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A Look Inside Discover how a Charitable Remainder Trust can benefit land owners................... Page 2 Utilize the right tools to monitor rangelands............... Page 5 Find the perfect Christmas gift for everyone on your list..... ............................. Pages 10-11 Barnyards and Backyards discusses current resources for producers and operators........... ............................. Pages 12-13

Quick Bits Sugarbeets Sugarbeet production in Wyoming is forecast at 921,000 tons, up 36% from 679,000 tons produced in 2019, according to the Nov. 1 Agricultural Yield Survey conducted by the Mountain Regional Field Office of the National Agricultural Statistics Service. Growers expect to harvest 30,200 acres this year, compared with 24,000 acres a year ago. Yields are expected to average 30.5 tons per acre, unchanged from the Oct. 1 forecast and up from last year’s yield of 28.3 tons per acre. As of Nov. 1, Wyoming’s sugarbeet harvest was estimated at 95% complete, compared with 69% last year and the 5-year average of 79%.

Corn and cattle industries aid in search for sustainability Beef producers and corn growers are growing closer together, says National Beef Cattlemen’s Association (NCBA) Cattlemen to Cattlemen Host Kevin Ochsner. The Nov. 3 episode of Cattlemen to Cattlemen focused on the

complementary relationship between the corn and beef industries, as well as common challenges and opportunities for producers of both products.

Kevin Ross, president of the National Corn Grower’s Association (NCGA) and

Iowa corn farmer, says the cattle feeding industry accounts for the consumption of 1.9 billion bushels of corn annually.

Mike Drinnin, owner of Drinnin Feedlots, adds corn makes up a huge part of the rations, and although the business

CAPTURING VALUE “There are a lot of things we can do to add value to calves to really make a difference. From making some genetic improvements to implementing preconditioning programs, we can prepare calves for the next phase of their lives,” states Brad White, director of Kansas State University’s (KSU) Beef Cattle Institute (BCI), during an episode of KSU’s BCI Cattle Chat podcast.

During the podcast, White sat down with KSU Veterinarians Dr. Bob Larson and Dr. Bob Weaber to discuss the difference between adding value and capturing value, as well as to provide several tips on how producers can capture value when marketing their calves.

Telling the story “Many producers vaccinate, castrate, deworm and

raises some corn, they buy approximately 80 percent of the corn they feed.

Complementary industries The corn and beef industries are no doubt, two very complementary industries, Please see CORN on page 6

Experts discuss ways to capture value versus add value when marketing calves

perform a number of tasks to prepare their calves for the next stage in their lives,” states Larson. “These are all things likely to make calves more healthy, perform better and ultimately, add value.”

“However, if a producer doesn’t inform consumers about all the things they have done to add value, they aren’t going to be able to capture this value,” Larson adds, noting the most important part of capturing value, in his opinion, is for producers to tell their stories.

He points to recent research conducted by the KSU Agricultural Economics Department, which looked at predictors of ranch profitability and notes the results found average sale price is the largest driver for higher Please see VALUE on page 11

U.S. Cattle Non-fed cattle slaughter has been running well below year-ago levels. During the first week of November, the U.S. Department of Agriculture estimated total cow and bull slaughter at 137,000 head, down 10,000 head or 6.8% compared to the previous year.

For the period June 28 through Oct. 24, total U.S. cow slaughter was estimated at 1.98 million head, 75,600 head or 3.7% lower than the previous year. Dairy cow slaughter during this time was 926,970 head, 93,600 head or 9.2% lower than a year ago, while beef cow slaughter at 1.053 million head was 18,000 head or 1.7% lower than last year.

Big Game The Wyoming Game and Fish Department is seeking information about two big game animals taken illegally on the Bridger Teton National Forest. A buck mule deer and a bull moose were taken illegally near the forest boundary between Poison Hollow and the East Fork, most likely late in the first week of November. Anyone with information on the case should call 877-WGFD-TIP. Reports can also be submitted online at wgfd.wyo.gov, by texting TIP411 using keyword WGFD or calling the Green River Regional Office at 307875-3223.

Producer benefit - Sound breeding decisions and sharing more information with consumers are just a couple recommendations for adding value to calves. George Bugas photo

Soil Health Importance of soil organic matter for improving soil health explained The Oct. 29 edition of the Healthy Soils Webinar hosted by the Powder River Basin Resource Council featured University of Wyoming Northwest Area Agricultural Extension Educator Dr. Caitlyn Youngquist.

The presentation explained the composition of healthy soils and explored how they can lead to more productive fields, rangelands and gardens.

Soil health Youngquist explains the dictionary definition of health includes the capacity to function, which she relates to soil health.

“In terms of soil health, a healthy soil is a highly functioning soil,” she says. “In terms of plant, animal and human health, the definition also includes biological productivity and environmental quality.”

Resiliency, the ability to withstand or recover from difficult situations such as drought, compaction, erosion and disease, is an important part of building soil health, she adds. Another important consideration she explains is soil health as a spectrum.

“The idea is to continually move along the spectrum, from less healthy to more healthy,” Youngquist shares. “Healthier plants, more water holding capacity, Please see SOIL on page 7

AEWRs rule determined On Nov. 2, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced a final rule which updates the strategy for determining the annual Adverse Effect Wage Rates (AEWRs) in the H-2A Visa Program.

“The AEWR is a minimum wage rate providing a floor below which the wages of agricultural workers cannot be negotiated,” stated DOL in a news release. “Requiring employers to pay the AEWR when it is the highest applicable wage is the primary way the department meets its statutory obligation to certify the employment of foreign workers will not adversely affect workers in the U.S. who are similarly employed.”

DOL noted the new rule improves the consistency of AEWRs, provides stronger protection for workers and establishes better stability and predictability for employers in complying with their wage obligations.

“This final rule provides greater consistency and predictability in the H-2A Visa Program,” said Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training John Pallasch.

“It is a victory for farmers, agricultural workers and the American people who rely on a vibrant agricultural sector to supply food for our families.”

According to DOL, the rule will use the average hourly wages for field and livestock workers based on the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Farm Labor Survey for AEWRs through the calendar year 2022 for the vast majority of agricultural jobs.

For all other ag-related jobs, DOL will set and annually adjust AEWRs using the average hourly wages for Please see RATE on page 6

WOMEN in Ag

Drive guides Arndt's agricultural involvement Jaycie Arndt, a fifth generation rancher and range enthusiast, grew up raising cattle, sheep and goats on a family ranch in northeast Wyoming. Raised on the ranch, Jaycie developed a passion for agricultural leadership and education, as well as protecting rangelands from invasive annual grasses.

Ag leadership Growing up, Jaycie and her siblings were active in both 4-H and FFA raising and showing livestock, participating in numerous leadership activities and competing in career development events including agronomy,

poultry judging, veterinary sciences, agriculture issues and numerous speaking competitions.

“My parents were always supportive of my siblings and I raising livestock and doing anything to become better agricultural leaders,” Jaycie shares. “My father served as a Wyoming FFA State Officer, and I followed in his footsteps and became a Wyoming FFA State Officer in 2015-2016.”

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What To Eat These Days

During mid to late December, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) will release the 2020-2025 Dietary Guidelines. The planning for this 835page report started in 2019, and like everything coming out of government, From the politics were involved. But, there are Publisher some good guidelines in it, and it can Dennis Sun be a useful tool.

In reality, every American adult should read through these guidelines. This is because close to 70 percent of Americans are overweight, and this condition may have played a part in the reason six out of 10 Americans have one chronic condition and four in 10 have two or more chronic conditions.

While genetics may play a part, eating the wrong foods in the wrong amounts certainly does.

I have to admit, I’m as guilty as anyone for eating the wrong foods, and my waistline proves it. But, as we get older, we realize the apple or banana on the kitchen counter may not be so bad.

We’re lucky to live in the Rocky Mountain West, as the outdoors provides opportunities to live healthier. Working in agriculture also helps.

Living in the Rocky Mountain area provides many opportunities for physical activity, which is good. They say lack of physical activity is a leading cause of chronic conditions. Those living in the Mountain West states have lower blood pressure, lower cholesterol and lower Type 2 diabetes, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) provided a huge amount of input on these guidelines. They proved beef’s role as part of a healthy, balanced diet – more so than we have seen in the past guidelines, which is good for cattlemen.

Today, lamb and beef producers have an opportunity to showcase their products. Consumers have realized meat products have great taste, they are tender and they are healthy.

Consumers are beginning to approve of how lambs and calves are raised.

Some have recognized public lands in the West are a great place to raise cattle and sheep. With the quality of meat being raised in the West, there is a story to tell, and it is our responsibility to tell this story.

Not only are sheep and cattle helping the western environment through proper grazing, but grazing is also helping to control wildfires.

I’ve heard the pandemic has consumers looking for new or different foods to cook for dinner. During the meat shortage, there were many newer cuts left in the meat case. Therefore, consumers have since learned how to prepare different cuts, and they like them. Consumers also want more lamb.

Denver and sierra cuts, ribeye filets and chuck flaps are some newer cuts of beef, which are becoming more popular, and they fit the new Dietary Guidelines.

Panic buying is over, and people don’t want meat substitutes, as they realize phony meats are not healthy for them or for the planet.

This past week, Beyond Meat’s stock price was down nearly 50 percent, and I hope it continues. I also hope these substitute meats are not in the Dietary Guidelines.

And no, beer is still not a food group. We can only hope.

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GUEST OPINIONS Reducing Taxes on Farm and Ranch Property with a Charitable Remainder Trust

By Chris Nolt By selling all or part of a farm or ranch through a Charitable Remainder Trust (CRT), one is able to bypass capital gains and ordinary income taxes on the sale.

This enables a farm or ranch owner to invest the full proceeds from the sale, undiluted by tax.

If an individual sells their farm or ranch and takes cash proceeds from the sale, they may end up with 25 percent less money to invest after paying taxes. The ability to invest money which would have gone to taxes can generate significantly more income for retirement or other purposes.

For example, if an individual is selling land valued at $2 million with a cost basis of $200,000, their tax savings from selling the property through a CRT could amount to roughly $400,000 or more, depending on the state they are located in and whether or not their property is subject to the Medicare Surtax.

If they invest this $400,000 tax savings and elect a seven percent payout from their CRT, they could conceivably receive $20,000 to $30,000

more money each year.

In addition to bypassing capital gains and income taxes on the sale of property, an individual may also generate a charitable deduction from contributing the land to the CRT. This deduction can lower an individual’s federal income tax bill for the year they make the contribution to the CRT. And, any unused amount of the deduction can be carried forward for up to five years.

Some states, such as Montana, also offer a tax credit, which can further reduce income taxes.

It is often a good idea to take cash out of a sale for various reasons. Depending on the situation, one may be able to wipe out the income taxes that would normally be due on the cash proceeds through the charitable deduction they receive.

I’ve been approached by several people who wanted to use a CRT on the sale of their property, but they already had a signed buy-sell agreement on their land. Unfortunately, it was too late for them to use the CRT.

If an individual has a signed contract on their property, they can’t use a CRT on the sale of the property because the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) deems it a “pre-arranged sale.” The problem with a pre-arranged sale, is under the assignment of income doctrine, the capital gain can be attributed to the donor of the property.

The question is how far down the path of sale a donor can go before the gain is recognized to the donor. Once recognized, it cannot be assigned to another party.

Although not completely clear, there is authority that once a buy-sell is signed, the donor has legally committed the CRT trustee to sell the property to the buyer and to do so on the terms of the buysell, removing all discretion from the trustee and requiring the donor to recognize the capital gain.

Besides providing a donor with several financial benefits, a CRT also enables a person to make a sizeable, tax-efficient gift to charity. Leaving a legacy of love could ultimately be what an individual values most from a CRT.

A Charitable Remainder Trust offers many financial and other benefits for those selling a farm or ranch. If an individual is selling or considering selling their farm or ranch and would like to save taxes on the sale, generate passive income for retirement and leave money to charity when they pass, a CRT is something to consider.

However, they need to remember they shouldn’t wait until they have a signed buy-sell agreement before speaking with an advisor who is experienced in using a CRT for farm and ranch sales.

Chris Nolt is the author of the book “Financial Strategies for Selling a Farm or Ranch” and the owner of Solid Rock Wealth Management, Inc. and Solid Rock Realty Advisors, LLC, sister companies dedicated to working with families around the country who are selling a farm or ranch and transitioning into retirement. To order a copy of Chris’s book, call 800-517-1031 or visit Amazon.com. For more information, visit solidrockproperty. com and solidrockwealth. com.

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NEWS BRIEFS Public comments sought The Wyoming Game and Fish Department (WGFD) has become increasingly concerned about the spread of wildlife diseases in Wyoming and the implications chronic wasting disease (CWD) and other issues may have on elk attending winter feedgrounds in western Wyoming.

To address these challenges, WGFD is inviting the public to participate in the development of a long-term management plan, beginning with a series of virtual meetings.

To assist future management decisions over the next decade, WGFD is initiating a multi-phased effort to gather public input.

The first phase is to hold public discussions, or “listen and learn” sessions, on the many intricacies of elk feedgrounds.

The second phase, tentatively planned for early 2021, will involve a public collaborative process which will formally provide input for the development of a long-term elk feedgrounds management plan.

Anyone interested in the future of elk feedgrounds management is encouraged to attend one of the four upcoming phase one virtual public meetings. Participants must register in advance of the meetings, and once registered, will be sent a confirmation e-mail with a link to join the meeting.

Meetings are planned for Dec. 1 at 5 to 8 p.m., Dec. 2 at 1 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 9 p.m. and Dec. 3 at 4 to 7 p.m.

The same presentations will be shown at each meeting, so there is no need to attend more than one as space is limited in the virtual sessions.

Anyone can stay up-to-date on the Elk Feedgrounds Public Collaborative Process, including information on how to attend one of the upcoming public meetings via Zoom and how to submit written comments by visiting wgfd.wyo.gov/Get-Involved/ elk-feedgrounds.

Event details announced The NebraskaN Livestock Show invites cattlemen to come and conduct business as usual for 16 exciting days this January. Plans are moving swiftly for the show to be held Jan. 9-24, 2021 on the Nebraska State Fairgrounds, hosted by the Grand Island Livestock Complex Authority in Grand Island, Neb. Organizers will provide cattlemen an opportunity to exhibit, promote, market and sell their livestock at this alternative event in 2021. With 17 different beef breed events already on the schedule, organizers look forward to a large turn out.

The event will also host a large herd bull display, an impressive trade show and a 4-H and collegiate judging contest within the Nebraska State Fairgrounds’ facilities.

The NebraskaN Livestock Show is exclusively recognized and endorsed by the National Western Stock Show as a one-year-only event during their absence in 2021.

Visit theNebraskaN.org for complete details, schedules and information. Exhibitor entry deadline is Dec. 5, 2020.

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Donation received Some Wyoming classrooms will now have access to a total of 200 tablets to help further the instruction of agriculture in the age of COVID-19.

Spectrum, the Internet and cable company, awarded Wyoming Agriculture in the Classroom (WAITC) $2,000 and 20 tablets, which are valued at a total of $4,000.

“We want to make sure our students not only understand agriculture, but also energy and minerals and outdoor skills,” Jessie Dafoe, executive director of WAITC, said before accepting the donations from Spectrum.

“We want our students to know our major economic drivers. We want them to have critical thinking skills. To be our decision makers in 20 years, they need to know about this today so they can solve our state’s major challenges,” she continued.

One of the organization’s goals is to involve at least 120 classrooms in the program by the end of this school year.

Long-term, it wants to involve 800 – or half of the state’s second through fifth grade classrooms – in the program.

Mike Mores, who serves as Spectrum’s senior manager of government affairs in Wyoming, said making a big donation to WAITC is in line with the company’s charitable giving priorities.

“Spectrum has recognized the growing importance of broadband in our daily lives and the challenges families face when they do not have access to high-speed internet, which is particularly true for Wyoming,” Mores said. “We know WAITC is raising critical thinking and problem-solvers who will become stewards of our state.”

Soybean days moves online The 2020 Soybean Management Field Days moved online for the first time ever due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Growers can view Soybean Management Field Days presentations or listen to the podcasts presented

by Nebraska Extension specialists and educators at enrec.unl.edu/2020soydays.

For over 20 years, Soybean Management Field Days have helped soybean growers maximize productivity and profitability through smart decisions and efficient use of resources. The field days have helped growers stay competitive in the global marketplace and increase profits with a focus on meeting the world’s growing food and energy needs.

Active research continued at the Soybean Management Field Days locations throughout the 2020 growing season.

For more information, contact the Nebraska Soybean Board at 402-441-3240 or Nebraska Extension at 800-529-8030.

Wyoming farmers and ranchers affected by the COVID-19 pandemic may be eligible for assistance through the Wyoming Business Council’s (WBC) COVID-19 Business Relief Program.

WBC knows many agriculture producers have been adversely affected by COVID-19.

Therefore, Gov. Mark Gordon and the Wyoming Business Council created the Agriculture Fund to help offset losses and expenses for farmers and ranchers across Wyoming.

Those in production agriculture are encouraged to apply today. Visit wyobizrelief.org/agriculture-fund for complete eligibility requirements, frequently asked questions, application video tutorials, a calculation worksheet and a link to fill out an application.

Funds are dispersed on a first come, first served basis, and the program closes at 8 p.m. on Nov. 18.

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NEWS BRIEFS Priority area selected Wyoming’s Alamo Creek-Bighorn River Watershed was selected as a Fiscal Year 2021 priority area within the National Water Quality Initiative (NWQI) managed and administered by USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS). The NWQI in Wyoming is a partnership between NRCS, Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality (WDEQ) and the Wyoming Association of Conservation Districts.

Through NWQI, NRCS provides targeted funding for financial and technical assistance to help farmers apply conservation practices to protect water resources. The Alamo-Bighorn River Watershed is one of 175 watersheds that will be receiving financial assistance for practice implementation to address impaired surface waters.

“The National Water Quality Initiative has helped Wyoming implement field practices showing the greatest need for conservation where water quality impairments and concerns are identified,” said Astrid Martinez, NRCS state conservationist in Wyoming.

The Alamo-Bighorn Watershed was identified as an NWQI priority in 2016 and was allocated over $3 million to help address the excessive Total Maximum Daily Loads of pollutants within its waterbodies. Sediment was also a concern because erosion, due to certain irrigation practices and naturally occurring background concentrations have caused degradation to streams and channels contributing to the Bighorn River.

For more specific information about the Alamo-Bighorn Watershed NWQI Project, please contact Andi Neugebauer at andi.neugebauer@usda.gov.

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Funding offered The Energy Rebound Program will utilize up to $15 million in Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act funding to provide business relief targeted towards drilled, but uncompleted oil and gas wells (DUCs), wells unable to be re-completed and plugging and abandonment projects which could not be finished due to the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.

“These funds will have a direct impact on Wyoming’s employment rate and put people back to work in our oil and gas sector which was impacted by COVID-19. It will provide opportunities for employees who lost jobs when drilling ceased,” Gov. Mark Gordon said. “The oil and gas industry is a huge contributor to Wyoming revenues, employment and its overall economy. These dollars will assist in our state’s economic rebound.”

When global demand for oil plummeted due to COVID19, work stopped almost immediately, with oil and gas companies conducting a few activities to safely stop ongoing drilling and reclamation activities. This left many projects in limbo, awaiting capital to continue.

The use of the funds will provide a stimulus to the economic recovery. Funds would be used to commence operations, which would include the hiring of crews, water acquisition, ordering of supplies and equipment for drilling and recompletions and plugging and abandonment activities.

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The Wyoming Department of Health (WDH) has partnered with the Wyoming Hospital Association to bring in temporary medical personnel to address the surge in hospitalizations occurring around the state and to prepare for additional staffing needs likely to arise.

As of Nov. 10, Wyoming hospitals were reporting a record 178 COVID-19 current hospitalizations. One month ago there were only 56.

“We are grateful to the governor for recognizing the imminent need for additional staffing around the state,” said Eric Boley, president of the Wyoming Hospital Association. “Medical staff across the state are strained and exhausted. There is an immediate need to bring in additional help to ease the burden shouldered by our healthcare professionals. This move by the governor is important and is giving us critical resources allowing us to find and retain medical personnel to support our hospitals in their fight against COVID-19.”

“This funding will help ease the strain on our hospitals and healthcare workers, who have been working tirelessly to provide care to increasing numbers of COVID-19 patients,” Gordon said. “As hospitals around the region face the same issues, our hospitals cannot plan on transferring patients out of state.

I want to ensure Wyoming maintains its ability to provide our residents access to the treatments and care they need.”

The Wyoming Hospital Association will work with the state’s hospitals to evaluate medical staff shortages and consult with WDH on each facilities’ needs.

Symposium rescheduled The latest addition to a long list of canceled meetings is the 2021 Montana and Wyoming Malt Barley and Sugarbeet Symposium, which has been canceled because of COVID-19 concerns. However, the information will be available in webinar form at 10 a.m. on Jan. 13 - 14.

The free webinars will be hosted by the Mountain States Crop Education Association (MSCEA), which includes agriculture industry representatives and Montana State University Extension faculty members.

The webinar on Jan. 13 will focus on malt barley topics. On Jan. 14, attention turns to sugarbeets.

Webinars can be accessed through the MSCEA website, mountainstateag.org.

Plans are already underway for the 2022 Sugar Beet and Malt Barley Symposium. The event will be held Jan. 12-13, 2022, at the Billings Hotel and Convention Center in Billings, Mont..

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EXTENSION EDUCATION

By Barton Stam, UW Extension Educator

Utilization Measurements on Rangelands Frequently, I’m asked by permittees across Wyoming for help with issues concerning their federal grazing allotments. One of the common issues is utilization monitoring on herbaceous forages – sometimes referred to as intensity – and how it is being used to manage the allotment.

Federal agencies estimate utilization in many ways, including visual estimates, stubble height, Robel pole or clipping and weighing residual forage. Often, these measurements are done on an annual basis at the end of the grazing season.

The Society for Range Management (SRM) defines utilization as the proportion of a current year’s forage production consumed or destroyed by grazing animals. This may refer either to a single species or to the vegetation as a whole. SRM defines stubble as the basal portion of herbaceous plants remaining after the top portion has been harvested either artificially or by grazing animals. The association defines residue as the forage remaining on the land as a consequence of harvest.

So, what can these measures be used for? And, why should they be considered by permittees and federal agency range conservationists?

Intensity, along with timing and frequency of grazing and rest periods, should be considered together when managing grazing allotments.

SRM’s Rangeland Assessment and Monitoring Committee (RAM) in the technical note “Utilization and Residual Measurements: Tools for Adaptive Rangeland Management” published in the SRM peer-reviewed journal Rangelands states utilization should be used, in conjunction with other monitoring methods, to determine distribution of animal use, cause and effect interpretations of range trend data and to aid in the adjustment of stock-

ing rates and season of use of grazing.

These annual monitoring methods should be used to make decisions to improve grazing management such as to determine places which may need more or less grazing or grazing at a different time.

Once those areas are identified and steps taken to improve or alter distribution, utilization or other short-term methods can be used to evaluate how well the new management has worked. Distribution can be managed through a variety of methods including fencing, herding, supplementation, water development and animal selection, etc. Poor livestock distribution is often the cause of problems with grazing, especially in arid areas or places with rough topography.

So, having a tool such as utilization monitoring can be valuable if and when it is used appropriately. Proper livestock distribution can help with avoiding localized overgrazing, animal performance and extending the grazing season by efficiently using forage and water supplies – adjustments which can be good for both animals and the environment.

Improving livestock distribution can be a difficult proposition that is not so easily put into reality. Some improvements can usually be made, though, which are more palatable than other potential options such as cuts in Animal Unit Months (AUMs) or even livestock exclusion.

As stated by the RAM committee, utilization can also be employed to adjust stocking rates or timing of grazing.

It is critical utilization be used with other monitoring information such as long-term trend monitoring and a researchbased reason for their use.

Utilization and long-term trends are not always closely related, so it is important to have and use both in management decisions.

Utilization measurement

is affected by many factors including the technique used and the amount of training the observer has received. The timing of the measurement in relation to the growing season and when livestock are grazing is critical and very dependent on the specific management objective.

Measuring utilization in a riparian area in the fall is probably not very useful when worried about soil stability in high flow events during spring runoff or precipitation events.

Even using utilization on key species can be problematic. As the grazing season continues, species and grazing area preferences change, which can alter the relevance of a certain few key species.

To use utilization or other such methods as a management objective, or automatic trigger for some action, such as removal of livestock from a pasture or an arbitrary guideline, is a misuse of the method.

Utilization standards not being met should be used as a trigger for the range conservationist, permittee and others involved to look at other measures such as soil cover, species composition, frequency of invasive species, etc.

Additionally, land managers should consider the overall health of the entire grazing system including grazing allotments on lands managed by other agencies, private grazing lands, the health of grazing animals and other diverse factors included in the system. It is also critical decisions incorporate management in the context of long-term trends, season of use and frequency of grazing data.

This is sometimes called adaptive management, and it should be the goal of all grazing lands. The reality is grazing management on private lands is adaptive and is constantly being informed by observations.

For federal grazing, it takes more effort and frequently calls for another meeting where those involved may need to have difficult or awkward conversations. As range managers, we have a lot of tools in the toolbox.

Each tool should be used for the right job.

Barton Stam is a University of Wyoming Extension Educator. He can be reached at BrStam@uwyo.edu.

Christmas tree permits available Christmas tree permits may now be purchased between 7:45 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, from any Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Wyoming field office. The cost for a permit is $5 to $10 per tree, depending on location. Up to a maximum of five Christmas trees can be purchased by an individual for personal use.

This year, the permits are also available online at forestproducts.blm.gov from most BLM Wyoming field offices. Buffalo, Casper, Cody, Lander and Worland field office permits can be purchased now. Kemmerer, Pinedale, Rawlins and Rock Springs field office permits can be purchased beginning Nov. 24.

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CORN continued from page 1 shares Ochsner, especially in the fight to produce more with less.

“The first thing that comes to mind is the taste, tenderness and juiciness of beef when fed corn-based diets,” says Dr. Galen Erickson, a ruminant nutritionist with the University of Nebraska. “Secondly, we feed corn and corn byproducts as an energy source to cattle. The more energy going in, the faster the rate of gain is and the more efficient cattle are.”

He notes this efficiency bodes well for the U.S. beef system because it has helped advance the industry to be the most efficient beef production system in the world.

“I would also like to point out cattle producers use a lot of parts of the corn plant in different ways,” Erickson adds.

“We can also put up silage or use the residue to graze.

We certainly try to capitalize on the feed-stock being produced.”

Kylee Geffert of Geffert Farms adds corn producers make a lot of production and harvest decisions with the beef industry in mind.

“One of the things unique to corn producers is the way we make decisions about when to harvest and how to process corn,” says Erickson. “In an integrated system, either on a producer’s operation or with their neighbors, the decision to harvest dry corn, high-moisture corn or even silage is present, even at the time of planting.”

“One of the beauties about corn in general is it is such a versatile crop. When it comes to feeding animals in general, especially beef cattle, corn is used in so many ways,” shares Ross.

Generational operations need efficiency In many parts of the agriculture industry, sustainability has been a focus for many years.

“Sustainability is something producers look at every day of operation,” notes Drinnin. “We’re producing the same amount of beef with 33 percent less cattle compared to the 1970s.”

In the corn industry, Ross notes producers have been working on ways to improve crop performance and sustainability across the board.

“For a number of us, sustainability means keeping profitability of our operation and making sure it’s there for the next generation,” he explains. “Most feedlots and farms are generational and to us, sustainability means the operation will be around for a number of years down the road.”

Erickson shares there is a host of specific management practices producers have adopted. Each makes sense from an improved efficiency standpoint and allows producers to raise more beef on less resources.

“Anything corn producers do to improve their sustainability helps tremen-

dously in the beef industry,” he says. “For example, 98 percent of the water footprint in beef production is related to feed production.

Any improvements made for water efficiency in corn production has a trickle down effect to improve the sustainability of beef.”

Sustainable production “I think there are a lot of management practices going to be adopted, if they haven’t been already, to ultimately improve the sustainability picture for both industries,” Erickson states.

Ross shares many corn producers are working to reduce tillage or practice notill farming.

“We are learning more about soil every day, and soil health in general is something we focus on a lot,” he says. “We continue to look at ways to improve our footprint every day, and we are seeing higher efficiencies with water use to production efficiencies in corn production.”

On his feedlot, Drinnin shares they spend a lot of

time trying to figure out how to utilize resources in rations to make the most efficient use of them. He adds efficiency and sustainability is his goal every day.

“In processing feeds, making feed choices and utilizing local byproducts, beef producers are recycling products we don’t use for human edible food and making them into human edible food, beef,” explains Erickson. “Additionally, producers are interested or are using feed additives to decrease the methane footprint of beef production.”

“Beef producers have done a good job of implementing sustainable strategies to date and have improved the footprint of the industry dramatically in the last 50 years,” he adds.

Producer and consumer education All of the panelists agree the sustainability story for both the corn and beef industries are holding strong and continuously looking to improve. NCBA and NCGA have both worked with the U.S. Roundtable for Sustainable Beef and produced educational resources to help create conversations.

The beef industry has taken a little more heat on the sustainability issue than has been warranted over time, in Erickson’s opinion. Beef producers have good news to share, he says. He believes every cattle producer should address this issue and not be

afraid of it.

“First and foremost, the U.S. produces 18 percent of the world’s beef with eight percent of the world’s cattle,” he explains. “Second, by using grain and highenergy diets including corn, beef producers dramatically increase growth rate, feed utilization and size of cattle at market. Looking at sustainability from the standpoint of the amount of beef producers per cow exposed, the U.S. is the best in the world.”

Erickson adds there are exciting developments in the area of methane reduction.

“We are learning from atmospheric scientists the methane story is different than what has previously been told,” he shares.

“It doesn’t last as long in the atmosphere, and frankly, it’s been produced forever by ruminants. Anything we do to increase feed utilization, like feeding corn, or anything that reduces naturally expelled methane, will have dramatic impacts on what is concentrated in the atmosphere.”

Geffert concludes agricultural producers have to continuously learn and work to educate consumers on the efforts of their operation to increase sustainable production and bridge the gap between agricultural production and consumers.

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

RATE continued from page 1 the occupational classification reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Occupational Employment Statistics Survey Program.

“The changes implemented in this rule also address stakeholder concerns about the potential for significant and unpredictable wage changes from year to year associated with DOL’s prior AEWR methodology, while ensuring better wage protections for U.S. workers similarly employed in higher skilled ag jobs,” explained DOL. “More predictable wage adjustments in the H-2A Visa Program will help American farmers plan and budget for their workforce needs and ensure wages in the H-2A program keep pace with steadily increasing wages in the wider economy,” continued the department. “By taking this

action, DOL is protecting U.S. workers and helping farmers keep food on America’s tables.”

In response to the rule, U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue said, “Over the past several years farm wages have increased at a higher pace than other industries, which is why this DOL rule could not come at a better time. This is an example of good government that will ensure greater stability for farmers and help them make long-term business decisions rather than facing uncertainty year after year.”

DOL noted they intend to issue a second final rule to finalize the remainder of the proposed rule, which will govern other aspects of the certification of agricultural labor performed

by H-2A workers.

The DOL’s final rule can be viewed at dol.gov.

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lower input costs and erosion able to plants until the soil resistance can be attained is digested by the small through management and organisms in the soil,” she says. monitoring.”

Increasing the amount Soil systems Youngquist explains soil of photosynthetic activity, is a thin crust of old rock and or the amount of healthy organic matter on the earth’s plants living in the soil, surface, as well as a living feeds more microorganisms system of plants, insects and in the soil and therefore, increases the pool of soil microorganisms.

“The first part of the organic matter, Youngquist definition is inherent, while explains. Decreasing the the second part, the living amount of disturbance part, is dynamic and where also helps to increase the soil managers can have an organic matter pool.

Organic matter impact,” she explains.

Wyoming, soil “Five different factors In go into forming soil,” she organic carbon or organic continues. “The factors deal matter levels range from with where on the landscape less than one percent to the soil is, how old it is, the around two to three percent climate and the parent mate- in the eastern part of the rial. Understanding how state, says Youngquist. the soil is formed is impor- “The most important tant to understanding why thing to do for soil managethe soil behaves the way it ment is increase the quantity, diversity and duration does.”

Another way Youngquist of living roots to add to soil notes producers can think health, as well as reduce about the soil system is to disturbance,” she says. consider soil as a system “In the Big Horn Basin, of chemistry, biology and producers grow a lot of physics. Chemical compo- sugarbeets,” she continnents of soil include pH and ues. “Inherently, it is hard salts, nitrogen, phosphorus to have an undisturbed sysand potassium, carbon and tem while growing sugarmicronutrients, while the beets. We have a highly disbiological component con- turbed system in the basin, sists of crop condition, dis- but there are a few producease pressure, earthworms ers working on a couple difand carbon, Youngquist says. ferent methods to decrease The physical component is soil disturbance.” erosion, compaction, infil- She notes field observations, as well as laboratration and tilth.

“Modern agriculture tory tests, either at the garis very good at the phys- den scale or on a larger ics and chemistry parts scale like pastures or crop of soil, but we are learn- fields, are very important. ing more about the bio- However, Youngquist says, logical system,” she says. the most important thing a producer can do is to look Biological activity The whole system is at the texture, rooting depth driven by photosynthesis, and be observant of things like erosion.

Youngquist shares.

“Starting with the plant “The take home mesroots, plants take carbon sage is to get the carbon in out of the air and put it into the soil and keep it there,” the soil as organic matter she says. “Plant roots, comwhich feeds the biologi- post, manure and mulch all cal system of the soil,” she add carbon and increase notes. “There is a tremen- soil organic matter. Things dous amount of activity in like tillage, bare soil and erosion deplete soil organic the soil.”

Youngquist explains matter levels.” soil contains bacteria, fungi Averi Hales is the ediand nematodes, as well as tor of the Wyoming Livestock Roundup. Send comlarger organisms.

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OBITUARIES

O’Leary Allen Flock

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Dec. 18, 1937 – Nov. 6, 2020

Arthur “Artie” Reuben Johnson

O’Leary Allen Flock, 82, passed away on Nov. 6, 2020 at Banner Community Hospital in Torrington.

O’Leary was born Dec. 18, 1937 in Scottsbluff, Neb., a son of Ted and Lillian (Altig) Flock. The family lived north of Morrill, Neb. until moving north of Lingle in 1944. The house they moved in to was part of officer’s quarters from Fort Laramie.

O’Leary attended the Rawhide Schoolhouse, which was a one-room schoolhouse, and he rode horseback across the pasture to get there for three years. In fourth grade, O’Leary started going to school in Lingle until he graduated.

O’Leary attended the University of Wyoming (UW) for four years and earned a degree in agricultural science. He was in charge of caring for the school mascot, Cowboy Joe, and would run him around the football field when the Cowboys scored a touchdown.

After graduating from UW, O’Leary joined the National Guard and was stationed in California until he returned to the Flock Ranch, where he spent the rest of his life. He was very proud to raise prize winning Suffolk rams and yearlings.

O’Leary was a bachelor

until the age of 52, when he fell in love and married Beverly. They had over 30 years together on the Flock Ranch.

O’Leary was a member of the American Legion, Wyoming Stock Growers Association and headed up the lamb BBQ at the Goshen County Fair for many years.

He is survived by his wife Beverly; brother Gary; sisters Sharon and Theil; nephews Shawn and Wade; niece Sandra; Beverly’s three children Teresa, Scott and Tracy and many grandchildren and greatgrandchildren.

He is preceded in death by his parents.

Family memorial services will be held at a later date and the Colyer Funeral Home assisted the family with cremation arrangements.

Hadlee and Coralie) Steben of Torrington, Roxanne and Michael (Trevor and Kami) Jolovich of Veteran, Shannon and Jason (Zoe and Axel) Baldwin of Torrington, Jake Steben of Denver and Blake Steben of Laramie; his aunt Linda Vogel Baribeau of Leavenworth, Kan., as well as a

host of friends and numerous cousins.

Artie was preceded in death by his father Donald Eldon Johnson in 2002.

A small service for Artie was held Nov. 7 at the Niobrara County Fairgrounds with Pastors Tom Strock of Douglas and Joel Richardson

of Lusk officiating. Artie requested no funeral services.

The family has decided to put all memorial donations into a scholarship fund for Rawhide FFA to give to their annual Outstanding Member. Please make checks payable to Sandra Johnson.

Nov. 4, 1957 – Oct. 31, 2020

Arthur “Artie” Reuben Johnson passed away unexpectedly on Oct. 31 at his home near Lusk.

A native of Niobrara County, Artie was born in Lusk on Nov. 4, 1957 to Donald Eldon and Gloria Faye Vogel Johnson. He received his early schooling in Lance Creek and graduated from Niobrara County High School in 1976.

Artie ranched with his father in Lance Creek on his grandparents Reuben A. and Mabel Carlisle Johnson’s homestead ranch, until the ranch sold in 2001. He later bought a ranch north of Lusk.

For many years, Artie worked for the Superior Livestock Video Auction, videoing, selling and buying cattle locally as well as transporting them to and from many areas in Wyoming and throughout the United States. He later continued on with the livestock video business of selling and buying cattle while working through the Torrington Livestock Auction and Cattle Country Video.

Artie was a lifelong rancher in Niobrara County.

On June 22, 1985, Artie married Sandra Steben of Huntley. Sandra has been an elementary teacher, as well as a middle school and high school coach in Niobrara County for many years.

Artie was a 4-H leader and huge supporter of the various local, district and state sports programs of football, volleyball, basketball and track. He loved spending time with his family, working on projects, following sports events and traveling and

working with his livestock clients in his video auction business.

Artie loved visiting with people. He was truly a Wyoming cowboy and loved being on the back of a horse or around cows and horses. He also spent time to educate others on diabetes, which he dealt with.

Survivors include his wife Sandra of 35 years of Lusk; his mom Gloria Vogel Johnson of Wheatland; his three sons Will Johnson of Douglas, Taylor (Oakley) and Breanne (Kelbi) Johnson of Casper and Trent Johnson of Lusk; his two sisters Debra Johnson Millard of Cody and Vicki (Ken) Johnson Pinneo of Wheatland; his mother and father-in-law Roger and Shirley Steben of Torrington; his brotherin-laws Randy (Twila) Steben of Torrington and Mike (Charlotte) Steben of Torrington; his nephews and nieces Matthew and Whitney (Tinlee and Kaysen) Pinneo of Alliance, Neb., Daniel Pinneo of Wheatland, Ty (Laine,

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OBITUARIES

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Ryan Royal Neiman Aug. 12, 1981 – Nov. 9, 2020 Ryan Royal Neiman, 39, passed away Nov. 9 in Spearfish, S.D. with his wife Sonnie by his side after a courageous, hard-fought battle with cancer.

Ryan was born Aug. 12,

1981, in Sheridan, the first of two sons of Nikki and Kent Neiman. He grew up in Hulett, where he spent his childhood summers playing baseball and working on the Neiman 77

ARNDT continued from page 1 she currently serves as an associate director of the Wyoming FFA Leadership Camp and works in various supporting roles with the Wyoming FFA Association throughout the year.

While finishing her bachelor’s degree at the University of Wyoming (UW), Jaycie was involved with many associations including the Range Club, Soil Judging, Mortar Board, Young Farmers and Ranchers and Sigma Alpha. She is an active professional member of the Western Society for Weed Science and the Society for Range Management, serving on the Young Professionals Conclave board.

Career and education benefits family ranch Jaycie attended Sheridan College after high school, receiving degrees in rangeland ecology, animal science and biology. Transferring to UW to continue her education, Jaycie completed a degree in rangeland ecology and watershed management.

While completing her degrees, Jaycie spent her summers working as a range intern for the Sheridan

Research and Extension Center.

Now, she is working to finish a master’s degree in plant sciences with research looking at establishing native plant seeds and determining how annual invasive grasses, such as cheatgrass, ventenata and medusahead compete with cool season bunchgrasses.

“My internship during college helped me prepare for my future,” she notes. “I recently began working for the University of Wyoming as an Extension Educator on annual grasses at the Sheridan Research and Extension Center.”

In her position, she works to coordinate efforts for the Northeast Wyoming Invasive Grasses Working Group, which was created to manage invasive annual grasses in northeast Wyoming.

“My education pairs perfectly with my upbringing to allow me to share important information to producers about rangeland health and controlling annual grasses,” says Jaycie. “There is a lot of scientific information available on rangelands, and I simply try to help get it out to the broader

Ranch with his Uncle Russell.

High school was filled with football, basketball, academics and multiple extracurricular activities including FFA and choir. He graduated agricultural community.”

Jaycie also shares her education allows her to play a role on the family ranch, making decisions on stocking rates, grazing rotations and, of course, the management of invasive species.

“My parents and my sister are still on the ranch,” she shares. “But, I truly get the best of both worlds where I get to help my family on the ranch and educate other producers in our agricultural community at the same time.”

She adds she is blessed to have grown up in a time where female agriculturists are on the rise, with a nod to the future generations of strong women in agriculture in the family.

“My sister and I may not have been the major decision makers 50 years ago, and I may not have had the voice I do as a young woman in the rangeland industry,” says Jaycie. “Luckily, there are many opportunities out there. Young women in agriculture simply must be willing to look for them and take advantage when they appear.”

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

from Hulett High School as part of the class of 2000.

Ryan attended the University of Wyoming where he obtained a bachelor’s degree in animal and veterinary sciences. After graduation, Ryan moved to Powell to work for Cow Country Genetics, where he learned the process of embryo transfer.

Shortly after, Ryan moved back to Hulett to work on the ranch and set up his own embryo transfer lab. Ryan and Russell spent many days on the road, touring herds and meeting countless friends looking for what would one day become the foundation of Neiman Cattle Company.

After returning to Hulett, Ryan also became very active in the high school football program, first as a volunteer, then as an assistant coach and finally, as the head coach. His love for football was a close second to his love for cattle, and he immensely enjoyed his time as a coach and mentor of the young men of Hulett.

Ryan was coaching

when he met his wife Sonnie in August of 2011. She had just started her job as Crook County School District’s athletic trainer. Ryan swept her off her feet when he came to her rescue in Moorcroft after her car had been hit in the parking lot, leaving her stranded.

They were married Sept.

14, 2013, near Hulett on the banks of the Belle Fourche River. They are blessed with three beautiful daughters, Kaycie Nicole, 5, Sutton Reese, 3 and Royce Marie, 2.

The family of five was baptized in that same river this past summer.

Ryan possessed a zest for life admired by all who knew him and was evident in all of his endeavors. Even though he knew and experienced much strife in his life, he was forever an optimist and could always find a silver lining. Family was everything, and the joy and love he experienced through fatherhood was unmeasurable.

Ryan never met a stranger,

was always ready for a fun time and never sat out of a good karaoke song.

Ryan is survived by his wife Sonnie, daughters, father Kent and his wife Criss and step-sisters Stefanie (Cory) Gilbert and Michelle (Jade) Butler, paternal grandparents James S. and Sally Ann Neiman, in-laws Casey and Nellie Palm and Jason (Jenni) Palm and numerous aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces and friends he called family.

He was preceded in death by his brother Kasey, mother Nikki and maternal grandparents Roy and Doris Carlson.

Services will be held Nov. 17 at 1 p.m. at the Hulett School Football field. Burial will take place at Hulett Cemetery following services.

Memorials may be sent to Kaycie, Sutton and Royce’s savings accounts at Pinnacle Bank in Moorcroft, PO Box 100, Moorcroft, WY 82721.

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G SH ET Y OP OU PIN R G D CHR ON ISTM EE A AR S LY!

VALUE continued from page 1 profitability on cattle operations.

“In any given year, all cattle operations experience the same price environment, and no one gets to break completely out of this environment in a particular marketing window,” Larson says. “However, some producers find ways to add a little extra value to their calves and then capture those extra dollars.”

“Spend time on marketing,” Weaber chimes in.

“Telling prospective buyers about calves’ genetics and how they were cared for will increase the buyers’ confidence and raise the value of the calves.”

Retaining ownership While Weaber agrees transferring information to consumers is important, he believes the most critical way to capture value of calves is to retain ownership.

“Genetics matter,” he states. “First, genetics matter in regards to performance – creating pounds of weaned calf, which benefits a producer’s paycheck formula.”

“But, even more important, is figuring out how to optimize cows in a particular production environment so they are reproductively efficient and then finding bulls to mate with those cows to provide good calf performance and marketing value,” Weaber adds.

He continues, “If a producer makes good breeding and marketing decisions after spending a little extra money on high-quality genetics, one of the best ways to capture value is to retain ownership and hold

on to those genetics further down the supply chain.”

With this in mind, White notes it is important for producers to spend some time analyzing the added cost of retaining ownership versus the profit potential.

“It is important to look at the costs versus the benefits to know when the right marketing endpoint will be for calves and what makes the most sense for a particular operation,” White states.

Other ways to capture value In addition to telling the story and retaining ownership, White notes there are a few other ways producers might capture value when marketing their calves.

“Producers should ensure adequate documentation on procedures and processes they have done to add value to their calves.

They should visit with other producers who use different methods,” White says.

“Once they have selected a program and understand all of the procedures they need to do, they should calculate potential costs and benefits of they practices they plan to undertake,” he adds Additionally, White says producers need to understand the proper data they need to collect, and they need to determine the best practices when it comes to capturing value for their unique operation.

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

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Four kinds of hemp production available for Wyoming producers

Four kinds of hemp production available for Wyoming producers

Hemp has potential applications in thousands of products and can now provide an option in crop rotations.

Hemp Wyoming has potential applications in having less has the advantage of pestsofadapted to hemp thannow other parts of thousands products and can provide the in country.

The environment is drier, windier, an option crop rotations. and colder.

Thisadvantage crop will beofmore accepted Wyoming has the having less as the number of hemp processing pests adapted to hemp than other partsoptions of increases the Cowboy the country.

Thenear environment is state. drier, windier, There are four main types of hemp and colder. This crop will be more accepted production. Three types of hemp production as the are number of hemp processing options grain, fiber, and seed oil. The fourth type increases near the Cowboy state.is actually only of hemp, CBD (cannabidiol), There are four main types of hemp designated hemp by the recent 2018 Farm production.

Three types of hemp production Bill definition.

This new definition requires are grain, fiber, and less seedthan oil. 0.3 Thepercent fourth THC type hemp to have (psychoactive constituent cannabis) of hemp, CBD (cannabidiol), is of actually onlyfrom Schedule I controlled substances and making designated hemp by the recent 2018 Farm it an ordinary agricultural commodity.

Bill definition.

This new definition requires CBD is derived the sameTHC genetics as hemp to have less thanfrom 0.3 percent marijuana, providing additional challenges (psychoactive constituent of cannabis) from to production and keeping THC levels low. Under Schedule I controlled substances and making the new definition of hemp, its genetics may it an ordinary agricultural commodity. contain ratios of Cannabis sativa, Cannabis CBDindica is derived from the same genetics and Cannabis ruderalis, whereas as marijuana, providing additional challenges to historically hemp was primarily Cannabis production and keeping THC levels low. Under sativa. the new definition of is hemp, itslike genetics may and Hemp grain farmed other grains containproduced ratios ofusing Cannabis sativa, Cannabis equipment grain growers are familiar with. Hemp grain is grown on more indica and Cannabis ruderalis, whereas acreshemp in Canada than any other type of hemp. historically was primarily Cannabis sativa. The grain is currently marketed for human consumption.

There like is a high for Hemp grain is farmed otherpotential grains and hemp grainequipment to be in thegrain poultry feed market produced using growers are in the near future. The Association of familiar with. Hemp grain is grown on more American Feed Control Officials (AAFCO) is acres in Canada than any other type of hemp. reviewing hemp seed for poultry production The grain is currently marketed forthat human approval.

It stands to reason hemp consumption.

There is a high potential for grain will be highly demanded for chicken hemp grain to be in the poultry feed market feed since it is a high source of protein and in the near future.

The Association healthy fat. Around 1900, hempofseed was American Feed Control Officials (AAFCO) is considered premium bird feed.

reviewing hemp seed for poultry production approval. It stands to reason that hemp grain will be highly demanded for chicken feed since it is a high source of protein and healthy fat. Around 1900, hemp seed was considered premium bird feed.

Hemp fiber has so many uses the list is truly exhaustive. This kind of hemp that can be cut and baled will be in more demand as Hemp fibersites has become so manymore uses the list is processing numerous and closer to growers. truly exhaustive.

This kind of hemp that can seed oil is be often confused with CBD be cutHemp and baled will in more demand as since the sites U.S. market is selling a vast array processing become more numerous products may contain some of either, andofcloser to that growers. both, or neither ingredients.

Hemp seed Hemp seed oil is often confused withoil CBD doesn’t contain CBD or THC. Hemp seed oil since the U.S. market is selling a vast array is obtained by pressing hemp seeds. Cold of pressed, productsunrefined that mayhemp contain some of either, oil is dark to clear both, or neither ingredients.

Hemp seed oil light green in color, with a nutty flavor. doesn’t contain CBD or THC. Hemp seed oil Industrial hemp seed oil is used in is obtained pressing seeds.

Cold lubricants,by paints, inks,hemp fuel, and plastics. pressed, unrefined hemp dark to clear Hemp seed oil is used in oil theisproduction of green soaps,in shampoos, detergents. light color, withand a nutty flavor.The oil has a 3:1 ratio seed of omega-6 to omega-3 Industrial hemp oil is used in essential paints, fatty acids. may also used as lubricants, inks,It fuel, and be plastics. a feedstock for the large-scale production Hemp seed oil is used in the production of of biodiesel. soaps, shampoos, and detergents. The CBD is derived from cannabis that would oil has a 3:1 ratio of omega-6 to omega-3 have been called marijuana prior to the essential fatty acids. It may also be used as new definition of hemp in the Farm Bill that a feedstock forTHC thelevel large-scale required the in hemp production to be less of biodiesel. than .3 percent.

CBD is production derived from cannabis thatthan would CBD is more intensive have been called marijuana prior to the other kinds of hemp and requires a greater new definitionofofhorticultural hemp in the Farm Bill knowledge practices.

It that typicallythe involves cloning and transplanting required THC level in hemp to be less and.3more weed control. There is good than percent. potential and experimentation with producing CBD production is more intensive than CBDkinds via direct seeding, the genetics other of hemp and but requires a greater and production are riskier practices. and still notIt knowledge of horticultural comparable to greenhouse and clonal typically involves cloning and transplanting production.

and more weed control. There is good John Connett is an integrated pest management potential and experimentation with producing specialist and hemp agronomist with the University CBD via direct seeding, but the genetics of Wyoming Extension. He can be contacted at and production are riskier and still not (307) 766-5022. comparable to greenhouse and clonal production.

John Connett is an integrated pest management specialist and hemp agronomist with the University of Wyoming Extension. He can be contacted at (307) 766-5022.

UW EXTENSION HOSTING WYOMING HEMP WORKSHOPS IN FOUR LOCATIONS

Concurrent Wyoming hemp workshops will beHEMP in Powell, UW EXTENSION HOSTING WYOMING Torrington, Wheatland, and Worland Jan. 13 and Feb. 3 by the WORKSHOPS IN FOUR LOCATIONS University of Wyoming Extension.

Those interested can attend theworkshops host locations Concurrent Wyoming hemp will or beview in Powell, the Zoom sessions from their own location.

A link to Zoom Torrington, Wheatland, and Worland Jan. 13 andthe Feb. 3 by the conference will be sent prior to January.

University of Wyoming Extension.

Local hosts will start the workshops at 8 a.m. with an opening Those interested can attend the host locations or view topic. Twenty-minute Zoom sessions are 9–11 a.m. followed by a the Zoom sessions their own location. linkhost to the 10 minute live questionfrom and answer session.

The Alocal willZoom conference will be sent prior with to January. resume the workshop and finish a topic or guest speaker.

Local hosts will start the workshops at 8 a.m. with an opening

Locations topic. Twenty-minute Zoom sessions are 9–11 a.m. followed by a Extension educators serve as location hosts. Locations and 10 minute live question and answer session. The local host will hosts are: resume the workshop and finish with or guest speaker.

Powell.

Park County Fairgrounds, 655aE topic 5th. Jeremiah Vardiman, (307) 754-8836 or jvardima@uwyo.edu.

Locations Wheatland.

Valley serve Bank, as 200location 16th St.hosts.

Leroy Jons, ExtensionPlatte educators Locations and (307) 322-3667 or cjons2@uwyo.edu. hosts are: Torrington.

Goshen County Resource Center Powell. Park County Fairgrounds, 655 E 5th. Jeremiah conference room, 4516 US Hwy. 26/85. Brian Vardiman, (307) 754-8836 or jvardima@uwyo.edu.

Sebade, bsebade@uwyo.edu, with Carrie Eberle, Wheatland. Platte Valley Bank, 200 16th St. Leroy Jons, carrie.eberle@uwyo.edu. Call (307) 532-2436 for more (307) 322-3667 or cjons2@uwyo.edu. information.

Torrington.

Goshen County Resource Center Worland.

Washakie County Extension Office, conference room, 4516 US Hwy. 26/85.

Brian 1200 Culbertson St. Caitlin Youngquist, (307)347-3140 or Sebade, bsebade@uwyo.edu, with Carrie Eberle, cyoungqu@uwyo.edu.

Call (307) 532-2436 for more Zoomcarrie.eberle@uwyo.edu. speakers and topics information.

• 9 a.m. – Hemp grain weed management, Jeff Kostuik, Worland.

County Extension director Washakie of operations in central CanadaOffice, and the U.S. for 1200 Culbertson St. Caitlin Youngquist, (307)347-3140 or Hemp Genetics International (HGI) • cyoungqu@uwyo.edu.

9:30 a.m. – Hemp seed oil introduction, Roger Gussiaas, Oilseeds, LLC Carrington, North Dakota Zoom president speakersHealthy and topics • 10 a.m. – Montana hemp variety trial information, Perry • 9 a.m. – Hemp grain weed management, Jeff Kostuik, Miller, cropping systems professor, Montana State director of operations in central Canada and the U.S. for University Hemp Genetics International (HGI) • 10:30 a.m.

– Wyoming hemp permits/testing update, • Wes 9:30 a.m.

– Hemp seed oil introduction, Gussiaas, Brown, hemp lead, Wyoming Department Roger of president Healthy Oilseeds, LLC Carrington, North Dakota Agriculture • •

10 a.m. – Montana hemp variety trial information, Perry Miller, cropping systems professor, Montana State University 10:30 a.m. – Wyoming hemp permits/testing update, Wes Brown, hemp lead, Wyoming Department of Agriculture

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Wyoming 2019ininreview review WyomingCrop CropInsurance Insurance 2019 Crop insurance policies havehave become a key partpart of risk management Crop insurance policies become a key of risk managementplanning planning insurance policies have become a key part of risk management planning for most Wyoming producers. forCrop most Wyoming producers. for most Wyoming producers.

Lastwas yearwidely was widely considered a difficult many producers;intense intense Last year considered a difficult yearyear for for many producers; Last year was widely considered a difficult year for many producers; intense winter and spring weather events, brutal cold temperatures and snowfall the winter and spring weather events, brutal cold temperatures and snowfall ininthe fall, as well as an irrigation district’s system-wide collapse, resulted in losses for winter and spring weather events, brutal cold temperatures and snowfall in the fall, as well as an irrigation district’s system-wide collapse, resulted in losses for many Wyoming producers. fall, as well as an irrigation district’s system-wide collapse, resulted in losses for many Wyoming producers.

The overall crop insurance picture for Wyoming in 2019 shows total policies many Wyoming producers.

The overall crop insurance picture for Wyoming in 2019 shows total policies earning a premium at 1883, withfor total liabilities of $157,579,382.

The number of The overall crop insurance picture Wyoming 2019 shows total policies earning a premium at 1883, with total 2018 liabilities ofin$157,579,382.

The number of policies is down significantly from (1,968); however, overall liabilities areofup earning aispremium at 1883, with total liabilities ofhowever, $157,579,382.

The number policies9.2 down significantly from 2018 (1,968); overall liabilities are up percent from $144,339,756. Total acres insured in the state were 5,749,389, policies is down significantly from 2018 (1,968); however, overall are up 9.2 percent from $144,339,756.

Total2018, acres insured in 1,894,812 the stateliabilities were up almost 1.8 million acres from and up from acres5,749,389, insured in 9.2 percent from $144,339,756.

Total acres insured in the state were 5,749,389, up almost 1.8Table million 2015, 1. acres from 2018, and up from 1,894,812 acres insured in up almost 1.81.million acres (5,392,000 from 2018,orand up from were 1,894,812 insured in 2015, Table Most of the acres 94 percent) coveredacres

by Pasture, 2015, Table 1. acres Most of the (5,392,000Index or 94 percent) were covered

by Pasture, Rangeland, Forage-Rainfall (RI-PRF) insurance, as has been the case in Mostpast of the acres or 94(indemnities percent) were covered

by Pasture, years.

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This can belosses attributed to large indemnities paid on certain to fall harvest caused by indemnities paid on certain policies to fall harvest losses caused by extremeTable weather events.

1. 2015-2019 Cropcrop Insurance Datadue Comparison extreme weather events.

Crop Reported Loss Table 1. 2015-2019 Crop Insurance Data Comparison Year Policies Net Acres Liability Premium Losses Ratio Table 1.

2015-2019 Crop Insurance Data Comparison Crop 2019 Reported Loss 1,883 5,749,389 $157,579,382 $21,366,616 Reported $19,347,687 Loss 0.91 Crop Year 2018 Policies 1,968 Net Acres Liability Premium Losses Ratio 4,001,920 $144,339,756 $19,858,965 $11,749,379 0.59 Year Policies Net5,749,389 Acres Liability Premium Losses Ratio 2019 2017 1,883 2,081 $157,579,382 2,470,837 $128,176,632$21,366,616 $17,029,788 $19,347,687 $10,401,686 0.91 0.61 2019 1,883 5,749,389 $157,579,382 $21,366,616 $19,347,687 0.91 2018 20161,968 2,1564,001,920 $144,339,756 2,050,659 $130,146,260$19,858,965 $17,344,837 $11,749,379 $16,511,002 0.59 0.95 2018 $144,339,756 $19,858,965 $11,749,379 0.59 2017 20151,968 2,081 2,3084,001,920 2,470,837 $128,176,632 1,894,654 $119,748,699 $17,029,788 $15,927,808 $10,401,686 $7,406,432 0.61 0.47 2017 2,081 2,470,837 2016 2,156 2,050,659 $128,176,632 $130,146,260 $17,029,788 $17,344,837 $10,401,686 $16,511,002 0.61 0.95 CROP POLICY 2,050,659 DATA 2016 2,156 2015 2,308 1,894,654 $130,146,260 $119,748,699 $17,344,837 $15,927,808 $16,511,002 $7,406,432 0.95 0.47 The four main types of crop policies sold in$15,927,808 Wyoming are the traditional APH 2015 2,308 1,894,654 $119,748,699 $7,406,432 0.47

Production CROP(Actual POLICY DATA History), RP (Revenue Protection), RP-HPE (Revenue Protection with Price of Exclusion), and YP (Yield Protection).

CROP ThePOLICY fourHarvest mainDATA types crop policies sold in Wyoming are the traditional APH

Interestingly, all policy types sawinaWyoming reduced number oftraditional policies earning The four main types ofcrop crop sold are the APH (Actual Production History), RPpolicies (Revenue Protection), RP-HPE (Revenue Protection a premium in 2019 except YP policies, which showed a slight increase, Table 2.

(Actual Production History), RP and (Revenue Protection), RP-HPE (Revenue Protection with Harvest Price Exclusion), YP (Yield Protection).

All arePrice downExclusion), significantlyand in number over the five-year period. For example, 2016 withInterestingly, Harvest YP (Yield allsold croptotaled policy799, types saw a Protection). reduced number of policies APH polices RP=585, and YP=571.

Indemnities paidearning increased Interestingly, all crop policy types sawwhich a reduced number of increase, policies earning a premium in 2019 except YP policies, showed a slight Table 2. substantially across all policies as expected. aAll premium in significantly 2019 exceptinYPnumber policies, which showed aperiod. slight increase, Table 2. are down over the five-year For example, 2016 Table 2.

Wyoming 2018-19 Crop Insurance Policy Data Comparison All arepolices down significantly in799, number over the five-year period.

For example, 2016 APH sold totaled RP=585, and YP=571.

Indemnities paid increased Policies Policies APH polices sold totaled 799, RP=585, and YP=571. Indemnities paid increased substantially across all policies as expected.

Earning with as expected.

Total Loss substantially across all policies Type Premiums Crop Indemnity Net Acres Premium Indemnity Ratio Table 2. Wyoming 2018-19 Insurance PolicyLiabilities Data Comparison Table 2. Wyoming Policy$42,468,293 Data Comparison 2018Policies APH2018-19 659Crop Insurance 113 137,502 $4,000,849 $2,316,081 0.60 Policies Policies Policies 2019 APH 598 181 128,384 $40,889,118 $3,983,752 $8,217,166 Loss2.06 Earning with Total Earning -9.3% with 60.2% Total -0.4%Indemnity 254.8% Loss 243.3% Type % Change Premiums Indemnity Net Acres-6.6% Liabilities-3.7%Premium Ratio Indemnity Net Acres Liabilities Premium Indemnity Ratio Type Premiums 2018 RP 579 123 137,238 $29,656,642 $4,274,581 $1,763,934 0.41 2018 APH 659 113 137,502 $42,468,293 $4,000,849 $2,316,081 0.60 2019 RP 531 183 134,810 $32,738,948 $4,655,982 $2,846,991 0.61 2018 APH 659 113 137,502 $42,468,293 $4,000,849 $2,316,081 0.60 2019 APH 598 181 128,384 $40,889,118 $3,983,752 $8,217,166 2.06 -1.8% 10.4% 8.9% 61.4% 48.8% 2019 APH% Change 598 -8.3% 181 48.8% 128,384 2.06 % Change -9.3% 60.2% -6.6%$40,889,118 -3.7%$3,983,752 -0.4% $8,217,166 254.8% 243.3% 2018 YP 426 115 $19,667,220 $1,682,450 $739,654 243.3% 0.44 %2018 Change -9.3% -6.6%78,952 -3.7% $4,274,581 -0.4% $1,763,934 254.8% RP 579 60.2% 123 137,238 $29,656,642 0.41 2019 YP 466 102 85,114 $24,519,048 $1,953,037 $1,162,290 0.60 2018 579 123 137,238 $29,656,642 $4,274,581 $1,763,934 0.41 2019RP RP 134,8107.8% $32,738,948 $4,655,982 $2,846,991 0.61 % Change 531 9.4% 183-11.3% 24.7% 16.1% 57.1% 36.4% 2019 RP 531 183 134,810 $32,738,948 $4,655,982 $2,846,991 0.61 % Change -8.3% 48.8% -1.8% 61.4% Note: There were 2 RP-HPE Policies sold in WY in10.4% 2019, covering8.9% 176 acres with zero 48.8% %2018 Change -8.3% 48.8% -1.8% 10.4% 8.9% 61.4% 48.8% YP 115 from78,952 0.44 indemnities426 and no change 2018. $19,667,220 $1,682,450 $739,654 2018 426 115 78,952 $19,667,220 $1,682,450 $739,654 0.44 2019YPYP 466 102 85,114 $24,519,048 $1,953,037 $1,162,290 Indemnities paid on APH policies was the main driver of the increased 2019 0.60 2019 YP 466 102 85,114 $1,953,037 $1,162,290 0.60 % Change -11.3% 7.8% $24,519,048 24.7% 16.1% 57.1% 36.4% loss ratio,9.4% most likely sugar beets and other crops that were not harvested due % Change 9.4% -11.3% 7.8% 24.7% 16.1% 57.1% 36.4% Note: There were 2 RP-HPE Policies soldininthe WYfall. in 2019, covering 176 acres with zero to extreme winter conditions Further examination shows sugar beet Note: There were sold in WYinin2019 2019,compared covering 176 withTable zero 3. policies extreme losses withacres 2018, indemnities and 2reported noRP-HPE changePolicies from 2018. indemnities and no change from 2018.

Indemnities paid on APH policies was the2018-2019 main driver of the increased 2019 Table 3.

Wyoming Sugar beet APH Policy Comparison Indemnities paidPolicies on APH policies was main driver of the 2019 due loss ratio, most likely sugar beets andthe other crops that wereincreased not harvested Policies loss ratio, most likely sugar beets and other crops that were not harvested due Earning with in the Netfall. Further examination Total to extreme winter conditions shows sugar beet topolicies extreme winter conditions in the fall.

Further examination shows sugar beet Year Premium Indemnity Acres Liabilities Premium Indemnity Loss Ratio reported extreme losses in 2019 compared with 2018, Table 3. policies reported extreme losses in 2019 compared$1,015,351 with 2018, Table 3.

2018 154 16 26,733 $21,339,570 $468,727 0.46 Table 3. Wyoming Sugar Comparison 2019 148 beet APH 73 Policy 26,3312018-2019 $22,473,935 $1,137,913 $6,141,086 5.40 Table 3. Wyoming Sugar beet APH Policy 2018-2019 Comparison Policies Policies % Policies Policies Earning with Net -1.5% Change -3.9% 356.3% 5.3% Total 12.1% 1210.2% 1073.9% with Net Total Year Earning Premium Indemnity Acres Liabilities Premium Indemnity Loss Ratio INSURANCE Year Premium Indemnity Liabilities Premium 2018 RI-PRF 154 16 Acres 26,733 $21,339,570 $1,015,351 Indemnity $468,727 Loss Ratio 0.46 RI-PRF is one 16 of the more $21,339,570 popular policies among producers for protection 2018 154 26,733 $1,015,351 $468,727 0.46 2019 against148 73 26,331 $22,473,935 $1,137,913 $6,141,086 5.40 associated with lack of$1,137,913 precipitation.

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dollars of liability ($55,721,095), Table 4. Overall, the net acreage insured by

dollars liability ($55,721,095), Table 4. Overall, the levels. net acreage insured RI-PRF inofWyoming has increased 226 percent from 2016 Loss ratios overby dollars of liability ($55,721,095), Table 4.

Overall, the net acreage insured RI-PRF in Wyoming has increased 226 percent from 2016 levels.

Loss ratios the four-year period have remained relatively constant, showing fairly consistent by over RI-PRF in Wyoming has increased 226 percentconstant, from 2016 levels. fairly Loss consistent ratios over statewide rainfall levels. the four-year period have remained relatively showing the four-year periodlevels. have remained relatively constant, showing fairly consistent statewide rainfall Table 4. Wyoming 4-Year Comparison statewide rainfallRI-PRF levels.

Number Loss Table 4. Wyoming RI-PRF 4-Year Comparison TableYear 4. Wyoming RI-PRF 4-Year Comparison Policies Net Acres Total Liability Total Premium Indemnity Ratio Number Loss 2019 259 5,399,630 $10,481,947 $7,063,357 Number Year Policies Net Acres $55,721,095 Total Liability Total Premium Indemnity0.67Loss Ratio 2018 221 3,645,963 $7,470,159 0.76Ratio Year Policies Acres $52,538,533 Total Liability $9,816,952 Total Premium Indemnity 2019 259 Net 5,399,630 $55,721,095 $10,481,947 $7,063,357 0.67 2017 177 2,081,288 $28,496,921 $4,559,057 $2,997,907 0.66 0.67 2019 259 5,399,630 $55,721,095 $10,481,947 $7,063,357 2018 221 3,645,963 $52,538,533 $9,816,952 $7,470,159 0.76 2016 167 1,654,474 $27,268,989 $4,527,876 $4,794,386 1.06 0.76 2018 221 3,645,963 $52,538,533 $9,816,952 $7,470,159 2017 177 2,081,288 $28,496,921 $4,559,057 $2,997,907 0.66 %2017 Change 177 $28,496,921 $4,559,057 $2,997,907 0.66 2016 167 2,081,288 1,654,474 $27,268,989 $4,527,876 $4,794,386 (2018-2019) 17.2% 48.1% 6.1% 6.8% -5.5% 11.8% 1.06 2016 167 1,654,474 $27,268,989 $4,527,876 $4,794,386 1.06 % Change Change % % Change (2018-2019) 17.2% 48.1% 104.3%6.1% 131.5% 6.8% 47.3% -5.5% (2016-2019) 55.1% 226.4% 36.8% 11.8% (2018-2019) 17.2% 48.1% 6.1% 6.8% -5.5% 11.8% % Change LIVESTOCK POLICIES % Change (2016-2019) 55.1% 226.4% 104.3% 131.5% 47.3% 36.8% Livestock insurance available in Wyoming much room47.3% for (2016-2019) 55.1% policies226.4% 104.3% still have 131.5% 36.8%

growth in sales,POLICIES as with past years. This is especially true when considering the LIVESTOCK total number of livestock coverageinacross the state.

LIVESTOCK POLICIES Livestock insurance eligible policiesfor available Wyoming still have much room for

Livestock insurance policies available in have much room forthe growth in sales, as with past years.

This is Wyoming especiallystill true when considering Table 5. Livestock Policy Sales in Wyoming for 2019 DAIRY REVENUE growth in sales, as with past years.

This is especially true when considering the total number forLiability coverage across the state.

Type of livestock Year eligible Total PROTECTION INSURANCE total number of livestock eligible for coverage across the state.

LRP Fed Cattle 2018 $897,788 Table 5. Livestock Policy Sales in Wyoming for 2019Dairy Revenue Protection Fed CattlePolicy Sales 2019in Wyoming for 2019 $0 DAIRY REVENUE Table 5.LRP Livestock (Dairy-RP) insurance is Type Year Total Liability DAIRY REVENUE % change -100% designed PROTECTION INSURANCE to offer protection Type Year Total Liability LRP Fed Cattle 2018 $897,788 PROTECTION INSURANCE LRP Feeder Cattle 2018 $371,574 against Dairy Revenue Protection declines in milk LRP Fed Cattle 2018 $897,788 FedCattle Cattle 2019 Dairy Revenue Protection LRPLRP Feeder 2019 $1,428,735 $0 (Dairy-RP) insurance is (sales) by guaranteeing LRP Fed Cattle 2019 $0revenue change -100% (Dairy-RP) insurance is %%change 284.5% a coverage level.

Coverage designed to offer protection % change -100% designed to offer protection LRP Feeder Cattle 2018 $9,190,308 $371,574 LRP Lamb 2018 levels are based on futures against declines in milk LRP Feeder Cattle 2018 $371,574 LRP Lamb 2019 LRP Feeder Cattle 2019 $2,543,132 $1,428,735 against declines in milk prices for milk and dairy prices revenue (sales) by guaranteeing LRP Feeder Cattle 2019 $1,428,735 %%change -72.3% andrevenue offers two pricing options: (sales) by guaranteeing change 284.5% a coverage level. Coverage %LRP change 284.5%Class Pricing Component alevels coverage level.

Coverage Lamb 2018 $9,190,308 Two main price/revenue insurance programs areand based on futures LRP Lamb 2018 $9,190,308 Pricing.

Class Pricing uses levels are based on futures are available livestock producers: Livestock LRPto Lamb 2019 $2,543,132 prices for milk and dairy prices a combination of class IIIdairy prices LRP Lamb 2019 $2,543,132 Risk Protection (LRP) and Livestock Gross for milk % change -72.3% prices and offers twoand pricing options: andand IV milk prices a basis Margin (LGM).

These policies are designed -72.3% to % change offers twoas pricing options: Class Pricing and Component Two main price/revenue programs for determining coverage. offer producers a mechanism insurance to offset losses Class Pricing and Component Two main price/revenue insurance programs Pricing.

Class Pricing are to livestock producers: LivestockComponent Pricing uses uses fromavailable overall market price declines.

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Class Pricing uses are available to livestock producers: Livestock a combination class III such asofmilkfat Risk Protection (LRP) and Livestock Gross LRP policies covering both feeder cattle and components a combination of class III Risk Protection (LRP) and Livestock Gross and IV milk prices as a Margin (LGM).

Theseinpolicies are designed to and butterfat to determine basis lamb were purchased 2019; however, no LGM and IV Producers milk prices as a basis Margin (LGM).

These policies are designed to for determining coverage. choose offer producers to offset lossescoverage. policies were soldainmechanism Wyoming, Table 5. LRP for determining coverage. from 80 to 95 percent coverage offer producers a mechanism to offset losses Component Pricing uses Lamb overall policiesmarket saw a sharp from price decrease declines.in total Component Pricing uses for revenue guarantees. from overall market price declines. components such as milkfat liabilities, and no covering LRP Fed Cattle policiescattle were and LRP policies both feeder components such as milkfat Indemnities are paid when LRP policies covering both feeder cattle and and butterfat to determine sold in 2019 (down $897,788 from 2018). lamb were purchased in 2019; however, no LGM actual milk revenue and butterfat todrops determine Dairy-Livestock Protection a LGM lamb werewere purchased in 2019; however, coverage.

Producers choose policies soldRevenue in Wyoming, Tablewas 5. no LRP below the guarantee level.choose coverage.

Producers new policy offered in 2019, yielding total dollar policies were sold in Wyoming, Table 5.

LRP from 80 to 95 percent coverage Lamb policies saw a sharp decrease in total from 80 to 95 percent coverage liabilities of $888,484.

Lamb policies saw a sharp decrease in total for revenue guarantees. liabilities, and no LRP Fed Cattle policies were For weekly and risk management tips and information, follow revenue guarantees. liabilities, and updates no LRP$897,788 Fed current Cattle policies were for Indemnities are paid when sold in 2019 (down from 2018).

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Wyoming Livestock Roundup • Volume 32 No. 29 • November 14, 2020

CALENDAR

Nov. 20 Nov. 21

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

EVENTS

Nov. 21

Sept. 3-Dec. 10 University of Wyoming Extension Master Gardener Online Training.

Register at bit.ly/master-gardener-2020. For more information, contact Chris Hilgert at chilgert@uwyo.edu.

Nov. 12-15 WRCA World Championship Ranch Rodeo, Amarillo, Texas. For more information, visit wrca.org.

Nov. 16-17 Wyoming Legislature Agriculture, State and Public Lands and Water Resources Committee Meeting, 8:30 a.m. Online. For more information, visit wyoleg.gov.

Nov. 17-18 Wyoming Association of Conservation Districts’ 75th Annual Convention, Online. For more information, visit conservewy.com/events/annualmeeting/.

Nov. 17-18 Third Annual National Cover Crop Summit, Online. For more information, visit covercropstrategies.com.

Nov. 18 Wyoming’s Legislature Committee on School Facilities Meeting, 8:30 a.m. Online. For more information, visit wyoleg.gov.

Nov. 19 Virtual Wyoming Business Forum, Online. For more information, visit wyomingbusinessalliance.org.

Nov. 19-21 Rocky Mountain Farmers Union 2020 Hybrid Convention, Greeley, Colo. For more information, visit rmfu.org.

Nov. 25-27 The Wyoming Livestock Roundup office will be closed. Ad deadline for the Nov. 28 paper is Monday, Nov. 23 at noon. Happy Thanksgiving!

SALES Nov. 17 Nov. 17 Nov. 19 Nov. 19 Nov. 19

ZumBrunnen Angus 2nd Female Sale, at the ranch, Lusk, 307-334-2265, 307-216-0198, zbangus.com Selling BWF & Hereford Calves, Atkinson Livestock Market, Atkinson, Neb., 402-340-1680 K2 Red Angus Fall Commercial Female Sale, at the ranch, Wheatland, 307-331-2917, k2redangus.com Largent and Sons “Prime Event” Sale, at the ranch, Kaycee, 307-7382443, 307-267-3229, largentandsons.com Superior Select Replacement Female Auction, 800-422-2117, superiorlivestock.com

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Nov. 9, 1,009 Head • Nov. 12, 358 Head

Heifers Steady • Steers $8 to $12 Higher • Cows Steady • Bulls $1 to $2 Higher BULLS Orchard Ranch LLC - Ten Sleep 1 Red Bull, 1950# .........................$8600 1 Red Bull, 1725# .........................$7650 1 Red Bull, 2045# .........................$6900 Nicholas Ranch - Fort Washakie 1 Hrfd Bull, 1740# .........................$6800 Dobbs, Bill - Deaver 1 Blk Bull, 1340# ...........................$6750 Nye, CJ - Cody 1 Blk Bull, 1580# ...........................$6200 BRED COWS & HEIFERS Victor Bloomquist Revoc - Lysite 23 Blk Bred Cows ................ $1435/Hd. 25 Blk Bred Cows ................ $1260/Hd. 13 Blk Bred Cows .................. $910/Hd. 10 Blk Bred Cows .................. $775/Hd. 1 Blk Bred Cow ...................... $725/Hd. Herman Livestock LLC - Hyattville 1 BWF Bred Heifers ............. $1100/Hd. 1 Blk Bred Cow ...................... $875/Hd. COWS Victor Bloomquist Revoc - Lysite 2 Blk Cows, avg. 1040#................$6500 2 Blk Cows, avg. 1175# ................$5500 2 Blk Cows, avg. 1465#................$5150 Nicholas Ranch - Fort Washakie 1 Blk Cow, 1120# ..........................$6250 1 Blk Cow, 1560# ..........................$6050 1 Blk Cow, 1470# ..........................$5650 2 BWF Cows, avg. 1273# ............$5450 1 Blk Cow, 1215# ..........................$5350 1 Blk Cow, 1370# ..........................$5300 1 Blk Cow, 1425# ..........................$5300 1 Blk Cow, 1215# ..........................$5250 2 RWF/BWF Cows, avg. 1335#...$5200 2 Blk Cows, avg. 1058#................$5200 2 Blk Cows, avg. 1263#................$5000 2 BWF Cows, avg. 1218# ............$4900 1 Blk Cow, 1125# ..........................$4800 1 Blk Cow, 1180# ..........................$4700 Herman Livestock LLC - Hyattville 1 Blk Cow, 955# ............................$6100 1 Blk Cow, 1305# ..........................$4650 Peterson, Donald - Buffalo 1 Blk Cow, 1455# ..........................$5850 1 CharX Cow, 1060# ....................$5500 1 Longhrn Cow, 1025# .................$5300 2 Red Cows, avg. 1305# ..............$5250 1 Red Cow, 1380# ........................$5100 1 Blk Cow, 1115#...........................$4900 1 CharX Cow, 1245# ....................$4600 Nye, CJ - Cody 1 Blk Cow, 1150# ..........................$5800 1 Blk Cow, 1275# ..........................$5650 1 Blk Cow, 1465# ..........................$5550 1 Blk Cow, 1445# ..........................$5250 1 Blk Cow, 1180# ..........................$4800 Bower, Keith - Worland 1 Red Cow, 1145#.........................$5300 1 Red Cow, 1365# ........................$4900 PAR Ranch - Meeteetse 1 Blk Cow, 1375# ..........................$5250 2 Blk Cows, avg. 1330#................$5000 Klitzke, Leroy Dennis - Greybull 1 Blk Cow, 1560# ..........................$5250 Baird, Jack - Thermopolis 1 Blk Cow, 1280# ..........................$5250 1 Blk Cow, 1220# ..........................$5200 1 Blk Cow, 1150# ..........................$4950 Dooley, Mark - Worland 1 Blk Cow, 1260# ..........................$5200 1 BWF Cow, 1300#.......................$4750 1 Roan Cow, 1470# ......................$4700 Johnstone, Casey - Ten Sleep 2 BWF Cows, avg. 1635# ............$5200 Renner, Paddy - Meeteetse 1 Blk Cow, 1390# ..........................$5100 1 Blk Cow, 1710# ..........................$5050 Dobbs, Bill - Deaver 1 BWF Cow, 1250#.......................$5100 1 BWF Cow, 1050#.......................$4750

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Dale Lyman Ranch Inc. - Ten Sleep 1 Blk Cow, 1390# ..........................$5100 Greer Land & Livestock - Hyattville 2 CharX Cows, avg. 1480# ..........$5050 1 CharX Cow, 1435# ....................$4850 1 Hrfd Cow, 1290# ........................$4700 Doyle Ranch Inc. - Hyattville 1 Hrfd Cow, 1315# ........................$5000 Foss, Luke - Basin 1 Blk Cow, 1270# ..........................$5000 1 Blk Cow, 1535# ..........................$4850 1 Blk Cow, 1285# ..........................$4700 1 Blk Cow, 1370# ..........................$4400 Good, Robert - Greybull 1 CharX Cow, 1730# ....................$4950 1 Belted Cow, 1340#.....................$4550 Roseberry, James - Worland 1 Blk Cow, 1650# ..........................$4900 1 Blk Cow, 1250# ..........................$4350 Atkinson Family Partnership - Worland 1 Hrfd Cow, 1340# ........................$4850 1 Hrfd Cow, 1515# ........................$4650 Johnstone, Alex - Ten Sleep 1 Blk Cow, 1255# ..........................$4800 1 Blk Cow, 1385# ..........................$4700 Tanner, Kenneth - Ten Sleep 1 Blk Cow, 1385# ..........................$4400 HEIFERS & HEIFER CALVES Harber, John - Boulder 5 Blk Hfr Clvs, avg. 312# ............$16100 6 Hrfd Hfr Clvs, avg. 475# ..........$13350 Vogel, Darlene - Pavillion 3 Blk Hfr Clvs, avg. 342# ............$15600 8 Blk Hfr Clvs, avg. 456# ............$14800 33 Blk Hfr Clvs, avg. 559# ..........$13700 17 Blk Hfr Clvs, avg. 644# ..........$13000 Koehn, Paul & Tanya - Otto 2 Blk Hfr Clvs, avg. 358# ............$15550 21 Blk Hfr Clvs, avg. 402# ..........$15250 54 Blk Hfr Clvs, avg. 489# ..........$14350 SLS Cattle Co. - Meeteetse 9 Blk Hfr Clvs, avg. 402# ............$15350 27 Blk Hfr Clvs, avg. 472# ..........$14150 Paumer, Dave - Hyattville 6 Blk Hfr Clvs, avg. 436# ............$15000 17 Blk Hfr Clvs, avg. 496# ..........$14300 Falling Springs Ranch LLC - Covington 10 Blk Hfr Clvs, avg. 437# ..........$14800 6 Blk Hfr Clvs, avg. 534# ............$13650 Shepperson, Ondrea - Meeteetse 31 Blk Hfr Clvs, avg. 470# ..........$14650 Meyers, Jr., Marvin - Thermopolis 15 BWF Hfr Clvs, avg. 474#.......$14600 Rogers, Don Jr. - Boulder 8 Red Hfr Clvs, avg. 450# ..........$14450 Turnell Cattle Company - Meeteetse 12 Blk Hfr Clvs, avg. 483# ..........$13850 Arnold, William - Basin 4 Blk Hfr Clvs, avg. 533# ............$13500 Seaton, Dale - Meeteetse 8 Blk Hfr Clvs, avg. 607# ............$13450 Henderson, Tye - Powell 10 Rd/Blk Hfr Clvs, avg. 617# ....$13425

Skovard-Grenseman, Janet - Glenrock 4 Blk Hfr Clvs, avg. 523# ............$13400 Bockman, Steven - Greybull 4 BWF Hfr Clvs, avg. 625#.........$13150 STEERS & STEER CALVES Galloway, Clayton - Ten Sleep 5 BWF Str Clvs, avg. 343# .........$20050 6 Rd/Blk Str Clvs, avg. 429# ......$18200 10 Blk Str Clvs, avg. 505# ..........$16950 Bjornestad Land & Cattle - Manderson 9 Blk Str Clvs, avg. 396# ...........$ 19700 20 Blk Str Clvs, avg. 459# ..........$18550 20 Blk Str Clvs, avg. 527# ..........$17000 15 Blk Str Clvs, avg. 558# ..........$15775 Dark Timber Cattle LLC - Lander 3 Blk Str Clvs, avg. 375# ............$19300 3 Blk Str Clvs, avg. 623# ............$14225 Shepperson, Ondrea - Meeteetse 11 Blk Str Clvs, avg. 427#...........$18550 Vogel, Darlene - Pavillion 4 Blk Str Clvs, avg. 434# ............$18500 11 Blk Str Clvs, avg. 521#...........$17300 31 BWF Str Clvs, avg. 634# .......$14100 14 Blk Str Clvs, avg. 708# ..........$13500 Meyers, Jr., Marvin - Thermopolis 14 BWF Str Clvs, avg. 415# .......$18500 15 BWF Str Clvs, avg. 538# .......$15650 Rogers, Don Jr. - Boulder 6 Red Str Clvs, avg. 414#...........$18450 29 Red Str Clvs, avg. 523# ........$16400 1 Blk Str Clvs, avg. 570# ............$14650 8 Red Str Clvs, avg. 593#...........$13800 Paumer, Dave - Hyattville 14 BWF Str Clvs, avg. 459# .......$18100 20 Blk Str Clvs, avg. 530# ..........$16500 5 Blk Str Clvs, avg. 682# ............$13725 SLS Cattle Co. - Meeteetse 12 Blk Str Clvs, avg. 440# ..........$18050 1 BWF Str Calf, 665# ..................$13750 Falling Springs Ranch LLC - Covington 8 Blk Str Clvs, avg. 413# ............$18000 2 Blk Str Clvs, avg. 620# ............$14450 Koehn, Paul & Tanya - Otto 7 Blk Str Clvs, avg. 456# ............$17800 63 Blk Str Clvs, avg. 502# ..........$17450 12 Blk Str Clvs, avg. 579# ..........$15075 Thunder, Marvene - Fort Washakie 3 Blk Str Clvs, avg. 387# ............$17200 Tolman, Jeanette - Otto 8 RWF/BWF Str Clvs, avg. 522# ...$16450 Doyle Ranch Inc. - Hyattville 21 BWF Str Clvs, avg. 556#...........$15600 6 BWF Str Clvs, avg. 630#.............$14325 Dooley, Mark - Worland 3 Blk Str Clvs, avg. 610# ................$14400 Seaton, Dale - Meeteetse 10 Blk Str Clvs, avg. 608# ..............$14350 2 Blk Str Clvs, avg. 708# ................$13400 Three Brothers LCC - Buffalo 1 BWF Str Clvs, avg. 610#.............$14300 Skovard-Grenseman, Janet - Glenrock 5 Blk Str Clvs, avg. 639# ................$14100 Rosebery, James - Worland 1 Blk Str Clvs, avg. 655# ................$14000 Miller, John - Worland 3 RWF Str Clvs, avg. 665#.............$13900 2 Blk Str Clvs, avg. 765# ................$13100

Nov. 24 Nov. 28

HD Dunn & Son Angus Ranch 22nd Annual Bull Sale, at the ranch, Tetonia, ID, 208-221-3866, 402-382-5810, hddunn.com Redland Angus Annual Production Sale, Buffalo Livestock Auction, Buffalo, 307-250-1548, redlandangus.com Amdahl Angus and Herefords Annual Bull and Female Sale, at the ranch, Rapid City, S.D., 605-929-3717, 605-999-6487, amdahlangusandhereford.com Werbelow Brothers Farm Auction, Greybull Recreation Community Center, Greybull, 307-272-2266, 307-272-2303, 307-272-6998, mbauction.com Paint Rock Angus Annual Fall Production Sale, at the ranch, Hyattville, 307-469-2206, 307-469-2252, paintrockangus.com Vermilion Ranch Fall Performance Sale, Public Auction Yards, Billings, Mont., 406-670-0078, 406-672-5844, vermilionangus.com

POSTCARD from the Past

Compiled by Dick Perue rrichardperue@gmail.com

Aerials to Zephyrs A Brief History of the Casper Army Air Base Last week, we introduced readers to a brief history of an air force base in Wyoming. Here’s more of the story, according to the Wyoming Historic Preservation Office’s web page.

Casper Army Air Base is one of only four World War II military installations constructed in Wyoming. The other three installations were the Prisoner of War Camp at Douglas, the Heart Mountain Relocation Center between Cody and Powell and the quartermaster facility at Fort F.E. Warren in Cheyenne.

The base was activated on Sept. 1, 1942. Over 400 buildings were built during a three and one-half month construction period.

The base was occupied by the 211th Army Air Force Base Unit, consisting of 21 officers and 165 enlisted men, whose mission was to operate the base and train bomb groups for overseas assignment and individual replacement bombardment combat crews.

During its 30 months of active life, the base trained an estimated 16,000 combat crew members. The base was officially deactivated on March 7, 1945 and personnel were transferred to other bases.

In 1949, the former

military air field became the Natrona County Municipal Airport, and the land and all buildings became county property. Approximately 100 of the original buildings constituting the Casper Army Air Base, along with the original street layout, parade grounds and concrete pads for many of the former buildings, remain.

Adding to the story was an article entitled “Aerials to Zephyrs: A Brief History of the Casper Army Air Base”

by John Goss on WyoHistory.

Org, which stated in part: By early 1942, the U.S. Army Air Forces (USAAF) had committed to building scores of air bases across the United States. A Chamber of Commerce delegation from Casper traveled to Washington D.C. to lobby for one of these proposed air bases.

According to Joye Kading, longtime secretary at the Casper Air Base, they marketed the “zephyr wind” that whips around the western end of Casper Mountain.

In March 1942, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers leased the old Casper City Hall at Center and Eighth streets in preparation for the construction of the new Army Air Base at Casper. The site they selected was a high, flat, sagebrush-covered terrace located nine miles west of town on U.S. Highway

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A B-24 flies over the Casper Army Air Base, ca. 1944. Photo courtesy of WyoHistory.Org, a project of the Wyoming State Historical Society. Historical Reproductions by Perue

20-26 and adjacent to the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy railroad.

Ground was broken in April, and a scant six months later, on Sept. 1, 1942, the base received official permission to open for business. B-17 bomber crews began their Combat Crew Training School at the sprawling facility consisting of four mile-long runways and around 400 buildings.

Six months later, in the spring of 1943, the base transitioned from B-17 to B-24 crew training.

Kading recalled, “The base was built to accommodate 20,000 men to be trained. They would come out there, and they were trained to do the last of their training in the B-17s and the B-24s because they could go around the east end of the mountain and hit the zephyrs – west winds – to take them right up to the sky.”

She noted by the end of the war almost 18,000 men had trained at the base.

Along with enjoying the excitement of learning to fly, the pilots faced risks as they gained experience.

Kading remembered there were several plane accidents at the base.

She said, “The fellows hit something in the wind they didn’t know how to handle. They would have a plane wreck, and they were lost.”

The base grew to almost one-third the size of its host city of Casper. Manning the base on an average day would be approximately 2,250 Army Air Force personnel and 800 civilians. They served a constantly fluctuating class body of bomber crewmen.

During peak training times, the crewmen increased the base population to more than 6,000.

Arriving at Casper typically via train, the newly assembled crews, each consisting of two pilots, a navigator, a bombardier, a radioman, flight engineer and four gunners began a strict regimen of training.

According to several personal accounts, some of the crews could not get off the base at all, other than when they received a furlough to return home. Others visited Casper regularly and spent time on Casper Mountain or enjoyed hunting or fishing in the area.

Comedian Bob Hope also visited the base.

Following a break next week to give thanks, we will present more of the Casper Army Air Base saga.

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Brands

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Help Wanted

Duties:

• Selling advertising to both seedstock producers and commercial businesses • Working with seedstock producers to develop and execute a marketing strategy for their cattle • Provide customer service through advertising, marketing, attending livestock sales • Work with the Roundup team to schedule and create advertising and sales leads

To apply, send resume, cover letter and references to Curt Cox at PO Box 850, Casper, WY 82602 or curt@wylr.net. For more information, call 307-234-2700 or 307-630-4604. Position open until filled.

NORTHEAST WYOMING VERY ISOLATED RANCH LOOKING FOR A FARM HAND for haying, irrigating with mechanic ability and other duties.

Housing, competitive wages and other benefits included.

References required. E-mail resume and references to pgranch@rangeweb.net or mail to PeeGee Ranch, 1251 Lower Powder River Rd., Arvada, WY 82831.............11/28 FARM HELP NEEDED: Farm of approximately 600 acres of irrigated meadows, growing primarily alfalfa hay with barley and oat rotations seeks a handy, self-starting team player.

Must have good driving record.

Mechanic and pivot experience preferred. Farm equipment experience required. Position also requires seasonal work feeding, caring for and working with sheep and cattle. Demands of position require physically capable employee. Requires onfarm residential living (housing provided). Benefits include employee health insurance. Salary dependent on experience. Send resumes and list of references to PO Box 2945, Casper, WY 82602 .......................11/21

Situation Wanted LOOKING FOR RANCH POSITION: 20+ years experience. All locations considered. Calving and yearling experience. References on request. Available immediately. Call 307-250-5518, if no answer please leave message ................................11/14

Auctions

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Cattle COMPLETE DISPERSAL: Mostly 4- and 5-year-olds, mostly Black Angus with a few whitefaced and few Red Angus. Look beautiful, just off summer grass.

Preg checked. Call Cecilia at 307-370-0687 or home at 307328-7167. If no answer, please leave a message. Call for a viewing!! ........................11/14

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LET US HELP YOU on a consulting level with management to increase profitability, deal with and fix credit problems and on 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!! ..... 11/21

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WYOMING BRAND FOR SALE: LRC, LHH. $5,000.

Call 307-332-0400 ............12/5

200 BLACK ANGUS BRED HEIFERS: South Dakota origin, OCVD, exposed to proven LBW Black Angus bulls for 45 days.

Start calving Jan. 15, 2021.

References available. Please call 785-394-1955 (cell), 785394-2374 (home) or 785-7315067 .............................. 11/21

CATTLE WANTED: Summer and fall cow pairs, 2- to 4-yearolds. Contact Kelly Foianini, 307-780-7027 ............... 11/14

Requirements:

• Must be a highly self-motivated individual • Communication skills a must • Ability to meet weekly deadlines • Some overnight and weekend travel required • Background/understanding of registered cattle operations and agriculture in the Mountain West region • Past sales experience and knowledge of design programs (i.e. Photoshop) a bonus

WYOMING BRAND FOR SALE: LHC, LTH. Renewed through Jan. 1, 2025. $2,500. Call 307-4862321 ................................ 12/5

FIVE BLACK ANGUS BULLS, 2 1/2 years old, shots and tested April 2020. $3,000/each. Occhiato Land and Cattle. Contact Mike Occhiato, 719-320-5815, e-mail mocchiato9257@gmail. com, Beulah, CO .............. 11/21

SELLING TUES. NOV. 17 AT ATKINSON, NE LIVESTOCK MARKET: 202 first-cross BWF and Hereford calves out of horned Hereford cows with extra growth and milk, crossed with top-of-the-line Angus bulls. Including 80 BWF steers 625-650 lbs., 22 Hereford steers 625-650 lbs., 100 F1 BWF top-end replacement quality heifers 600 lbs.

Call Jeff Skrdla, 402-3401680 ............................11/14

Independent Livestock Field Services Representative

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WYOMING BRAND FOR SALE: RSH, RRC. Renewed to Jan. 2029. $2,250.

Call 307-899-5929 ..........11/21

Angus

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

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Cattle COMPLETE DISPERSAL FROM PETE AND DONNA BUER: Black and black baldy 3-year-old to 10-yearold cows. SELLING AT ST. ONGE LIVESTOCK NOV. 28.

All cows bred to Charolais bulls for 60 days, starting April 1. Steer calves consistently weighed 630 lbs. the end of October. Herd has been culled for production and disposition for years. Call 605-892-5744, for more information ..... 11/21

Angus

Custom Feeding CATTLE WANTED!! Looking for 1,000-1,200 calves to background. ALSO, cornstalks to put cows on. Thirteen miles west of Martin, S.D. Call Rodney, 605454-0053 or Kory, 605-4540123 .................................. 11/21 CUSTOM FEEDING, BACKGROUNDING, HEIFER DEVELOPMENT AND COW WINTERING: Bedded pens and new facilities. Billings, MT. Call Ryan at 406-696-0104 .....................12/26

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 P.O. Box 633 North Platte, NE 69101

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Pasture for Lease LARGE AG LEASE BEING OFFERED BEGINNING JANUARY 1, 2021, near Caputa, S.D. on the Cheyenne River and Rapid Creek: 20,000+ acres. Willing to discuss both cattle and bison leases. Can be split up. For more information, contact Quentin L. Riggins, Attorney at Law, PO Box 8045, Rapid City, S.D. 57709, 605-342-1078, qriggins@ gpna.com .......................... 11/21

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Pasture Wanted

Hay & Feed

WANTED: Winter Pasture for approximately 100 mother cows, November through midApril. 307-370-0687 or 307-3287167................................11/14

HAY FOR SALE: 280 tons of 2019 and 2020 grass/alfalfa mix, large round bales. $80/ton for 2020 hay, $65/ton for 2019 hay. Call 605-830-2686 or 307371-8545 ..........................12/5

Ranch Lease Wanted OUR FAMILY AND HERD NEED TO RELOCATE!! We are in search of a place for 150 to 300 cows. Preferably Wyoming or South Dakota. We would like to help someone who has been hurt by the weather or other circumstances. We would need at least a 5-year lease agreement but are willing to help someone get back on their feet. WE ARE ALSO interested in leasing with option to buy or anything to a mutual advantage. Please call and leave a message for Roy, 580-817-1124 .................11/21

Horses HORSE SALE: NEW TIME, 1 PM BIG HORN BASIN LIVESTOCK AUCTION IN WORLAND, WY: Third Saturday of each month. NEXT SALE Sat. Nov. 21. For more information, call Terry Warneke, 307431-1226 or Scott Heny, 307272-3743 ........................11/14 THREE BLACK MAMMOTH CROSS MULES: 15.1-15.2 hands high, broke to ride and drive. Call 715-538-2173 .. 11/21

Saddles & Tack BOOT UP NOW!! CHRISTMAS is coming!! Great time to LAYAWAY. Great selection of SADDLES and TACK. Silk SCARVES, wool vests, winter CAPS and socks….

KENETREK riding packs. WE CAN ship!! Shop Moss Saddles, Boots and Tack, 4648 West Yellowstone Highway, Casper, WY; 307-472-1872.

Our family serving yours for over 40 years!! Check us out on Facebook!! ...............11/14 COWBOY HATS, LONG ROPES, SADDLES AND TACK: Wranglers, fishing and hunting supplies. Western gifts.

WHITE HORSE COUNTRY STORE, THERMOPOLIS, WY, 877-864-3048 ...................TFN

Sheep FOR SALE, PUREBRED TARGHEE RAMS: 19 micron, long staple wool. We have been buying big ribeye, fine wooled, long staple rams from Miles City, MT. Pasture raised. Near Wright, WY. $600/each. Call 307-9391393................................11/14 NEW CONSTRUCTION SHEEP WAGON: Queen-size bed, 110 power outlets inside and out, refrigerator, 2 burner hot plate, ice core with drain valve, insulation package, John Deere running gear, slide out Blackstone propane grill. Many options! $9,500. For more information or pictures, call 307-856-4743 or 307-851-1754. Riverton, WY. To view photos, go to www.wylr. net in the classifieds .......11/28 BLACK-FACED SUFFOLK AND SUFFOLK/HAMP CROSS yearling and lamb rams. Call 307-350-4308 .................11/14 DORPER RAMS FOR SALE: All ages and colors available.

Range ready, tough, hardy rams, good feet and legs. Ready now!! Call Sage, 307-351-4875, Askin Land and Livestock LLC.................................11/28

Seed ALFALFA SEED WANTED!!

Buying and custom cleaning.

Call for appointment and information, Todd, Dakota’s Best Seed, 605-337-3318, Platte, S.D., www.dakotasbestseedllc.com............11/21

Hay & Feed ALFALFA AND GRASS/ALFALFA HAY: Net-wrapped round bales. We deliver. Call 308-760-7832 .................11/21

2019 AND 2020 HAY FOR SALE: Bales weigh 1,500-1,600 lbs., 68” diameter bales. For pricing or more information, call or text Alex Nielsen, 701-590-9439 or e-mail alex.nielsen0694@ gmail.com .......................... 12/5 HAY FOR SALE: Alfalfa, round bales and 3x3x8 medium square bales. Delivery available. For more information, call 605-848-1563 .................11/28 CLEAN BRIGHT STRAW, small squares, $3/bale. ALSO, oats at $12/100 lbs. and wheat and barley at $11/100 lbs. Excellent quality, bagged or bulk. Greybull, WY area. Call 307-7623878, leave message .....11/28 GOOD QUALITY HAY FOR SALE: Net-wrapped round bales, approximately 1,400+ lbs. ALSO, STRAIGHT ALFALFA, first second and third cuttings, net-wrapped round bales, approximately 1,475-1,500 lbs.

For more information, please call 605-842-5515 ...........11/28 HAY FOR SALE: All varieties.

Net-wrapped rounds and large squares. Straight alfalfa and mixed hay. Large quantities and trucking available. Montana Hay Company, Toby, 406-406670-6551 or Stacey, 406-6728834................................11/28 FOR SALE: 3x4 bales grass, straw, stover with a lot of eared corn and hay barley. ALSO, round bales grass, stover with a lot of eared corn, regular stover, straw and hay barley.

Delivery available. Call John, 701-269-3413 ............... 11/21 HAY FOR SALE: 2020 first cutting alfalfa and alfalfa/grass.

First and second cutting alfalfa, grass/alfalfa, grass mix and CRP hay. 2018 and 2019 millet hay, sweet clover/alfalfa big rounds. ALSO, 2020 wheat straw, approximately 90 bales, baled this spring. Semi load delivery available. Call 701-6908116, please send a text if no answer or keep trying .....11/21 HAY FOR SALE: 2019 and 2020, 3x4 squares, also round bales. Call Everette Johnson, 701-928-1624 .................11/21 VALLEY VIDEO HAY MARKETS, LLC: Wyoming and western Nebraska hay available. Call Barry McRea, 888935-3633. www.valleyvideohay.com .........................11/21 FIRST AND SECOND CUTTING ALFALFA AND GRASS HAY: Midsize square bales, semi load lots. Tests available.

Located in Bozeman, MT. Call Dale, 406-580-6596........11/21 HAY FOR SALE: Grass, alfalfa and alfalfa/grass hay.

Round and square bales. Buy direct!! Delivery available!!

Call 307-630-3046 or 307214-5290 .....................11/14 2,500 TONS OF ALFALFA, ALFALFA/GRASS OR GRASS HAY in 3x3, 3x4 or 4x4 square bales. Most with no rain. Dairy, feeder and horse hay available. Located near Pocatello, ID and Bozeman, MT. Trucking is available. Call Mike, 208-251-6336 or Doug, 406-581-4124 ............... 11/14 HAY FOR SALE: 3x4x8 bales weighing 1,250 lbs., $150/ton.

ALSO, selling 150 tons weed free hay 3x4x8 bales, $200/ton.

Trucking available for additional cost. Contact Kelly Foianini, 307-780-7027 .................11/14

Vehicles & Trailers Have a vehicle or trailer to sell?

Advertise here!

FOR SALE: 1997 Apache 3 horse slant trailer. Dual axle, electric brakes, bumper pull, walk-in tack room. Trailer and tires in very good condition.

Asking $3,950. Call 307-8992730. To view photos, go to www.wylr.net in the classifieds ........................................11/28

Vehicles & Trailers

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Equipment

Equipment

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

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

2000 Freightliner FL 70 Truck: 18’ flatbed, 3126 Caterpillar engine, auto-shift transmission, GVW 33,000 lbs, 125,235 miles. $15,000.

Call Bryan at 307-262-8930 or Gale at 307-262-5044 2017 BIG TEX GOOSENECK 40’ FLATBED TRAILER: Notched frame, torque tube, monster ramps, excellent tires, low highway miles, adjustable spread axle, $11,500. 2019 PJ GOOSENECK 24’ FLATBED TRAILER in excellent shape, with ramps, has rear jacks, 2 7,000 lb. axles, nice, clean trailer, would make excellent skid steer trailer. $6.500. Call Brad, 307-921-1825. To view photos, go to www.wylr.net in the classifieds .............................11/28

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

Livestock Equipment

Campers

Also traditional bale Stocking and beds available, installing dealer. starting at One day Stocking and $9,475 installed

Custom Built Hydraulic Chutes and Handling Systems

Factory direct prices!

No added freight! bighornlivestock.com Call Kevin McClurg • Big Horn Livestock Services 307-751-1828 • Your Wyoming Silencer Dealer

THE “ORIGINAL” BOLINGER OVERHEAD BIN QUALITY TRUSTED BY CUSTOMERS FOR OVER 30 YEARS! Be prepared for winter feeding! Call for fall pricing for fall delivery of bins.

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One day Ainsworth In stock Motors now! turn around!

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

EQUIPMENT FOR SALE: IHC 766 tractor with loader; Loral Turbo Magnum IV fertilizer spreader; Samsung 250 wheel loader; Cornhusker tri axle grain trailer; Hyster 50T lowboy trailer; Cozad 60T lowboy w/ 2 necks; RWay and Midland tri axle belly dump trailers; Transcraft 53’ stepdeck trailer; Zim-Mixer 9-10yd. mobile concrete mixer on truck; Kenworth 900L, sleeper truck, low miles, recent engine overhaul, heavy specs; Freightliner 132 FLD Classic, sleeper truck, low miles, recent engine overhaul; Wilson 53’x102” triaxle cattle trailer; Cozad 35T lowboy trailer; Hesston 4910 4x4 baler, recent work done; Farmking 4480 bale stacker; Summers NT Ultimate sprayer, 1,500 gallon, 90’ booms.

Call 406-254-1254 .......11/21 LONG-TERM EQUIPMENT FINANCING: All types, private lenders, family-owned, 50-year-old firm. C.H. Brown Co., Wheatland, WY, 800987-7814 ...................... TFN

FOR YOUR FENCING PROJECTS!!! 4” drill pipe, average 31’ long, wall thickness .330, 14 lbs. per foot, MUST SELL!! 30,000 linear ft. for sale! 100 joints per truckload, delivered to most locations, $55 per joint. Total cost per truckload $4,750/approximately 3,100 linear ft. per truckload.

ALSO, have guardrail, 2 7/8, 2 3/8 and rods. Located Billings, MT. Call Mike, 602-758-4447 ....4/24

Property for Sale

1995 POP-UP CAMPER: Destiny by Fleetwood. New tires and is in very good shape.

Everything works. Good for hunting, camping or both. For more information, call 970391-0731. Can take pictures and send .....................11/28

Cannonball Bale Beds Cannonball Bale Beds

OILFIELD PIPE: RPJ Enterprises, Inc. Used for fencing, corrals, cattle guards, etc. ALL sizes!! 2 3/8, 2 7/8 at 31.5’ long on average per joint. ALSO, cut and notch posts and portable fence panels!! Panels in the following sizes: 5’x10’ and 5’x12’. Delivery available. Pierce, CO. Call 970324-4580, e-mail rpjenergy@ gmail.com. To view photos, go to www.wylr.net in the classifieds ................................... 4/24

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

WANTED: In-line two horse trailer. ALSO, Rollo-roper. Condition must be good. Call 307432-0404 ........................11/28

Place Your Equipment Ad Here

Sell Your Pipe Here

Fencing

Horse Trailer Wanted

Equipment

Pipe

30 & 40 ton hopper bottom bins

BOLINGER INC. 307-684-5515 BUFFALO, WY

Equipment Restoration TREE TRACTOR RESTORATION LLC: Tractors, stock trailers and flatbeds, total repair, sandblast and paint. Please call Mike, 406-930-0720 .......11/14

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

Pipe

SOLD OUT NEED INVENTORY, HAVE BUYERS!! Powers Land Brokerage closed over 150,000 acres in the last 18 months. Call Charlie at 307-217-2777, www.powerslandbrokerage.com ... 11/14 BOYD RANCH: 5,420+ total acres including BLM and state with 7 pivot sprinklers in western Montana. Located between Virginia City and Alder, MT. Great water rights. Fishing ponds with deer, elk and birds. Puts up 2,000 tons of hay. Newer buildings. A must see!! Price reduced!! Now $12M. Sidwell Land & Cattle Co., Richard Sidwell, 406-861-4426, 406322-4425 or e-mail sidwell@ sidwell-land.com ................12/5

“The man who stops advertising to save money is like the man who stops the clock to save time”

Pipe

www.bolingerinc.com SUPREME MIXER/FEEDER WAGON: Faded paint but in good working condition. $16,500 OBO. Located in Worland, WY. 208-6101855 .................................... 11/14

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

Quantities up to a truck load.

TIRE TANKS, 13’, $500 each; WINDBREAK panels; SIX RAIL continuous fence panels, $110/ each; FIVE RAIL continuous fence panels, $100/each; HEAVY duty 2” 7 rail gates, $19/ft; FENCE braces. We now take credit cards.

Call Bob toll free, 855-853-0117 or 406-853-7615 ................ 11/14

Delivery available throughout the West.

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chasebrothersllc.com 844.WYO.LAND Irrigation Big Sandy River Ranch - Sublette & Sweetwater Counties, Wyoming Listing Price: $19,500,000 or $6,965 per animal unit Size: 1,044,566+ acres total.

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An exceptional low-overhead livestock production ranch with numerous recreational opportunities — Features include: The Big Sandy Ranch is comprised of 9,613 acres deeded; 20,273 acres State of Wyoming leases; 32,749 acres USFS Permits and 981,931 acres BLM permits for a total of 1,044,566 acres. The ranch currently runs both sheep and cattle as well as a small goat herd. The property ranges 170 miles from north to south. This is a working ranch with few fences and the belief in the transhumance (a practice of conserving the rangeland pastures and efficient production) of herding the livestock.

Ranch has territorial water rights: irrigation water rights to 1,600 acres, however, ranch currently hays 435 acres.

Ranch is rated at 2,800 animal units, running approximately 1,200 mother cows from the original Hereford stock, 800 yearlings and 8,000 Rambouillet ewes, 100 bulls, 100 horses and herd of 400 goats. At present the ranch crossbreeds cows with Angus bulls; the crossbred heifers are sought after by the local cattle ranchers as replacements.

Cattle are trucked from the main ranch in the fall to winter pastures at Vermillion Creek. Sheep are trailed from their winter pasture on Vermillion Creek to the spring-summer allotments and Forest Service lands.

Ranch has two dwellings at the headquarters along with two bunk houses, sheep shearing sheds, barns and corrals plus a typical set of ranch outbuildings. There are several working corrals and scales throughout the ranch. There are fifteen wells, of which twelve are artesian) on the ranch. The headquarters lie between two main river drainages (Big Sandy River & Little Sandy River). Big Sandy River flows southwest from the foothills of the Wind River Mountains then west to the plains of the Little Colorado Desert. The Little Sandy River flows into the Big Sandy River southwest of the junction of State Highways 28 & 191.

Owned by same family for over 100 years.

Detailed information may be obtained by contacting Theo Hirshfeld, Pearson Real Estate Co. at 307-684-9556 (O) or 307-217-0562 (C).

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Pork market rebounds, following COVID-19 disruptions During a National Pork Board webinar dated Oct. 27, Iowa State University Extension Livestock Marketing Economist Dr. Lee Schulz provided updates on hog markets, noting they have been moving toward near year-ago levels after facing several disruptions earlier in the year due to COVID-19.

“We’ve seen tremendous changes in markets from what we expected in January,” Schulz said. “What changed obviously was the COVID-19 pandemic, which impacted prices this spring and summer.”

Price projections In fact, according to Schulz, prices in the autumn months have moved back in line with beginning of the year projections, following a strong rally in August, September and most of October.

“Looking ahead to the summer of 2021, contracts are trading in a fairly narrow range, with the June 2021 contract seeing support in the $70 to $75 range and resistance in the $80 to $85 range,” Schulz noted.

“We expect this to continue

until the markets get a signal to move in either direction.”

“Although there is still a lot of debate regarding what prices will do in the fourth quarter of this year, they appear to be in line with projections from earlier in the year,” he added.

Price rebounds Schulz noted pig prices have rebounded from an extremely low point this summer.

“We’ve seen tremendous appreciation in pig prices from summer lows,” he stated. “Producers dealt with big losses during the height of coronavirus disruptions this spring and have seen about a $50 per head swing in profitability from late spring 2019 to spring of 2020.”

“There has been a large impact on producer profitability this year, but 2021 shows a lot of optimism as futures prices have rebounded,” he continued.

Additionally, Schulz noted pork primal cuts, except for pork butt, are all above year-ago levels. He also pointed out pork in cold storage has not moved much since May and is currently down

“Although there is still a lot of debate regarding what prices will do in the fourth quarter of this year, they appear to be in line with projections from earlier in the year.” – Dr. Lee Schulz, Iowa State University Extension nearly 22 percent from a year ago.

Pork exports “It has also been a strong year for exports,” Schulz stated. “This is mostly due to China, but we also have to point to Vietnam as a strong market this year. Japan and Canada have been strong markets as well.”

In addition, Schulz noted there have been tremendous purchases from Mexico, which has been aided by strength in Mexican currency relative to the U.S. dollar.

“With only a few months to go, this is going to be a historic year for pork exports,” Schulz said.

Slaughter numbers When it comes to barrow and gilt slaughter, Schulz noted numbers were down considerably during the spring, but have gradually slid back to near year-ago levels.

“The backlog peaked in

late May and early June, but the industry has been working through it,” he stated.

While producer-owned weights are at fairly normal levels for this time of year, he pointed out packerowned weights are much higher than last year and the five-year average.

“After spiking this fall, packer-owned weights are moving higher than 220 pounds,” Schulz said.

Schulz noted after seeing significant capacity reductions earlier in the year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, hog processing facilities are now at nearly 95 percent of operational capacity, and hog slaughter is similar to the autumn months of 2019.

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

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

Wyoming Livestock Roundup • Volume 32 No. 29 • November 14, 2020

Vermilion Bomber G756

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Vermilion Ranch

Vermilion D125 Spur G270

LOT 1 - AAA 19685376

LOT 191 - AAA 19508576

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Vermilion Bomber G758

Vermilion Playmaker G373

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120 Big, Stout Coming 2 Year Olds

Vermilion Lass 3236

Sired by the best Vermilion sires.

60 Select Registered Bred Heifers Bred to Bomber, McIlroy and King Air.

75 Head Dispersal All 2013 Born Registered Angus Cows LOT 39 - AAA 19685429 BW

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Vermilion Mamere 9188

LOT 69 - AAA 19685394

1,300 Fancy Commercial Angus Bred Heifers

LOT 452 - AAA 19508337

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PE Connealy McIlroy 6/14.

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Vermilion High Regard G875

Vermilion Blackbird 9611

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AI Casino Bomber 5/3.

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$B

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Ultrasound pregnancy tested, sorted into short calving periods.

AI calves will be sexed.

83 Angus Heifers AI Bull Calves Feb. 8 King Air 80 Angus Heifers AI Heifer Calves Feb. 8 King Air 68 Countdown Daughters AI Bull Calves March 9 Bomber 78 Countdown Daughters AI Heifer Calves March 9 Bomber 54 Angus Heifers AI Bull Calves Feb. 6 King Air 40 Angus Heifers AI Heifer Calves Feb. 6 King Air 71 Angus Heifers AI Bull Calves March 1 Countdown 58 Angus Heifers AI Heifer Calves March 1 Countdown 36 Angus Heifers AI Bull Calves Feb. 8 King Air 37 Angus Heifers AI Heifer Calves Feb. 8 King Air 40 Angus Heifers AI Bull Calves Feb. 25 Countdown 35 Angus Heifers AI Heifer Calves Feb. 25 Countdown 44 Countdown Daughters Pasture Bred Mixed Sexes March Bomber Sons 79 Countdown Daughters Pasture Bred Mixed Sexes April Bomber Sons 74 Angus Heifers Pasture Bred Mixed Sexes March Bomber Sons 170 Angus Heifers Pasture Bred Mixed Sexes March Bomber Sons 90 Angus Heifers Pasture Bred Mixed Sexes April Bomber Sons 105 Angus Heifers Pasture Bred Mixed Sexes April Bomber Sons 69 Angus Heifers Pasture Bred Mixed Sexes March Bomber/Charge On Sons 38 Angus Heifers Pasture Bred Mixed Sexes April Bomber/Charge On Sons

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It’s the Pitts

by Lee Pitts

Impaired Memory When I was younger I could remember anything, whether it happened or not.

Now that I’m a senior citizen, I can’t remember things I didn’t know I’d forgotten.

I often have ideas for a column, and in the past they were etched into my photographic memory. I could remember my ideas days later, but now if I don’t write them down immediately, the film never gets developed.

I don’t even have the memory of a goldfish, which

is three seconds. I’m so concerned about my memory loss, I made an appointment to talk about it with my doctor, but by the time I got face to face with him, I forgot what I was there for.

This is why a recent letter from my friend Monte Mills was so appreciated.

Monte’s name may strike a chord with some readers.

In my neck of the woods, if a person has an affair to celebrate their western culture, and they want to hire

a band for entertainment, Monte Mills and his Lucky Horseshoe Band is the first name that comes to mind.

Monte is a fabulous performer, and we never know who he might drag along as a guest in his band. It might be an old member of Merle Haggard’s band or a young girl who plays the fiddle better than Charlie Daniels did.

I first met Monte decades ago when I hired him as my farrier. After one visit, I never used anyone else. Not only was Monte a great farrier, but my horse Gentleman liked Monte’s crude dog tricks. So did I. I don’t know if Monte’s most recent story is true or fabricated, but it sure sounds like something that could’ve happened. I better tell it while I can still remember it.

It seems Cooter had just left the sale barn in Butte,

Mont. As he left the building, he reached into his right pant’s pocket for his truck keys and got the sick feeling all of us elderly Americans get when we lose something.

Cooter gave himself a rather thorough TSA pat down and couldn’t find his keys in any of his pockets, so he did a quick 180 and went back into the sale barn. He immediately went to where he’d been sitting and asked everybody in the vicinity if they’d seen his keys. Nope.

Cooter thought he’d probably just left his keys in his truck’s ignition like we’ve all done. Yup, that’s probably what he did. His wife Verna Faye scolded him 1,000 times for leaving his keys in the ignition and warned him someday someone would steal his much beloved truck.

But, the older Cooter

got, the more he believed in the ignition theory – it was the safest place to leave his keys. This way he’d always know where they were. Theoretically, at least.

So, once again, Cooter frantically left the sale barn and headed out into the parking lot, which was a sea of white pickup trucks. He methodically went up and down every row of trucks, but the closer he got to the end, the more he realized he was going to have to admit to Verna Faye someone had indeed stolen his truck.

Once again, Cooter went back into the sale barn to ask the clerk at the window if she’d fetch the phone number for the highway patrol.

Cooter gave them all the pertinent information about his stolen truck and his contact information.

Then, Cooter made the

call he dreaded.

“Hello, honey,” he stammered. He always called Verna Faye honey when he was in the doghouse. “I’m afraid I left my keys in the truck and wouldn’t you know, someone stole it.”

There was a long silence, and Cooter thought perhaps the call had been dropped, but then he heard the dulcet tones of Verna Faye.

“Cooter,” she barked. “I dropped you off at the sale barn on my way to the grocery store, you idiot.”

“Well dear, would you come get me?” Cooter meekly asked. He always called Verna Faye dear when he was really in deep doo doo.

Verna Faye screamed, “I will just as soon as I can convince these highway patrolmen that I haven’t stolen your truck.”

RIVERTON LIVESTOCK AUCTION Friday & Tuesday, November 6 & November 10 Market Report • 7,043 Head Representative Sales STEERS RIVERTON 13 Steer, 385# ...................................... $200.00 LANDER 32 Steer, 382# ...................................... $195.50 BIG PINEY 9 Steer, 373# ...................................... $195.00 FARSON 20 Steer, 368# ...................................... $192.00 LANDER 39 Steer, 375# ...................................... $191.50 HUDSON 11 Steer, 431# ....................................... $188.00 LANDER 47 Steer, 436# ...................................... $185.00 FARSON 41 Steer, 449# ...................................... $184.00 LANDER 100 Steer, 463# ...................................... $180.00 25 Steer, 427# ...................................... $178.50 BOULDER 133 Steer, 463# ...................................... $177.00 LANDER 66 Steer, 473# ...................................... $177.00 BIG PINEY 49 Steer, 469# ...................................... $176.00 RIVERTON 44 Steer, 466# ...................................... $175.00 BIG PINEY 50 Steer, 457# ...................................... $173.75 FARSON 31 Steer, 507# ...................................... $173.00 LAKETOWN, UT 15 Steer, 504# ...................................... $170.50 RIVERTON 42 Steer, 509# ...................................... $170.00 32 Steer, 510# ...................................... $167.50 LANDER 34 Steer, 533# ...................................... $163.50 BIG PINEY 114 Steer, 535# ....................................... $163.00 LANDER 100 Steer, 537# ...................................... $162.25 LYMAN 8 Steer, 551# ...................................... $160.00 DUBOIS 8 Steer, 557# ...................................... $159.50 LANDER 28 Steer, 588# ...................................... $155.00 HUDSON 26 Steer, 578# ...................................... $154.75 LANDER 42 Steer, 601# ...................................... $148.00 WORLAND 28 Steer, 651# ...................................... $147.00 RIVERTON 21 Steer, 610# ...................................... $146.00 8 Steer, 651# ...................................... $144.50 BAIROIL 31 Steer, 866# ...................................... $142.50 PAVILLION 23 Steer, 652# ...................................... $141.00 KEMMERER 28 Steer, 628# ...................................... $140.00 ETNA 11 Steer, 865# ....................................... $138.00 BIG PINEY 13 Steer, 909# ...................................... $135.00 KINNEAR 20 Steer, 982# ...................................... $130.50 CORA 10 Steer, 999# ...................................... $127.00 HEIFERS LANDER 13 Heifer, 326# ..................................... $169.00 BIG PINEY 66 Heifer, 406# ..................................... $164.00 LANDER 56 Heifer, 400# ..................................... $162.00 36 Heifer, 425# ..................................... $160.00 FARSON 49 Heifer, 446# ..................................... $157.25 HUDSON 19 Heifer, 456# ..................................... $155.00 BIG PINEY 152 Heifer, 465# ..................................... $153.50 LANDER 131 Heifer, 457# ..................................... $153.25 BIG PINEY 38 Heifer, 468# ..................................... $152.00 THERMOPOLIS 98 Heifer, 688# ..................................... $150.00 HUDSON 40 Heifer, 494# ..................................... $150.00

FORT WASHAKIE 15 Heifer, 475# ..................................... $147.00 RIVERTON 6 Heifer, 508# ..................................... $146.00 LAKETOWN, UT 22 Heifer, 474# ..................................... $145.25 FARSON 8 Heifer, 495# ..................................... $145.00 LANDER 60 Heifer, 520# ..................................... $144.50 17 Heifer, 527# ..................................... $144.00 THERMOPOLIS 32 Heifer, 778# ..................................... $143.50 24 Heifer, 605# ..................................... $143.00 ALCOVA 86 Heifer, 805# ..................................... $142.75 ARAPAHOE 23 Heifer, 526# ..................................... $139.00 ALCOVA 29 Heifer, 835# ..................................... $138.50 LAKETOWN, UT 19 Heifer, 539# ..................................... $138.50 WORLAND 46 Heifer, 550# ..................................... $138.00 ETNA 20 Heifer, 880# ..................................... $136.50 RIVERTON 12 Heifer, 897# ..................................... $135.00 26 Heifer, 601# ..................................... $130.50 LANDER 18 Heifer, 824# ..................................... $128.50 10 Heifer, 906# ..................................... $128.00 COWS MOUNTAIN VIEW 7 Cow, 1004# ........................................ $75.00 KEMMERER 2 Cow, 1020# ........................................ $72.00 BOULDER 5 Cow, 1042# ........................................ $71.00 LANDER 2 Cow, 1372# ........................................ $59.50 DIAMONDVILLE 8 Cow, 1023# ........................................ $59.00 BIG PINE 7 Cow, 1002# ........................................ $57.00 BOULDER 6 Cow, 1026# ........................................ $55.00 COKEVILLE 4 Cow, 1108# ........................................ $55.00 DANIEL 7 Cow, 1412# ........................................ $54.00 10 Cow, 1397# ........................................ $53.50 9 Cow, 1385# ........................................ $53.00 8 Cow, 1361# ........................................ $52.50 RIVERTON 5 Cow, 1507# ........................................ $52.00 DUBOIS 6 Cow, 1471# ........................................ $51.00 BOULDER 5 Cow, 1093# ........................................ $50.25 COKEVILLE 9 Cow, 1291# ........................................ $50.00 BIG PINEY 10 Cow, 1313# ........................................ $49.50 DANIEL 7 Cow, 1262# ........................................ $49.00 RIVERTON 9 Cow, 1271# ........................................ $48.75 BIG PINEY 21 Cow, 1040# ........................................ $47.50 DANIEL 7 Cow, 1045# ........................................ $45.25 MOUNTAIN VIEW 7 Cow, 1114# ........................................ $44.00 BULLS THAYNE 1 Bull, 1660# ......................................... $82.50 OPAL 2 Bull, 1602# ......................................... $80.50 COKEVILLE 1 Bull, 1565# ......................................... $79.50 DUBOIS 1 Bull, 1700# ......................................... $79.00 CORA 1 Bull, 1545# ......................................... $78.50 OPAL 1 Bull, 1565# ......................................... $78.00 2 Bull, 1677# ......................................... $77.50 THAYNE 1 Bull, 2105# ......................................... $74.50 CASPER 2 Bull, 1480# ......................................... $72.00 PAVILLION 1 Bull, 2135# ......................................... $70.50

Early Consignments HEIFERETTES THERMOPOLIS 78 Heiferette, 793# ............................... $124.00 25 Heiferette, 687# ............................... $115.50 7 Heiferette, 980 ................................... $93.50 DANIEL 13 Heiferette, 848# ................................. $88.25 5 Heiferette, 795# ................................. $84.50 13 Heiferette, 832# ................................. $83.50 WOODRUFF, UT 9 Heiferette, 867# ................................. $81.50 DANIEL 33 Heiferette, 923# ................................. $80.50

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 17 CALF & YEARLING SPECIAL START TIME 9:00 AM LOAD LOTS @ 10:30 AM EXPECTING 4,000 HEAD Givens/O’Neal - 300 Blk Ang & AngX Strs & Hfrs 450500#. Rec Vista Once SQ, Vision 7 w/ Spur, Once PMH @ Branding. Sired by Redland & small % Sitz bulls. Fancy, high desert! Green calves.

Ed & Garrett Miller - 250 Blk Ang & AngX Strs & Hfrs 500#. Rec Vista Once & 7-way @ Branding. Complete mineral program. Reputation, high desert. High quality!

Gordon Ranch - 200 Blk Ang & AngX Strs 500-600#.

Rec C & D @ Birth; Vista Once SQ, Vision 8 w/ Somnus @ Branding. Popo Agie Angus sired. Reputation, high desert steers!

Lyman & Heidi Clark - 180 Blk Ang Strs & Hfrs 425500#. Rec 8-way & Pyramid 5 + Presponse @ Branding & Precon. Weaned 45+ days. Sired by Diamond Peak & Sitz Blk Ang bulls. High elevation, green!

Jack Roberts - 175 Blk Strs & Hfrs 475-550#. Rec Ultrabac 7 & Pyramid 5 + Presponse @ Branding. No replacements kept. Sired by Low PAP Jensen & HD Dunn bulls. High elevation. Fancy!

Steve Husted - 150 Blk Ang Strs & Hfrs 475-525#. Rec Vista Once SQ & 7-way @ Branding & Precon (11/1).

Popo Agie genetics for years! Fancy, one brand calves!

Double L Ranch - 100 Blk Ang & AngX Strs & Hfrs 450-550#. Rec Vista Once SQ & Vision 7 w/ Somnus @ Branding. 100% Blk Ang sired. Green, high desert!

Roby McNeel - 90 Blk Ang & Blk AngX Strs (F1 BWF) 500#. Rec Vista Once SQ & Vision 7 @ Branding & Precon (9/24). Knife cut. High elevation.

Griffin Land & Livestock - 90 Blk Ang & AngX Strs & Hfrs 450-550#. Rec Vista Once SQ & Vision 8 @ Branding. High desert!

Leonard Roberts - 80 Blk Ang & AngX Strs & Hfrs 500#.

Rec 7-way @ Branding. High elevation. Fancy!

Hamblin Ranch - 75 Blk AngX Strs & Hfrs 500-600#.

Comp vacc @ branding & preconditioned. Nice, fancy calves!!

Murdock Land & Livestock - 73 Blk Strs & Hfrs 450525#. Rec Vista Once & 7-way w/ Somnus @ Precon.

Knife cut. High elevation.

Mills Livestock - 60 Crossbred Strs & Hfrs 400-500#.

Comp vacc @ Branding & Precon. High elevation.

Tom Jones – 60 Blk Ang Strs & Hfrs 525-550#. Comp Vacc @ Branding. Nice, high mountain calves!!

Pat & Travis Baker - 50 Blk Ang Strs & Hfrs 500-650#.

Rec Vision 8 w/ Spur, Nuplura PH & injectable Cydectin @ Branding. On the Ignite Celmanax Protein program in the spring and this fall. Sired by high elevation Diamond Peak, Lucky 7 & Hancock Bulls. High desert calves!

Rayne Bagley - 35 Blk Strs & Hfrs 500#. Rec Inforce 3 & Pyramid 5 + Presponse. Weaned since Oct 1st. Fancy!

Clay Griffith - 25 Blk Strs & Hfrs 550#. Comp vacc @ Branding. Fancy!

S Bar A Ranch/Cobban - 16 Strs & Hfrs 500-600#. Rec Bovishield Gold One Shot & 8-way. Weaned 30+ days on hay & Riomax tubs. High elevation.

Scott Thompson - 12 Blk Strs 500#. Comp vacc @ Branding.

Matt Smith - 7 Blk Strs 600#. Rec Pyramid 5 + Presponse, Ultrabac 7 & Multimin @ Branding & Weaning.

Weaned since 9/1. Hay fed.

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 20 COW SALE W/ SHEEP & HORSES START TIME 9:00 AM W/ SHEEP AND WEIGH UPS Sarah Faith Ranch - 3 loads of open cows Hellyer Ranch - 50 open cows Fox Ranch at Spring Creek -1 load of weigh cows G & E Livestock -1 load of Open cows & Bulls Murdock Land & Livestock - 1 load of Test cows Elayna & Dillon Hedges - 3 Yrling Exposed Ewes 5- 2 & 3 Yr old Ewes. All out of Sanchez, Griffin, Burch & Hedges Show genetics. Exposed to a Burch Ram for Jan/Feb lambs. Ewes weaned 85 lb lambs last June

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 24 CALF & YEARLING SPECIAL W/ WEIGH UPS START TIME 9:00 AM W/ WEIGH UPS Arapahoe Ranch - 400 Blk Ang & AngX Strs & Hfrs 450-550#. Rec Bovishield One Shot & Ultrabac 7 @ Branding. Knife cut. Age & source verified through IMI Global. 100% all natural. Nonhormones, high mountain grass fed. Sired by Diamond Peak Blk Ang & small % Colyer Hereford bulls. Great performing, fancy calves!

Ron & Tracy Givens - 200 Blk Ang Strs & Hfr 500-600#.

Rec Vision 7, Vista Once SQ & Nasalgen @ Branding.

No Replacements kept. Nice offering of heifers! Fancy, high desert calves!

Van & Maggie Hill - 130 Blk Ang & AngX Strs & Hfrs 450-525#. Rec Vista Once SQ, Vision 8 w/ Somnus + Spur @ Branding. Knife cut. Sired by Low PAP Lucky 7 Blk Ang bulls. Complete mineral program. High elevation.

Ron & Dee Kobbe – 45 Blk Ang Strs & Hfrs 550-650#.

Rec Nasalgen, Vista 5 SQ, Once PMH @ Branding & Precon. Weaned on hay & pasture. Green, nice preforming calves!!

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 27 NO SALE - HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 1 CALF & YEARLING SPECIAL START TIME 9:00 AM

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 4 BRED COW SPECIAL START TIME 9:00 AM W/ WEIGH UPS BREDS @ NOON

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 8 CALF & YEARLING SPECIAL START TIME 9:00 AM Cody & Danielle Post - 70 Blk AngX Strs 425-475#.

Rec Vista Once SQ, Vision 7 w/ Somnus & Nasalgen @ Branding. High elevation. Green & fancy!

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 11 COW SALE • START TIME 9:00AM

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 15 CALF & YEARLING SPECIAL START TIME 9:00 AM

Be sure to check out our country cattle listings at www.cattleusa.com

Contact: Riverton Livestock Auction (307) 856-2209 • Jeff Brown (307) 850-4193 • Tom Linn (307) 728-8519 • Boone Snidecor (307) 231-1059 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