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From the Publisher Dennis Sun
Anytime I see news coming out of the Biden administration effecting public lands in the West, myself and other multiusers on these lands get nervous. Lately, I have been reading some important news and expecting more to come from the administration, which could really have an effect on public lands and the way they are managed. We realize the president campaigned on climate change issues and it has to fit in most all of his decisions. We also know the president is dead set against America producing oil and natural gas and wants more renewable energy. Couple this with some huge spending programs Congress passed, supply chain issues and an ongoing war in Ukraine, we’ve got a hefty inflation rate here in America. In fact, it’s the highest rate in 40 years.
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This inflation rate is not making the president look too good and has given him an approval rating of around 33 percent, which is not good. To help his cause he has tried to lower the cost of gasoline by releasing some oil from the Strategic Oil Reserve and now is allowing drilling on public lands. Releasing the cheap oil from the reserve and then having to replace it with expensive oil will not do us much good. Until we see what restrictions are placed on drilling on public lands, I don’t see too many oil companies in a hurry to drill, especially since the mineral rights percentage has been raised for the government. But, they are hoping gasoline prices will go down and the president can take credit for it to improve public opinion.
Farmers and ranchers are nervous over revising the rules of the Waters of the U.S. This would hamper more than just agriculture. The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is also revising sage grouse plans. These revised plans may hinder all users. I’m sure there will be some changes, but hopefully not too restrictive for those involved in energy and agriculture. The BLM has taken outcome grazing, a successful program initiated by the last administration, and is trying to work it into the 30x30 plan, also called, America the Beautiful.
The president has built up quite a smoke screen, shutting down America while trying to improve the administration’s approval ratings. I don’t think it’s working. You can’t flip a switch and stop oil production or place so many restrictions on grazing permits so there is no grazing on federal lands.
The BLM says they want to work together with other users to manage the lands, which I hope is the case, because it is what Wyoming and surrounding states have been doing for years. It’s a better decision made by stakeholders than a judge’s ruling or a decision made in Washington, D.C. These decisions are not easy to make, every area or grazing allotment requires a site-specific decision made by people who know the land and have some chips in their hand. With energy, agriculture and recreation all wanting to use the land, it’s a real balancing act. Hopefully by working together, the decisions will have support of the stakeholders.
Coming close to the midterm of the president’s four years in office, we’ll see the president’s true colors in regards to public lands. I just hope it will be for the good.
Earlier this month, I joined a bipartisan group of colleagues in the House of Representatives on a Congressional resolution recognizing the importance of the stepped-up basis provision in the tax code to preserve family-owned farms, ranches and small businesses.
Across Wyoming, our family ranches and farms depend upon being able to pass their operations from one generation to the next without the overwhelming burden imposed by inheritance taxes. The stepped-up basis provision is a crucial element in ensuring our family farms and ranches can continue to do what they do best: feed our state and nation.
Especially in the aftermath of the pandemic, which presented unprecedented challenges for our ag industry and other related small businesses, the last thing we should be doing is saddling this community with more government overreach and higher capital gains taxes.
The resolution I am co-sponsoring calls for three specific things: expresses unwavering support for the preservation of the stepped-up basis provision; conveys opposition to any effort to impose new taxes on family farms or small businesses; and recognizes the importance of generational transfers of farm and small business operations.
Maintaining this provision is necessary for the preservation of family farms and ranches, not only in Wyoming, but across the country.
An analysis done by Texas A&M University suggests without steppedup basis, the average additional tax liability for farms would rise to $726,104. Another study, from the National Agricultural Statistics Service, finds the average value of agricultural land and buildings was $1,050 per acre in 2000, which is 52 times greater than the average of $20 per acre in 1900.
Imposing massive tax burdens on farms passed down through families will put our farmers and ranchers out of business and end operations which have been in some families for decades and longer. Far too frequently, inheritors of family farm-
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Working to Preserve Wyoming Livelihoods
By Congresswoman Liz Cheney
land have been forced to sell some, or all, of the inheritance to meet tax obligations. This is devastating for our ag families, and also for our local communities.
U.S. Department of Agriculture figures indicate over 98 percent of American farms are family-owned. Without the stepped-up basis, 66 percent of all mid-sized farms would face an increased tax liability.
The resolution I co-sponsored to protect this essential provision has the support of the American Farm Bureau, Nationals Cattlemen’s Beef Association, National Corn Growers Association, American Soybean Association, USA Rice, National Grange and the National Council of Farmer Cooperatives, who all recognize the importance of maintaining this critical tax tool.
Protecting the stepped-up basis tax provision is vital to ensuring the next generation of farmers and ranchers can continue feeding and fueling the world, and I am proud to fight for Wyoming’s ag industry and our farm and ranch families.
Congresswoman Liz Cheney (R-WY) serves as Wyoming’s lone member of Congress in the U.S. House of Representatives and was first elected in 2016, on a platform of pursuing conservative solutions to help create jobs, cut taxes and regulation, expand America’s energy, mining and ag industries and restoring America’s strength and power in the world.
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Governor signs HPAI rule
On April 19, Gov. Gordon approved the Wyoming Livestock Board’s (WLSB) Chapter 26: Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) Mitigation Rules.
HPAI is a contagious viral disease infecting poultry, including chickens, turkeys, pheasants, quail, ducks, geese and guinea fowl, and is carried by free flying waterfowl, such as ducks, geese and shorebirds. The disease can cause high mortality rates in domestic flocks.
As of April 8, HPAI has been detected in commercial and backyard poultry and game bird operations in half of the states in the U.S., including five premises within Wyoming. Due to the increased risk of HPAI spread within Wyoming poultry, game bird and wild bird populations, increased biosecurity is of the utmost importance.
The emergency rules are in effect no longer than 120 days after filing with the registrar of rules. For the duration of these rules, all poultry events, including exhibitions, swaps, tours, sales and competitions are prohibited. This prohibition does not include catalog or retail sale of poultry.
The WLSB, in consultation with the state veterinarian, will monitor the spread and severity of the HPAI outbreak and will reevaluate these rules accordingly.
To report sudden loss in poultry or for questions, contact a local veterinarian, WLSB at 307-777-8720 or 307777-6440 or the U.S. Department of Agriculture at 866536-7593.
USDA welcomes proposals
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is welcoming new and modified proposals from conservation partners for the State Acres for Wildlife Enhancement (SAFE) initiative, a part of the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) focused on effectively managing wildlife habitat. USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) has expanded available practices under this initiative in response to feedback from partners.
Through SAFE, producers and landowners can restore vital habitat in alignment with high-priority state wildlife conservation goals. Specifically, landowners establishing wetlands, grasses and trees. These practices are designed to enhance important wildlife populations by creating critical habitat and food sources. They also protect soil and water health by working as a barrier to sediment and nutrient run-off before they reach waterways.
Eligible entities for SAFE include government entities, non-profits and private organizations.
Additionally, partners with SAFE projects with both general and continuous CRP practices must be modified proposals and continue in the program.
New and modified proposals for SAFE projects must be submitted to FSA state officers in June.
For more information, visit fsa.usda.gov/crp.
DOI announces gas lease
Gov. Mark Gordon has issued the following statement following the Biden administration’s announcement saying lease sales for oil and gas drilling on federal land will resume. The Department of Interior (DOI) plans to sharply reduce the acreage available for leases and charge higher royalties on oil and gas producers.
“The announcement of an upcoming federal oil and gas lease sale is welcome news, but long overdue. While we don’t know the exact number and location of the Wyoming parcels, after 15 months without a lease sale in our state, to learn royalty rates will be increased and available acreage significantly reduced is hardly cause for unbridled celebration. I am concerned these changes will have a chilling effect on Wyoming companies as they prepare their bids,” Gordon stated.
USDA funds ag counseling
The Montana Department of Agriculture (MDA) and Frontier Psychiatry have partnered to provide free access to counseling for Montanans involved in agriculture. Funded through the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Farm and Ranch Stress Assistance Network (FRSAN), this partnership provides a variety of services, including individual counseling, tele-health and medication management, at no cost to the participant.
The Counseling Access for Montana Ag (CAMA) program was created to address challenges facing those working in agriculture and ensure farm and ranch families are receiving the support they need when experiencing stress, anxiety, depression or other mental health concerns.
“Working in agriculture is stressful – plain and simple,” said Christy Clark, MDA director. “Montana’s farmers and ranchers are carrying heavy workloads, braving the elements no matter the weather, not to mention taking care of equipment, animals, family members and everything else coming along with their work of feeding the world. Our department is excited to roll out resources to ensure our producers are taken care of first and foremost, because they are truly the most important part of their operation.”
Frontier Psychiatry CEO Eric Arzubi, MD explains, “Any farmer or rancher can tell you farm life is stressful. In the last two years alone, our state’s producers have faced a pandemic, a worsening drought, financial pressures due to fluctuating commodity prices, labor shortages and trade disruptions. We are excited to be supporting our Montana farmers and ranchers by increasing access to mental health resources no matter where they live.”
The program is open to any Montanan involved in the agriculture industry. For more information, visit frontier. care/beyondtheweather or call 406-200-8471.
U.S. House Agriculture Committee Chairman David Scott (D-GA) released the following statement announcing the participation of the CEOs of Cargill, Tyson Foods, JBS and National Beef Packing for the committee’s upcoming hearing on cattle markets.
“I am pleased to announce the chief executive officers of each of the four largest meatpackers in the U.S. have agreed to testify at our upcoming Congressional hearing discussing cattle markets and price increases for consumers,” said Scott. “It is very important, very vital and very urgent we hear the perspectives from the CEOs at these companies and get the full picture of why prices have gone up for consumers and down for ranchers.”
Scott continued, “In addition to this panel of CEOs, we will be convening a panel of ranchers to hear what consolidation in the beef industry has done to their bottom lines and viability. We look forward to the variety of perspectives we will receive at this hearing and the clarity it will provide to our ranchers, our consumers and to our nation’s food security.”
To view the livestream on April 27 at 10 a.m. EST, visit agriculture.house.gov.
Soil health celebrated
Cheyenne Mayor Patrick Collins, members of the Cheyenne City Council, Cheyenne Chamber of Commerce and Wyoming’s Carbon Asset Network (CAN) have jointly announced a celebration of commitment to work on “Climate Wellness through Soil Health.” The celebration took place on April 22, at the Cheyenne Botanical Gardens. A resolution will highlight the agreement signed on Dec. 28, 2021. The desire is the resolution will be impactful in stewardship of Wyoming’s environment by the very people who work the land.
Speeches by members of the Cheyenne community were part of the program, including the proclamation by Collins, comments by Dale Steenbergen of the Cheyenne Chamber of Commerce and John Robitaille of CAN. Letters of support sent to the city council included the Wyoming Stock Growers Association.
“Wyoming has been a leader in everything from the first female governor to water innovation with Buffalo Bill Cody. We, again, are leading the way with Cheyenne to become the Climate Wellness Capital,” said Collins. “There’s no better place than Cheyenne where sprawling land and experienced land managers now team with blockchain to render our environment cleaner and safer.”
Moving forward, the city will work with CAN to develop the program with any additional agreements, memorandum of understandings or contracts developed between the city and CAN to be submitted for approval by the governing body.
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Oak Leaf Ranch 71 Moslty Blk few Bwf Strs & Hfrs, 475-525#, Branding Shots: Vision 7, Pre-cond. Shots on April 12: Vira Shield 6, Vision 7 w/Somnus, No Implants, Steers are Knife Cut, All Natural
77 Ranch 150 Blk Cows, Partial Dispersal, Mx Ages, Bred to Blk Bulls (60%), Hereford Bulls (20%) and Char Bulls (20%) (All Bulls PAP Tested), CF: May, Shots in Nov.: Guardian, Ivermectin Pour On, SafeGuard Drench, Spring Shots: PregGuard, Home Raised, High Elevation, (Note: few will be pairs by sale day/ not tagged to match) Bedtick Ranch 9 Blk Cows, Running Ages, Bred to Blk Angus or Hereford Bulls, CF: May/June
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Dr Brent Kaufman 2 Black Cow 1122 110.00C Raymond Jones 3 Black Cow Schmick Farms 2 Black Cow 1081 97.00C 1797 95.50C
Flag Ranch LLC 1 Black Cow T & L Livestock 1 Black Cow 1220 95.00C 1355 91.00C
Dr Brent Kaufman 1 Black Cow Rock Lake Land 1 Black Cow 1535 86.50C 1425 85.00C
Gus Cross 1 Red Cow Lisco Angus 8 Black Bull Scott Ranches LLC 1 Black Bull 1270 90.50C 1023 126.50C 1510 100.50C
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If a suspected wolf kill is within Wyoming’s Gray Wolf Trophy Game Management Area (TGMA), it’s managed by WGFD. The state wildlife agency also manages livestock problems with black bears, grizzlies and mountain lions anywhere in the state.
To be reimbursed for livestock losses in the TGMA, a kill must be confirmed as soon as possible by WGFD or by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services (FWS) investigators. WGFD decides on a solution – if a predator should be relocated or removed.
For wolf kills in the state’s predator zone, the county board asks FWS to step in. On public lands, FWS has federal authority. On private property, FWS needs a written “permission slip” from a landowner to enter and investigate, according to Merrill.
Ranchers can also call any member of the Sublette County Predator Board, listed on the county’s website.
Reporting damages
It can be difficult to find injured or killed livestock in a timely manner, especially in summer with larger herds turned out to pasture, thousands of acres of grazing allotments, heat and other wildlife damages.
All of the agencies have good working relationships and respond to reported kills within a day. Time is of the essence, Merrill explained.
He said the scene should be preserved so an investigator can read what happened.
Predator Board President Pete Arambel asked about covering a carcass with a tarp. Merrill said it might help prevent some scavenging. Photos of tracks around the kill and videos can be helpful, but he would “be uncomfortable with only pictures for information.”
Atkinson said he or someone trained has to examine the kill “in person” and look for bites and bruises under the hide. But if a kill is found hours away on horseback, for example, he would examine the hide if a rider brought it out. The main thing is to call WGFD as soon as possible, he said.
Once a kill is confirmed, the respective agency writes an affidavit which must accompany a damage claim.
For WGFD compensation, ranchers must report total confirmed kills within 15 days of the end of the season, with the official WGFD damage claim and affidavit of confirmation.
The WGFD Commission sets specific “multipliers” for different ages and sex of confirmed kills considering the livestock’s purpose for breeding or sale.
Limited rough terrain tools
Rancher Cotton Bousman pointed out in remote, rugged wolf predator zones, ranchers usually don’t find missing livestock in time for predation to be confirmed, especially at the south end of the Wind River Range.
This means FWS responds only after a loss occurs; he would like “more money to manage wolves in the predator zone.”
FWS tried to use its helicopter several times in a very rugged landscape. The cost of removing a wolf depends on a lot of factors, Merrill said.
FWS will invest in several summertime riders whose job is to look for dead or injured livestock.
Wyoming Department of Agriculture (WDA) covers FWS’ wolf work, and it could be worth asking the state for “more money to get our damage level down,” Arambel added.
The legislature set aside compensation money for the WDA, but the program ends in June.
Other national compensation options
Another compensation option for livestock losses – with a very wide umbrella – was explained by Bryce.
The national program compensates for livestock losses at market value and isn’t used to its full potential, Bryce explained.
These include confirmed predator-zone or TGMA wolf kills. Accepted losses also include blizzards, drought, larkspur, algae blooms, vehicle accidents, unaccounted after roundup and even old age, she said.
Ranchers need to report “any sort of losses” within 30 days, Bryce said. “Once a loss is reported, FSA opens a file, and a producer has until the end of the year, Jan. 30, to apply for payment.”
The producer must keep very good “proof of death loss” herd records, as well as photos with dates, information about nearby wolf or bear sightings and any other factors which could add to proof of losses.
A photo of dead cows in a patch of larkspur adds weight to the claim, Bryce said.
“Ranchers will need to convince their FSA county committee it is an eligible cause of loss,” she said. For example, if 300 cows go out to summer pasture and the producer is 20 short when gathered, call FSA each time and file it all together at the end of the year, Bryce advised.
Each food bank we supplied sent a tax letter to the producers so they could have a tax deduction,” he said. “Soon we had more hamburger than people locally could use, so we started sending some to neighboring counties.”
Producers can bring donated animals to the Public Auction Yards in Billings, Mont. or Highland Livestock.
The Producer Partnership started in April 2020, and by November they had non-profit status with the Internal Revenue Service.
Overcoming processing challenges
The next step was to expand across the state, but there’s a huge shortage of custom processors – people wait in line to have animals butchered.
“I took animals anywhere accepting them, sometimes as far away as Williston, N.D. By the end of 2020 we realized getting animals processed was a tougher issue than we could handle. We’d missed out on a lot of meat because we couldn’t get the animals to a butcher,” he said.
Even so, by the end of 2020, The Producer Partnership donated 53,345 pounds of hamburger to many people across Montana. The next step was to build their own meat-processing facility.
They will process not only cattle, but any donated pigs, sheep, goats and domestic bison.
“We won’t do any wild game, but we’ve already done several species of domestic animals. Early on, we could have done semi-loads of pigs, but 14 were all I could find processing for,” Matt said.
“We were frustrated because we were missing many opportunities. People would drop off donated cows at our ranch, and sometimes it would take us so long to get them scheduled for processing, some would go downhill. I had to put two of them down. It was frustrating to get an animal in good shape and then not be able to do something with it. After the second one, we decided we had to create our own facility.”
This will be the first federally-inspected nonprofit processing facility.
“We’ll do some custom processing for customers, to make a little money to offset costs – working with local producers who sell meat directly to consumers at farmers’ markets or online. They need a place to process animals. There is a huge need for this service,” he said.
Expanding into other states
As of mid-January, 95,967 pounds of meat have been donated to people in need.
“We hope to more than double this in the next year by having our own facility. We are trying to do something no one has ever done before,” he said.
“One of my goals is to replace all the meat the Montana Food Bank Network (MFBN) needs in a year, which is about 170,000 to 175,000 pounds annually. I want to provide this at no charge, and then contact every school in Montana and offer free meat. This would be a great way to prove we don’t need to wait for the government to step in to fix these issues. We need to get these things done ourselves,” Matt said.
His group is also working on becoming a training ground for future butchers.
“I want to open a school here, with housing onsite for students. We’d like to take four to six students at a time. We would pay people to come to school, and in six months they would leave with a degree and a full understanding of how to process meat. One of the challenges in business is difficulty finding trained employees and keeping them. Why not pay people to learn how to do this?” Matt explained.
“Roughly eight percent of cows get culled each year, so that’s about 240,000 cows per year leaving the state. If I can get my hands on 1,000 of those cows, I could easily supply everything the MFBN needs,” Matt said.
In Livingston, Mont., the food bank was giving one pound of hamburger per family of four per week.
“Now we help them give three pounds for each family of four per week; we’ve maintained this since the pandemic started,” he added.
“My goal is to find 1,000 animals in 2022. It doesn’t matter if they are pigs, goats or sheep – so long as we get the equivalent of 1,000 cows. Most producers want to help but don’t have time to connect the dots. We want a system which will do it for them. If they want their animal to go to a specific need, such as a certain school, we can track the animal all the way through and give the school 300 pounds of hamburger from that producer,” he said.
“The project is expanding and taking on a life of its own. I never would have dreamed I’d start a nonprofit program, or something which would jump this fast,” Matt concluded.
The processing facility is expected to open in midMay.
Heather Smith Thomas is a corresponding writer for the Wyoming Livestock Roundup. Send comments on this article to roundup@wylr.net. the tags are within range of the DoggBone, data will be collected.”
“What’s awesome about Bluetooth is in the last two years the distance in readability has gone from 30 feet to 250-750 feet, which is pretty good for pasture and barn raised animals,” she adds.
Types of DoggTags
There are three types of DoggTaggs currently available for producers. There is a white YardTag, a yellow TraceTag and an orange WelfareTag.
Each tag offers a variety of benefits and can be used for different purposes. All of the tags are Bluetooth enabled, are a lightemitting diode, reusable and offer remote identification and behavior tracking, shares their webpage.
In addition to these benefits, the white YardTag offers a rapid connection, and the orange WelfareTag offers estrus and illness detection.
Data from DoggTaggs are then made available for producers to view, she explains.
Types of DoggBones
In addition to DogTaggs, there are three types of DoggBones. There is a DoggBone handheld reader, which is a Bluetooth five-to-cellular bridge which can operate remotely, fit in the pocket of a saddle bag and read tags from 300 feet distances.
The DoggHouse is a solar collector for the DoggBone, allowing the DoggBone to operate in the field 24/7. It is lightweight and portable.
The SkyDogg is a DoggBone-on-a-drone solution, allowing producers to fly drones over their herd for remote location tracking, inventory management and simple herd counts. It is ideal for large ranches or leased lands, explains their webpage.
“The DoggTagg is attached to the animal’s ear, the tag is paired to the animal digitally using a QR code on the back of the tag and the animal is then associated with the DoggTagg,” Brandão explains. “Tags can be changed and multiple tags can be on different animals. HerdDogg is a very flexible system.”
Producers are then able to check the data on their phone or computer, she says.
Other services
In addition to the devices, HerdDogg also offers producers livestock data and insights; specialty livestock products and services; and digital auditing and program compliance.
“What is fundamental to our system is we look at individualized animal data,” she says. “Some animals are more motion prone than others, so establishing this baseline with individual animals helps us understand when animals are going to estrus. It’s aggregated time and motion, and as a result we can indicate clearly when a cow is in estrus.”
For more information, visit herddogg.com.
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Mary Lou (Garwood) McGuire
Nov. 18, 1929 – April 5, 2022
Funeral liturgy for Mary Lou (Garwood) McGuire, 92, was held April 11 at Saint James Catholic Church in Douglas with Father Lucas Kazimiro Simango as the Celebrant. The Vigil for Deceased was held April 10 at the Gorman Funeral Homes – Converse Chapel in Douglas. Interment was held at the Douglas Park Cemetery.
Mary Lou passed away April 5 at the Central Wyoming Hospice Home in Casper.
She was born to Ralph C. and Mary Ellen (Hoth) Garwood on Nov. 18, 1929 at a farm southwest of Wheatland.
She grew up in the Cassa/Glendo area and graduated from Guernsey High School in 1948. She attended Hall’s Beauty School in Casper and received her certificate in 1949. Mary Lou worked for a year at Vi’s Beauty Shop in Wheatland.
She and Jack James McGuire were married at Saint Patrick’s Rectory in Wheatland on March 23, 1950 and three sons were born to this union; Wylie Gene on Jan. 26, 1952, Clayton Ralph on Sept. 28, 1953 and John Wayne on Feb. 29, 1956.
They ranched with Jack’s parents until 1970 when they purchased the ranch from his parents. They had summer range on the Laramie Plains and trailed cattle in the spring and fall. In 1973 they sold the ranch and the plain land to purchase the VR Ranch south of Glenrock. After 10 successful years and due in part to Jack’s health, they sold the VR and retired to Douglas.
Mary Lou volunteered as a Red Cross Grey Lady at the Platte County Memorial Hospital in Wheatland for nine years, 1963-1972.
While ranching at Glenrock, she volunteered with Gilm Kennaugh and Charlie Morgan for the Glenrock Cemetery Improvement. She also worked with Collette Garvin to get the Glenrock Senior Center and Barber Apartments in Glenrock. She was appointed to the Converse County Hospital Board of Directors, resigning after 10 years.
With Jack’s help she had time to do flowers, she helped Jack haul rocks from various places and helped with his “rock garden” in front of their South Fifth Street home.
She is survived by her sons; Wylie (Susan) McGuire, Clayton (Cindy) McGuire and John (Linda) McGuire; nine grandchildren; and 17 great-grandchildren.
Mary Lou was preceded in death by her father Ralph on Oct. 18, 1990; mother Mary Ellen on March 16, 1985; her husband of 57 years of marriage Jack on Aug. 27, 2007; one sister; and three brothers.
Karen Lovitt, Linda Randall, Katie Krein, Magan Iturrey, Brandon McGuire, Justin McGuire, Kyle McGuire, Quentin McGuire and Layne McGuire served as pallbearers.
All of her great-grandchildren served as honorary pallbearers.
In lieu of flowers, memorials to Central Wyoming Hospice Home, 319 S. Wilson Street, Casper, WY 82601 or St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 262 Danny Thomas Place, Memphis, TN 38105 would be appreciated by the family.
The Gorman Funeral Homes – Converse Chapel of Douglas was in charge of the arrangements.
Condolences may be sent to the family at gormanfh.com.
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Mass of Christian Burial for Kathleen Ann Jarrard, 75, was celebrated on April 20 in St. Anthony’s Catholic Church, Casper.
Vigil service was held on April 19 at the church. She passed away peacefully in her sleep the night of April 10.
She was born on Nov. 18, 1946 to John and Mary Burke in Casper.
Kathleen attended St. Anthony’s Catholic School and went on to high school at Mount St. Gertrude in Boulder, Colo., where she excelled in all academics and formed lifelong friendships she cherished. While she was there, she met the love of her life, Roy Jarrard and continued her education by attending Casper College.
Kathleen and Roy were married at St. Anthony’s Church in 1966, and together they managed the Burke Sheep Co. north of Casper from 1966 to 1991, which was when they purchased the ranch from John Hancock Insurance Company, and it became the Jarrard Ranch. During these years, Kathleen and Roy raised five children on the ranch which ran 8,000 sheep and several hundred cows. The operation included an annual 90-mile trail to the Big Horn Mountains for summer grazing.
Kathleen had a profound faith in God, which along with her loving nature, understanding and determination, she served as the very foundation her family leaned on throughout her life. To ensure her kids received a good education, she drove a 50-mile round trip every school day from the ranch to Casper, rain or shine, for over 20 years to get them all to St. Anthony’s Catholic School.
Kathleen was very generous and was known in the community as someone who always gave so very much of herself to anyone who was blessed enough to know her. Many would say it would be nearly impossible to find someone who had cooked more 3 a.m. breakfasts for the ranch crews during times like docking lambs, shearing sheep, branding calves and shipping livestock, all while staying on top of the many needs to complete those tasks.
For anyone a part of those crews, she treated like family and held them all near to her heart.
Kathleen is preceded in death by her parents John and Mary Burke; her brother Pat Burke; and her daughter Diana Jarrard.
She is survived by her husband Roy Jarrard; four children Jeffrey (Sheree) Jarrard, Justin (Wendy) Jarrard, Greg (Christine) Jarrard and Olin Jarrard; grandchildren Jeremy Jarrard, Shelby (Stephen) Myers, Gracie Jarrard, Julie (Evan) Corson, Jake Jarrard, Lyndsey Jarrard, Kendra Jarrard, Daniel Jarrard and Zach Jarrard and two great-grandchildren.
The family asks any contributions be made to St. Anthony’s School in Kathleen Jarrard’s name.
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Allison Walbrecht, Lancaster County 4-H member, has been recognized with a Nebraska 4-H Gives Back Award for giving youth with disabilities the opportunity to show livestock at the county fair.
Having grown up on a beef cattle operation, Allison observed a gap between agriculture and people with disabilities. She started the Unified Showing program to bridge this gap. The program provides youth with disabilities the opportunity to show a lamb at the county fair. Showmen are paired with a buddy, who helps them practice and prepare for the showing throughout the summer.
Following success in Lancaster County, a new Unified Showing 4-H Club has already been established in Otoe County. Allison hopes to one day expand the program to the Nebraska State Fair.
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moose; creating exceptions; making conforming amendments; repealing obsolete language; requiring rulemaking; and providing for effective dates.”
Under the bill, Wyoming residents will have a 90 percent chance at available licenses for the “big five” animals, and out of state hunters will have a 10 percent chance. This is a change from the previous 80 percent and 20 percent.
According to WGFD, the bill also put a five-year waiting period for ewe/lamb Bighorn sheep as well as cow/calf moose and wild bison into order.
The bill states, “No person may apply for and receive more than one cow/ calf moose or one ewe/lamb Bighorn sheep license in any consecutive five year period.”
Hunting license draws for this year will not be effected by these changes, as the bill will not be in effect until July 1.
Game bird farm certifications
WGFD also announced the expiration date for sage grouse game bird farm certifications will be extended five years, ending Dec. 31, 2027. Bill SF0061 brought forth these changes, which was signed by Gordon on March 15.
Permitted Wyoming sage grouse farms actively working to establish a captive sage grouse now have an extended period to do so.
Wyoming Stock Growers Association (WSGA) Executive Vice President Jim Magagna says it’s too early at this point to know if this extension will impact sage grouse populations, but he notes WSGA is anticipating positive outcomes from the bill.
“We would view this bill as not impacting sage grouse populations now, but should we reach a point where populations would decline to the point where we’d need new technology, this would help us alleviate the problem,” he continues. “I don’t think it’s at this point yet, but we see no negatives to allowing this effort to continue, and we see potential long-term positive outcomes.”
Hunting license application funds
Bill HB0072 was also signed on March 15, creating a new alternative for hunting license application funds to be donated.
This bill has the potential to increase financial support for Wyoming wildlife conservation and provide more access for hunting and fishing in Wyoming.
The bill is “an act relating to game and fish; providing an option for unsuccessful applicants to contribute a portion of refunded application fees as specified; and providing for an effective date.”
If hunters don’t receive a license, they have the option to donate any portion of their refundable license fees to the Wyoming Wildlife and Natural Resource Trust (WWNRT) Income Account, the WGFD Access Account or both. This option will be available for hunters starting July 1.
Magagna views this bill as a positive for Wyoming ranchers.
“We see some potential positives with this bill,” says Magagna. “If the sportsman is unsuccessful in getting the license he/she applied for and they choose to dedicate those funds, or a part of them, to the account which funds AccessYes programs, this means there will be more dollars to reimburse private landowners for providing hunting and fishing access, which is certainly a positive.”
Magagna notes AccessYes has been a successful program, both for landowners and sportsmen, and the income account is also a great program to give back to.
“WWNRT Income Account is a program WSGA has supported strongly. It provides significant dollars for wildlife habitat improvements and dollars for conservation easements,” he says. “This bill benefits two very worthFor more information, visit wgfd.wyo.gov/
while programs.”
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"WWNRT Income Account is a program WSGA has supported strongly. It provides significant dollars for wildlife habitat improvements and dollars for conservation easements.” – Jim Magagna, Wyoming Stock Growers Association
