding season guarantee All fertility measured and soundness evaluated Bull wintering arrangements available

90 Head Dispersal All 2015 Born Registered Angus Cows

LOT 55 - AAA 20229325

LOT 101 - AAA 20256398

BW

WW

YW

MILK

$W

$C

BW

WW

YW

MILK

$W

$C

+2.1

+59

+111

+37

+65

+273

+2.8

+88

+150

+29

+81

+317

SIRE: +*Baldridge Flagstone F411 BW 88 WW 763 YW 1259

All 7-year-old cows sell – no exceptions. AI bred to S A V Glory Days 1832, Sitz Commerce, Vermilion Bomber G017 and Ellingson Three Rivers 0065.

75 Select Registered Angus Bred Heifers

AI bred to Connealy King Air, Vermilion Leo and Vermilion McIlroy J157.

SIRE: *Vermilion Bomber G077 BW 88 WW 792 YW 1275

Vermilion Mcilroy J066

90 Head Dispersal

Vermilion Bomber J108

April calving Registered Angus cows, 2 to 6 years old.

1,750 Fancy Commercial Angus Bred Heifers

LOT 178 - AAA *20050258

LOT 172 - AAA 20050299

BW

WW

YW

MILK

$W

$C

BW

WW

YW

MILK

$W

$C

+2.2

+87

+156

+29

+79

+273

-1.1

+78

+125

+35

+88

+267

SIRE: Connealy McIlroy BW 84 WW 791 YW 1317

SIRE: *Casino Bomber N33 BW 80 WW 803 YW 1272

Vermilion Blackbird 5160

Vermilion Erica 1059

LOT 351 - AAA 18152746

LOT 535 - AAA 20050120

BW

WW

YW

MILK

$W

$C

BW

WW

YW

MILK

$W

$C

+.8

+51

+85

+30

+58

+226

-1.5

+54

+100

+26

+51

N/A

SIRE: #Sitz JLS Game Day 9630 AI Bred 6/4 to SAV Glory Days 1832. Carrying a heifer calf.

SIRE: *Connealy King Air AI Bred 4/30 to Vermilion Leo. Carrying a bull calf.

No where will you find this high quality of the best genetics Montana has to offer with these numbers. AI bred to King Air, a proven sure shot calving ease sire CED +16, BEPD -1.7; and a newcomer, Vermilion Leo, by Vermilion Bomber G017, CED +14, BEPD-.3. He is one of the best we’ve raised. Followed up with Bomber and King Air sons. They will calve mostly in February and March 2023.

All ultrasound pregnancy tested and AI calves will be sexed. All the heifers will be sorted into short calving periods.

89 Angus Heifers AI Bull Calves Feb. 9-13 King Air 89 Angus Heifers AI Heifer Calves Feb. 9-13 King Air 81 Angus Heifers AI Bull Calves Feb. 20-23 Vermilion Leo 68 Angus Heifers AI Heifer Calves Feb. 20-23 Vermilion Leo 67 Angus Heifers AI Bull Calves Feb. 24-26 King Air 59 Angus Heifers AI Heifer Calves Feb. 24-26 King Air 135 Angus Heifers AI Bull Calves March 9-12 King Air 154 Angus Heifers AI Heifer Calves March 9-12 King Air 65 Angus Heifers Pasture Bred Mixed Sex March 1-31 LBW Vermilion Bulls 212 Angus Heifers Pasture Bred Mixed Sex March 1-31 King Air & Bomber Sons 90 Angus Heifers Pasture Bred Mixed Sex March 17-31 King Air Sons 24 Angus Heifers Pasture Bred Mixed Sex March 21-31 Bomber Sons 38 Angus Heifers Pasture Bred Mixed Sex April 1-30 LBW Vermilion Bulls 109 Angus Heifers Pasture Bred Mixed Sex April 1-30 Bomber Sons 68 Angus Heifers Pasture Bred Mixed Sex April 1-30 King Air Sons 86 Angus Heifers Pasture Bred Mixed Sex April 1-30 King Air & Bomber Sons

Vermilion Ranch Pat Goggins Family Follow Us

Bob Cook - Records & Sales Cell: 406-670-0078 Jeff Mosher - Vermilion North Brandon Mosher - Pryor Creek

Jake Kading - Herdsman Cell: 406-672-5844 Bill Shaules - South Pryor Greg Roberts - Diamond Ring

PO Box 30758 Billings, MT 59107 Email: bcook@cattleplus.com www.vermilionranch.com

Sale broadcast and videos available online through Northern Livestock Video Auction www.northernlivestockvideo.com VIDEOS OF ALL SALE CATTLE AVAILABLE AFTER NOVEMBER 1 ON NORTHERNLIVESTOCKVIDEO.COM

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Wyoming Livestock Roundup • Volume 34 No. 29 • November 12, 2022

by Lee Pitts The Hit Man I’ve always enjoyed shipping cattle even better than branding or pregnancy checking cows, and there are many reasons why. Being the son of a long-haul trucker, I liked the smell of diesel before sun up, and I liked talking to the truckers who were always from exotic locales, like Iowa and Nebraska. The truckers hauled hogs out to California and backhauled California calves.

I also enjoyed shipping day because it gave me a chance to use my colle-

giate livestock judging team skills by sorting off calves in the sorting alley. I’ve also always had a secret desire to be a rodeo clown – I certainly have the clothes for it – and by dodging cows, bulls and calves and diving over fences head first in the sorting alley, I was sharpening my bullfighting skills.

Because most of my friends are auction yard owners or video sale reps and because they knew I liked to ship cattle, I was asked numer-

ous times over the years to ship cattle for them. Mostly this happened when my friends had another shipping scheduled that day, because they lived eight hours away, while I may have been right next door, or maybe they wanted to watch their kid play soccer or a Little League game.

While I’ve seen photos and dreamed of one day being asked to load 18 trucks all in a row, it never happened to me. Mostly, I got to ship a lot of mixed-load, one truck deals where the seller was a cantankerous old coot.

Because the buyer wasn’t going to spend a fortune on plane tickets, motels or speeding tickets just to have a rep there on weigh-up day, it meant I had to represent both the buyer and seller. I also got asked to ship a lot of cattle when the cattle I’d be shipping

were sold three months prior on the video and the cash market was now a lot lower.

In this case, my instructions from the buyer were always the same, “Put a hard sort on them.” This is orderbuying speak for, “I want as few of those high dollar calves as possible because I can buy them a lot cheaper now.”

This meant I had to be very creative in coming up with excuses to sort calves off. Of course, I sorted off all the gimps, muddy, off-colored, horned calves or those still wearing an eye patch, but I also sorted off calves because they may have had an ingrown nose hair, a rat tail, dilated pupils, carpal tunnel syndrome, poor angle of the dewclaw, a “type A” personality, two white hairs on the belly, a high tail set, a rash I interpreted to be a precursor to

a wheat allergy, hemorrhoids or just because a calf walked a little funny.

Of course, the opposite was true and if the price of cash cattle was a lot higher on delivery day than the price agreed to three months prior, the buyer wanted as many of the cheaper cattle which could fit on the truck – even if it meant an overweight ticket for the driver.

The buyer’s instructions in this case were always the same, “Put every calf on the truck that can walk up the chute.”

Needless to say, this type of behavior did not endear me to the ranchers whose cattle I shipped, and I got a nagging feeling the only conflict the buyer really had that day was what ball game to watch on television.

I stopped shipping cat-

tle for my “friends” after I secretly overheard a conversation between an order buyer I’d just shipped a load of cattle for and the very angry seller.

Neither knew I was listening in.

The order buyer had the call on speaker and after listening to the rancher call me a long list of expletives my order buying “friend” said, “Sorry Joe. It sounds like Lee really screwed up. He considers himself quite the cattle judge which is funny because you ought to see his cattle. If he applied the same set of criteria to them, they’d all be sorted off.”

Ha, ha, ha. So, the next time I got a call from my “friend” to ship some cattle I replied, “I’m on to your game.

From now on, do your own dirty work because I refuse to be your ‘hit man’ anymore.”

Panhandle Research Extension & Education Center hosts students On Nov. 2, 180 students from 14 Nebraska Panhandle high schools converged at the Panhandle Research Extension & Education Center (PREEC) for the annual career day event which was organized by the Scottsbluff

Gering United Chamber of Commerce Agribusiness Committee. Lunch was provided by Platte Valley Bank and the Scottsbluff Gering United Chamber of Commerce Agribusiness Committee.

The purpose of the event is to bring high school students together and teach them about the wide variety of career opportunities within the agriculture industry. They also got to explore the different career pathways while

having the opportunity to start mapping out their own.

Thirty agriculture professionals in the community covered a wide range of topics during the event such as conventional production; technology in agri-

culture; feedlot and livestock production; ag education and Extension; agronomy; ag sales; finance and banking; veterinary and animal science; and water and natural resources. Besides hearing from the commu-

nity professionals, students had the opportunity to visit with six college representatives from the area and 21st Century during one of their four sessions. They learned about college programs and career opportunities.

RIVERTON LIVESTOCK AUCTION Friday, November 4 & Tuesday, November 8 Market Report • 5,848 Head Sold Representative Sales STEERS BOULDER - 8 Steer, 305#.................................$297.50 BONDURANT - 45 Steer, 350# .........................$278.00 RIVERTON - 2 Steer, 355# ...............................$272.00 LANDER - 10 Steer, 356# .................................$260.00 POWDER RIVER - 25 Steer, 420# ....................$246.00 BIG PINEY - 62 Steer, 437# ..............................$244.50 LANDER - 124 Steer, 453# ...............................$237.00 FARSON - 50 Steer, 457# .................................$231.50 RAWLINS - 8 Steer, 466# ..................................$231.00 SARATOGA - 12 Steer, 517# ............................$225.50 LABARGE - 19 Steer, 528# ...............................$219.00 BIG PINEY - 100 Steer, 535# ............................$215.50 RIVERTON - 4 Steer, 544# ...............................$214.25 SARATOGA -15 Steer, 549# .............................$213.00 11 Steer, 555# ............................$207.00 LANDER - 100 Steer, 569# ...............................$204.25 78 Steer, 576# ..............................$202.00 48 Steer, 582# ..............................$201.50 53 Steer, 594# ..............................$191.00 RIVERTON - 37 Steer, 607# .............................$190.50 LANDER - 36 Steer, 628# .................................$190.00 JEFFREY CITY - 10 Steer, 634# .......................$186.00 RIVERTON - 33 Steer, 648# .............................$185.75 KEMMERER - 10 Steer, 652# ...........................$181.50 DANIEL - 4 Steer, 666# .....................................$179.50 RIVERTON - 49 Steer, 677# .............................$178.00 ALTAMONT. UT - 14 Steer, 682#.......................$176.50 RANDOLPH, UT - 11 Steer, 803# .....................$176.00 BAIROIL - 47 Steer, 954# ..................................$171.35 LANDER - 2 Steer, 1015# .................................$141.00 FARSON - 2 Steer, 1087# .................................$141.00 HEIFERS BOULDER - 10 Heifer, 314#..............................$235.00 LANDER - 7 Heifer, 329# ..................................$235.00 LABARGE - 8 Heifer, 354# ................................$228.00 LANDER - 2 Heifer, 365# ................................$222.50 - 24 Heifer, 377# ................................$222.00 KINNEAR - 25 Heifer, 389# ...............................$219.00 SARATOGA - 15 Heifer, 392# ...........................$213.00 RIVERTON - 36 Heifer, 436# ............................$208.00 JEFFREY CITY - 49 Heifer, 455# ......................$206.00 LANDER - 40 Heifer, 466# .............................$206.00 - 135 Heifer, 502# .............................$204.00 48 Heifer, 475# .............................$200.00 KINNEAR - 48 Heifer, 486# ...............................$198.00 LANDER - 93 Heifer, 510# ................................$195.00 SARATOGA - 13 Heifer, 511# ............................$189.00 RIVERTON - 117 Heifer, 536# ...........................$186.50 LANDER - 29 Heifer, 563# ................................$184.50 KINNEAR - 8 Heifer, 570# .................................$179.00 LANDER - 6 Heifer, 589# ..................................$174.00 RIVERTON WY- 18 Heifer, 612# .......................$170.50 15 Heifer, 614# ......................$168.50 12 Heifer, 657# ......................$166.00 KEMMERER - 2 Heifer, 702# ............................$161.00 LANDER - 3 Heifer, 715# ..................................$150.00 RAWLINS - 3 Heifer, 815# .................................$166.00 LANDER - 4 Heifer, 883# ..................................$168.50 COWS CORA - 1 Cow, 900# ...........................................$95.00 1 Cow, 985#...........................................$95.00 1 Cow, 970#...........................................$91.00 LANDER - 1 Cow, 950# .......................................$86.00 JACKSON - 1 Cow, 1005# ..................................$85.00 CROWHEART - 1 Cow, 1245# ............................$82.50 1 Cow, 1040#...........................$82.00 CORA - 1 Cow, 1430# .........................................$80.00 CROWHEART - 1 Cow, 1200# ............................$78.50 2 Cow, 1522#............................$77.50 LANDER - 1 Cow, 1505# .....................................$76.00 CROWHEART - 1 Cow, 1730# ............................$75.50 LANDER - 9 Cow, 1332# .....................................$74.50 CROWHEART - 1 Cow, 1310# ............................$73.00 CORA - 1 Cow, 1285# .........................................$72.50 JACKSON - 2 Cow, 1642# ..................................$72.00 SHOSHONI - 3 Cow, 1238# ................................$71.00 DUBOIS - 1 Cow, 1355#......................................$69.50 BULLS SHOSHONI - 1 Bull, 2110# .................................$96.50

KINNEAR - 1 Bull, 1860# ....................................$95.50 PINEDALE - 1 Bull, 1585#...................................$93.00 LANDER - 1 Bull 1550# .......................................$91.50 1 Bull, 1825#......................................$91.00 DUBOIS - 1 Bull, 2155#.......................................$90.50 1 Bull, 2155#.......................................$90.00 RIVERTON - 1 Bull, 2250# ..................................$89.00 DUBOIS - 1 Bull, 1900#.......................................$88.50 PINEDALE - 1 Bull, 1680#...................................$88.50 BOULDER - 1 Bull, 1500# ...................................$87.00 LANDER - 3 Bull, 1756# ......................................$86.50 DANIEL - 1 Bull, 2010# .......................................$85.00 SHOSHONI - 1 Bull, 1750# .................................$85.00 KINNEAR - 1 Bull, 1620# ....................................$83.00 HEIFERETTES ARMINTO - 3 Heiferette, 828# ..........................$163.50 SAVERY - 1 Heiferette, 950#.............................$140.00 LANDER - 1 Heiferette, 1020# ............................$99.00

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 15 MIRANDA TOWNSEND BENEFIT AUCTION @ NOON CALF SPECIAL • START TIME 9:00 AM LOAD LOTS @ 10:30 AM Benefit sale for Miranda Townsend who was injured in a horse accident. All proceeds from the sale of the heifer will go towards helping the Townsend’s with medical expenses. Replacement Heifer is sired by Hancock Black Angus bull donated by Brian Tucker.

YEARLINGS Merle Glick – 15 Yrl Strs 850-900# CALVES Ed & Garrett Miller – 250 Blk Ang & AngX Strs & Hfrs 525-575#. Rec Vista Once SQ & Vision 7 w/ Somnus @ branding. Year around mineral program. Sired by Powerful bulls! Choice, High desert calves!!

Roberts Land & Livestock – 240 Blk Ang & AngX Strs & Hfrs 500-575#. Rec Virashield & Vision 8 w/ Somnus @ branding. Sired by HD Dunn Blk Ang Low PAP bulls. High elevation & Fancy!

Wilbourn Cattle – 200 Blk Ang Strs & Hfrs 475-550#.

Rec Vista Once, Vision 7 & Safeguard @ branding.

Knife cut. Sired by Hancock Blk Angus bulls.

Martin Ranch - 200 Blk Ang Strs & Hfrs 500-600#.

Rec Pyramid 5 + Presponse & 8-way @ Branding.

Knife cut. 100% Blk Ang sired. Sired by Lucky 7 Angus Bulls. Bred to perform! High desert & fancy!

Flying E Inc- 200 Blk Ang & AngX Strs & Hfrs 450650#. Rec Vista once SQ & Vision 7 & poured Spring and Fall. 45 days weaned. Fancy long time weaned calves!

Double L Ranch – 150 Blk Ang & AngX Strs & Hfrs 500-550#. Rec Vista Once SQ & Vision 7 @ branding. Sired by SO Cattle & Popo Agie Blk Ang Bulls.

High Desert & Fancy!

TXI Ranches – 150 Blk/CharX Strs & Hfrs 400-500#.

Rec Vista Once & 7 way @ branding. High elevation & fancy!

Dennis Ranch - 130 Blk Ang Strs & Hfrs 500-600#.

Rec Pyramid 5 + Presponse & 8-way @ Branding.

Knife cut. 100% Blk Ang sired. Sired by Lucky 7 Angus Bulls. Bred to perform! High desert & fancy!

Early Consignments Roby McNeel – 120 Blk Ang & AngX(BWF) Strs 500550#. Rec Vista Once SQ & Vision 8 w/Somnus + Spur @ branding & Precon (10-4). No implants.

Fancy, High elevation calves!

Woolsey Farms – 100 Blk Ang & AngX Strs & Hfrs 500-550#. Rec Virashield 6 & Vision 8 @ branding & precon & poured. All natural. Weaned 10-1. High elevation & Fancy!

Roger & Margaret Jones – 80 Blk Ang & CharX Strs & Hfrs 450-525#. Rec Vista Once SQ & Vision 7 @ branding. Choice, green, high desert!

Dick & Sue Thoman – 75 Blk Ang & AngX Strs & Hfrs 530-580#. Vision 7 w/Somnus @ Branding. Diamond Peak, OCC & Traveler genetics. High desert, fancy!

Pat & Travis Baker – 65 Blk Ang Strs & Hfrs 500600#. Rec Nasalgen 3-PMH, Vision 8 w/Spur & Inj Cydectin. On Bio-Mos & Zinpro mineral. Sired by Diamond Peak & Hancock Blk Angus Bulls. Choice Calves!

Hodges Livestock – 60 Blk Ang Strs & Hfrs 500550#. Rec 8 way @ branding. All Natural!

Hill & Hill Ranch – 57 Blk & Red Ang Strs & Hfrs 500-650#. Rec C & D @ birth. Rec Virashield 6 & Vision 8 w/Somnus + Spur @ branding & precon & poured. Out of Leachman Stabilizer Red Ang Bulls. Knife cut, high elevation & fancy!

Jay Givens – 50 Blk Ang & AngX Strs 500-550#.

Rec Vista 5, Once PMH, Vision 7 & Safeguard @ branding. Choice, green steer calves!

Bill & Shirley Tschannen – 47 Blk Ang Strs & Hfrs 550-600#. Vista Once SQ, Nasalgen, Vision 7 w/ Spur & Safeguard @ branding & Precon. Knife cut. 45 days weaned. Sired by Top gaining, Performance tested Blk Ang bulls!

Hamblin Ranch – 40 Blk AngX Strs & Hfrs 550-600#.

Rec spring shots @ branding. Sired by Balancer bulls. High elevation!

Double Diamond Red Angus- 37 Red Ang & Red Ang CharX Strs & Hfrs 600-650#. Rec Vista once SQ & 7 way Spring & Fall. Sired by 5L Red Angus Bulls.

Triangle 5 Ranches – 35 Blk Ang Strs & Hfrs 500600#. Rec 8 way w/Somnus, 5 way upper respiratory & Nasalgen in Spring & Fall. Poured w/Ivermectin. 30+ days weaned.

Mark & Tammy Leonhardt – 30 Blk Ang Strs & Hfrs 500-600#. Rec Pyramid 5 + Presponse & 8-way @ Branding. Knife cut. 100% Blk Ang sired. Sired by Lucky 7 Angus Bulls. Bred to perform! High desert & fancy!

Dylan Terrill- 30 Blk Ang +BWF Strs & Hfrs 450-550#.

Rec Pyramid 5 + Presponse & 8 way @bradning.

Ron & Dee Kobbe – 25 Blk Ang Strs & Hfrs 600-650#.

Rec Vista Once & Vision 7 w/Somnus @ branding & Precon. Nice, One iron calves!!

Will Thompson- 25 Blk AngX Strs & Hfrs. 500# Double vaccinated. Weaned for over a month. Bunk broke and fed silage.

Matthew & Susan Smith – 24 Blk AngX Strs & Hfrs.

550-600#. Rec Pyramid 5 w/Presponse, Vision 8 w/Somnus & Multimin @ branding & Precon.

Weaned 9/15 & poured. Weaned on long stemmed

hay & silage. No implants. Hfrs are bangs vaccinated.

Mark & Alicia McConnell – 14 Blk Ang Strs & Hfrs 500-525#. Rec Vista 5, Nasalgen 3 PMH & 7way @ branding & weaning. Sired by SO Cattle Blk Ang bulls. High elevation. Fancy!

Beasley / Von Hemel – 11 Blk/BWF Strs & Hfrs 475525#. Rec 7 way @ branding. All natural!

Fort Supply Cattle Co – 11 Blk Ang & AngX Strs & Hfrs 500-550#. Comp vacc. Weaned Oct 15th. Hay Fed. Tom & Liz Thoman – 10 Blk Ang & AngX Strs & Hfrs 500-550#. Vision 7 w/Somnus @ Branding. Diamond Peak, OCC & Traveler genetics. High desert, fancy!

Dave Cloutier – 10 Blk AngX Strs & Hfrs 375-425#.

Comp vacc @ branding.

Cathleen Bates – 9 Xbred Strs & Hfrs 400-500#. Rec spring shots.

Kevin Dillon – 6 Blk AngX Strs & Hfrs 375-425#.

Comp vacc @ branding.

Heath Smith – 2 Wagyu/Maine Strs 600-800#.

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 18 COW SALE • START TIME 9:00 AM WEIGH UPS Hill & Hill Ranch – 13 weigh ups

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 22 CALF SPECIAL W/ WEIGH UPS START TIME 9:00 AM W/ WEIGH UPS Tom Morrison – 45 Blk Ang & AngX Strs & Hfrs 550625#. Rec Vista Once SQ & Vision 7 @ branding. Big, Fancy calves sired by Powerful Bulls!!

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 25 NO SALE - HAPPY THANKSGIVING

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 29 CALF SPECIAL W/ SHEEP & HORSES START TIME 9:00 AM W/ SHEEP Sid Baldwin – 34 Blk Ang Strs & Hfrs 400-500#. Rec spring shots. Nice, one iron calves!!

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 2 BRED COW SPECIAL • START TIME 9 AM W/ WEIGH UPS • BREDS @ NOON

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 6 CALF SPECIAL • START TIME 9:00 AM

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 9 COW SALE • START TIME 9:00 AM

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

1490 South 8th Street East • River ton, WY 82501 • (307) 856-2209