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Volume 32 Number 50 • April 10, 2021

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A Look Inside Check out the results of the latest spring sales, including Midland Bull Test............ Pages 4-5 UW Extension provides young adults with Wyoming Ranch Camp............................. Page 7 Dick Perue shares the history of Saratoga Mineral Water........ ................................... Page 10 Take a look at the most recent It's the Pitts.................. Page 16

Quick Bits Water Outlook Precipitation totals across Wyoming for March were above average at 105%, though water year precipitation continues to be below average, near 90%. Reservoirs average 74% of capacity, down from 80% last year.

Statewide stream flow volumes are forecasted to be generally below average at 80 to 85%.

Fed Cattle

Wyoming Legislature adjourns 2021 General Session Cheyenne – With the passage of a motion to indefinitely postpone all bills remaining before the Wyoming Legislature and a motion to adjourn, the Wyoming House of Representatives and Senate adjourned

for the year on the evening of April 7.

“At the end of this legislative session, we’re grateful for the hard work and dedication of our staff, and we’re grateful for each other, for the work, dedica-

tion and opinions that we all have,” concluded Rep. Lloyd Larsen (R-Lander) in a closing prayer in the Wyoming House of Representatives.

“As we prepare to leave, we acknowledge there is much to do.”

Larsen also noted the work of the legislature isn’t perfect, but the body has strived to address the needs of the state of Wyoming and will continue to do so in the coming year.

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GRAZING RECORDS

Monitoring pasture productivity improves grazing confidence and profitability Keeping records on precipitation, forage quality, grazing rotations and cost of grazing is just as important for producers as keeping records on livestock performance, especially as the threat of drought is on the horizon.

The Beef Cattle Research Council (BCRC) hosted a webinar titled Record Keeping for Forage and Grass Management on March 23. The webinar featured a panel consisting of Ryan Boyd of South Glanton Farms, Jeremy Brown from Ducks Unlimited Canada and Steve Kenyon of Greener Pastures Ranching, LTD. Panelists discussed utilizing stocking rate guides from land management agencies, which records aid in management and how records can be useful in determining the

profitability of an operation in terms of grazing.

Stocking resources “For the most part, many producers have a handle on the carrying capacity of their pastures based on past experience, local knowledge or recordkeeping and those will be the best measures for any individual pasture,” says Brown.

“But, in some cases, producers may not have this information if they purchased or took over new land or set up a new pasture.”

Brown explains producers can use stocking rate guides based on forage and soil types of specific regions to get started. He notes these guides can lead producers Please see GRAZING on page 5

Cash prices for fed cattle were as high as $121 per hundredweight (cwt) last week, but the weighted average price is still hovering at around $118 per cwt. Ample supplies of market ready cattle and capacity constraints remain a key factor in the current market.

Wholesale beef prices have surged higher, indicating optimism in the cattle market complex.

Cattle Scheme A Washington man has pleaded guilty to defrauding Tyson Foods, Inc. and another company for more than $244 million from 2016 through November 2020. The man charged the companies for costs of purchasing and feeding more than 200,000 head of cattle that were nonexistent. Tyson is suing Easterday Ranches for recovery of assets and has asked a court-appointed reciever to take control of the operation.

PLC Survey The Public Lands Council (PLC) has launched a 2021 sustainability survey to determine how the public lands ranching community perceives phrases associated with land management and how they may interact with ranchers’ daily work.

For questions regarding the survey or to discuss further, contact PLC Executive Director Kaitlynn Glover at kglover@ beef.org.

Grazing metrics – Monitoring pastures and cattle while grazing provides data to inform producers of future managment.

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Ag research Study reports public spending on ag research critical to meet global food demand The Agricultural Research Service, the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, the Forest Service, the Economic Research Service and the National Agricultural Statistics Service comprise the five U.S. Department of Agriculture agencies funded to conduct agricultural research and development, according to American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) Congressional Relations Direction Scott Bennett.

“Between these five agencies, there’s about $4.2 billion for agricultural research, compared to a similar $4.1 billion 11 years ago in 2010,” Bennett says.

Recently, AFBF and Farm Journal Foundation jointly commissioned a report to examine how more public spending on agricultural research is required to meet rising demands of the industry. The study, “Benefits of Increased U.S. Public Investment in Agricultural Research,” was conducted and authored by the IHS MarkIt Agribusiness Consulting Group.

Need for research As global populations are expected to reach nearly 10 billion by the year 2050, the report notes food production will need to see an increase between 60 and 70 percent of current levels to meet the increased food Please see AFBF on page 9

Ag promotion agency bill fails With the General Session of the Wyoming Legislature coming to an end the first full week of April, a bill designed to promote Wyoming agriculture through investments and marketing failed the House on the third reading by only two votes.

Senate File 122, Wyoming agriculture authority, was prepared with the intent to diversify and expand the Wyoming economy and agriculture industry, as well as improve agriculture processing facilities and capabilities and assist producers and processors seeking grants.

Providing agriculture leverage “The Wyoming Agriculture Authority would be modeled after the Wyoming Energy Authority, which is a combination of pipeline and infrastructure authorities,” said Sen. Brian Boner (R-Douglas), who co-sponsored the bill. “The idea is to leverage some municipal bonds and loans to help compete with the packing monopolies which have a stranglehold on the agriculture industry.”

Legislative findings within the bill stated, “Because of market conditions, both in Wyoming and across the nation, producers are facing challenges getting livestock to agricultural processing facilities in a timely, efficient and cost-effective manner.

Timey development of agricultural processing facilities will help increase revenue to the state.”

The findings also shared timely development of processing facilities would increase revenue to the state, and new infrastructure of agricultural processing would accelerate the development of the livestock industry in Wyoming.

“It is in the public interest of the citizens of this state to promote the economic welfare of the state and its residents by Please see BILL on page 7

Ag groups fight Initiative 16 Colorado Initiative 16, formerly known as the Protecting Animals from Unnecessary Suffering and Exploitation (PAUSE) Act, has resulted in action from the Colorado agriculture community.

The National Western Stock Show (NWSS) stated, “The initiative would change state statutory language in order to redefine several common animal husbandry practices as cruelty to animals.”

NWSS also shared the ballot initiative would ban slaughter for animals less than 25 percent of their natural lifespan and has implications for reproductive practices such as spaying, neutering, birth assistance, artificial insemination,

pregnancy checks and fertility testing.

Coalition formation The threat to agriculture from Initiative 16 led to the formation of Coloradans for Animal Care (CAC) which consists of six Colorado-based livestock organizations, including Colorado Farm Bureau (CFB), Colorado Cattlemen’s Association (CCA), Colorado Dairy Farmers, Colorado Wool Growers Association (CWGA), Colorado Livestock Association (CLA) and the Colorado Pork Producers Council.

On March 24, Coloradans for Animal Care filed for a rehearing to challenge the

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What A Burger

Earlier this week, I found an interesting article on ground beef in BEEF Magazine written by Lee Schulz.

Schulz had written about the costs, source and current supplies of ground beef.

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Many of those in the beef Publisher business and ground beef consumDennis Sun ers probably take ground beef for granted. For the consumer, until last June or so when the meat shortage appeared in the grocery stores, ground beef was the go-to meat product. Ground beef is quick to prepare, cheaper than other cuts and everyone has the confidence to cook it correctly. It is not like a steak or a roast where one has to somewhat prepare it to cook. It is comfort food to most consumers.

The article Schulz wrote in 2020 stated the ingredients for a home prepared, quarter-pound cheeseburger totaled $1.84 per cheeseburger. He said this figure is based on the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Economic Research Service calculations using data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

The article says ground beef was the largest cost at $1.03, the cheddar cheese was 34 cents, the bun was 18 cents, lettuce was six cents and the tomato was 23 cents.

Beef prices rose in 2020 because of the pandemic, to eight percent higher than in 2019, which was an eight cent per burger hike.

In 2020, U.S. ground beef consumption was estimated at just over 27 pounds per person, which is more than 46 percent of the total U.S. retail beef consumption.

We all know ground beef comes from the trimmings of the beef carcass. Generally one gets 50 percent lean trimmings from a fat steer or heifer and 90 percent lean trimmings from cull cows and bulls.

The trimmings from cull cows and bulls are important to beef producers, as they dictate the price the producer gets for these animals, and it is an important part of the producer’s yearly income. As this income is important for cow/calf producers, it is equally important to those in the diary business. Trimmings drive the market for those cull cattle.

The huge demand for ground beef is also what drives beef imports. Lean beef from other countries is mixed with U.S. tallow for ground beef. While U.S. beef producers dislike beef imports, it does drive up the market for the U.S. beef tallow, but it is a better deal for meatpackers.

Some are predicting a rally for beef this spring. Meatpackers are making profits on the boxed beef sector and they are finding beef products are moving at a good rate.

This tells us the meatpackers will need cattle and will likely pay more if these boxed beef prices keep trending higher – and it looks like they will. As it looks now, the owners of finished cattle will be pushing the packers for even more dollars.

Cattle producers will then wonder how long this rally will last. They hope it will last long enough to reach summer video sale season, when the calves and yearlings sell.

We can only hope as restaurant and foodservice opens up more that people will want a good ol’ steak or cheeseburger to eat.

But remember, ground beef is like beer – people love it during the good times and also during the bad times.

GUEST OPINIONS Avoid Communication Drought During Dry Years

By Neils Hansen

Like many producers, I received the dreaded, but expected, drought letter from the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) or Forest Service not too long ago. Content of the letters vary from state to state, but all of the letters tell the range conditions are dry, and there may be a need to make some kind of adjustment in 2021 grazing plans.

As we head into spring and summer pasture, where pastures are dry and situations change quickly, it is important to have good, open communication with range professionals in the federal agencies. I’m sure most, if not all, ranchers have received a letter informing this.

On our ranch, it took two range tours, multiple calls and countless e-mails to move into 2021 with an updated grazing plan everyone is comfortable with. While drought raises a variety of scenarios which require addi-

tional planning, a few things come to the head of the list.

For us, it was planning for the possibility of emergency water projects. We looked at temporary watering sites using hauling and pipelines to disperse the livestock and wildlife and keep the range healthy.

Everyone agreed on the value of the effort and the proposed goals, but when looking to put those plans into action, we ran into some roadblocks.

The executive order President Biden signed his first day in office on oil and gas development has been expanded to cover all surface disturbing activities. This would, of course, impact projects ranchers and agencies want to complete in order to alleviate drought concerns – both for livestock and wildlife.

The Public Lands Council has been communicating with Department of Interior (DOI) in an

effort to get clarification on the department’s intention and share real, on-theground impacts of broad decisions like this. All too often, something looks like it will be good on paper, but doesn’t work in practice or has unintended consequences.

After visiting with some ranchers in other areas, it became clear that internally, DOI hasn’t given a lot of clear guidance on how to move projects forward in a timely manner, emergency or otherwise.

Whether producers are assessing the potential for an emergency water haul or discussing ongoing monitoring, I urge the importance of contacting range professionals and discussing the situation. By working together to make a plan for this year, producers will be able to get their thoughts and needs for a dry year on the table.

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Dry years are always tough to deal with, but working together and keeping conversation flowing is the best way to decrease stress, improve outcomes and set the stage for the productive years to come.

Niels Hansen is a third generation rancher from Rawlins and currently serves as president of the Public Lands Council. He has served as chairman of the Wyoming State Grazing Board and president of the Wyoming Stock Growers Association.

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NEWS BRIEFS ESA proposes settlement On April 5,, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a Clean Water Act (CWA) settlement with Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway Company (BNSF) in which the company has agreed to pay $140,000 for alleged CWA violations associated with a discharge of oil into the North Platte River near Guernsey.

EPA alleges BNSF violated Section 311(b)(3) of the CWA, 33 U.S.C. § 1321(b)(3) with discharges of 5,900 gallons of diesel fuel and 800 gallons of lubricating oil into the North Platte River.

The discharges occurred on Feb. 4, 2019 in Wendover Canyon, northwest of Guernsey, due to a derailment of three locomotives and five rail cars owned by BNSF. The sources of the diesel and oil were two of the derailed locomotives.

BNSF reported the spill to the National Response Center (NRC) and an EPA on-scene coordinator was dispatched to the spill site. BNSF worked with the state of Wyoming and EPA to clean up the spill.

The CWA prohibits the discharge of oil or hazardous substances to waters of the U.S. or their adjoining shorelines in quantities that may be harmful to public health or the environment and is administered by EPA and the Coast Guard.

This proposed consent agreement is subject to a 30-day public comment period and final approval by the EPA’s regional judicial officer. The public comment period began March 24 and ends April 23. To access and comment on the Consent Agreement, visit epa.gov/publicnotices/notices-search/location/Wyoming.

Student connectivity ranked Wyoming is among the top 10 in the nation when it comes to the best-connected schools in the country, according to data published by nonprofit Connected Nation through its Connect K-12 website.

“Over many years, Wyoming’s robust educational network has grown an infrastructure going beyond federal standards for student connectivity,” said Gov. Mark Gordon. “We welcome the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) one megabit per second per student bandwidth goal and are committed to ensuring school bandwidth continues to grow to meet the digital learning needs of our students. With access to the very best technologies, our children are equipped to prosper in today’s changing economy and to shape their own destiny.”

Currently, 72 percent of Wyoming school districts are meeting the FCC’s per student bandwidth goal. That goal has been met because state, school district and service provider leaders have worked diligently and collaboratively to improve school connectivity year-overyear since 2016. An overview of the state’s school district connectivity report can be found at connectk12. org/states/WY.

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Partnership announced On April 6 the National Audubon Society announced the largest market-based regenerative grasslands partnership in the U.S. with Panorama Organic Grass-Fed Meats, the nation’s largest producer of 100 percent grass-fed, grassfinished certified organic beef. The commitment will impact one million acres of certified organic U.S. grasslands and create individual habitat management plans with every family rancher in the Panorama Organic network through Audubon’s Conservation Ranching Initiative.

“With 95 percent of grassland birds living on cattle ranches in the United States, and the bird population in steep decline, the connection between cows, birds and land conservation is a priority for Panorama Organic and the National Audubon Society,” said Kay Cornelius, general manager of Panorama Organic. In addition, Cornelius announced Panorama Organic will further this commitment by doubling the rancher network, with a goal of two million total acres to be certified by 2030.

“Over the last 50 years, no ecosystem has been more imperiled than the grasslands, including pastures and rangelands that birds like the Grasshopper Sparrow and Western Meadowlark rely on,” said Marshall Johnson, vice president of Conservation Ranching for Audubon. “When birds go silent, it’s an indication that we’re losing our soil health and wildlife habitat. We recognized early on partnership between Audubon and ranchers was a mission critical to saving them.”

“Birds are great indicators of overall environmental health,” said Johnson. “If there aren’t native grasses and cows propagating it, then we’ll continue to see the dramatic decline of birds across America. We have a very simple saying at Audubon, ‘no cows, no grass, no birds.’”

To learn more, visit audubon.org.

Conservation plan updated The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is unveiling new action-based frameworks to increase conservation work to address threats facing America’s working rangelands. These frameworks are designed to benefit both agriculture and wildlife in sagebrush and grassland landscapes of the western U.S. Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) Wyoming State Conservationist Astrid Martinez said, “Under these new frameworks, NRCS and grassroots partners will defend intact grasslands, reduce vulnerability to future threats and conserve the last remaining rangeland regions west of the Mississippi River.”

She continued, “They provide a common vision and coordination to address resource concerns and ecosystem threats across state boundaries, and new scientific tools now provide unprecedented opportunities to develop strategic approaches to combat these issues.”

Funding available The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) announced on April 5, the availability of $2 million to establish partnerships with organizations to provide outreach and technical assistance to socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers.

The funding was made possible by USDA’s new Pandemic Assistance for Producers initiative, an effort to distribute resources more broadly and to put greater emphasis on outreach to small and socially disadvantaged producers impacted by the pandemic. April 15 also marks the reopening of FSA’s Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 2 (CFAP 2) signup as part of the Pandemic Assistance for Producers Initiative. Farmers and ranchers will have at least 60 days to apply or make modifications to existing CFAP 2 applications.

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SALE REPORTS 2021 Midland Bull Test Final Sort Bull Sale Reported by Bill Angell, WLR Field Editor April 1-2, 2021 Midland Bull Test Facility, Columbus, Mont.

Auctioneers: Joe Goggins, Roger Jacobs and Greg Goggins 23 Salers Bulls Avg. $4,522 12 Simmental Bulls Avg. $3,563 20 Red Angus Bulls Avg. $3,613 24 South Devon Bulls Avg. $3,281 15 Hereford Bulls Avg. $2,883 4 Charolais Bulls Avg. $3,875 389 Angus Bulls Avg. $4,809 Consignors from 23 states Top Sellers Salers Lot 922 – PRK Hotrod 273H – Price: $6,250 DOB: 3/07/20 Sire: MAC F1 Enduro 43E Dam’s Sire: SRS United 0653U EPDs: BW -2.9, WW +58, YW +86 and Milk +21; Consignor: Parke Ranch, Drummond, Mont. Buyer: Rugg Ranch, Plevna, Mont.

Lot 910 – ECR Horizon 010H of 44F – Price: $6,000 DOB: 1/23/20 Sire: Eathington Sub-Zero Dam’s Sire: Connealy Confidence Plus EPDs: BW -3.9, WW +71, YW +118 and Milk +19 Consignor: Elm Creek Ranch, Hebron, N.D. Buyer: Rugg Ranch, Plevna, Mont.

Simmental Lot 809 – Mallett Expedient G59 – Price: $5,500 DOB: 11/05/19 Sire: TNT Expedient E338 Dam’s Sire: TNT Tanker U263 EPDs: BW +3.2, WW +84.7, YW +133 and Milk +24 Consignor: Mallett Simmentals, Lampasas, Texas Buyer: Sunny Okanogan Ranch, Onak, Wash.

Lot 803 – Mallett G987 – Price: $5,000 DOB: 10/05/19 Sire: TNT Expedient E338 Dam’s Sire: KNH Added Value 58W EPD’s: BW +1.7, WW +86.2, YW +136 and Milk +23 Consignor: Mallett Simmentals, Lampasas, Texas Buyer: Olson’s 79 Ranch, Reed Point, Mont.

Red Angus Lot 719 – Sutphin’s Out In Front 6699 – Price: $6,500 DOB: 8/28/19, Sire: 5L Out In Front 5084-60D EPDs: BW -1.6, WW +65, YW +104 and Milk +26 Consignor: Sutphin Cattle Co. / S&S Land & Cattle, Lamar, Colo. Buyer: TNT Simmentals, Almont, N.D. Lot 709 – Sutphin’s Out In Front 6679 – Price: $4,250 DOB: 8/25/19 Sire: 5L Out In Front 5084-60D Dam’s Sire: Bieber Oly Z260 EPDs: BW -3.3, WW +47, YW +78 and Milk +27 Consignor: Sutphin Cattle Co. / S&S Land & Cattle Buyer: Modersitzki Ranch, Bancroft, Idaho

South Devon Lot 1002 – MJB NFL 3G – Price: $8,000 DOB: 9/16/19 Sire: NFL Progress DSB014 Dam’s Sire: MMM Untouchable W810 EPDs: BW +1.7, WW +82, YW +123 and Milk +14 Consignor: MJB Ranch, Lodge Grass, Mont. Buyer: RRL Ranch, Ridgway, Colo.

Lot 1013 – TLC Valiant 405G – Price: $7,000 DOB: 9/28/19 Sire: TLC Valiant 3979 Dam’s Sire: TLC New Wave 8485Z EPDs: BW +2.3, WW +58, YW +83 and Milk +19 Consignor: Thompson Land & Cattle, Motley, Minn. Buyer: Hillcrest Cattle Co., Grinnell, Iowa Lot 1020 – TLC New Day 1912H – Price: $5,750 DOB: 1/20/20 Sire: TLC New Day 405E Dam’s Sire: TLC Newt 945W EPDs: BW +1.6, WW +54, YW +80 and Milk +21 Consignor: Thompson Land & Cattle Buyer: Matt Novak, Hillman, Minn.

Hereford Lot 852 – Next Gen 36E Hallmark 709 ET – Price: $4,250 DOB: 9/18/19 Sire: NJW Long Haul 36E ET Dam’s Sire: Golden Oak Outcross 18U EPDs: BW -0.1, WW +61, YW + 94 and Milk +35 Consignor: Next Generation Genetics, Endeavor, Wis. Buyer: Kris and Jillann Knutson, Bridger, Mont.

Charolais Lot 1125 – Sutphin’s Blueprint 113 – Price: $5,000 DOB: 8/02/19 Sire: Sandcrek Blueprint 114 Dam’s Sire: Sutphin’s Perfect Ease 1191 EPDs: BW +0.3, WW +21, YW +40 and Milk +14 Consignor: Sutphin Cattle Co. / S&S Land & Cattle, Lamar, Colo. Buyer: Duffy Ranch, Lewistown, Mont.

Lot 1126 – Sutphin’s Blueprint 114 – Price: $5,000 DOB: 9/08/19 Sire: Sandcrek Blueprint 114 Dam’s Sire: Sutphin’s Perfect Ease 1191 EPDs: BW +1.6, WW +26, YW +46 and Milk +13 Consignor: Sutphin Cattle Co. / S&S Land & Cattle Buyer: Duffy Ranch, Lewistown, Mont.

Gelbvieh Lot 1106 – RTRT Tahoe 9005H ET – Price: $6,000 DOB: 1/06/20 Sire: Tehama Tahoe B767 Dam’s Sire: Glag Adkins Jackpot 906W EPDs: BW +0.9, WW +79, YW +129, Milk +26 Consignor: Michael Rea, Billings, Mont. Buyer: Sheridan Gelbvieh Ranch, Almo, Idaho Lot 1108 – RTRT Tahoe 9010H ET – Price: $4,750 DOB: 1/28/20 Sire: Tehama Tahoe B767 Dam’s Sire: Glag Adkins Jackpot 906W EPDs: BW +1.0, WW +85, YW +138 and Milk +26 Consignor: Michael Rea, Billings, Mont. Buyer: Heart Mountain Cattle Co., Powell Angus Lot 271 – Sterling Plus 007 – Price: $158,000 DOB: 1/14/20 Sire: Connealy Confidence Plus Dam’s Sire: Sydgen CC&7 EPDs: BW +1.9, WW +80, YW +150 and Milk +27 Consignor: Dixie Valley Angus, Montague, Calif. Buyer: Juan Moreno, ST Genetics, Navasota, Texas Lot 486 – JVC Spur 28 – Price: $42,000 DOB: 1/12/20 Sire: Vermilion Spur E870 Dam’s Sire: CCA Uno 049 EPDs: BW +2.9, WW +72, YW +125 and Milk +27 Consignor: Jocko Valley Cattle, LLC, Missoula, Mont. Buyer: Shipwheel Cattle Co., Chinook, Mont.

Lot 159 – Byergo Reno G94 – Price: $40,000 DOB: 12/17/19 Sire: Spring Cove Reno 4021 Dam’s Sire: Sydgen CC&7 EPDs: BW +1.0, WW +72, YW +119 and Milk +34 Consignor: Byergo Beef Genetics, LLC, Dearborn, Mo. Buyer: Hart Angus Farms, Frederick, S.D. Lot 160 – Byergo Jet Black G99 – Price: $30,000 DOB:

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Lot 334 – Windy Ridge Great Plains 013 – Price: $19,000 DOB: 2/04/20 Sire: Curtin 1682 Payweight 7032 Dam’s Sire: AAR Ten X 7008 SA, EPD’s: BW +0.7, WW +84, YW +155 and Milk +34 Consignor: Windy Ridge Angus, Geraldine, Mont.

Buyer: Molitor Angus, Zenda, Kans.

Lot 442 – VGA Infinity 1720 – Price: $19,000 DOB: 1/18/20 Sire: WMR Infinity 141 Dam’s Sire: Hyline Rainmaker 659 EPDs: BW +4.0, WW +75, YW +124 and Milk +24 Consignor: VGA Livestock, Manhattan, Mont. Buyer: Deep Creek Angus, Midland, S.D. Lot 118 – KB-Quantum Of F20 G67 – Price: $16,000 DOB: 12/15/19 Sire: GAR Quantum Dam’s Sire: VAR Discovery 2240 EPD’s: BW -0.2, WW +76, YW +139 and Milk +36 Consignor: KB Angus, Merritt, Mich. Buyer: Skull Creek Ranches, Eastern, Saskatchewan, Canada Lot 104 – Marda Pacesetter 074 – Price: $12,000 DOB: 12/19/19 Sire: KR Pacesetter Dam’s Sire: Jindra Double Vision EPDs: BW -0.2, WW +70, YW +132 and Milk +36 Consignor: Marda Angus Farms, LLC, Lodi, Wis. Buyer: TC Ranch, Franklin, Neb. Lot 378 – Woirhaye Jet Setter 0755 – Price: $12,000 DOB: 1/10/20 Sire: Bar R Jet Black 5063 Dam’s Sire: PA Fortitude 2500 EPDs: BW +0.0, WW +70, YW +127 and Milk +33 Consignor: Woirhaye Cattle Co, LLC, Darby, Mont. Buyer: Windy Ridge Angus, Geraldine, Mont. and Lost Lake Ranch, Great Falls, Mont.

Lot 22 – WRAF Double Value 087 – Price: $11,000 DOB: 1/24/20 Sire: HA Value Added 7578 Dam’s Sire: Jindra Double Vision EPDs: BW +0.2, WW +63, YW +117 and Milk +27 Consignor: Winding River Angus, Billings, Mont. Buyer: Ryan Schultz, St. Francis, Kans.

Lot 20 – BCC Tahoe 24H – Price: $11,000 DOB: 2/08/20 Sire: Tehama Tahoe B767 Dam’s Sire: Basin Payweight 1682 EPDs: BW +2.8, WW +85, YW +142 and Milk +36 Consignor: Barragree Cattle Co, Absarokee, Mont. Buyer: Evan McLain, Bancroft, Idaho Lot 149 – Schmidt Growth Fund 2015 – Price: $10,500 DOB: 1/06/20 Sire: Deer Valley Growth Fund Dam’s Sire: B/R Future Direction 4268 EPDs: BW +3.0, WW +80, YW +142 and Milk +28 Consignor: Schmidt Century Farm, West Bend, Wis. Buyer: Vermilion Ranch, Billings, Mont.

Lot 207 – SS Bourbon Street H111 – Price: $10,000 DOB: 1/04/20 Sire: Deer Valley Wall Street Dam’s Sire: Connealy Black Granite EPDs: BW +1.1, WW +84, YW +161 and Milk +35 Consignor: Stewart Select Angus, Greensburg, Ind. Buyer: Molitor Angus, Zenda, Kans.

Lot 253 – Deppe Growth Fund 018 – Price: $10,000 DOB: 3/03/20, Sire: Deer Valley Growth Fund Dam’s Sire: EXAR Denver 2002B EPDs: BW +1.9, WW +94, YW +170 and Milk +25 Consignor: Deppe Angus, Waverly, Iowa Buyer: John and Robyn Liton, Kettle Falls, Wash.

Lot 405 – Granger Black Eagle 005 – Price: $10,000 DOB: 2/13/20, Sire: Granger Black Eagle 822 Dam’s Sire: Hoover Dam EPDs: BW +1.1, WW +70, YW +129 and Milk +18 Consignor: Granger Angus, Great Falls, Mont. Buyer: MJB Ranch, Lodge Grass, Mont. and Hone Ranch, Gardnerville, Nev. Lot 540 – 2XL Jet Black 0183 – Price: $10,000 DOB: 1/02/20 Sire: Bar R Jet Black 5063 Dam’s Sire: KCF Bennett Southside EPDs: BW +2.3, WW +85, YW +154 and Milk +22 Consignor: 2XL Cattle Co., Boone, Iowa Buyer: Schurrtop Angus, Farnam, Neb. Lot 557 – Byergo Jet Black H25 – Price: $10,000 DOB: 2/23/20 Sire: Bar R Jet Black 5063 Dam’s Sire: LD Emblazon 999 EPD’s: BW +0.9, WW +85, YW +146 and Milk +19 Consignor: Byergo Beef Genetics, Dearborn, Mo. Buyer: MJB Ranch, Lodge Grass, Mont. and Hone Ranch, Gardnerville, Nev.

Rock Lake Angus Performance Bull Sale Reported By Curt Cox, WLR Field Editor March 31, 2021 Rock Lake Angus, Wheatland Auctioneer: Lander Nicodemus 25 Yearling Angus Bulls Avg. $4,750 5 Registered Yearling Angus Heifers Avg. $1,370 Top Sellers Lot 1 – RL Justified 2096 – Price: $20,000 DOB: 2/18/20 Sire: KG Justified 3023 Dam’s Sire: Barstow Cash EPDs: BW: -0.6, WW: +63, YW: +121 and Milk: +32 Buyers: Select Sires, Plain City, Ohio and Stevenson Angus, Hobson, Mont.

Lot 7 – RL Justified 2092 – Price: $6,750 DOB: 2/17/20 Sire: KG Justified 3023 Dam’s Sire: LD Capitalist 316 EPDs: BW: -2.4, WW: +61, YW: +101 and Milk: +36 Buyer: PR5 Ranch, Wheatland Lot 3 – RL Resource 2059 – Price: $6,000 DOB: 3/6/20 Sire: S A V Resource 1441 Dam’s Sire: H A Image Maker 0415 EPDs: BW: +1.7, WW: +61, YW: +109 and Milk: +29 Buyer: Bar X Ranch, LaGrange

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GRAZING continued from page 1 to figuring healthy stocking rates for their pastures.

Additionally, Brown shares the best way to get started on figuring stocking rates for pastures is to contact a range management professional. These resources could include Extension personnel or range specialists with the Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management or the Natural Resource Conservation Service.

“These guides are a good starting point, but they do have some limitations,” Brown continues. “Pastures above or below average annual precipitation and forage production will have varying estimates, stocking rates are reported in animal unit months (AUMs) and resources assume continu-

ous grazing.”

He explains AUMs are based on the forage one 1,000 pound cow requires for one month, while many producers could be more comfortable talking about animal grazing days or days per acre grazed.

“If producers are using all of the good grazing principles, including rest periods, distribution and grazing timing, productivity of the pasture can increase significantly,” Brown notes.

Although there are limitations, Brown shares these resources do hold real-world relevance. Their calculations are on the conservative side, but they are useful.

Records to aid management “Keeping records is a very manageable tool and I

SALE REPORTS WEBO Angus Annual Bull Sale Reported By Curt Cox, WLR Field Editor April 6, 2021 WEBO Angus Ranch, Lusk Auctioneer: Lex Madden 67 Yearling Angus Bulls Avg. $4,274 19 Two-Year-Old Angus Bulls Avg. $5,316 Top Sellers Lot 9208 – WEBO Cash 9208 – Price: $13,000 DOB: 3/16/19 Sire: BAR Cash 707 Dam’s Sire: Connealy Capitalist 028 EPDs: BW: +2.2, WW: +88, YW: +145 and Milk: +20 Buyer: Brit and Sandy Moen, Lusk Lot 050 – WEBO Black Eagle 050 – Price: $11,000 DOB: 2/26/20 Sire: Granger Black Eagle 822 Dam’s Sire: Hilltop Granite 3215 EPDs: BW: -0.4, WW: +65, YW: +117 and Milk: +24 Buyer: Darby Jaspersen, Hemingford, Neb. Lot 0140 – WEBO Justified 0140 – Price: $10,750 DOB: 3/4/20 Sire: KG Justified 3023 Dam’s Sire: Connealy Capitalist 028 EPDs: BW: -0.4, WW: +67, YW: +116 and Milk: +31 Buyer: Bowman Cattle, Pine Bluffs Lot 0158 – WEBO Cash 0158 – Price: $10,000 DOB: 3/5/20 Sire: BAR Cash 707 Dam’s Sire: Connealy Consensus 7229 EPDs: BW: -0.7, WW: +68, YW: +116 and Milk: +25 Buyer: Darby Jaspersen, Hemingford, Neb.

Big Country Genetics Bull Sale Reported By Kevin Murnin, WLR Field Editor April 3, 2021 Black Summit Sale Facility, Powell Auctioneer: Ty Thompson 99 Yearling SimAngus Bulls Avg. $3,965 30 Two-Year-Old SimAngus Bulls Avg. $3,300 2 Cowdogs Avg. $6,125 Top Sellers Lot 2 – 065H – Price: $21,000 DOB: 3/8/20 Sire: Southern Forecaster 6507D Dam’s Sire: GW Breakthru 045C EPDs: BW: -5.0, WW: +68.5, YW: +109.6 and Milk: +19.4 Buyer: Cherithbrook Farm, LLC., Okemos, Mich.

Lot 1 – 038H – Price: $10,500 DOB: 3/1/20 Sire: NLC Cow Boss 160C Dam’s Sire: CCR Spartan 9124A EPDs: BW: -2.5, WW: +93.5, YW: +140.8 and Milk: +15.8 Buyer: Barker Cattle Company, Elba, Idaho Lot 71 – 094H – Price: $6,500 DOB: 3/12/20 Sire: NLC Cow Boss 160C Dam’s Sire: GW Jackpot 027C EPDs: BW: +0.8, WW: +75.4, YW: +106.5 and Milk: +21.1 Buyer: Daniel Freund, Bellville, Ohio Lot 95 – 001H – Price: $6,500 DOB: 2/11/20 Sire: Gibbs 7019E Bronco Dam’s Sire: TFS Due North 2659Z EPDs: BW: -3.2, WW: +78.5, YW: +122.2 and Milk: +24.9 Buyer: Pitchfork Ranch, Meeteetse Lot 43 – 036H – Price: $6,000 DOB: 2/29/20 Sire: CCR Boulder 1339A Dam’s Sire: CCR Cowboy Cut 5048Z EPDs: BW: +0.4, WW: +81.5, YW: +131.6 and Milk: +23.7 Buyer: Pitchfork Ranch, Meeteetse

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wouldn’t be able to manage the way I do without keeping records,” says Brown. “I keep track of dates cattle were in pastures, the number of head in each pasture and the number of days per acre grazed.”

He continues, “I also keep track of totals from year to year so I can easily track trends over the year. I track rainfall and try to keep notes on what pastures were like at the end of the season, taking into consideration what could have been done differently.”

Recordkeeping on South Glanton Farms includes rainfall, pasture inventory and productivity, biological indicators and animal performance, according to Boyd.

“All of this comes together to produce a profitable system with desirable environmental outcomes,” he explains. “We are monitoring constantly in the grazing program.”

In fact, Boyd shares the operation monitors pastures for biological indicators including soil nutrient content, organic matter, plant density and litter cover and monitors the cowherd for weight gain in yearling cattle, body condition, conception rate and garage quality.

He adds this recordkeeping can be kept simple with cell phones, including free apps, photo and data entry sheets.

“I don’t think having elaborate records is necessary,” Brown states. “Producers need to do whatever they have time for and whatever suits their goals.”

“What is critical is planning things out, monitoring pastures, replanning and keeping track of what actually happened on the ground.

This gives producers confidence for setting up things in the future and prepares producers to make decisions required for changing conditions.”

Economics and grazing Kenyon keeps grazing records on a grazing chart to plan, but notes it also works as a yield calculator.

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“This allows me to figure the profitability on each paddock, and this is powerful down the line,” Kenyon explains. “All of this can help producers make good decisions if they understand the economics behind grazing.”

He adds, “Using a pasture cost calculator to include fencing, water, labor, etc. can allow producers to look at gross margins for each pasture and determine which costs might be too high to be profitable.”

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

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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 14 - FEEDER & CALF SPECIAL FEEDERS Boyd or Cheryl Yeik 250 Blk Strs & Hfrs, 675#, Weaned a long time, Bunk Broke, A Grower Ration, 3 Rounds of Shots, Poured (2x) Hester Farms 154 Fancy Blk Angus Hfrs, 635-760#, Guaranteed Open, Weaned a long time, Bunk Broke, Been on a Grower Ration, Complete Vac. Program, Bangs Vac., Ken Haas Genetics, Some would make good Replacement Heifers, Home Raised Roger Osguthorpe 130 Blk Strs & Hfrs, 800-900#, Been on a Grower Ration of Silage and Ground Hay (NO Corn), Branding Shots: 8-way, Multimin, Enforce 3, Dectomax Pour on, Pre-cond. Shots: Bovi-Shield Gold One Shot, Strs are Banded Clyde Peterson 80 Blk Hfrs, 650-700#, Weaned a long time, Bunk Broke, Hay Fed, Full Vac. Program, Bangs Vac., Home Raised Fred & Clara Wilson 30 Blk Hfrs, 800#, Running out on Meadows supplemented with a Grower Ration, Branding & Pre-cond.

Shots, Bangs Vac., Poured again w/Cleanp-up, 2 Rounds of PregGuard GoldFP10, Replacement Quality, Home Raised, All Natural CALVES Steve Carter 140 Blk/Bwf few Char-x Strs & Hfrs, 274-530#, Weaned a long time, Running out on Grass supplemented with Tubs, Branding & Pre-cond. Shots: Vira Shield 6+VL5, Covexin 8, Wintered for grass, Home Raised Paul Zielke 135 Blk (3-4 Rd) Strs & Hfrs, 400-500#, Weaned a long time, Running out, Branding Shots, Bunk Broke Paul & Nancy Landeck 124 Mostly Hereford few Bwf Strs, 550-700#, Weaned since Oct., Running out, Hay Fed, Branding Shots Twitchell Land & Livestock/Bert Twitchell 110 Blk/Bwf Strs, 500-600#, Weaned on Dec. 10th, Running out on Meadows, Strictly Hay Fed, Shots: Vision 7 w/Somnus + Spur, Poured with Clean-up w/IGR, No Implants, All Natural, Home Raised, May/June Calves, No Brands Crosby Cattle Co. 62 Blk Strs, 550-625#, Weaned a long time, Running out; supplemented with Hay and Beet Tops, Full Vac. Prog Lane Pentz 55 Blk/Char-x Strs & Hfrs, 400-500#, Weaned a long time, Hay Fed, Bunk Broke, Branding Shots: Pyramid 5, 8 -way

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PAUSE continued from page 1 title set for the initiative on March 17.

“Initiative 16 addresses animal production practices, but it is more about crippling animal agriculture,” stated Kenny Rogers, a Yuma rancher and president-elect of the CLA. CCA President and Rancher Janie VanWinkle said, “Initiative 16 would eliminate the exception for accepted husbandry practices for animals, which opens the door to allegations that even the most common practices constitute animal cruelty.

For example, if a court concluded spaying or neutering livestock was an unjustifiable procedure deeming it mistreatment, the rancher could be convicted, perhaps once

for each animal.”

Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser tweeted, “Colorado’s farming and livestock businesses are the backbones of rural communities.

This measure isn’t based on science and will raise food prices for us all. Worse yet, it will cost rural jobs & devastate communities. I will be fighting against it.”

Lora Bledsoe, a Colorado State University-trained large animal practitioner, said the initiative sets a dangerous precedent for veterinary medicine in the state.

She explained, “It takes the control out of the hands of those who have dedicated their lives to learning the proper and appropriate husbandry and health care of live-

For more information on how to support Colorado agriculture groups fighting Initiative 16, visit coloradansforanimalcare.com.

stock animals and gives it to whomever can shock, awe and confuse the urban public of the Front Range.”

“If passed, this measure won’t result in better animal care, it will instead result in the death of an economic pillar of the state,” Bledsoe stated.

Possible effects Initiative 16 could possibly trail along an assortment of implications which could hurt the state of Colorado. According to NWSS, Colorado’s $5 billion livestock industry and their $1 billion beef export markets could be severely impacted by Initiative 16.

NWSS also shared, “The initiative may shut down most of Colorado’s beef and lamb processing plants, leading to a major loss of jobs and could possibly result in increases in consumer cost for meat.”

Initiative 16 may also result in practices, considered cruel by some, for animals by requiring a change in production practices as well as erase agriculture’s heritage in Colorado by banning rodeos, county and state fairs and

horse shows.

Former Colorado Senator Greg Brophy (R-Wray) said, “The language bans the spaying and neutering of pets and the castration of farm animals.

It sets up a court case to challenge this. People would have to show it’s medically necessary for the health of the animal.”

“Processing plants would likely be shut without a market for five-year-old beef,” Brophy stated. “With some of the world’s largest processing plants in the state, the economic losses would be substantial.”

“I’m not a fan of the ballot initiative process, period,” Brophy continued. “I can’t think of anything good that has come through the ballot initiative process at all. Liberty is at risk to this process and it makes me nervous.”

Title inaccuracy On April 6, the title board acknowledged the issues with earlier errors in setting a title for the PAUSE Act, but failed to ensure Colorado voters will receive a title which would

accurately reflect the overreaching measures that may steer several agriculture producers away from Colorado’s agriculture industry.

Coloradans for Animal Care plan to ask the Supreme Court to look into the results of ideas which do not meet the constitutional definition of a single subject as well as correct the misleading language of the ballot title.

A spokesperson for Coloradans for Animal Care said, “The title board was wrong in its decision today. The difficulty the board had when setting the language of the title is evidence of this. At least three subjects of the initiative and

the language of the title are still inaccurate and misleading, and we are hoping the Supreme Court will agree.”

The title board premeditated for over two hours, referring to the initiative as “ambiguous and incomplete” in describing the difficulty they had when setting a title for the initiative. Public participants also brought to attention the difficulty they had interpreting the initiative’s actions based on updated language of the title.

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

SALE REPORTS ZumBrunnen Angus Annual Bull Sale Reported By Curt Cox, WLR Field Editor March 30, 2021 ZumBrunnen Angus Ranch, Lusk Auctioneer: Wes Tiemann 74 Angus Bulls Avg. $4,145

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Top Sellers Lot 2 – ZA Honor Guard H299 – Price: $15,000 DOB: 3/4/20 Sire: PA Valor 201 Dam’s Sire: Connealy United 1116 EPDs: BW: +0.6, WW: +81, YW: +144 and Milk: +31 Buyer: Grimmius Cattle Co., Hanford, Calif.

Lot 1 – ZA ELK Expand 9802 – Price: $10,000 DOB: 9/14/19 Sire: Baldridge Xpand x743 Dam’s Sire: V A R Discovery 2240 EPDs: BW: +3.6, WW: +83, YW: +154 and Milk: +23 Buyer: Linz Heritage Angus, Crown Point, Ind. Lot 9 – ZA Honor Guard H301 – Price: $9,000 DOB: 3/4/20 Sire: PA Valor 201 Dam’s Sire: River Hills Objective T199 EPDs: BW: +3.1, WW: +73, YW: +132 and Milk: +25 Buyer: Brian Palm, Mitchell, Neb. Lot 28 – ZA Colonel H348 – Price: $7,000 DOB: 3/20/20 Sire: RRR- 7 Oaks Colonel R0947 Dam’s Sire: Deer Valley All In EPDs: BW: -1.4, WW: +53, YW: +102 and Milk: +38 Buyer: Tammy Littrel, Chadron, Neb. Lot 23 – ZA Honor Guard H357 – Price: $6,500 DOB: 3/22/20 Sire: SCC Valor 201-6180 Dam’s Sire: V N A R Ten X 4004 EPDs: BW: +0.8, WW: +75, YW: +135 and Milk: +21 Buyer: Brian Palm, Mitchell, Neb.

Reported By Curt Cox, WLR Field Editor April 1, 2021 Arntzen Angus Ranch, Hilger, Mont.

Auctioneer: Roger Jacobs 208 Yearling Angus Bulls Avg. $5,012 20 Open Registered Angus Heifers Avg. $3,688 Top Sellers Bulls Lot 10 – A A R Raindance 0064 – Price: $16,000 DOB: 2/9/20 Sire: S A V Raindance 6848 Dam’s Sire: Sitz Game Day 9638 EPDs: BW: +1.4, WW: +69, YW: +131 and Milk: +25 Buyer: Hinman Angus, Malta, Mont.

Lot 28 – TEF Justified 042 – Price: $14,000 DOB: 2/12/20 Sire: KG Justified 3023 Dam’s Sire: Connealy Confidence 0100 EPDs: BW: -1.4, WW: +66, YW: +109 and Milk: +31 Buyer: Whistling Winds Angus, Hingham, Mont.

Lot 39 – A A R Justified 0913 – Price: $10,500 DOB: 2/8/20 Sire: KG Justified 3023 Dam’s Sire: A A R Frontman 3132 EPDs: BW: -1.4, WW: +66, YW: +111 and Milk: +31 Buyer: TJ Stulc, Winifred, Mont.

Lot 1 – A A R Knockout 0503 – Price: $10,000 DOB: 1/31/20 Sire: A A R Knockout 8732 Dam’s Sire: TEF Confidence 403 EPDs: BW: +0.8, WW: +65, YW: +118 and Milk: +32 Buyer: Ross Nielsen, Linch, Neb. Lot 43 – A A R Consistent 0743 – Price: $10,000 DOB: 2/17/20 Sire: Ellingson Consistent 6235 Dam’s Sire: Connealy Consensus 9705 EPDs: BW: -0.2, WW: +52, YW: +102 and Milk: +28 Buyer: Gary Jenni, Lewistown, Mont.

Heifers Lot 222 – A A R Stephany 0911 – Price: $6,250 DOB: 2/8/20 Sire: Musgrave 316 Stunner Dam’s Sire: KG Justified 3023 EPDs: BW: +0.8, WW: +68, YW: +116 and Milk: +29 Buyer: Thom Farms, Moore, Mont.

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UW Extension offers Wyoming Ranch Camp for young adults Teaching about the challenges ranchers face and using hands-on learning are part of the Wyoming Ranch Camp, presented by University of Wyoming Extension Educators to be held May 24-28 near Evanston.

The camp is at the Queen Mountain Lodge on the Broadbent Ranch and geared toward recent high school graduates and college students.

Program overview “This program is meant to be well-rounded, including all these types of topics someone needs to know to run a ranch or be involved in an ag business,” said Chance Marshall, Extension agriculture and horticulture educator based in

Fremont County.

Meat science, animal science, economics, ranch recreation and range management are among topics to be covered. Camp attendees will present their ranch management plans the last day, and the winning team will receive an award.

“There will be contests going on all week,” said Hudson Hill, Extension agriculture and horticulture educator based in Lincoln County. “The participants are basically given this ranch and asked to put together a ranch plan, and whoever has the best plan at the end of the week is going to win the contest and receive the award.”

The program is limited

BILL continued from page 1 increasing employment, stimulating economic activity, augmenting sources of tax revenue, fostering economic stability, improving the balance of the state’s economy and enhancing the food supply chain to ensure adequate quantities of wholesome foods are available,” the bill continued.

Many agricultural organizations supported the bill.

Wyoming Stock Growers Association Executive Director Jim Magagna said, “We see tremendous potential in being able to move forward with something like this to help, certainly our industry, the beef industry, but all of the agriculture industries in Wyoming.”

Future of the authority Boner shared, “The bill died unexpectedly in the House on third reading by two votes. I am deeply disappointed it failed, as there

were some freshman legislators who were misleading in discussion on the floor and lied about the fact this bill would not be creating more government.”

He continued, “Unfortunately those folks had such a strong opinion about it, but have no idea how production agriculture works.”

Although the bill failed in this general session, Boner noted the implementation date of the bill was amended to 2023. With the potential for reintroduction next year, the 2023 effective date provides opportunity.

Information on Senate File 122 – Wyoming agriculture authority was sourced from wyoleg.gov.

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

SOIL WEBINAR Soil Health Panel Discussion Building Soil for Fat Cows & Ranch Profit Thursday, April 29, 2021 6:00 - 7:30 P.M. Online panel discussion with rancher, author & soil health pioneer Gabe Brown and NRCS conservationist & rancher, Ann Fischer.

Free & open to everyone.

Registration required: www.powderriverbasin.org/events/ For more information contact: Powder River Basin Resource Council 307-672-5809 or e-mail info@powderriverbasin.org

to 20 participants and costs $200 per student. Lodging and meals are provided.

“Part of the application process is to write a statement of interest,” said Marshall. “We just want to know why they want to be part of the program and how they hope to benefit from it.”

There are scholarships available for the $200 registration fee and will be awarded based on the application statement as well as the order they are received.

“If businesses or individuals are interested, they could have the ability to sponsor tuition for a student and possibly sponsor a prize,” said Hill. “They can nominate a young person in their community who may benefit from this class and who is going to be involved in agriculture.”

“Housing is at the lodge and participants will have downtime to get in their teams and interact with each other, come up with plans

to use the tools learned and make decisions for themselves,” shared Hill.

“It’s a good networking opportunity for people who want to do this and want to meet people involved across the state,” said Marshall.

Topics to cover Day one focuses on the economic aspect of running a ranch or agriculture business. Participants will learn about the basics of a ranch business plan, economic tools for analyzing ranch decisions and incorporation of risk management into a ranch plan.

Day two allows participants to explore and tour parts of the ranch and learn from the owners of the ranch about ranch diversification and the importance of managing people, rather than cattle.

“The ranch has an outfitter who has a lodge and hunts clients out of it, and that’s another source of income for the ranch,”

said Marshall. “He’s going to discuss their business approach.”

Day three focuses on range management with some classroom work focused on how to calculate and manage stocking rates, according to Brian Sebade, Extension agriculture and horticulture educator based in Albany County.

Participants will clip plants and do transects.

“This way folks can really see hands-on what they need to do to estimate forage, figure out how many animals they can have and look at different plants to determining which livestock species are going to graze which plants,” said Sebade. “We also want to include details about poisonous plants.”

Day four focuses on animal science and allows participants to learn about managing herd genetics, nutrition and health, shared Marshall.

“We might be out docking lambs, talking about animal handling, working with artificial insemination and mineral supplementation,” said Marshall. “We’re going to have all kinds of things participants can look at and see firsthand.”

Participants will present ranch plans to a panel of Extension personnel and ranchers, and a winning team named.

The Wyoming Ranch Camp is partially funded by the John P. Ellbogen Foundation.

For more information about participating or sponsoring a student, contact Hill at hrhill@uwyo.edu or 307-885-3132, or Marshall at cmarsha1@uwyo.edu or 307-332-2363.

This article was written by Katie Shockley and is courtesy of the University of Wyoming. For more information, e-mail Shockley at jshock12@uwyo.edu or visit uwagnews.com.

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OBITUARIES

Nancy Louise Paisley

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Jan. 10, 1936 – March 30, 2021

Lyda Mae Garland July 7, 1936 – April 4, 2021

Lyda Mae (Powers) Garland, 84, passed away on the holiest of days, Easter Sunday, April 4, at home and surrounded by her family.

She was born on July 7, 1936 in Palma, Ky., daughter of Andrew D. and Helen E. (Coursey) Powers. Lyda grew up and attended schools in Palma.

On July 10, 1956, Lyda married Bill Garland in Paducah, Ky. Soon after, the couple left Kentucky due to Bill’s service in the Army. Bill and Lyda moved frequently from then on due to Bill’s corporate job.

In 1975, Bill’s work

brought them to Wyoming, where they remained. Lyda began a career as an office manager for State Farm in Green River for 10 years, as well as, in Lander for around 12 years. When Bill and Lyda retired to Pavillion, they began building the family farm and ranch, Ring Tail R Cattle Co, LLC. Her hard work and thumb on the finances ensured its growth and success.

When Lyda wasn’t busy raising her three kids, she enjoyed crocheting, needlepoint, sewing and was an avid reader. She was an active member and served as the treasurer of the Pavillion Community Methodist Church.

Lyda had a knack of turning each new house into a home. She was wellknown for her flowers and her ability to grow trees and gardens where things shouldn’t grow. Each place they lived was blessed by Lyda’s personal touch.

Lyda was the definitely the matriarch of the family and her holiday family dinners were an event to attend. Family was the

center of her world and she welcomed everyone into her family with open arms.

Survivors include her husband, Bill Garland of Riverton; daughters Debbie (Mark) Mosier of Sargent, Neb. and Laura (Jon) Walker of Lander; son Steve (Jennie Lou) Garland of Jeffrey City; sister Doris (Powers) Stanley of Moreland, Ga.; brotherin law-Reverend Gary (Nancy) Garland; grandchildren Stephanie, Kari, Ryan, Jamie, Amanda, Jessica, Cooper and Mattie, plus 10 great-grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews.

Lyda was preceded in death by her parents.

A memorial service was held April 9 at Davis Funeral Home with Pastor Matt White of the Pavillion Community Methodist Church officiating.

Memorials may be made to the Pavillion Community Methodist Church in care of Davis Funeral Home, 2203 West Main, Riverton, WY 82501.

Online condolences for the family may be made at thedavisfuneralhome.com.

Nancy Louise (Ross) Paisley, 85, of Oshkosh, Neb. passed away March 30 at Regional West Garden County Hospital in Oshkosh.

Nancy was born Jan. 10, 1936 in Broadwater, Neb., the daughter of John O. and Fanny (Wells) Ross.

In 1942, John accepted a position with Federal Land Bank, and the family moved to Oshkosh.

Nancy graduated from Garden County High School in 1954 and married Ira Richard (Dick) Paisley on June 27 at the United Methodist Church. After a short stay in an apartment in Oshkosh, the couple moved to the family farm and ranch east of Oshkosh.

Initially, Nancy lived in a trailer next to Ira S. and

Daisy Paisley, with their first son Richard, born while Dick was stationed in Germany.

Sons David, John and Steve followed.

Just as intense heat and pressure creates diamonds, hard work and stresses associated with farming and ranching creates people with extraordinary character, work ethic and perseverance.

Nancy was active in the community, volunteering as a pianist for the United Methodist Church, Job’s Daughters, Easter Contata and Ash Hollow Pageant. She served various roles on church boards and United Methodist Women, Nebraska Cattlewomen (Cowbelles) and Job’s Daughters.

Additional jobs included periods working at the Shady Rest Motel as well as the Garden County Assessor’s office.

Nancy enjoyed sewing and quilting, monthly card club, gardening and preparing food for her family. She adored her family, and she loved fresh cut flower displays and a good jar of chokecherry jelly.

Nancy seemed to always be in motion with a batch of cookies in the oven, a loaf of bread rising, a load of laundry on the line and water run-

ning in the garden. She was the definition of “no-fuss”, always direct and to the point.

With no daughters of her own, she was always fond of her daughters-inlaw and the (somewhat rare) granddaughters.

Survivors include sons Richard (Dorene) of Oshkosh, David of Fort Collins Colo., John (Angie) of Imperial, Neb. and Steve (Carrie) of Wheatland, as well as 12 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.

She is preceded in death by her parents, husband Ira R. (Dick) Paisley and sisters Dorothy Patrick and Kathryn Roberts.

Memorial services were held April 5 at the Oshkosh United Methodist Church with Pastors Seung Ho Park and Janie Freeman officiating. Burial followed in the Ash Hollow Cemetery near Lewellen, Neb. Memorials in Nancy’s name can be made to the Oshkosh Public Library, Lewellen Tiger Den or the Oshkosh United Methodist Church. Holechek-Bondegard Funeral Home and Cremations in Oshkosh is serving the Paisley family.

Rozlynn Stone Pirtz Feb. 6, 2020 – March 28, 2021

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Rozlynn Stone Pirtz, 13 months, went gently into the arms of our Lord, at her grandparents’ home in Fromberg, Mont. on March 28.

Proud parents, Toni Swartz and Tyler Pirtz of Gillette, welcomed their perfect baby girl into their arms on Feb. 6, 2020. She also joined two loving brothers, Dylan and Bo Pirtz.

During her almost 14 months here, she touched

many lives and was loved deeply by all. Rozlynn laughed and smiled through her short time here on Earth; bringing joy and happiness to everyone she touched.

Her eyes held a spark everyone was drawn to.

Rozlynn loved to dance and sing along to music, chase the dogs and cats around and read her favorite books. She lived a very big life.

Through going on brand calls with her mother, she met many wonderful people of the community and experienced all different types of animals. She loved camping in the mountains with her father and playing in the streams. Her brothers and cousins were a constant presence in her life, and she loved

to follow them anywhere.

Her paternal grandparents are Mathew Pirtz of Billings, Mont. and Teresa Pirtz (Greg LeTourneau) of Fromberg, Mont.; maternal grandparents Troy (Mary) Swartz of Gillette and Pamela Swartz (Stephen Culmer) of Ft. Myers Beach, Fla. She is eternally loved by many aunts, uncles, cousins, grandparents and friends.

Graveside funeral services were held April 6 at the Hall Ranch Family Cemetery, located 28 miles north of Gillette off the Collins Road.

Memorials and condolences may be sent in care of Gillette Memorial Chapel, 210 West 5th Street, Gillette, WY 82716. Condolences may also be expressed at gillettememorialchapel.com.

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AFBF continued from page 1 demand of 2050.

“Estimates of total factor productivity support the argument that agriculture production is not growing fast enough to sustainably meet the growing global demand for food, feed, fiber and bioenergy,” the report reads. “In order to meet the challenge of a growing global population, continual innovation in the agricultural sector is needed to improve efficiency by maximizing production.”

Additionally, the study shares the success of U.S. agriculture is largely due to heavy investments in food and agriculture research, creating an industry to lead the world in production efficiency, productivity and food safety. In

fact, this investment contributed to the U.S. being recognized as the world’s leader in agricultural product export.

“Although funding for private agricultural research and development in the U.S. has been increasing rapidly, funding for public agricultural research and development has stagnated in recent decades,” the report continues. “When private companies invest in agricultural research, they must be able to recoup the cost of their research and provide a return to their investors. They do this by turning the resulting technology into something farmers will buy.”

Bennett adds the U.S. might be in a position to lose competitive advantage in

agricultural production and exports because of this stagnation in public research funding.

Budget comparisons According to the report, budgets for USDA agencies tasked with agricultural research and development have been relatively flat over the last 10 years. In fact, over the same time period, China, Brazil and India have increased their inputs for publicly funded agricultural research.

“Other countries are boosting their public investment in agriculture,” Bennett explains. “China became the largest funder of public agricultural research and development globally in 2009 with their funding increasing significantly since then.”

He continues, “India and Brazil have also recently increased their public agri-

OBITUARIES

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Linda Marie Herbst Jan. 5, 1959 – March 23, 2021

Linda Marie Herbst died March 23 in Cheyenne.

Linda was born on Jan. 5, 1959 in Riverton to William Frank Herbst and Lois Genevieve Brown Herbst. Eight minutes before Linda’s birth, her twin sister Karen Lee Herbst was born.

Linda was raised on a ranch in the rural Shoshoni area. She attended school at Shoshoni, graduating in 1977 as valedictorian of her class with a full scholarship to the University of Wyoming. During her high school years, she served as the manager of the football and basketball teams.

Linda played a saxophone in the band until there

was a conflict between the band instructor wanting her on the field marching, and she needed to be with the football team prior to games. She continued to follow sports teams all her years, and shared this passion with many friends.

The high school students elected Linda the ‘most studious student.’ She was initiated into the Honor Society her junior year and served at the initiation of her twin sister her senior year. When they graduated, a nice article was printed in the Riverton Ranger about the Herbst Twins.

Besides actively helping on the ranch, Linda oversaw all the cats her father didn’t mind feeding, as the ranch rarely had mice. Linda also raised and showed numerous Hereford market steers for 4-H at the Fremont County Fair. She always had a hard time selling them during the fair auction.

Linda was in her junior year at the University of Wyoming, and instead of coming home for Christmas vacation, she stayed to watch a ball game, and arranged a ride with

a neighbor girl. There was an accident that left Linda with severe head injuries.

Life was difficult for Linda when she was finally able to return to her studies.

After graduation in 1983, Linda was employed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture in Greeley, Colo. until receiving a disability retirement.

Linda is survived by her mother Lois Herbst of Shoshoni and her twin sister Karen Herbst of Dallas, Texas as well as her niece Emma Herbst, nephew William Herbst and greatnephew Steel Herbst, all of Riverton, plus many cousins.

Linda was preceded in death by her father William Frank Herbst and her only brother Frank Edward Herbst.

Linda’s funeral will be held at the Latter Day Saints Church in Riverton on April 10 at 10 a.m. with burial to follow at Lake View Cemetery in Shoshoni. Memorials to the Shoshoni Senior Center at PO Box 27, Shoshoni, WY, 82649 are appreciated.

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cultural research and development funding. It is imperative the U.S. increase public research, so farmers have the latest and greatest tools in order to feed the world.”

Additionally, the report shares, Europe has seen funding for agricultural research and development remain at similar levels, but the European Union Green Deal includes a 10 billion Euro proposal for research and innovation into areas such as food, agriculture, fisheries and other related areas.

The report The commissioned report evaluates crop breeding and protection research, animal

health research, research on animal disease and foodborne illness and disruptions to agriculture due to the effects of a pandemic as well as climate change and agricultural supply chains to benefit U.S. farmers and ranchers.

“Shocks like COVID19 expose vulnerabilities in the food systems,” says Bennett. “Research on handling a pandemic within the agricultural sector is currently very limited since they occur infrequently, and more investment is needed to improve supply chain resilience.”

The report concludes, over the next several decades research to improve yields and

production efficiency without causing damage to the environment will be vital.

“Climate change, pandemics, animal diseases and crop pests and diseases all pose potential threats to the global agricultural economy,” states the report. “The stagnation in U.S. public spending on agricultural research and development will have negative implications for agriculture. Public research is needed to serve the public interest and feed the world.”

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

LETTERS

Submit your letters to: Editor, Wyoming Livestock Roundup, P.O. Box 850, Casper, WY, 82602, or e-mail to roundup@wylr.net. We reserve the right to edit letters.

It is the policy of the Wyoming Livestock Roundup that we do not print letters attacking individuals, groups or organizations within the Wyoming agricultural community.

Dear Editor, Cattle ranchers are committed to the environment for the future.

With Earth Day near, sustainability is top-of-mind.

As ranchers, we are proud we provide both high-quality beef for consumers today and maintain the land to provide a better future for generations to come.

For four generations, our ranching family has supported our community and protected the land. For us, sustainability is effectively

managing livestock and the land which allows us to produce a wholesome product to feed people.

We constantly move cattle from pasture to pasture and monitor the rangeland to make sure grasses remain healthy, and we re-seed barren ground to prevent soil erosion.

The solar well pumps we use harness the power of the sun to provide water for our cattle as well as for wildlife such as deer, elk, antelope and sage grouse.

This type of ingenuity and

resourcefulness is practiced by farmers and ranchers all over the country.

We are committed to continuous improvement so we can produce the beef consumers know and love, while preserving our natural resources. It’s a practice that will allow us to continue living off this land, generation after generation.

Rob, Leslie, and Jarrod Hendry Clear Creek Cattle Company Lysite

Herring Angus Ranch 19th Annual High Country Bull & Horse Sale SATURDAY, APRIL 24, 2021 • HERRING SALE BARN 1 1/2 miles North of Encampment on Hwy 230, then 1/2 mile West

SELLING:

60 Angus 20 Black Simm-Cross Bulls 5 Ranch Broke Horses

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Contact us for more information or a Sale Catalog Kal Herring, Angus & Composites (307) 327-5396 Home • (307) 329-8228 Cell Jon Gabel, Consultant Cody Miller, Horses (303) 594-5520 (307) 329-7400

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CALENDAR

POSTCARD

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

EVENTS April 13 April 15 April 17-18 April 20-21 April 22 April 29 April 29

Wyoming Oil and Gas Conservation Commission Hearings, 9 a.m., online. For more information, visit wogcc.wyo.gov.

Wyoming Emergency Insect Management Committee Meeting, 9 a.m., Zoom. For more information, contact the Wyoming Department of Agriculture at 307-777-6585 or slade.franklin@wyo.gov.

University of Wyoming Block and Bridle Cowboy Beef Expo Judging Contest and Cattle Show, Laramie. For more information, visit uwyo.edu/ beefexpo.

Wyoming Game and Fish Commission Meeting, Jackson. For more information, visit wgfd.wyo.gov/about-us/game-and-fish-commission.

Jonah Interagency Office and Pinedale Anticline Project Boards of Directors Meeting, 1 p.m., Zoom. For more information or to register, visit wy.blm.gov/jio-papo.

Building Soil for Fat Cows & Ranch Profit, 6-7:30 p.m., online. To register, visit powderriverbasin.org/events/. For more information, contact Powder River Basin Resource Council at 307-672-5809 or e-mail info@powderriverbasin.org.

Excellence in Agriculture/Heart of Agriculture Symposium, 8:30 a.m., Cam-Plex, Gillette. Visit eventbrite.com/e/2021-wyoming-heart-of-agriculture-uwexcellence-in-agriculture-symposium-tickets-14210397315 to register, or e-mail Scott Cotton at scotton1@uwyo.edu for more information.

from the Past

Compiled by Dick Perue rrichardperue@gmail.com

Begin Hot Water Drinking If You Don’t Feel Right A glass of hot water with phosphate before breakfast washes out poisons.

“If you wake up with a bad taste, bad breath and tongue is coated; if your head is dull or aching; if what you eat

sours and forms gas and acid in stomach or you are bilious, constipated, nervous, sallow and can’t get feeling just right,” the June 2, 1912 issue of the Sheridan Daily Enterprise advises to, “begin inside bathing.”

SALES April 12 April 12 April 12 April 13 April 14 April 14 April 17 April 16-17 April 19

Colorado State University 35th Annual Yearling Commercial Angus Bull Sale, One Bar Eleven Ranch, Saratoga, 307-710-2938, 970-491-2722 Wagner Charolais 10th Annual Bull Sale, at the ranch, Nunn, Colo., 970420-2336, wagnercharolais.com Garrigan Land & Cattle Annual Bull Sale, Faith Livestock Commission, Faith, S.D., 605-280-9220, 605-739-3901, garrigancattle.com Beckton’s 76th Anniversary Bull & Heifer Sale, at the ranch, Sheridan, 307-674-6095. 307-674-8162, becktonredangus.com Pass Creek Angus Ranch 47th Annual Bull Production Sale, at the ranch, Wyola, Mont., 406-343-2551, 406-679-3391, passcreekangus.com Maddux Cattle Company “Maternalizer” Bred Cow Sale, Ogallala Livestock, Ogallala, NE, 308-350-1133, 308-414-6682, madduxcattlecompany.com Rees Brothers Spring Angus Bull Sale, at the ranch, Morgan, Utah, 801668-8613, 801-949-8960, reescattle.com Real Ranch Horse 15th Annual Invitational Sale & Futurity, Yellowstone Boys & Girls Ranch Indoor Arena, Billings, Mont., 406-670-3400, realranchhorses.com Pharo Cattle Company Spring Bull Sale, Burlington Livestock Exchange, Burlington, Colo., 800-311-0995, pharocattle.com

Big horn Basin LIVESTOCK AUCTION LLC

Worland, WY

Sale Barn: 307-347-9201 Danny Vigil: 307-388-0781

Broadcasting and Online Bidding Available At lmaauctions.com.

Please visit to fill out an application and view auctions.

Authorized Dealer April 8, 2021 • 122 Hd. Cows $1 to $2 Higher Bulls Steady

.BULLS Irvine, Mason - Greybull 1 XBred Bull, 1830# .................$9800 Otter Creek Grazin Assoc - Ten Sleep 1 Blk Bull, 2010# ......................$9400 1 Blk Bull, 1690# ......................$9400 1 Blk Bull, 1815# ......................$8900 Mooncrest Ranch - Cody 1 Blk Bull, 1470# ......................$9200 Michaels, Calvin - Burlington 1 Blk Bull, 1880# ......................$9000 1 Blk Bull, 1840# ......................$8400 Nye Livestock LLC - Cody 1 Blk Bull, 2275# ......................$8450 Jackson, Tom - Worland 1 Blk Bull, 1915# ......................$8200 Turnell Cattle Co. - Meeteetse 1 Blk Bull, 1885# ......................$8100 COWS TE Ranch Ltd Part. - Cody 1 Blk Cow, 1115#......................$7500 1 Blk Cow, 1185# .....................$7150 1 Blk Cow, 1330# .....................$6900 1 Blk Cow, 1225# .....................$6800 1 Blk Cow, 1505# .....................$6500 1 Blk Cow, 1440# .....................$6450 Diamond Tail Ranch - Greybull 1 Blk Cow, 1420# .....................$7250 1 Blk Cow, 1380# .....................$6850

Danny Vigil Northern Livestock Represenative

1 Blk Cow, 1365# .....................$6800 1 BWF Cow, 1505#..................$6100 Gerstner, John - Ten Sleep HEIFERS 1 Blk Cow, 1205# .....................$7000 Lazy T Ranch LLC - Ten Sleep 5 Red Hfrs, avg. 1003#..........$10100 Lazy T Ranch LLC - Ten Sleep 1 Red Cow, 1220# ...................$6950 Doyle McKim & Sons - Manderson 3 Blk Hfrs, avg. 1178#..............$8550 1 Red Cow, 1390# ...................$6400 Durbin Creek Ranch - Thermopolis HEIFERETTES 50 1 Red Cow, 1195#....................$69 Greet Ranch Inc. - Ten Sleep 50 1 Blk Hfrette, 1220# .................$8950 1 Hrfd Cow, 1165# ...................$67 1 Red Cow, 1550# ...................$6350 1 Blk Hfrette, 1120#..................$8900 Nye Livestock LLC - Cody 00 1 Red Cow, 1195#....................$67 • Upcoming Sales • T. Pierson Cattle Co. - Kaycee 1 Blk Cow, 1370# .....................$6650 April 12 – 12 noon, Feeder 00 1 Blk Cow, 1285# .....................$64 Special, Feeder Cattle Only 1 Blk Cow, 1425# .....................$6350 April 15 – 1 PM, Turn Out Gardner, Bret - Shoshoni 1 Blk Cow, 1535# .....................$6500 Bull Sale with Bred Cow 00 1 Blk Cow, 1220# .....................$63 Special & All Class Cattle, TD Farms Inc. - Worland Sheep & Goat 1 Blk Cow, 1290# .....................$6450 April 22 – All Class Cattle Renkert, Gorge - Kaycee April 29 – All Class Cattle 1 Blk Cow, 1325# .....................$6400 May 6 – Weigh-Up Special 1 Red Cow, 1305# ...................$5850 Riley, Michael - Burlington w/ All Class Cattle 00 1 Red Cow, 1335# ...................$64 May 13 – Pair & Bred Cow Davidson, Peter or Susan - Burlington Special w/ All Class Cattle 1 Blk Cow, 1385# .....................$6400 May 20 – All Class Cattle, 1 Blk Cow, 1540# .....................$6350 Sheep & Goat Greer, Tyler - Hyattville May 27 – All Class Cattle 1 Red Cow, 1025# ...................$6350 Dooley Livestock LLC - Worland June 10 – Pair Special w/ All 1 BWF Cow, 1450#..................$6200 Class Cattle Herman Livestock LLC - Hyattville

April 12, 2021 – Feeder Special, Feeder Cattle Only at 12 noon Bill Haun – 110 mxd blk 550-700#, weaned, 2 rounds of shots • DN Livestock – 80 mxd blk, 400-550#, 2 rounds of shots • 1/2 Right Cattle Co. – 65 mxd blk, 550-650#, 2 rounds of shots, weaned • Ron Cook – 65 blk mxd, 600-700#, weaned, poured, silage & hay, 2 rounds of shots • Greer Land & Livestock – 25 red strs, 25 red hfrs, 450-550#, weaned, 2 rounds of shots • Big West Land & Cattle – 30 blk hfrs, 675-725#, weaned, bang vacc, 2 rounds of shots • Vern Black – 30 mxd 400-450# • Silver Sage Cattle – 25 blk hfrs, 550-650#, weaned, 2 rounds of shots • Galloway Ranch – 16 blk strs, 600-700#, weaned, 2 rounds of shots • CJ Nye – 15 blk strs, 600650#, weaned, 2 rounds of shots • Greet Ranch – 15 mxd blk, 600-700#, weaned, 2 rounds of shots • Eddie Shumway – 15 blk mxd, 500-550#, weaned, 2 rounds of shots • Bruce Thurgood – 13 blk hfrs, 700-800#, weaned, 2 rounds of shots • Linda Madson/Gary Fry – 3 blk/BWF hfrs, fall calves, weaned, 1 round of shots bangs vacc, 1 BWF yrl hfr, 2 rounds of shots, bangs vacc.

Benefit Auction for Norman Heath • April 12 • Duing the Feeder Special Sale One Black Angus steer to be auctioned.

Norman is a longtime rancher and member of the Thermopolis and Meeteetse communities.

Let’s come together to show him our support!!

April 15, 2021: Turn Out Bull Sale – Bulls start selling at 1 PM With Bred Cow Special & All Class Cattle, Sheep & Goat

Cody Parsley – Reg. Red Angus Profitbuilder lines, 3 2-year-olds, 10 yearlings • Clay Creek Angus – Reg. Blk Angus bulls, 4 2 YO, 10 yrlings • Flying V – 10 bred cows, 8 yrling blk bulls • Curtis Abraham – 6 2 YO Hereford bulls • AZ Livestock/Gaylord Kittlmann – 5 Blk Angus yrling bulls, reg. • Cannon McKim – 3 Charolais bulls, 1 Red Angus bull • Davidson Angus – 4 Blk Angus, reg. yrling bulls • Jordan Herman – 4 blk bulls • Wayne Broast – 10 pairs, blk running age, calves have 1 round of shots • TD & Sons – 15 blk bred, run.

This bright red label adorned the containers of “Saratoga Mineral Water,” which was bottled and sold in Saratoga and surrounding areas in the early 1900s. Thousands of glue-coated labels were printed at the Saratoga Sun print shop. The original printing block is now a treasured item at Perue Printing in Saratoga. A pamphlet promoting the product claimed drinking the mineral water would cure almost everything including indigestion, palpitations of the heart, dizziness, lack of energy and malfunctions of the kidneys, liver and other internal organs, among many other things. Another brochure reads, “If you value good health, it will be worth your while to read this carefully,” but, then… that’s for the next cure.

Label photo by Dick Perue from original cut. Historical Reproductions by Perue.

The newspaper continues: Drink before breakfast, a glass of real hot water with a teaspoonful of limestone phosphate in it. This will flush the poisons and toxins from stomach, liver, kidneys and bowels and cleanse, sweeten and purify the entire alimentary tract.

Do your inside bathing immediately upon arising in the morning to wash out of the system all the previous day’s poisonous waste, gases and sour bile before putting more food into the stomach.

To feel like young folks feel; like you felt before your blood, nerves and muscles became loaded with body impurities, get from your pharmacist a quarter pound of limestone phosphate which is inexpensive and almost tasteless, except for a sourish twinge which is not unpleasant.

Just as soap and hot water act on the skin, cleansing, sweetening and freshening, so hot water and limestone phosphate act on the stomach, liver, kidneys and bowels. Men and women who are usually constipated, bilious and headachy, or have any stomach disorder, should begin this inside bathing before breakfast.

They are assured they will become real cranks on the subject shortly.

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SESSION continued from page 1 Session work With a busy session, both online and in person, held over the first four months of 2021, the Wyoming Legislature passed a number of bills supporting the Wyoming agriculture industry.

The Omnibus water bill – construction, House Bill 44, and Omnibus water bill – planning, Senate File 37, both passed, allowing for the continued efforts of the Wyoming Water Development Program to both plan and build water infrastructure throughout the state.

An additional bill related to water, House Bill 45, Changes to water right – notice requirements for hearing, modifies the notice requirements for hearings related to petitions to change points of diversion and means of conveyance.

Senate File 32, Water permit notice requirements, was also passed, modifying notice requirement to allow for notice by electronic means, as well as specifying ability to use generally accepted mail delivery methods.

House Bill 53, Invasive plant species, implements recommendations from the Governor’s Invasive Species Initiative and creates duties for the Wyoming Weed and Pest Council related to management and control of invasive species.

Food freedom act amendments, House Bill 118, allows for the sale of eggs in grocery stores, excepting turkey eggs, as

well as allowing for the sale of homemade foods.

On the Senate side, Senate File 26 updates animal abuse statutes and reorganized the statutes, amending offenses and modifying reimbursements for counties.

Protein legislation House Bill 51, Meat processing programs, passed and was signed into law as House Enrolled Act 82. The bill authorizes a program to expand and enhance meat processing capability in the state administered by the Wyoming Department of Agriculture.

Notably, House Bill 52, the Wyoming school protein enhancement project, passed both bodies and was signed by Gov. Gordon on April 2 as House Enrolled Act 47. The bill codifies a pilot program allowing school districts to purchase local protein for consumption in cafeterias.

The Wyoming meat packing initiative, House Bill 54, similarly allows for support of producers in agriculture and meat processing through the Wyoming Business Council. The bill allows the Business Council to expand its loan and granting authority to include Wyoming meat producers and processors.

Senate File 50 Senate File 50, COVID19 business relief programs agriculture, was allowed to go into law without the signature of Gov. Gordon.

Gordon commented in

For the summary of bills presented in the 2021 General Session of the Wyoming Legislature, visit wyoleg.gov/ Legislation/2021.

“At the end of this legislative session, we’re grateful for the hard work and dedication of our staff, and we’re grateful for each other, for the work, dedication and opinions that we all have.”

– Rep. Lloyd Larsen, Wyoming Legislature a letter to Senate President Dan Dockstader, “After further review of Senate File 50/Senate Enrolled Act 35, I want to highlight a number of issues with this legislation.”

Gordon specifically cited the bill does not differentiate between use of money from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act, the American Recovery Plan Act or state funds. Further, he noted the program identified in the legislation likely is not eligible to be funded through the CARES Act. “Rather than reimburse individuals or business for impacts related to an emergency, the program created in this legislation seems to seek some way to give money to agricultural producers simply because they are producers,” he wrote.

“As such, in my mind, this pro-rate approach does not fit within the confines, nor meet the spirit of, the CARES Act.” Further, Gordon commented he is concerned about the ramifications of such a program, noting, “If producers are willing to take advantage of this program, they should be prepared to possibly have to pay back the grants – a decision that could cripple additional Wyoming industries.”

Gordon concluded, “While I wholeheartedly support my colleagues in agriculture, I cannot see a clear nexus between COVID-19, this bill and addressing COVID-related

issued faced by producers.”

Special session A special session of the Wyoming Legislature will be held in July, after July 4 and prior to Cheyenne Frontier Days, at the direction of the Senate President and Speaker of the House. The session will convene for five days in person in Cheyenne, with a virtual option available for the public to participate online.

The session will focus on allocation of federal funding related to American Recovery Plan Act funding.

Interim topics The Management Council of the Wyoming Legislature, a committee tasked with ensuring the legislative committees are efficiently conducted, will meet on April 16 beginning at 8:30 a.m. in Cheyenne and online for the purpose of assigning interim committee topics.

The committee will also confirm the dates agreed upon by the Joint Agriculture, State and Public Lands and Water Resources Committee. Currently, the committee is scheduled to meet May 24-25, Sept. 9-10 and Oct. 21-22. More information on the locations for these meetings will be distributed following the Management Council meeting.

The 2022 Budget Session for the 66th Wyoming State Legislature is tentatively scheduled to convene on Feb. 14, 2022 at 10 a.m.

Saige Zespy is a corresponding writer for the Wyoming Livestock Roundup.

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It’s the Pitts

by Lee Pitts

Good News/Bad News I have a psychologist friend who told me the best way to break bad news to someone is in the traditional bad news/good news format. She insists it is best to tell the bad news first and then cheer them up with the good news last, but I don’t know about this.

Here are just a few examples of how people who one deals with on a regular basis might break some bad news.

From the banker: “The

bad news is the bank has recently been sold and the new owners don’t do ag loans, so you’ll need to find alternative financing for your operating loan and the loan on your ranch within 48 hours.”

He continues, “The good news is, I have a cousin who is a loan shark for the mob. I told him about your situation, and he’s agreed to loan you the money necessary to pay off the bank at 18 percent inter-

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est compounded daily. His name is Scar-Faced Vinny and he’ll be in touch soon.”

From the doctor: “The good news is, there’s a treatment for your condition which includes taking one of these little pills daily for the rest of your life.”

“But Doc, the prescription you wrote is for only three pills.”

“Yes, I’m afraid this is the bad news.”

From a preferred seedstock supplier: “The good news is, only five of the bulls out of the 2,500 head we’ve sold in the last five years were sired by a wellknown herd sire, now found to carry genes for three deadly genetic defects, including being born with five legs, a curved spine or a tail where an ear should be. The bad news is, you bought all five.”

“But wait, here’s some more good news. As a way of saying sorry, we’ll give you 10 percent off on any bulls you buy in our upcom-

ing sale if you buy 10 head or more,” they add.

From a fiancé: “The good news is, I have discussed it with my parents and we’re planning on a small wedding. The bad news is, I’m not going.”

From the feds: “The bad news is, even though no endangered red headed pollywogs live in your water troughs, our scientists have hypothesized it would be possible for them to live there. Therefore all water troughs on your ranch will have to be fenced off from your cattle and you’ll have to maintain them at the proper temperature and degree of fullness at all times. The good news is you can still run cattle on the rest of your ranch... for the time being.”

From the veterinarian: “The bad news is your cow is suffering from a very expensive disease.

The good news is, if she doesn’t survive the treat-

“I have a psychologist friend who told me the best way to break bad news to someone is in the traditional bad news/good news format.”

– Lee Pitts ment and we have a negative patient outcome, I’m a taxidermist and I also buy hides. Either way, you’ll get your cow back.”

From a favorite cattle feeder: “The good news is, your cattle performed exceptionally well, are currently at their optimum weight and cattle prices are the highest they’ve been in months. The bad news is, none of the big four meatpackers want to buy them.”

From the lawyer: “The good news is, I met with your wife today and she informed me she recently invested $5,000 in two pictures which could be worth millions of dollars and I think she’s being conservative.”

“This is great news.

She always has had a good

eye and is a brilliant businesswoman. So tell me, what could possibly be the bad news?”

“The bad news is, the two pictures are of you and your secretary.”

From a favorite leatherworker: “I have some good news and some bad news to tell you. The bad news is, your husband was in my shop today and accidentally fell into one of my big upholstery stitching machines. The good news is, when you get him back he should be fully recovered.”

From a best friend: “I’m just gonna get this over with and give you both the good news and the bad news all together at the same time. Your wife is cheating on both of us.”

RIVERTON LIVESTOCK AUCTION Tuesday, April 6 Market Report • 2,064 Head Sold Representative Sales COWS RIVERTON 1 Cow, 1155# ..................................... $80.00 LANDER 5 Cow, 1176# ..................................... $77.00 MEETEETSE 2 Cow, 1232# .................................... $73.00 PAVILLION 1 Cow, 1395# .................................... $72.00 COKEVILLE 1 Cow, 1660# .................................... $71.00 PAVILLION 3 Cow, 1431# .................................... $70.00 COKEVILLE 2 Cow, 1147# ..................................... $69.50 RIVERTON 2 Cow, 1060# .................................... $69.00 3 Cow, 1161# ..................................... $68.50 COKEVILLE 3 Cow, 1268# .................................... $68.00 RIVERTON 5 Cow, 1209# .................................... $67.00 OPAL 13 Cow, 1170# ..................................... $66.75 RIVERTON 6 Cow, 1095# .................................... $66.50 MEETEETSE 3 Cow, 1391# .................................... $66.00 RIVERTON 5 Cow, 1197# ..................................... $65.50 SHOSHONI 6 Cow, 1291# .................................... $64.50 RIVERTON 4 Cow, 1100# ..................................... $64.25 SHOSHONI 4 Cow, 1408# .................................... $63.50 BULLS LANDER 1 Bull, 1960# ................................... $103.00 SHOSHONI 6 Bull, 1991# ..................................... $91.00 COKEVILLE 1 Bull, 1665# ..................................... $88.00 PINEDALE 2 Bull, 2095# ..................................... $86.00 FORT WASHAKIE 1 Bull, 2055# ..................................... $82.00 SHOSHONI 1 Bull, 1905# ..................................... $77.50 STEERS LANDER 14 Steer, 435# ................................... $212.50 COKEVILLE 18 Steer, 458# ................................... $206.00 PINEDALE 4 Steer, 467# ................................... $205.00 13 Steer, 539# ................................... $200.00 ELKO NV 13 Steer, 535# ................................... $191.50 LANDER 11 Steer, 532# ................................... $188.00 GREEN RIVER 4 Steer, 537# ................................... $183.50 RANDOLPH, UT 8 Steer, 562# ................................... $182.00 FARSON 18 Steer, 606# ................................... $176.00 BURLINGTON 10 Steer, 592# ................................... $174.00 ARAPAHOE 18 Steer, 575# ................................... $172.50 ELKO NV 39 Steer, 642# ................................... $172.25

PINEDALE 12 Steer, 621# ................................... $169.00 ARAPAHOE 18 Steer, 654# ................................... $165.00 FARSON 16 Steer, 734# ................................... $154.00 FAIRVIEW 10 Steer, 729# ................................... $150.00 BURLINGTON 23 Steer, 747# ................................... $146.00 ELKO NV 3 Steer, 776# ................................... $144.50 BURLINGTON 9 Steer, 826# ................................... $140.00 RIVERTON 14 Steer, 966# ................................... $125.00 HEIFERS RIVERTON 5 Heifer, 399# .................................. $187.50 CROWHEART 5 Heifer, 420# .................................. $180.10 COKEVILLE 24 Heifer, 425# .................................. $180.00 ELKO NV 18 Heifer, 448# .................................. $175.00 COKEVILLE 8 Heifer, 508# .................................. $168.00 RIVERTON 235 Heifer, 652# .................................. $167.50 23 Heifer, 558# .................................. $164.00 LANDER 123 Heifer, 595# .................................. $163.25 ARAPAHOE 35 Heifer, 590# .................................. $159.75 BURLINGTON 11 Heifer, 619# .................................. $158.75 FARSON 17 Heifer, 601# .................................. $158.00 LANDER 67 Heifer, 641# .................................. $156.00 BIG PINEY 16 Heifer, 629# .................................. $156.00 LANDER 39 Heifer, 646# .................................. $155.50 10 Heifer, 650# .................................. $154.50 BIG PINEY 115 Heifer, 662# .................................. $154.25 RIVERTON 12 Heifer, 650# .................................. $152.00 CROWHEART 7 Heifer, 687# .................................. $145.00 FARSON 14 Heifer, 688# .................................. $144.00 RIVERTON 4 Heifer, 670# .................................. $143.00 46 Heifer, 762# .................................. $141.50 SHOSHONI 10 Heifer, 725# .................................. $138.00 LANDER 25 Heifer, 737# .................................. $135.50 25 Heifer, 804# .................................. $134.00 RIVERTON 13 Heifer, 836# .................................. $130.50 HEIFERETTES RIVERTON 3 Heiferette, 878# ............................ $117.00 COKEVILLE 1 Heiferette, 990# ............................ $101.00 LANDER 17 Heiferette, 1066# ............................ $89.00

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Early Consignments TUESDAY, APRIL 13

TUESDAY, APRIL 27

BRED COW & PAIR SPECIAL START TIME 9:00 AM W/ WEIGH UPS PAIRS & BREDS @ 11:00 AM FEEDERS TO FOLLOW

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

PAIRS 47QC LLC - 40 Blk Ang 2 Yr old Hfr Pairs. Cows received Virashield 6 VL5, Safeguard & poured.

Calves received C & D, Multimin & CattlActive @ Birth. Cows were poured 3/15. Tagged to match.

Calves sired by Reyes Blk Ang bulls. Fancy, young pairs!

Big West Land & Cattle - 15 Blk Ang 2 Yr Old Hfr Pairs.

5 Blk Ang 3-5 Yr old Pairs. Tagged to match. Calves rec 7-way @ Birth. Cows poured 3/1 w/ Cleanup.

Dispersion of all commercial cattle!

Dennis Horton - 12 Blk Ang/AngX Young Pairs. Big, stout January calves at side. Rec C & D @ Birth.

Fancy, one brand cows!

Herb Finlayson - 8 8-Yr old Pairs. Calves rec C & D @ Birth. Cows rec Virashield 6 VL5, Safeguard & poured.

Becky & Harley Walters - 6 SS-ST Blk Ang Pairs.

Calves have been vaccinated & on complete mineral program. Bull calves have been banded. Nice, powerful January calves.

Dale & Amy Hamilton – 15 Blk Ang & AngX ST Pairs.

Tagged to match. Calves rec Multimin & Birth & are no brand. Nice, one brand, high desert pairs!

BRED HEIFERS & COWS Gordon Medow - 30 Blk Ang & AngX 3-5 Yr old Bred cows. Calving now. Fancy!

Martin Land & Livestock - 20 Blk Ang 2 Yr Old Hfrs & 3 Yr Old Bred Cows. Bred to Sitz Blk Ang bulls to calve May/June. Long time Sitz genetics. High quality!

A Mill Iron Angus/Mark & Amanda Huffstetler - 15 Blk Ang Bred Hfrs. Bred to Blk Ang bulls, calving now. Fancy genetics!

Big West Land & Cattle - 15 Blk Ang 3-5 Yr old Bred cows. Bred to powerful Blk Ang bulls to calve now.

Comp vacc in Fall. Poured 3/1 w/ Cleanup. Complete dispersion of commercial cattle!

Hopkins Hamilton Ranch - 12 Blk Ang Bred Hfrs.

Bred to Blk Ang bulls, calving now. Fancy!

Harley & Becky Walters - 6 Blk Ang SM Bred Cows.

Bred to powerful Blk Ang bulls, calving now. Cows have received all shots & been on complete mineral program. Nice, one brand cows!!

Ray & Janet Foxworthy - 6 Blk Ang 2-6 Yr old Bred cows. Bred to Powerful Blk Ang bulls, calving now.

Cows received Virashield 6 VL5, Guardian, CleanUp & Safe guard this winter. Complete mineral program. Fancy, one iron, young range cows!!

FEEDERS TY Ranch - 20 Blk Ang & AngX Hfrs 600#. Comp vacc in Fall. Bangs vacc. Rec Prebreeding Vibrio Lepto shot. Hay fed, green!

Ralph Johnson - 13 Ang/CharX Strs & Hfrs 600650#. Rec Vista Once SQ, Vis. 8 w/ Somnus & injectable Ivomec. Fancy!

Jesse Lohmiller - 1 Fat Hfr 1,100#. 120 days on grain. Comes w/ appt for 4/14 @ Riverton Pack.

TUESDAY, APRIL 20 FEEDER SPECIAL START TIME 9:00 AM W/ WEIGH UPS Linda Strock - 16 Yrling Corriente Strs & Hfrs 400450#

Dillon & Elayna Hedges - 6 Show Quality Ewes 2-4 Yr olds. Genetics include Burch, Sanchez, Griffith & Hedges show stock. Herd reduction.

TUESDAY, MAY 4 BACK TO GRASS SPECIAL START TIME 9:00 AM W/ WEIGH UPS

TUESDAY, MAY 11 ALL CATTLE CLASSES START TIME 9:00 AM W/ WEIGH UPS

TUESDAY, MAY 18 ALL CATTLE CLASSES START TIME 9:00 AM W/ WEIGH UPS

TUESDAY, MAY 25 ALL CATTLE CLASSES W/ SHEEP & HORSES START TIME 9:00 AM W/ SHEEP & WEIGH UPS

TUESDAY, JUNE 1 ALL CATTLE CLASSES START TIME 9:00 AM W/ WEIGH UPS

TUESDAY, JUNE 8 NO SALE

TUESDAY, JUNE 15 ALL CATTLE CLASSES START TIME 9:00 AM W/ WEIGH UPS

TUESDAY, JUNE 22 NO SALE

TUESDAY, JUNE 29 ALL CATTLE CLASSES W/ SHEEP & HORSES START TIME 9:00 AM W/ SHEEP & WEIGH UPS

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

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