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Biosecurity increases to keep ASF out of U.S. swine industry

Carbon County youth inspires community impact..........page 5

African swine fever (ASF) is a massive fear in the U.S. swine industry. The viral disease is highly contagious and lethal to all sectors of the swine industry.

If ASF were to enter the United States, the disease

Personal growth requires a leap of faith.....................page 8 Extension discusses PAP testing cattle for high-elevation grazing............................page 9 Wyoming 4-H club focused on beef since early days...page 14

Quick Bits Warm Water Fisheries biologists with the Wyoming Game and Fish Department are urging anglers to adjust fishing practices due to high water temperatures in southeast Wyoming. High air temperatures and drought conditions are causing streams and rivers to flow with less water and at warmer water temperatures. Warmer water temperatures can affect fish survival, especially trout.

would take a devastating toll on producers.

Recently, the Dominican Republic reported an outbreak of ASF in the country. Being so close to the U.S., biosecurity has increased to protect the U.S.

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Land Value The Land Values 2021 Summary Report shows agricultural land values increasing at a rate not seen in nearly a decade. This report provides one of the many indicators of the overall health of the agricultural economy and helps paint a picture of costs farmers and ranchers face as they negotiate rent levels for the near future.

Hog Survey The National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) is contacting producers for the September Hog Report. The agency will survey pork producers for detailed information on market hog and breeding stock inventories, as well as pig crop and farrowing intentions. NASS will mail the questionnaires in August to all producers selected for the survey.

the university’s Agriculture Today podcast to share more about this devastating virus.

ASF is a viral disease which affects domestic swine as well as wild hogs.

Any sort of contamination Please see ASF on page 7

ASI and ALB continue works to promote American lamb

The Wyoming Wool Growers Association (WWGA) Summer Membership Meeting, held Aug. 10-11 in Lander, hosted informative topics on current issues producers of lamb and wool face, as well as highlighted the opportunities existing for producers and honored individuals who have dedicated time and energy to advancing sheep production in the state.

American Sheep Industry (ASI) Vice President

State Rainfall Wyoming experienced widespread moisture and seasonal temperatures this week, according to the Mountain Regional Field Office of the National Agricultural Statistics Service. Although the precipitation was widespread, totals varied across the state. Counties in the northwestern corner received over an inch of rain while localized areas throughout the state received less than 0.05 inches of rainfall. The majority of the state received between 0.1 inches and 0.4 inches of rain, with reports of severe storms and torrential rain in some areas.

swine industry.

Jordan Gebhardt, assistant professor in the Kansas State University (KSU) Department of Diagnostic Medicine and Pathobiology and Cassie Jones, KSU livestock feed scientist, joined

Brad Boner of Glenrock and American Lamb Board (ALB) Vice Chair Peter John Camino of Buffalo were among the speakers slated to provide updates on the status of the American sheep industry.

Positive outlook from ASI The news of an uptick in the lamb market brings much hope to producers following the rough 2020 Please see WWGA on page 13

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Women in ag honored In the third year of the program, the University of Wyoming (UW) Extension Horticulture and Agriculture team recognized women in agriculture for their work in advancing agriculture and supporting their communities through the Heart of Agriculture Program.

“Nominations were sought from women agricultural producers and agricultural organizations in each county to honor those for active involvement in the industry and engagement in bettering their communities,” said Natrona County UW Extension Educator and Program Coordinator Scott Cotton.

The recipients of the 2021 Heart of Agriculture Award include Janet Talbot of Albany County; Bobbi Geis of Campbell County; Vickie Herring of Carbon County; Laurie Boner of Converse County; Janet Givens of Fremont County/Wind River Indian Reservation; Jenny Conrad of Goshen County; Carol Dockery of Hot Springs County; Colette Camino Fenster of Johnson County; Bobbi Frank of Laramie County; Mary Allemand Owens of Natrona County; Carmen Shane of Niobrara County; Deanna Siggins of Park County; Terri Kane of Sheridan County; Amanda McGinnis of Sublette County; Kate Mead of Teton County; Karen Henry of Uinta County; and Dana Tysdal of Weston County.

The recipients will be recognized in a ceremony during Wyoming State Fair on Aug. 20 from 12-3 p.m. at the Ruthe James Williams Building at the Wyoming Pioneer Center in Douglas.

For more information, contact Cotton at 307-235-9400 or e-mail secotton@natronacounty-wy.gov.

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Beef advocacy Beef Checkoff celebrates 35 years of success The Beef Checkoff program became a reality for promoting beef in 1986. The last 35 years have been success-filled, with projects ranging from launching advertising campaigns to funding research or developing carcass merit projects to determine economically important traits.

The Beef Checkoff was established as part of the 1985 Farm Bill and is funded by producers and beef importers who pay a $1-per-head assessment on animals they market or import. The program has been a vital part in capturing all there is to offer in the protein marketplace.

“Thanks to the farmers and ranchers who’ve funded this program over the years, we’ve been able to help improve beef quality and shelf life, identify and control pathogens like E. coli and launch many memorable beef marketing campaigns,” said Hugh Sanburg, 2021 chair of the Cattlemen’s Beef Board.

“All of those accomplishments and many others continue to contribute to Please see BEEF on page 10

USFS chief shares policy shift On June 28, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced Randy Moore had been selected to serve as the 20th Chief of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) U.S. Forest Service (USFS). Moore took over the position on July 26.

Previously, Moore served as the regional forester in the Pacific Southwest Region in California, beginning in 2007, where he was responsible for 19 national forests which covered one-fifth of the state on 20 million acres of land.

His background also includes the regional forester for the Eastern Region, headquar-

tered in Milwaukee, Wisc., for five years.

On his appointment, Vilsack commented, “Randy Moore has been a catalyst for change and creativity in carrying out the Forest Service’s mission to sustain the health, diversity and productivity of the nation’s forests and grasslands to meet the needs of present and future generations.”

“In his role as regional forester, Moore has been a conservation leader on the forefront of climate change, most notably leading the region’s response to the dramatic increase in catastrophic

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2021 Wyoming State Fair

Summer is winding down, kids are getting new clothes for school and there is an early morning chill in the air.

Across the state, 4-H and FFA members are getting projects, pets and livestock ready for the Wyoming From the State Fair (WSF).

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WSF General Manager Dennis Sun Courtny Conkle and Assistant General Manager Reba Sundseth, WSF staff and WSF board members have had a busy year planning, finding sponsors and coming up with different ways to make the WSF a better experience for all and to grow the event. In fact, they started the Sunday after the last day of the 2020 Wyoming State Fair.

As with any large event, if growth is desired, there often has to be change. Some of those changes take years to fine tune. While some may complain of the updates, change can translate into opportunity for the event.

I look at the WSF event as an opportunity to showcase Wyoming youth and Wyoming agriculture. A number of youth involved have small businesses because of their projects and animals they bring to the fair. It is gratifying to watch these youth in the show rings and arenas.

If one is looking for entertainment, the WSF is packed full. From magic shows to a big name concert, and from early afternoon into the evening, there is something going on for everyone.

If rodeo events are what you are looking for, there are plenty of performances. Tuesday, Aug. 17 at 7 p.m. is the Wyoming State Fair Championship Ranch Rodeo.

Entered teams consist of the winners of qualifying ranch rodeos from across the state this past summer – here they are, the best of the best. This rodeo always has a packed house.

The Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA) steer roping starts Wednesday, Aug. 18 at 9 a.m., then the PRCA rodeo is on Wednesday and Thursday evening at 7 p.m. Professional cowboys from around the country and statewide are there to compete for money.

This is a great place to see some of America’s top cowboys and cowgirls in the arena.

The carnival promises to be a hit again this year with rides for all ages, as a kid’s carnival is new to WSF. It is a great place to spend the evening with kids. Carnivals are always a mainstay of any fair across America.

One event new this year is the Cowboy Cornhole Tournament at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 17 located behind the saloon. This tournament is sponsored by the Wyoming Natural Resource Foundation and the Wyoming FFA Foundation. Both are good causes to support.

Please visit the Wyoming Livestock Roundup Tent while you are on the fairgrounds. It is located across the street from the beef show ring.

Stop in for a cold bottle of water donated by the Wyoming Rural Electric Association and some popcorn.

There are some 20 booths in the tent this year, along with the Wyoming State Hay Show. It’s a great place to sit awhile in the shade and visit with people from across the state.

The WSF is a great closure to our summer. It is an event that has taken a year of planning and it’s well worth the trip to Douglas. See you there.

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GUEST OPINIONS Crying Wolf

By Cat Urbigkit To hear Colorado’s Matt Barnes tell it, we backwards folks in the Northern Rockies flat-out deserve to have wolves back under federal protection for eternity. This message was loud and clear in his recent opinion piece in the Missoula Current.

Too bad this “rangeland scientist” and “former ranch manager” has strayed so far from the range that he can’t provide an honest assessment of the situation with wolves in the Northern Rockies.

Barnes claims new laws in Montana and Idaho are “a return to the failed predator policies of the early 20th Century.” Policies in those days called for eradication of wolves, and the new laws enacted in Montana and Idaho include safeguards to keep this from happening – but this wasn’t mentioned in his opinion piece.

Barnes said, “As a direct result of the new policies in Montana and Idaho, and similar policies in Wyoming, more than 400 scientists have called on the federal government for emergency re-listing of wolves in the Northern Rockies….”

I wrote about the wolf advocate letter signed by 400 scientists earlier, but notice how Wyoming gets thrown under the bus on this, too? Wyoming doesn’t have a management plan or policy that would eradicate wolves, and anyone who asserts we do is simply not telling the truth.

Therein lies the general problem with the claims by wolf advocates.

These are false claims – the very definition of crying wolf.

Wolves were released

into the Northern Rockies as “nonessential experimental populations” – meaning they were not necessary to the continued existence of the species.

This was a selling point to those opposed to the reintroduction, since greater management flexibility was to be granted for managing the animals while still under federal protection.

Fine. The recovery goal was at least 10 breeding pairs of wolves for three consecutive years in each of the three states – Montana, Idaho and Wyoming – about 300 wolves.

It’s been almost 20 years since the three states first met and exceeded the federal recovery goals for wolves.

Rather than the minimal population of 300 wolves needed, at the end of 2020, the three states were home to more than 2,800 wolves – nearly 10 times the number of wolves needed for wolf delisting. And still, to Barnes and others who signed the “400 scientists” letter, it’s not enough.

Even though Montana and Idaho have enacted new laws, no additional wolves have been killed, yet the “400 scientists” call for an “emergency relisting” of wolves under the Endangered Species Act, even before the state wildlife agencies finalize new wolf harvest plans.

Barnes made numerous inaccurate statements in his opinion piece that he asserts as fact, such as “Depredations generally peak during the summer when livestock are dispersed out on the range unmonitored.” According to Montana Fish, Wild-

life and Parks (MFWP), the majority of confirmed depredations in Montana occur on private lands, and most depredations on cattle in the state occur in the spring and in the fall.

Notice Barnes says the livestock are dispersed out on the range “unmonitored.” One would think as a former ranch manager, Barnes would know BS when he’s shoveling it. Even the MFWP annual wolf report discusses the state’s range rider program, which is in addition to riders employed by individual ranches and grazing associations.

The whole livestockleft-on-the-range-formonths-without-supervision is a frequent slander used by anti-grazing advocates and one which has been largely fictional in large carnivore country of the Northern Rockies for decades.

Barnes claimed “the majority of wolves are not involved in depredations.”

In Wyoming, 12 of the 22 wolf packs in the trophy zone were involved in confirmed livestock depredations in 2020, or 54 percent of the zone’s wolf packs. Even Yellowstone National Park’s Lamar Canyon pack went on an adventure and killed 10 chickens.

Barnes uses a standardized wolf advocate tactic to discount livestock losses to wolves – noting of the millions of cattle in Montana, “only” a small number of livestock were killed by wolves. Never mind it’s the western half of the state which has the majority of the wolf population impacting livestock production, or that the cattle, sheep, dogs, llamas,

pigs and goats killed by wolves meant something to someone else – though not Barnes.

While losses to wolves may be small when compared to an entire industry in a state, the impacts to individual ranches may indeed be significant, speaking from experience.

We’ve learned from personal experience the death loss is only a small portion of the cost of coexistence.

Most troubling for me was one line in the editorial which states, “On National Forest allotments, such losses can reasonably be considered a cost of running livestock on public lands.” This may not seem like a surprising statement from a wolf advocate, but it’s a callous view coming from a range consultant like Barnes.

His editorial indicated little regard for livestock producers impacted by wolves, and instead he wants to shove unwarranted federal protection for wolves across three entire states – an area where he does not reside.

The opinion piece by Barnes is strikingly similar to another opinion piece published in the Idaho Statesman in midMay by Andrea Zaccardi of the Center for Biological Diversity, an organization that brags how it uses litigation to end livestock grazing on millions of acres of public land.

I suggest it’s time for Barnes and his co-signers to rethink their role in efforts promoting coexistence, if this is actually what they want to promote. Am I supposed to pretend the coexistence ideas offered by the Please see WOLVES on page 4

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NEWS BRIEFS Group members announced Gov. Mark Gordon has announced his selections for members of the Sublette Mule Deer Migration Corridor Local Area Working Group. This is the third and final working group to convene to address the currently designated migration corridors under Migration Corridor Executive Order 2020-1.

The order was issued in February 2020 and supports conservation of mule deer and pronghorn, protects landowner rights and accommodates multiple-use opportunities.

Members selected for the Sublette Working Group include Sublette County Commissioner Joel Bousman – working group chair; Lincoln County Commissioner Robert King; Sweetwater County Commissioner Mary Thoman; Teton County Commissioner Luther Propst; Fremont County Commissioner Michael Jones; John Boroff and Maggie Miller representing agriculture; Greg Schamber representing oil and gas industry; Jack McCully representing trona mining industry; Mike Henn and Mark Anselmi representing conservation/wildlife and sportsmen; and Sandy Sletten representing motorized recreation.

The working group’s focus will be to make recommendations about additional opportunities for conservation within the designated Sublette Migration Corridor, as well as examine the impacts of all restrictions on development and use of lands encompassed in the corridor. The group will kick off with an in-person meeting in Pinedale on August 19. A virtual option will be available for members of the public who cannot attend in-person.

More information can be found at sites.google.com/view/ wywildlifemigrationadvisorygrp/sublette-local-area-workinggroup.

Fencing microgrant available The new Premier 1 Microgrant from The Livestock Conservancy will provide funding for residents and organizations of the U.S. working with livestock and poultry breeds listed on The Livestock Conservancy’s Conservation Priority List.

Support will be provided for fencing products available through Premier 1 Supplies. Awards typically range from $500 to $2,000, at the discretion of The Livestock Conservancy.

“Premier 1 and its customers have long valued raising livestock and poultry,” said Premier 1 CEO Ben Rothe. “We also know how hard it is to get started. That’s why we’ve partnered with The Livestock Conservancy to encourage and help future farmers – via microgrants – preserve traditional breeds and promote biodiversity on our farms.”

The application deadline for a Premier 1 Microgrant is Aug. 31. The deadline for other microgrants from The Livestock Conservancy is also Aug. 31.

For more information, visit livestockconservancy.org/ index.php/resources/internal/micro-grant-program.

44 Annual Powder River Quarter Horse Breeders Association Horse Sale th

Sept. 5, 2021 • Broadus, MT Powder River County Fairgrounds Over 80% of the weanlings and yearlings offered in the sale are from AQHA Ranching Heritage Breeders. Also offering ranch broke ride horses and young prospects.

WGFD invites public input The Wyoming Game and Fish Department (WGFD) invites hunters, landowners and other interested persons to attend one of two public meetings to discuss chronic wasting disease (CWD) and potential management options for several hunt areas in the eastern portion of the Big Horn Basin. The discussion will focus on deer hunt areas 164, 41 and 47, but deer hunt areas 35, 37, 39 and 40 will also be discussed.

“Local managers are interested in beginning conversations about potential management options to hopefully slow the spread and reduce the prevalence of the disease,” said Bart Kroger, Worland area wildlife biologist.

“We encourage anyone who is concerned about CWD to attend a meeting.”

During the meetings, wildlife managers will provide an overview of CWD, discuss implementation of the statewide CWD management plan and provide information on the prevalence of the disease in local deer herds and how it may be impacting local deer populations.

The meetings will be held at 6 p.m. at the Town Hall in Greybull on Aug. 23 and at the Washakie County Fairgrounds on Aug. 24.

YEARLING FUTURITY & HORSE SALE Sunday, Sept. 5th • 8 a.m.

For more information, contact Dan Davis at 406-427-5420 or visit www.prqhba.com

Those enrolling in the online Master Gardener training with the University of Wyoming (UW) Extension can participate in live sessions or view recorded sessions.

Live sessions are Tuesdays Sept. 7-Dec. 12, said Chris Hilgert, state Master Gardener program coordinator. Classes are recorded, so if unable to attend the live class, recordings can be viewed when convenient.

“If you have a passion for gardening, the Master Gardener training is for you,” he said. “Classes are taught by UW Extension experts and focus on gardening in Wyoming’s uniquely challenging growing environment.”

Registration is $150 and includes the electronic copy of “Sustainable Horticulture for Wyoming: A Master Gardener Handbook.” The 13-week training provides approximately 40 hours of landscape and gardening education, said Hilgert.

Register online at bit.ly/uwyo-master-gardener-fall21.

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Livestock conference opens The Nebraska Women in Agriculture Program, along with the Nebraska Beef Quality Assurance Program, are excited to announce the first annual Herd That! Conference on Sept. 15 in Lincoln, Neb. at the Animal Science Complex on East Campus.

The conference will focus on the five areas of risk management specific to livestock. The highlight of this year’s inaugural event will be a live cattle handling demonstration with Temple Grandin and Dean Fish.

The one-day conference will bring a variety of speakers and topics for attendees to learn from. The workshops and keynote speakers will offer tools and information that they can take back to their operations to become more successful. During the morning sessions, participants will have the opportunity to learn from industry experts as well as University of Nebraska Extension professionals. Topics will range from market outlooks, herd health, livestock insurance, veterinarian practices and more.

Dr. Temple Grandin and Dr. Dean Fish will finish off the conference with a live cattle handling demonstration focusing on low-stress cattle handling and facility design.

Registration for the event is now open. Find out more information about the event and register by visiting wia. unl.edu.

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NEWS BRIEFS 600 acres conserved The Wyoming Stock Growers Land Trust (WSGLT), in partnership with Mark and Renee Jones, placed a conservation easement on 600 acres of the MJ Ranch near Boulder on Aug. 11. The property is within a Greater sage grouse core area and is near the Sublette Mule Deer Migration Corridor.

The conservation easement will ensure the property remains undeveloped, protecting agricultural uses, scenic values and wildlife habitat. Maintaining these conservation values is important as rural residential development pressure increases in the East Fork River Valley. The Jones family was intent on conserving this part of their ranch to ensure future generations are able to use the property for agriculture.

The purchase of this conservation easement was funded by the Wyoming Wildlife and Natural Resource Trust (WWNRT) and the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS). The Stock Growers Land Trust deeply appreciates the continued partnership of the WWNRT and NRCS. “Conserving this portion of the MJ Ranch is significant,” commented WSGLT Executive Director Jessica Crowder. “It builds upon previous conservation work in Sublette County, adding to the preservation of agricultural lands and important wildlife habitats for the future.

We appreciate the partnership of the Jones family, the WWNRT and the NRCS in this important work.”

This conservation easement is adjacent to the 2,054acre conservation easement on the MJ Ranch that was completed in 2008 in partnership with The Conservation Fund. With the completion of this project, WSGLT now holds 285,700 acres of conservation easements statewide with 72,700 of those acres in Sublette County.

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“Due to the widespread impact of its results, the September Agricultural Survey, also known as the Crops/Stocks Survey, is one of the most significant surveys NASS conducts,” explained Mountain Regional Field Office Director William Meyer.

“Information growers provide serves as the first clear sign of small grain production and supply of major commodities in the United States for the 2021 crop year.”

He continued, “Results from this survey are used by farmers and ranchers, USDA, businesses, exporters, researchers, economists, policymakers and others who use the survey information in making a wide range of decisions that benefit the producer.”

Also of note, other USDA agencies rely on this data to assist in determining crop insurance and disaster aid payments as well as other program benefits.

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A meet and greet with University of Wyoming (UW) President Ed Seidel, followed by a reception honoring the retiring College of Agriculture and Natural Resources’ long-time development officer is Aug. 18 at the Wyoming State Fair and Rodeo in Douglas.

Both are at the Ruthe James Williams Memorial Conference Center on the state fairgrounds.

The gathering for Seidel is at 2:30 p.m. The reception for Anne Leonard follows at 3:30 p.m.

Leonard is retiring in September. She joined the college in 1996 as the development officer, responsible for raising funds for scholarships, endowments and other special projects for the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources.

Colo. ranch honored The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) announced the Beatty Canyon Ranch in Kim, Colo., is the national winner of the 2020 Environmental Stewardship Award Program (ESAP). The award, which annually recognizes the outstanding stewardship practices and conservation achievements of cattle producers, was presented on Aug. 10 during the 2021 Cattle Industry Convention and NCBA Trade Show in Nashville, Tenn.

Owned and operated by Steve and Joy Wooten and Brady and Arin Burnham, Beatty Canyon Ranch manages 125,000 acres and has the fourth, fifth and sixth generations of land stewards involved in day-to-day operations.

The ranch is a family and faith-based business with its focus on land, livestock, recreation and community.

“Judicious management of our natural resources has sustained the ranch through hardships across generations,” said Steve Wooten. “We are so honored to be recognized for our family’s efforts to preserve the environment, support communities and share our quality of life with others.”

Gordon hosts Haaland Gov. Mark Gordon hosted U.S. Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland Aug. 12. The visit was an opportunity to discuss a range of topics and for the governor to advocate for Wyoming. The Secretary of Interior oversees many federal-owned lands, which are essential to Wyoming’s economy and way of life.

The governor started the day on the Wind River Reservation to dedicate the Path of Honor – Wind River Veterans Memorial, a tribute to military service members and veterans who live within the boundaries of the Wind River Reservation. The pair met with elected officials in Lander, discussed the governor’s work on addressing the issue of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons and discussed migration corridors and energy projects.

The governor urged Secretary Haaland to hold the Bureau of Land Management’s postponed March and June 2021 oil and gas lease sales. In June, a judge blocked the Biden administration’s oil and gas leasing “pause” on federal lands.

Gov. Gordon and Secretary Haaland discussed the Governor’s Migration Corridor Executive Order and how it supports conservation of mule deer and pronghorn populations and accommodates multiple-use opportunities while protecting private property rights. Gordon emphasized the state’s efforts to work with industry partnerships to protect wildlife and minimize on-the-ground disturbance.

Other topics included the importance of federal lands in Wyoming; invasive species’ impact on habitat; endangered species; state-led management of grizzly bears; the Bureau of Reclamation; and the Wyoming sage grouse plan.

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Cereal grain crop response to nighttime temperature research shared ied the same sensitivity in wheat.

“We started with rice, and over the last six years we have been studying wheat, where we have made some significant findings, and we have now transitioned into looking at corn,” says Jagadish.

“Temperatures start rising when plants are finished flowering and grains are starting to fill,” explains Jagadish. “This stage is extremely sensitive to temperature conditions.”

Particularly after flowering, farmers start to see plants senesce. When nighttime temperatures increase, plants have a large amount of carbon loss due to respiration.

“In simple terms, the carbon of the starch that should

WOLVES continued from page 2 author of such an editorial should receive any consideration from me, when he demonstrates such disregard for me and my fellow livestock producers?

Rather than advancing coexistence, it’s editorials like the one authored by Barnes that make livestock producers like me fed up with trying to cooperate and find common ground. While Barnes cites “human fear” and “less tolerance” as the driver for wolf policies he doesn’t like, he should consider if the reduced tolerance from rural residents has more to do with the role of wolf advocates spouting misinformation or exaggerations to the general public than any so-called fear of wolves

by ranchers.

I believe I can figure out how to handle the wolves on our place, because they are at least honest in their motivations. But, when scientists use their credentials to peddle lies and halftruths, well, don’t bother to leave me a seat at that table because I won’t be attending.

Perhaps the problem isn’t so much with wolves as it is with the wolf advocates continued crying wolf that hampers efforts at coexistence.

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have ended up in the grain is consumed for the maintenance of the plant and lost,” states Jagadish. “Producers will get less yield and poorer quality grain.”

Quality and yield “When temperatures increased by one degree Celsius, we saw a loss of about five percent in yield,” explains Jagadish. “This is just an average number, but there are some producers who lose about 13 percent of their yield due to high temperatures.”

Jagadish shares, there is a lot of genetic diversity to explore within this experiment, and the researchers are focused on both crop yields for the producer and crop quality for the consumer.

“At the end of the day, what ends up on the plate is the most important thing for the public consumer,” says Jagadish.

Jagadish stresses how it is important to find a hybrid with genes resistant to rising evening temperatures.

“With warm nighttime temperatures, we see it’s not just the yield that is important, but because of the loss of starch, the grain seems to be increasing in lipid and protein content,” explains Jagadish.

“Because of these dynamics, the elasticity of bread may be affected, and bread may become brittle with quality seriously affected.”

“We jumped from wheat to corn and there’s a strategic

reason we did this,” Jagadish shared, explaining the differences in both crops. “These are both major cereal grains, and they are cereals heavier in starch. Cereal grains are impacted the most by carbon loss.”

“The impact of starch loss in corn is huge compared to wheat,” he says, noting a corn stalk is much larger than both a single grain of rice or a single spike of wheat, thus the impact of temperatures affect corn more directly.

“Corn plants are much larger compared to that of rice or wheat, with almost twoand-a-half times the biomass,” Jagadish continues. “When nighttime temperatures start to increase, the plant needs to

maintain all of the activity in the biomass. Corn maintains more biomass, which means it is using more carbon and farmers will see the impact in the grain.”

According to Jagadish, this larger impact of starch reduction in corn will likely have an impact on animal fuel and biofuel production.

As the study at KSU continues, Jagadish is hopeful they will see a positive impact in at least one of the 12 hybrids they have planted, and hopes it will help producers battle rising temperatures.

Cameron Magee is an intern for the Wyoming Livestock Roundup. Send comments on this article to roundup@wylr.net.

Ella and Jared Humphreys share courage and strength What makes a community is the people – individuals with businesses, jobs, kids, pets, loves, accomplishments, disappointments and losses. Heather Humphreys was a member of the Carbon County community who had a job, a husband, a child and polycystic kidney disease.

While waiting for a kidney transplant, Heather contracted COVID-19.

With her husband also battling the virus, she spent 15 days in the hospital where she was tubulated and cared for. Tragically, her kidneys were too damaged to survive the virus.

Heather passed away on Aug. 5 at the age of 40, leaving behind husband Jared Humphreys, 42, and their daughter, Ella, 11.

Ella Humphreys has had her own battles. Born with a rare bone growth disorder, her leg had to be

amputated when she was just eight months old. She wears a prosthetic leg and has undergone a total of nine surgeries to attempt to correct the disorder and save her other leg.

To look at the sweet smile on her angelic face, one would never know the pain she has endured or the difficulties she has suffered.

This little girl has challenges most of us will never know, but she also has strength and courage we can all aspire to have. Ella inspired the Carbon County community, as we watched her bravely present her swine at the Carbon County Fair Buyer’s Luncheon on Aug. 6.

In Carbon County fashion, the community rallied to her side and shouted out verbal hugs in the form of cheers and shared heartfelt support in the form of bids.

Planned before the event, Steve Fritz, Brad Bartlett and

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by Katie Hones, Kevin Ward and Joe Glode made multiple bids on Ella’s pig, donating it back each time.

In all, the pig in stall F6 was sold six times, to total over $21,000. Ella’s father Jared Humphreys tearfully watched from the sidelines as his daughter inspired the Carbon County community to do what we do.

When Carbon County has a loss, it hurts all of us.

When Carbon County has a loss, we step up to help.

To help and contribute to Ella and Jared, send donations to RNB State Bank, PO Box 100, Rawlins, WY 82301 This article was written by and is courtesy of Kellie Nicholson of Rawlins.

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Dr. S.V. Krishna Jagadish, a professor of crop ecophysiology at Kansas State University (KSU), joined the Agriculture Today podcast with host Eric Atkinson on July 29 to identify the impact of high nighttime temperature readings on crop productivity.

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Temperature impact Research started when Jagadish was studying in the Philippines, before he started working for KSU. There, he worked with rice and noticed during periods of high nighttime temperatures, a chalklike texture resulted in the grain. At KSU, Jagadish stud-

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Cattlemen lead the industry at NCBA meeting in Nashville The Cattle Industry Convention and National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) Trade Show was Aug. 10-12 in Nashville, Tenn. The theme this year – Tune in to Tennessee – was fully embraced at the three-day event.

NCBA Vice President of Government Affairs Ethan Lane joined the Beltway Beef podcast to give an overview of what the 2021 convention offered cattlemen.

“What a fantastic opportunity to finally get together as an industry after all of these months of COVID-19 and uncertainty,” Lane begins. “This is the opportunity for producers representing affiliates from California to New York to come with their best and brightest ideas and debate them with their peers in the industry.”

With discussion from the convention, NCBA leaders in Washington, D.C.

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Committee meetings The overall purpose of the Cattle Industry Convention and Trade Show is to bring cattle producers and policy leaders together to fight for and improve the U.S. cattle industry. The convention participants were busy with three days of meetings and discussion.

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Lane shares some of the hot topics at this year’s event included the cattle markets, regulations and concepts from the Biden administration, climate change and celebrating the good work within the industry. Ideally, after convention, policymakers will be able to advocate for the cattle industry and benefit cattle producers across the country.

To organize discussion, several committees held meetings in Nashville.

“We have the Live Market Committee, which was a hot ticket this year given all of the conversations we have been having in this space,” says Lane, giving insight to each of the committees.

He continues, “Environmental Management and Property Rights Committee is another very important committee that talks through environmental issues, water issues, species management issues and climate issues that are so top of mind for our producers.”

To shine light on the cattlemen in the West, Lane shares, “Federal Lands is always a hotly attended committee, which talks through all of those federal grazing issues across the West.”

Other cattle industry convention committees include the International Trade Committee, which focuses on building up the beef products overseas. The Tax and Credit Committee discuss debt and paying the bills, while the Ag and Food Policy Committee covers food safety and conservation.

“The Cattle Health and Well-being Committee never has a shortage of issues in their space either,” Lane says, sharing another popular committee.

“Whether it is tracability or

“This is the opportunity for producers representing affiliates from California to New York to come with their best and brightest ideas and debate them with their peers in the industry.” – Ethan Lane, National Cattleman’s Beef Association use of antibiotics, there are tons of issues in this space that are critical for producers.”

Each of these committees work together to move the beef industry in the right direction with discussion between policy leaders from Washington, D.C. and cattle producers from across the country.

Lane shares his thoughts behind the NCBA’s committees, saying, “There is some very robust policy with producers who are really committed to these issues and are out in the weeds as to how we move this industry forward.”

In the policy work discussed in Tennessee, regional cattlemen can work together to improve their area. Similarly, differences between sectors within the supply chain can be discussed to create progress.

Lane says this is the beauty of NCBA’s national convention.

Grassroot process While cattle industry leaders were excited to get to Tennessee, there were months of preparation done by cattlemen from coast to coast. NCBA’s grassroots mission stirred up discussion from local producers to advocate on the national level.

“Over the last few months, we have been extremely blessed to be backout on the road at state conventions and talking to producers in their back yard, addressing their concerns but also watching the policy process play out across the country,” shares Lane.

Policy discussed at the national convention started at county and state meetings.

“County cattlemen’s associations debate policy that is important in their backyard, then they bring it to their state meetings,” says Lane, explaining the grassroots process. “They pass something there and intend to bring it to NCBA, where we see it materialize in our policies at the national convention and other states from around the country can put their input into the process.”

The glory of convention is bringing cattlemen from across the U.S. together on different policy.

Lane mentions the end of the cattlemen’s direct contribution, saying “Then, the new ideas get fully vetted through the policy process and truly gives us a snapshot of where the whole industry is on the issue.”

Next, NCBA leaders continue the cattlemen’s hard work at the capital.

“When we take it to Washington, D.C. and march to Capitol Hill with it, we know we have a policy that really has the blessing of the association and its members nationwide.”

Ultimately, policy coming out of this year’s convention will incorporate viewpoints from cattlemen across the country as well as policymakers from Washington, D.C. Savannah Peterson is an intern for the Wyoming Livestock Roundup. Send comments on this article to roundup@wylr.net.

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ASF continued from page 1 to either group of hogs could threaten the entire U.S. swine industry.

Recent outbreak The most recent scare of ASF infected the Dominican Republic – the first time the disease has entered the Western Hemisphere in years.

Mentioning ASF was first introduced into the Dominican Republic in the 70’s, Jones shares, “We believe in this case, the disease came through passenger luggage, maybe passengers smuggling pork or sausage from an ASF-infected country.”

Jones believes feeding ASF-infected pork to hogs in the Dominican Republic started the outbreak of the disease in the small island country.

“In early July, we actually started to see farmers reporting what they thought initially was pneumonia. They had some mortality, coughing, red patches on the skin and purple tips to the ears and back legs,” explains Jones.

In hindsight, these were all symptoms of ASF. However, at the time, swine producers in the Dominican Republic began calling in U.S. veterinarians and collecting lab samples.

“There were two pigs from two different provinces in the initial round that were confirmed with ASF,” says Jones. “Once they recognized this and the coun-

try realized they were positive for the disease, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) started to assist with some pretty intensive surveillance.”

With the Dominican Republic so close to the United States, it will be harder than ever to keep ASF out of the U.S. So far, Jones shares, 11 of the 32 provinces of the Dominican Republic have ASF-infected farms.

Astonished with the amount of cases in the Dominican Republic, Jones explains, “One of the most concerning parts of the whole story is how did it get there and how did it spread so quickly without being detected?”

Signs and symptoms With the recent outbreak so close to home, both Jones and Gebhardt stress the importance of understanding the disease. While there have been no reported cases of ASF in the U.S., it is essential to keep an eye out for symptoms of this devastating virus.

“Some of these very important clinical signs include high fever, reduced appetite and activity or weakness of pigs,” Gebhardt shares. “One thing producers need to keep an eye out for is red, blotchy skin or specific skin lesions.”

Other symptoms of ASF Gebhardt shares include diarrhea, vomiting, cough-

ing or difficulty breathing.

If producers notice any of these symptoms within their herd, it is essential to contact a veterinarian.

Gebhardt continues, “A number of other diseases can cause these symptoms.

However, under a veterinarian’s guidance, a course of action as to what the best approach would be moving forward can be recommended.”

Future implications ASF is nothing new to the swine industry. In fact, scientists have been researching the disease for decades.

Gebhardt says, “It has been a very difficult nut to crack in the sense that we have made some progress, but due to unknown factors, it has been very challenging to develop a safe vaccine for ASF.” Currently, there is no commercially available vaccines for ASF, however Gebhardt says there are several possible vaccines in various stages of development.

Until a vaccine is ready, Gebhardt shares, “The best approach to control this devastating disease today is to continue excluding the disease from our swine populations with biosecurity practices.”

In the event a region does become infected with ASF, there has been a protocol set in place to hopefully mitigate its impact.

“One of the primary control strategies is to depopulate the affected

swine because there are not any good alternatives to control the spread of this virus,” explains Gebhardt.

Additionally, if U.S. swine contract ASF, the industry will not be the only entity to feel the effects.

“If a region or a county is infected with this virus, it impacts their ability to export pork products to other parts of the globe. It also has widespread impli-

cations on other agriculture commodity markets,” Gebhardt says.

By following strict protocol, continuing research and understanding the disease, ASF will stay out of the U.S. However, the threat continues to move closer to home.

Focusing on how the recent outbreak in the Dominican Republic and its potential affects on the

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U.S., Jones concludes, “Our current hope in the United States is since the Dominican Republic is close to home, we pick up some additional biosecurity and use this as a reminder so we can continue to prevent ASF from coming on to our soil.”

Savannah Peterson is an intern for the Wyoming Livestock Roundup. Send comments on this article to roundup@wylr.net.

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2021 Oregon Trail Classic - Rep Sales 67,000 + Head Sold (only no saled 2 lots) We would like to thank Buyers, Sellers and Staff for a Successful Sale OREGON TRAIL CLASSIC - 2021 - SALE RESULTS Lot

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8166

Roberts Ranch

294

Fall Bred Cows

1250

$ 1,760.00

8267

Iberlin Ranch

200

Heifer Calves

450

$

8229

Neil & JC Forgey

120

Heifer Calves

470

$

190.00

8221

Hornbuckle Ranch Inc

100

Heifer Calves

480

$

173.50

8331

Levi & Sara Kosmicki

100

Heifer Calves

550

$

161.50

8367

DeGering Livestock

73

Heifer Calves

625

$

168.50

8190

Elden, Tena, Jason & Shannon Baldwin

80

Heifer Calves

640

$

163.00

8193

Brad & Shirley Churchill

83

Heifer Calves

650

$

159.00

8387

Lerwick Brothers

175

Heifer Calves

700

$

166.00

8069

Bruce & Barb Kilmer

150

Open Yearling Heifers860

$

154.00

8393

Bootheel 7 Livestock

66

PTO Yearling Heifers 835

$

150.50

8133

Stoddard Ranches

120

PTO Yearling Heifers 960

$

145.00

8023

Larry & Bob Anderson

150

Spayed Yearling Heife700

$

163.50

8021

Forshee Land & Livestock

68

Spayed Yearling Heife750

$

156.00

8035

H & T Ranch Co

330

Spayed Yearling Heife800

$

154.50

8048

Dunmire Ranch

125

Spayed Yearling Heife825

$

156.50

8056

Seth & Jalea Brockman

245

Spayed Yearling Heife840

$

155.00

8050

Grindstone Cattle Co-Maggie Miller

235

Spayed Yearling Heife860

$

152.00

8093

Keith & Dee Zimmerman

120

Spayed Yearling Heife880

$

153.50

8076

Shipley Livestock

450

Spayed Yearling Heife910

$

153.00

8144

Schnurr Ranch & Ed Oldaker

170

Spayed Yearling Heife955

$

144.50

8115

Randall & Emily Haefele

61

Spayed Yearling Heife960

$

145.00

8176

Frontier Cattle Co (Brock & Leif Hanson)

120

Steer Calves

410

$

218.00

8257

Telck Cattle Co

110

Steer Calves

450

$

216.50

8260

Troublesome Valley

110

Steer Calves

460

$

208.50

8218

Heil Hat Creek Ranch

205

Steer Calves

475

$

207.00

8215

Mark Rosenbaum (Rosenbaum Livestock)

100

Steer Calves

480

$

215.00

8174

Larry & Ruth Cundall

115

Steer Calves

485

$

208.00

8278

Linda Edwards

100

Steer Calves

495

$

205.00

8294

John & Sharon Harvat

105

Steer Calves

525

$

195.50

8281

Carnahan Cattle Co

220

Steer Calves

530

$

190.00

8178

Doug & Suzie Carr

190

Steer Calves

545

$

190.50

8310

Todd Williamson & Tyler Mutchler

97

Steer Calves

565

$

187.00

8375

Gray Ranch

200

Steer Calves

575

$

177.50

8307

Brian & Tracianne Zerbe

90

Steer Calves

580

$

181.00

8330

Levi & Sara Kosmicki

90

Steer Calves

590

$

180.50

8186

Mark & Philip Rossi

90

Steer Calves

600

$

181.00

8185

Jeff & Trent Boner

90

Steer Calves

610

$

187.00

8340

J & D Cattle Co. LLC & Jordan & Jessie Reed

180

Steer Calves

630

$

178.00

8373

Diamond Land & Livestock

80

Steer Calves

635

$

170.50

8338

Cheryl Lund

88

Steer Calves

650

$

181.00

8366

DeGering Livestock

77

Steer Calves

660

$

180.00

8342

Child Ranch

175

Steer Calves

680

$

172.50

8192

Brad & Shirley Churchill

83

Steer Calves

700

$

175.00

8187

Elden, Tena, Jason & Shannon Baldwin

69

Steer Calves

720

$

173.50

8172

X H Land & Cattle Co. LLC

125

Weaned Heifer Clvs 415

$

195.00

8201

Jennifer Scheer

90

Weaned Heifer Clvs 575

$

164.00

8196

Diamond Tail Ranch

180

Weaned Heifer Clvs 600

$

168.00

8197

Thompson Ranch

260

Weaned Steer Clvs

425

$

212.00

8171

X H Land & Cattle Co. LLC

200

Weaned Steer Clvs

490

$

199.00

8204

Cattlecorp (Richard Leavitt)

220

Weaned Steer Clvs

500

$

211.00

8199

Kelly & Amy Artery

100

Weaned Steer Clvs

530

$

208.00

8198

Miles Land & Livestock

350

Weaned Steer Clvs

550

$

190.00

8205

Harding Ranch

260

Weaned Steer Clvs

600

$

184.50

8200

Jennifer Scheer

90

Weaned Steer Clvs

610

$

185.00

8195

Diamond Tail Ranch

255

Weaned Steer Clvs

630

$

181.00

8211

Hibbard Creek Angus Inc

80

Weaned Steer Clvs

675

$

169.50

8208

Wanda Toombs & Doug Dunlap

85

Weaned Steer Clvs

725

$

171.00

8210

Hibbard Creek Angus Inc

160

Weaned Steer Clvs

750

$

167.00

8082

Jud Skavdahl Family

360

Yearling Heifers

885

$

150.00

8001

Ferris Mountain Ranch Inc

80

Yearling Steers

685

$

174.00

8022

Ryker & Carrie Hyche

150

Yearling Steers

750

$

170.50

8039

Cade & Jenny Carter

385

Yearling Steers

800

$

165.50

8012

Finney Ranch Co.

210

Yearling Steers

840

$

163.00

8025

Hanson Livestock

440

Yearling Steers

855

$

161.00

8047

Dunmire Ranch

625

Yearling Steers

875

$

164.00

8112

Jim Morrison

170

Yearling Steers

890

$

161.50

8074

Tyson & Lisa Brown

315

Yearling Steers

925

$

159.00

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8060

George Jenkins

118

Yearling Steers

930

$

160.00

8087

Luke & Duane Kovarik

600

Yearling Steers

950

$

160.50

8125

Farthing Ranch Company

326

Yearling Steers

965

$

160.00

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David Laucomer

625

Yearling Steers

970

$

155.00

8131

Bugas Ranch

450

Yearling Steers

985

$

156.00

8154

Cook Cattle Co

635

Yearling Steers

990

$

156.00

8151

Shane Ranch

278

Yearling Steers

1000

$

152.00

8149

Heiting Cattle

328

Yearling Steers

1030

$

155.50

8160

DeGering Livestock

53

Yearling Steers

1070

$

151.00

8161

DeGering Livestock

52

Yearling Steers

1100

$

148.50

ALB seeks funding applications The American Lamb Board’s (ALB) end of Fiscal Year 2021 is approaching Sept.

30, however there is still time to submit an application through the Promotional Funding Program.

This year, ALB has already supported the following programs: Montana Wool Growers Range Days Lamb Lunch, Johnson County Fair Lamb Feed, Meeker SheepDog Championship 2021 Jammin Lamb Festival, the Original S.D. BBQ Championships, 35th Southern Illinois Sheep and Craft Festival, North East Youth Sheep Show, Missouri State Fair Consumer Showcase Cooking Demo, Wisconsin State Fair Baa Booth and the Trailing of the Sheep Festival.

ALB has combined its two-industry

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funding/support programs, the Local Lamb Promotional Funds Program and the Supplier Cooperative Funds Program. The new program, the Promotional Partnership Program, is designed to create more flexibility for industry partners. Applications can be made year-round, so there is no longer a deadline. This allows the industry to apply as opportunities arise.

There are four categories of funding/ support available, which include cash sponsorships for events or educational conferences, donation requests for promotion materials, donation requests for lamb products and branded promotional partnerships.

To request an application, contact rae@ americanlamb.com.

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Cultivating growth

By Miranda Reiman Humans have a builtin desire to grow. But it’s not something that just happens. We must have a curiosity about us – a will and work ethic for the growing.

As we’re running on empty, sometimes there just isn’t enough energy and attention left to consider swelling new buds. If

you’re in a hard season, it’s hard to feel the excitement in those new beginnings.

To regain perspective, I just need a little time digging in the dirt with my kids to see what they see.

To them, a freshly tilled garden is a blank canvas.

They see possibilities and potential, often with har-

vest goals in mind.

They are all-in and committed to the task and joy of growing.

Many moms report their grocery bill gets bigger the more kids they have along for shopping. I am fairly experienced in saying “no” and “not today,” but get me in a greenhouse with my littles and I’m a sucker for their sweet requests.

“Can we get it?” my daughter asks as she picks out a new variety or a plant I’ve never heard of, and after a quick read of the tag I just have to have it, too.

Sure, we may not need a pineapple sage, but it did

sound interesting.

We’ve recently hatched baby chicks, planted seeds and transplanted perennials – anything to keep cultivating a culture of growth.

Do you remember the very first time you raised something? Maybe it was a tomato plant that bore fruit under your watchful care, or a bottle calf that called for you each time you mixed the milk replacer.

What about the first time you sent your own set of calves to market on the truck, the ones that carried your brand, the product of your labor more than that

of anyone else?

There’s just something about that feeling of satisfaction, a job well done.

That’s hard to match.

Even though many probably don’t spend much time thinking about it, agriculture is one of those callings that requires an innate ability to nurture. Your career is literally built on growing things, and it’s not something you sit around and romanticize over. You just do it. You plant, breed, keep alive, help along and make flourish.

But it’s not just a need that cattle and crops have – it’s in you, too, beyond the biology. What are you caring for, helping along, making flourish in your own skill set? In your business?

Sometimes growth requires a leap of faith or a major change. It could mean adding an enterprise or letting one go that’s getting in the way of everything else. It could mean hiring an employee or taking on something you used to hire out. Other times it’s

a subtle decision, as simple as going to a seminar, making a phone call or researching some helpful technology.

Building lives and business can be hard and scary or light and easy, but in my experience it’s always worthwhile.

I don’t remember the year my favorite flower changed from a phlox to a daisy, but I’ve transplanted both to every garden I’ve had since leaving home.

Every summer they bloom here as a fragrant reminder the need to grow is both instinct and inherited legacy. Great-grandma Lucy grew a love of the land in my Grandma Phyllis, who did that for my mom, who did that for me.

But, I don’t think I’m unique. We humans possess an intrinsic desire to grow and the growing season is upon us.

Miranda Reiman is the director of producer communications for Certified Angus Beef and can be reached at mreiman@certifiedangusbeef.com.

NCBA awards BQA winners The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA), a contractor to the Beef Checkoff, has announced the winners of its 2021 Beef Quality Assurance (BQA) Awards, sponsored by Cargill.

The National BQA Awards annually recognize outstanding beef and dairy producers, marketers and educators. Winners not only demonstrate high-quality animal care and handling principles as part of their day-to-day operations, but express a strong desire to continually improve their operations through BQA. The BQA award winners include Deseret Cattle and Citrus in St. Cloud, Fla., BQA Cow/Calf Award; Willow Behrer Farms in Spruce Creek, Penn., FARM Dairy Award; Imperial Valley Feeders in California’s Imperial Valley, BQA Feedyard Award; and Dr. Steve Boyles of Ohio State University, BQA Educator Award.

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EXTENSION EDUCATION

By Chance Marshall, UW Extension Agriculture, Horticulture and Livestock Systems Educator

The value of PAP testing cattle in Wyoming It’s common for cattle producers in many parts of the state to run cattle on a highelevation grazing allotment during the summer months.

The feed quality on these allotments can be fantastic, but there are definitely some challenges to come along with it.

When determining what types of cattle are best suited for the environment in Wyoming, beef producers like to discuss breeds, cow size, fertility, efficiency and hardiness.

However, another characteristic is a significant part of discussion in many parts of Wyoming – pulmonary arterial pressure (PAP) scores.

PAP testing gives high-altitude beef producers a prediction of how well suited their cattle’s heart and respiratory systems are for Wyoming’s high places.

High-elevation disease A PAP test measures the blood pressure in the pulmonary artery and estimates the force required to push blood into the lungs at high altitude.

In Wyoming, it’s not uncom-

mon for cattle to graze summer pastures up to 9,000 feet or more, where there is less oxygen in the air.

Cattle grazing at increased elevations – above 6,000 feet – whom are not equipped to deal with lower oxygen levels, are at risk of brisket disease, increased morbidity and decreased overall performance.

When oxygen is too low for certain cattle, it causes arterial walls to thicken and decrease in diameter, making it difficult for the heart to pump blood into the lungs.

This extra effort eventually causes the right ventricle of the heart to enlarge and lose its ability to contract.

As blood pressure builds, the valves in the heart begin to fail and leak. Fluid then congregates in the lower portions of the animal, which are most commonly the neck and brisket area – hence the name brisket disease. Fluid will likely continue to build and eventually spread to their jaws and belly.

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The most effective treatment for cattle exhibiting symptoms of brisket disease is to immediately move affected cattle to lower elevations, treat them in a hyperbolic chamber to increase oxygen levels and administer diuretics and antibiotics. However, once visual signs are noticed, it’s often too late.

Cattle are commonly found dead with no visual symptoms. Even if cattle survive or are only moderately affected, economic losses can be expected due to poor performance.

Reproductive considerations Using sires with desirable PAP test results can be helpful in decreasing losses to brisket disease, as these traits have been determined moderate to highly heritable, with heritability at 40 percent or greater.

The measurement is taken by inserting a large needle with a catheter into the jugular vein. The catheter is then fed into the right ventricle of the

heart, through a valve and into the pulmonary artery. A pressure transducer then mea-

sures the systolic and diastolic pressure in millimeters of Mercury (mmHg).

The mean of the two measurements is the PAP score.

PAP scores generally range between 30 and 80 mmHg. The lower the score, the lower the risk for complications due to high elevation.

A score below 41 mmHg is generally considered acceptable, whereas, scores ranging from 41 to 49 mmHg are considered a moderate risk, especially if younger than 16 months of age. Any animal, including their offspring, with scores greater than 49 mmHg must always be considered as high-risk for brisket disease.

PAP testing Researchers at the University of Wyoming have worked on developing tools to locate a “brisket disease gene.” However, a PAP test is still the best tool available to cattle producers to help predict high-altitude performance.

A reliable PAP test result is dependent on various factors. These factors include a three-to-six week acclima-

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tion period to the elevation at which cattle are tested, the age at which cattle should be tested – it is recommended cattle be mature when tested and at least one year of age and preferably at 16 months – and tests should be done in temperatures above freezing, as extreme cold temperatures have been shown to increase PAP scores by 25 to 55 percent.

Additionally, cattle with concurrent illnesses or with excessive body condition scores may result in elevated PAP scores. Lastly, access to experienced technicians is critical in obtaining dependable results.

Utilizing research Even with a reliable test, it is important for cattle breeders to consider the circumstances of where the PAP test took place. Often, guidelines for results are available and should be taken into account and compared to the environment in which the cattle will actually live in.

PAP scores only predict survivability at the tested ele-

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Twenty-mile Creek goes through the ranch. The creek is a good source for livestock watering.

There are also springs, an artesian well, reservoirs, solar pumps and an extensive pipeline. The area is known for trophy mule deer and antelope. There is a very broad spectrum of other wildlife. Bobcats have been photographed on the ranch. Mountain lions have been seen. There is a very functional set of corrals and barns at the headquarters. There are windbreaks with calving sheds. There is an excellent secondary set of shipping corrals in an easily accessable area just off the county road. There are lots of towering cottonwood trees at the improvements to help with protection. There are two tenant homes that have been used for help and hunters.

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vation. For example, a PAP test done in Colorado at 5,600 feet will not necessarily predict how an animal will perform on a summer forest allotment at 8,000 feet in Wyoming.

However, some research has suggested that for every 1,000 feet increase in elevation, a one to 1.5 mmHg increase in PAP score can be expected. More research is needed to truly understand how elevation changes impact PAP scores.

Using sires with low PAP scores is currently still the best tool available to improve success for cattle grazing highaltitude areas in Wyoming.

However, it is critical for beef producers to understand where and when those test results were obtained in order to avoid losses.

Chance Marshall is a University of Wyoming Extension Agriculture, Horticulture and Livestock Systems Educator based in Fremont County.

He can be reached at cmarsha1@uwyo.edu or 307-3321018.

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BEEF continued from page 1 beef’s ongoing popularity in the competitive protein marketplace.”

Successful campaigns The Beef Checkoff launched two award-winning advertising campaigns, including “Beef: Real Food for Real People” and “Beef. It’s What’s for Dinner.”

These popular adver-

tisements, launched in 1987 and 1992 respectively, have been imperative in successfully inspiring people to purchase and enjoy beef.

However, nothing epitomizes the Beef Checkoff more than the iconic “Beef. It’s What’s for Dinner.” branding. The advertisement started in

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1992 and was frequently run as a television advertisement, featuring many well-known actors. At the time, television advertising was an effective choice and a logical approach, impacting consumers.

As times have changed, the Beef Checkoff has worked twice as hard to target consumers on multiple media platforms and found many advertising opportunities.

It all started with research that has delivered information to the checkoff about purchasing choices, cost effectiveness and protein preferences.

The “United We Steak” grilling campaign under “Beef. It’s What’s For Dinner.” promised to be the most extensive and longest-running beef campaign to date in 2020.

According to the checkoff, COVID-19 opened the door for this particular campaign, as it was the perfect time return to the television to promote beef because of low advertising prices. The Beef Checkoff advertised for the holiday season and they are currently showcasing beef as the summer grilling choice on the Food Network.

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Influencing the future In 1990, checkofffunded research and product development introduced a new, low-fat ground beef. In 1991, McDonald’s rolled out the McLean Deluxe burger using the reduced fat ground beef. Even though this rolled out in the early 90s, today consumers are still influenced to purchase low-fat ground beef.

This was just the beginning of research funded by the checkoff.

More than 30 years later, the impact of various projects from the checkoff influences both the producer and consumer.

According to the Beef Checkoff, “The big four research studies improved beef’s safe shelf life by reducing carcass bacteria and improving carcass quality through a national genetic evaluation program.”

The amount of cattle slaughtered by the four firms – Cargill, Tyson Foods, JBS SA and National Beef Packing Co. – rose from 25 percent in 1977 to 71 percent in 1992, according to U.S. Department of Agriculture data.

In 2016, the Beef Checkoff commissioned market research for a comprehensive study on how the millennial generation defines quality and what they are looking for in beef when dining out, indicating attributes such as taste and tenderness are their indicators of quality.

This new research has been influential is making meaningful connections with these consumers. The checkoff has worked to share positive and sciencebased stories concerning all things beef.

In 2019, the checkoff introduced science-based beef production courses to middle and high school classrooms across the United States. The curriculum contains information on how beef is produced from the field to the fork, how cattle farmers and ranchers are implementing sustainable practices and how the beef industry utilizes science standards to produce high-quality beef.

Carcass merit The Beef Checkoff has studied carcass merit for almost 20 years, looking to add value to portions of the carcass, such as the chuck and round. These two primal areas were previously seen as “underutilized and undervalued,” according to the checkoff.

In 2004, the checkoff identified the flat iron steak and petite tender both outsell the T-bone and porterhouse in most food service situations. This could be because both cuts are just as palatable and tender as more expensive steaks, but much more affordable, because they come from the chuck.

The checkoff noted 2008 was a great year for the chuck. They introduced five new cuts from the chuck – Delmonico steak, Denver cut, America’s beef roast, boneless country-style beef chuck ribs and the Sierra cut.

The release of the five new cuts gave the checkoff five more ways to advertise and add value to the chuck.

Information in this article was sourced from beefboard.org.

Cameron Magee is an intern for the Wyoming Livestock Roundup. Send comments on this article to roundup@wylr.net.

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IRRIGATION CONVERSION EXAMPLE DECISION

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UW medical students will survey Wyoming at-risk, underrepresented in public health University of Wyoming (UW) medical students will travel Wyoming in August to interview those who are at-risk and underrepresented in public health to create situation-unique solutions to increase health care access across the state.

The interviews are the first phase of a three-part, $20,000 grant, Unlocking Community Health Access Together (UCHAT), one of five projects selected as part of the grand challenges initiative created by UW. The program aims to benefit UW and the state.

UCHAT Project overview “The UCHAT Project seeks to bring all Wyomingites together to discuss challenges and opportunities in health access and ultimately select targeted health improvement strategies for our diverse communities,” said Anders Van Sandt, UW Extension regional community

development specialist and member of the research team.

Information gathered will be used to focus virtual roundtable discussions, the second and most important phase, said Van Sandt.

The at-risk and underrepresented groups have already been identified through previous Wyoming Department of Health (WDH) projects.

“We’re not expecting to get all the answers from these initial interviews,” said Van Sandt, an assistant professor in the Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics in the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources.

“This is to identify those barriers and the opportunities to engage with these groups so we can get them to participate in the next phase of the project.”

Students are from the WWAMI (Washington,

Wyoming, Alaska, Montana and Idaho) medical education program and health sciences.

The information will bring those at-risk and underrepresented to the forefront.

Community impact Anders said blanket policies that apply to everyone do not make sense.

“We want something a little more nuanced because we have some urban areas and some very rural areas in Wyoming and everywhere in between,” he said. “This is really the meat of the project – the second phase – identifying these strategies and building some sort of common ground around these strategies.”

Potential strategies created from the information gathering will be presented.

“They can voice their opinions, rank the pro-

posed strategies and talk about why they rank them as such. And they can hear from other people,” said Anders. “Then we’ll present them with the tradeoffs of each strategy, and they can go through the process again.”

“The idea is through the deliberative process, you learn something about your neighbor,” said Van Sandt.

“And even if you don’t agree with the strategy, in the end, you will see how that strategy was selected.

You see the process and why some people believe their process is better.”

The information will be used to create tools and ways to collaboratively assist communities in achieving their unique goals, which is the grant’s third phase, said Van Sandt.

Project collaborators besides WWAMI and the WDH include Juliet Daniels, UW Extension com-

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USFS continued from page 1 wildfires in California over the last decade,” Vilsack continued. “His proven track record of supporting and developing employees and putting communities at the center of the Forest Service’s work positions him well to lead the agency into the future at this critical time in our country.”

Fire management policy In an Aug. 2 letter to USFS personnel on the ground, Moore said because there is a “national crisis,” the USFS will not “manage fires for resource benefit.” According to Wildfire Today, several factors have led to the crisis, including: Competition for firefighting resources, a large number of incidents, firefighter numbers reduced by COVID-19 infections and fire behavior enhanced by drought.

The temporary shift in wildfire policy, Moore explained is due to “over 70 large fires burning across the nation and 22,000 personnel responding, which are both nearly three times more than the 10-year average for the month of July.”

He continued, “Severe drought is affecting over 70 percent of the West, and the potential for significant fire activity is predicted to be above normal into October. Our firefighters are fatigued, especially after more than a year of almost constant deployments, beginning with helping Australia in January 2020 and continuing through a difficult 2020

fire year, then supporting the vaccination effort in early 2021.”

“The current situation demands we commit our fire resources only in instances where they have a high probability of success and they can operate safely and effectively,” Moore concluded.

“We will rely on the tested principles of risk management in determining our strategies and tactics.”

Fire update Across the nation, the National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC) reported 105 large wildfires with active fires totaling 2,438,183 acres.

Montana, with four new fires, has a total of 25 large fires with 252,378 acres burned as of Aug. 12. The NIFC reports Idaho has a total of 21 fire, with 252,278 acres actively burning.

In Wyoming, four large fires are currently burning. The Crater Ridge Fire northeast of Lovell has reached 30 percent containment and 2,033 acres burned. The Jenkins Fire 13 miles west of Urie in Campbell County has burned 400 acres and is 90 percent contained.

The Morgan Creek Fire and the Muddy Slide Fire in the Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest have burned 7,505 and 4,093 acres with containment at 24 percent and 70 percent, respectively.

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

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WWGA continued from page 1 production year. Boner shared there were two major positive aspects brought to the lamb industry following the COVID-19 pandemic – experimental cooking and stimulus support.

“The lamb market is on fire, and there were a few positive things brought to the lamb industry by COVID-19,” said Boner.

“The demand of lamb increased, especially as people decided they were going to learn how to cook at home again, and lamb was a big benefactor of people not being able to eat out and doing a lot of experimental cooking at home.”

He added, “The other good thing that helped us get through the pandemic, following the lamb crash at the busiest season for the lamb market around Easter, was ASI and partners in state organizations went to work with the U.S. Department of Agriculture and were able to get Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP) payments.”

Boner noted around $160 million in CFAP payments were distributed to producers working in the sheep industry, and he believes this helped most operators to sustain the rough year.

Opportunities for improvement While Boner tips his hat to ASI and state foundation partners to help sheep producers through the pandemic, he said there is still

room for improvement and challenges to overcome.

“We are still struggling with mandatory price reporting, which is up for renewal at the end of September,” he said. “Currently, the only price reporting we have on slaughter-ready lambs is negotiated, and there is no comprehensive price.”

Boner continued, “Price reporting is a huge issue and centers around confidentiality, so we continue to talk with the Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) about how we can have great transparency in the lamb market. It’s a struggle, and I don’t know how much progress we are making, but we are continuing to work to make this better.”

Because of the lack of mandatory price reporting, Boner noted, there is no longer Livestock Risk Protection (LRP) for lamb, so the option to alleviate risk is gone due to the lack of lamb insurance. He shared, until the price reporting issue is solved, the risk protection program isn’t coming back.

The pandemic brought both opportunities and challenges for ASI and the sheep industry, out of which comes the Wool Quality Assurance Program, and the identification of improvement in two necessary areas for ASI: Increasing revenue and communication.

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“When COVID-19 hit, ALB found out there were more meals being prepared at home and food was recognized for the entertainment value, increasing kitchen cooking,” Camino said. “People found out they could cook a restaurant-quality meal at home.”

He continued, “This increase, as well as the strong desire for consumers to connect the food on their plates to the farmers

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and ranchers who produced the food, has picked up the lamb market. The sale of lamb has skyrocketed and the consumer demand for lamb has increased.”

ALB has met the consumer interest in learning how to cook lamb, as well as in learning how lamb is raised, Camino noted. ALB launched social media campaigns and hosted cooking classes to follow the increase of retail support and the amount of lamb sold in grocery stores.

The newest campaign is “Outdoor Cooking Adventures,” geared towards grilling, smoking and cooking lamb over a live fire.

In addition, ALB has partnered with the University of Michigan to evaluate

“The lamb market is on fire, and there were a few positive things brought to the lamb industry

by COVID-19.” – Brad Boner, American Sheep Industry the environmental footprint of the U.S. sheep industry, Camino shared.

“We are in the second year of a three-year study, and we are looking forward to sharing the positive impact of sheep on the environment,” he said.

“When this gets done, we will have proof the sheep industry is a nonpolluting industry.”

Boner and Camino’s presidential terms serving both the ASI and ALB will align within the next year,

and Boner shared, “We have the unique opportunity in Wyoming to affect some change.”

The pair appreciates input on how to further the results of ASI and ALB. Look for more on the Wool Quality Assurance Program in a future edition of the Wyoming Livestock Roundup.

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

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CALENDAR

Sept. 3-5 Sept. 4

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

EVENTS Aug. 4-14 Aug. 7-14 Aug. 13-15 Aug. 17-21 Aug. 18 Aug. 18 Aug. 19

Aug. 19 Aug. 20

Aug. 20-21 Aug. 20-22 Aug. 20-22 Aug. 23

Sept. 11

Laramie County Fair, Archer Complex, Cheyenne. For more information, visit laramiecountyfair.com or call 307-633-4670.

Lincoln County Fair, Lincoln County Fairgrounds, Afton. For more information, visit lincolncountyfair.info or call 307-887-1451.

Tom Horn Days Cowboy Rendezvous, Laramie River, Bosler. For more information, visit tomhorndays.com.

109th Wyoming State Fair, State Fairgrounds, Douglas. For more information, visit wystatefair.com.

Wyoming Agriculture Hall of Fame Award Ceremony and Picnic. 5 p.m., Riverside Park, Douglas. For more information, call the Wyoming Livestock Roundup at 307-234-2700.

Upper Green River Basin Sage Grouse Working Group Meeting, 9 a.m., virtual. Contact mpurcell@sublettecd.com for more information.

Wyoming Pioneer Association Annual Meeting, 8:30 a.m., Ruthe James Williams Memorial Conference Center, Wyoming State Fairgrounds, Douglas. For more information, visit wyomingpioneerassociation.com or call 307351-6617.

Sublette Local Area Working Group Meeting, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Pinedale.

For more information, visit sites.google.com/view/wywildlifemigrationadvisorygrp/sublette-local-area-working-group.

2021 Wyoming Heart of Agriculture and University of Wyoming Excellence in Agriculture Symposium, 12 p.m.-3 p.m., Ruthe James Williams Memorial Conference Center, Wyoming Pioneer Museum, Douglas. For more information, call Scott Cotton at 307-235-9400. To register, visit eventbrite.com/e/2021-wyoming-heart-of-agriculture-uw-excellence-in-agriculture-symposium-tickets-149210397315.

2021 Coyote Days, Niobrara County Fairgrounds, Lusk. For more information, call 307-334-9930.

Wyoming Mustang Days, Wyoming State Fairgrounds, Douglas. For more information, visit wyomingmustangassn.com or blm.gov/whb.

14th Annual Old West Cowboy, Indian Antique and Gun, Collectable Trade Show, Hulett. For more information, call 307-467-4668 oor 605-892-5324.

Wyoming Game and Fish Department Chronic Wasting Disease Meeting, 6 p.m., Town Hall, Greybull.

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POSTCARD from the Past

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Wyoming’s First 4-H Beef Club This week’s Postcard is a repeat of a story which ran 11 years ago, yet timely as 4-H members are busy showing animals at county and state fairs throughout Wyoming. Enjoy!

The 4-H movement in Carbon County started 80 years ago at a ranch on Beaver Creek, east of Encampment, with the establishment of Wyoming’s first beef club.

According to the “History of 4-H Club Work in Wyoming – 1913-1964” by Burton W. Marston, “The first successful beef club in the state to carry on for more than one year was developed in the Encampment community. It exhibited and won honors at both the State Fair and Denver Stock Show.”

The club was formed in the Saratoga/Encampment Valley of south central Wyo-

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Powder River Quarter Horse Breeders Association 44th Annual Horse Sale, Futurity & Versatility Ranch Horse Show, Broadus, Mont., 406-4275420, prqhba.com Proffit Ranch 20th Annual Labor Day Horse Sale, Diamond X Ranch, Evanston, 307-723-5857, proffitranch.com Open Box Rafter Ranch 28th Annual Horse Sale, Rapid City, S.D., 605538-4450, rafterranch.com Rafter 7 Merinos Annual Ram and Ewe Sale, Eureka County Fairgrounds, Eureka, Nev., 775-221-3206, 843-693-2461, 775-237-6134, rafter7.com 93rd Annual Wyoming State Ram Sale, Wyoming State Fairgrounds, Douglas, 307-265-5250, 307-351-1422, wyowool.com Western Video Market, Haythorn Ranch, Ogallala, Neb., 530-347-3793, wvmcattle.com 8th Annual Montana Ewe Sale, Eastern Montana Fairgrounds, Miles City, Mont., 406-945-0404, mtsheep.org 96th Annual Montana Ram Sale, Eastern Montana Fairgrounds, Miles City, Mont., 406-210-2852, mtsheep.org Cattle Country Video Sandhills Roundup Sale, Cheyenne Frontier Days Event Center, Cheyenne, 888-322-8853, cattlecountryvideo.com Northern Livestock Video Auction Fall Premier, 866-616-5035, northernlivestockvideo.com 25th Anniversary Van Norman and Friends Production Sale, Elko County Fairgrounds, Elko, Nev., 775-756-6508, 775-934-7404, vannormansale.com

Lungren, Luke - Worland 1 Blk Cow, 1205# .....................$6650 2 BWF Cows, avg. 1393# .......$6400 1 Blk Cow, 1365# .....................$6150 2 Blk Cows, avg. 1240#...........$6000 3 Blk Cows, avg. 1215#...........$5700 1 XBred Cow, 1320#................$5650 Camp, Jason - Casper 1 Blk Cow, 1340# .....................$6650 Gillet, Gary - Powell 2 BWF Cows, avg. 1585# .......$6550 1 BWF Cow, 1330#..................$6100 Phillips, Blaine - Alcova 1 BWF Cow, 1345#..................$6450 Skalaksy, Alan - Powell 1 Sht Horn Cow, 1315# ...........$6450 1 Sht Horn Cow, 1245# ...........$6350 1 Red Cow, 1230# ...................$6100 C3 Land & Livestock LLC - Casper 1 BWF Cow, 1620#..................$6400 1 Blk Cow, 1195# .....................$6250 1 Blk Cow, 1230# .....................$6200 1 Blk Cow, 1370# .....................$6150 2 Blk Cows, avg. 1423#...........$6050 1 Blk Cow, 1410# .....................$5900 2 Rd/Blk Cows, avg. 1225# .....$5850 Redland, Spencer - Basin 2 Blk Cows, avg. 1185# ...........$6400 2 Blk Cows, avg. 1203#...........$6250 2 Blk Cows, avg. 1168# ...........$5700 Redland, Adam - Burlington 1 Blk Cow, 1360# .....................$6400 2 Blk Cows, avg. 1223#...........$6250 1 Hrfd Cow, 1335# ...................$5950 Wiechmann, Jason - Ten Sleep 2 Blk Cows, avg. 1210#...........$6350 Split Rock Land & Cattle - Worland 1 RWF Cow, 1685# .................$6300 1 RWF Cow, 1375# .................$5700 Redland, R. Rolly - Ten Sleep 1 Blk Cow, 1330# .....................$6250 Clark, Tom - Worland 1 Roan Cow, 1310# .................$6200 Baird, John - Thermopolis 1 Blk Cow, 1355# .....................$6200 1 Blk Cow, 1455# .....................$5850 1 Blk Cow, 1320# .....................$5450 Gillett Farms Inc. - Powell 1 Blk Cow, 1560# .....................$6150 Bell, Bill - Worland 1 Roan Cow, 1375# .................$6000

Danny Vigil Northern Livestock Represenative Tharp, Steven - Worland 1 Blk Cow, 1450# .....................$6000 Geis, Kaycee - Greybull 1 GelbX Cow, 1245#................$5950 1 GelbX Cow, 1295#................$5700 Park DBA M&D Livestock - Alcova 1 Hrfd Cow, 1215# ...................$5850 Mascaro, Leland - Ten Sleep 1 Blk Cow, 1230# .....................$5800 Arapahoe Ranch - Thermopolis 1 Blk Cow, 1220# .....................$5750 Apland, Rick - Worland 1 Blk Cow, 1505# .....................$5300 HEIFERS Slagowski, Steve - Farson 8 SimX Hfrs, avg. 744#..........$14150 Meeker, Westley - Greybull 1 Blk Hfr, 740# ........................$13850 Arapahoe Ranch - Thermopolis 5 RWF/BWF Hfrs, avg. 692# ...$13750 Diamond S Ranch LLC - Hyattville 4 Hrfd Hfrs, avg. 799#............$13500 4 Hfrd Hfrs, avg. 809#............$13500 PAIRS Aagard, Robin - Burlington 1 CharX Pairs ..................$1435/Hd. McColla, Vince - Byron 2 Blk Pairs........................$1300/Hd. Sabeth, Ken - Wadsworth 3 Blk Pairs........................$1235/Hd.

• Upcoming Sales • Aug. 21 – Saturday Horse Sale at 1 p.m.

Aug. 26 – Weigh-Up Special w/ All Class Cattle, Sheep & Goat Sept. 9 – All Class Cattle Start of Weekly Sales!

Sept. 16 – All Class Cattle, Sheep & Goat Sept. 18 – Saturday Horse Sale at 1 p.m.

Sept. 20 – Monday • Feeder Special Sept. 23 – All Class Cattle Sept. 30 – All Class Cattle

Members of the BEVO 4-H club in 1929 were, from left, Erma Platt, Ronald Wolfard, Rene Vyvey, Walter Flohr, R. E. Platt Jr., Henry Flohr Jr. and Adrian Wolfard, leader. Not pictured is John Vyvey, who was ill when the photograph was taken. The man in the sports jacket at the far right of photo is believed to be John J. McElroy, Carbon County Extension agent from 1927 to 1936. Photo donated to BEVO 4-H Club, Encampment by Penny (Walters) and Candy (Moulton) Vyvey. Historical reproduction courtesy of Dick Perue of Historical Reproductions by Perue, Saratoga.

ming in 1929 and called the Beaver-Encampment Valley Organization (BEVO).

The BEVO club is still active, exhibiting and winning honors at the Wyoming State Fair as well as the Denver Stock Show and many other national livestock exhibits.

Members of the club were Erma Platt (Logan), Ronald Wolfard, Rene Vyvey, Walter Flohr, R. E. Platt Jr., Henry Flohr, Jr. and John Vyvey. Leader was Adrian Wolfard.

Most of the members and the club’s leader went on to become ranchers in the Saratoga/Encampment valley. Others were in agriculture related businesses. Descendants of the first members are still active in the 4-H program as members and leaders.

Instrumental in the organization of the BEVO club was John J. McElroy. Marston noted in his publication, “John J. McElroy went into the county agent office in Carbon County in 1927 and continued there for almost nine years. He worked effectively with all groups in the county – farmers, stockmen, urban businessmen and youth.

He gave a large amount of attention to building up the county fair, largely as an opportunity for the 4-H clubs to feature their work.”

Live Auction Close after event SAT. AUG. 28, 2021 7 p.m.

Rio Blanco Fairgrounds, Meeker, CO VIEW CATALOG, REGISTER & BID ONLINE AT www.longhornvideoauctions.com Online bidding opens 10 a.m. on Fri. Aug. 27, 2021 All bidders must be approved adopters by Bureau of Land Management Go home with your own started mustang!!

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Propp Farm-Worland: 414± acres with 233± irrig. w gated pipe and ditch. Crop, alfalfa and riverbottom pasture.

About 1 mile of Big Horn River, small set of improvements. Very productive farm in a good area. $1,575,000 Ted Francis at 307347-2945 Moriarity Big Horn River Ranch-Thermopolis: 680± acre ranch with two homes, feedlot, and shop. Straddles Highway 20 North with 1.7 miles of Big Horn River frontage.

240± acres of irrigated land with Lucerne Irrigation District and Big Horn River direct flow rights. City water, natural gas, fiber and well with highway access. Currently leased as a winter base.

Great location. $2,000,000 Neff Pasture-Hiland: 15,000± acre grass pasture just 1 mile off Highway 20/26. 11,660± acres of deeded with 1,280 state, 780 BLM and 1280 private lease. Four separate cross fenced hard grass pastures are watered by 7 electric wells and 2 solar wells, along with reservoirs. Access roads across the ranch make the entire ranch easily accessible. Old homes with corrals and various outbuildings and corrals. There is power and fiber on site. Easily traversed, contiguous, deeded ranch allows for labor saving management practices. $3,500,000 The proximity of either of these farms in combination with the Neff Ranch would make an excellent year-around livestock operation. Call us for information on these, or any other Western Land Sales properties.

Office: 307-234-2211 Roy Ready Broker • 307-921-0170 Rees Ready Office Manager

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

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It’s the Pitts

by Lee Pitts

The Testes Test You aren’t going to believe this one.

One of the many benefits of being a syndicated columnist is I get to read many of the fine publications that carry my column. The Livestock Weekly out of San Angelo, Texas is a good example.

One of the columns I read religiously in that great paper is “The Computer And The Cowboy”

by C.A. Rodenberger, PhD. According to one of C.A.’s columns, “Scientists have developed a method to produce male pigs, goats and cattle that pass along desired genetic traits from a donor rather than their own genome in their offspring.”

This means scientists have figured out a way to use a scrub bull to breed cows because the bull is not passing along his traits, but those of the very best bull in the world. According to a study published

in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, “Scientists edited a fertility gene in the embryo of surrogate mice, then translated stem cells from a male donor into the surrogate’s testes” (OUCH!), “so offspring would carry only the donor’s genetic material, acting as surrogate fathers.”

We all know what this means, right? The worst bull imaginable, a light muscled, structurally incorrect mongrel of a crossbred bull, when mated to cows, could produce the very best calves in the world.

Someone could buy a Holstein x Corriente x Marchigiana bull out of the slaughter run at their local sale barn for $700, have this procedure performed on said bull and he would be passing along the genes of your choice of the finest multi-trait leading bull of any breed. I can’t even

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imagine the replacement heifer calves they’d get.”

At this point, I can’t say what effect this procedure will have on purebred producers. When I first started writing for livestock publications 48 years ago, it was generally thought in a few short years every commercial cowman in the country was going to be using artificial insemination. Didn’t happen.

This “testes test” may turn out to be just an interesting study for researchers and go no further. But, it certainly raises some interesting possibilities.

A rancher could raise their own bulls, for example, by just keeping back the tail end of their calf crop and not castrating some bull calves. After the operation, one of the bulls could breed his mother or sisters and there’d be no danger of genetic deformities as a result of inbreeding.

If one of the bulls gets snuffy and tries to kill someone, just perform a little Winchester-otomy on him. What do you care? It’s not like you spent $10,000 on the bull.

Can you imagine the shock and awe after a feeder calf buyer has purchased some calves and hung them on the rail, was blown away by the carcass data and came back to say, “I gotta see the bull battery.

This must be the best set of range bulls in the world!”

The buyer wouldn’t believe his eyes after he was shown the herd sire battery which consists of a pipe-gutted 900 pound #2 Okie, a 15-year-old lame Mexican stag and a Holstein Jersey cross with less meat on it than a Beyond Beef Burger.

Think of the identity crises a mature anorexic dwarf bull that wouldn’t make a decent box lunch for a mountain lion would have as he stood atop a hill overlooking all the wonderful calves he sired.

He’d probably say to himself, “ZOWEEEE! I did that?”

The article didn’t say

“The worst bull imaginable, a light muscled, structurally incorrect mongrel of a crossbred bull, when mated to cows, could produce the very best calves in the world.” – Lee Pitts how much the operation on bulls’ testes would cost or if it would have to be repeated every year. I am quite sure that if anyone asked their veterinarian today if they could perform the testes transformation on a bull’s testicles, they’d look at you like you belonged in the Loony Bin, the Funny Farm, the Mental Marriott or the Haha Hilton.

The more I think about

this interesting idea, the more I hope it doesn’t catch on. It would probably destroy most purebred producers because only a few very top bulls would be needed, and without purebred producers most of the livestock publications that carry my column would go broke without advertisements for their bull sales.

On second thought, forget I ever brought up the subject.

REDLAND TARGHEE AND SUFFOLKS Rancher Designed---Range Tested Targhee Rams Sired by RTS Vonkrosigk 67 and Nielson 801

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Bucks designed to produce females with: – Low Input – Easy Fleshing – Moderate Framed – Deep Bodied – Heavy Fleeces with Superior Udder Structure – High Twin Percentage & More Lambs Weaned

Terminal sires with outstanding performance traits: – More Muscle Mass – Bone – Longevity – Base, Width and GROWTH – Lambs produced and finished by us that consistently gained .8-1.2 lbs a day!

SELLING 28 YEARLING RANGE RAMS ANNUAL RAM SALE @ PAYS IN BILLINGS, MONTANA ON SEP 13TH • CHECK US OUT ON FACEBOOK! Redland Targhee and Suffolks

RIVERTON LIVESTOCK AUCTION Tuesday, August 10 Market Report • 252 Head Sold Representative Sales COWS DUBOIS 2 Cow, 1865# ....................................$73.50 LANDER 2 Cow, 1582# ....................................$73.00 2 Cow, 1442# ....................................$72.00 CODY 5 Cow, 1283# ....................................$71.00 SHOSHONI 10 Cow, 1537# ....................................$70.50 CODY 2 Cow, 1260# ....................................$70.00 THERMOPOLIS 3 Cow, 1171# ....................................$69.50 RIVERTON 2 Cow, 1277# ....................................$68.50 ARAPAHOE 2 Cow, 1445# ....................................$68.00 CODY 2 Cow, 1397# ....................................$68.00 7 Cow, 1132# ....................................$67.50 RIVERTON 3 Cow, 1301# ....................................$67.00 1 Cow, 1290# ....................................$66.00 CODY 2 Cow, 1210# ....................................$65.00 BULLS PAVILLION 1 Bull, 1810# .....................................$98.00 DANIEL 2 Bull, 1987# .....................................$96.50 BIG PINEY 1 Bull, 2240# .....................................$96.50 LANDER 1 Bull, 1990# .....................................$96.00 MEETEETSE 1 Bull, 1925# .....................................$94.50 LANDER 1 Bull, 1945# .....................................$93.50 RIVERTON 1 Bull, 1980# .....................................$93.00 THERMOPOLIS 2 Bull, 1932# .....................................$92.50 PINEDALE 1 Bull, 2120# .....................................$88.00 LANDER 1 Bull, 2050# .....................................$86.00 STEERS THERMOPOLIS 1 Steer, 600#...................................$150.50 1 Steer, 715#...................................$147.50

Early Consignments

1 Steer, 755#...................................$137.50 LANDER 6 Steer, 915#...................................$135.50 RIVERTON 1 Steer, 1075#.................................$122.00 1 Steer, 1230#.................................$122.00 1 Steer, 1245#................................. $117.00 LANDER 1 Steer, 1235#.................................$109.00 HEIFERS PINEDALE 1 Heifer, 800#..................................$120.00 3 Heifer, 988#.................................. $110.00 1 Heifer, 1055#................................$108.00

TUESDAY, AUGUST 17 NO SALE

TUESDAY, AUGUST 24 ALL CATTLE CLASSES W/ SHEEP & HORSES & 4-H RESALE (NOON) START TIME 9:00 AM W/ SHEEP & WEIGH UPS Kim Clark - 20 Weigh Ups

TUESDAY, AUGUST 31 NO SALE

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7

900#. Coming out of dry conditions. High elevation. Fancy!

Freeman Ranch - 50 Red Ang Yrling Strs 775-800#. High elevation. No implants. Green & fancy!

Dixon Ranch - 20 Blk Yrling Strs 650#. Handy weight & green!

Otis & Norma Jones - 12 Blk Yrling Strs 800#. Fancy!

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14 CALF & YEARLING SPECIAL START TIME 9:00 AM W/ WEIGH UPS

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21 CALF & YEARLING SPECIAL START TIME 9:00 AM W/ WEIGH UPS

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 28

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 12 CALF & YEARLING SPECIAL START TIME 9:00 AM Mike & Cindy Fabrizius - 65 Blk Ang & AngX Strs 450# 35 Blk Ang & AngX Hfrs 400#. Rec Vision 7, 7-way w/ Somnus, Once PMH Nasalgen & Vista Once @ Branding. Complete mineral program at all times.

High quality genetics! One brand, high elevation!

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 15 COW SALE • START TIME 9:00 AM

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 19 CALF & YEARLING SPECIAL START TIME 9:00 AM

CALF & YEARLING SPECIAL W/ SHEEP & HORSES START TIME 9:00 AM W/ SHEEP

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 22

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 5

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

CALF & YEARLING SPECIAL START TIME 9:00 AM

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 26

Mike & Cindy Fabrizius - 200 Blk Ang & AngX Strs & Hfrs 400-450#. Rec Vision 7, 7-way w/ Somnus, Once PMH Nasalgen & Vista Once @ Branding. Complete mineral program at all times. High quality genetics!

One brand, high elevation!

LABOR DAY FEEDER SPECIAL START TIME 9:00 AM W/ WEIGH UPS

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 8

JM Livestock - 285 Yrling Spayed Hfrs 800-850# (90% Blk, 10% Red & CharX). High elevation. Coming out of the dry.

Green!

Banner Ranch - 110 Hereford & HerefordX Yrling Strs 700800# 70 Hereford & HerefordX Yrling Spayed Hfrs 600-700#. All natural. One brand, high elevation.

Riverside Ranch - 125 Yrling Strs 700-750# (90% Blk, 10% BWF/RWF). No implants. Green! Fancy, lightweight Yrling Strs!

Rafter Cross Livestock - 65 Blk Ang Yrling Spayed Hfrs

COW SALE • START TIME 9:00 AM

CALF & YEARLING SPECIAL START TIME 9:00 AM

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 29 COW SALE W/ SHEEP & HORSES START TIME 9:00 AM W/ SHEEP & WEIGH UPS

All sales are broadcast live on the internet at www.cattleusa.com please register online to bid on livestock. Be sure to check out our country cattle listings at www.cattleusa.com

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

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