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VOL. 34, No. 2 September 2016

Rural vote ................................................................... Page 2

Calendar of events ....................................................... Page 2

Less than 30 cents per day .......................................... Page 3

Genetic labeling and the commerce clause ............... Page 3

Ag land valuation for 2017 ......................................... Page 4

People of Farm Bureau series: The Fornstroms ..... Page 5

Member Benefi ts Insert ....................................... Pages 7-10

County Farm Bureau News ...................................... Page 11

Farm Bureau Chores:

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Annual Meeting. (Calendar on page 2 & wyfb.org)

Share membership insert on pages 7-10 with your neighbors. Most importantly, tell

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Wyoming Needs Agriculture Day at UW Football Game Sept. 17--First 400 fans to donate canned foods or monetary donations receive t-shirts

It is that time of year when farmers and ranchers gather at county Farm Bureau annual meetings to hear updates on issues affecting their livelihood and work on policy development for the coming year. Shown here is WyFB Executive Vice President Ken Hamilton speak-ing to Laramie County Farm Bureau members at their annual meet-ing in August.

Grassroots is you...every member added to the voice of agricul-ture through Farm Bureau helps us Keep Wyoming Strong!

See the calendar of events on page 2 to see when your county Farm Bureau will be meeting. Kerin Clark photo.

Grassroots action at work!

August 18, 2016--Nearly two years after fi ling suit against anti livestock grazing organization, Western Wa-tershed Projects (WWP), Wyoming landowners and WWP have reached an agreement to settle the Landown-ers’ trespass claims against WWP em-ployee Jonathon Ratner and the orga-nization.

Western Watershed Projects has trespassed on these private lands over 60 times since 2005. Western

Watershed Projects conceded to a Consent Decree in which they have stipulated to not trespass again on these lands and other lands owned by the landowners, amounting to over 50,000 acres, or they will face paying damages and attorney fees to the Landowners.

The Landowners have contrib-uted greatly to outdoor recreation by leaving thousands of acres of pri-vately owned lands, in some cases

Trespassing to stop under settlement

By Kerin Clark“Wyoming Needs Agriculture”

Day is coming to a University of Wyoming Cowboy Football game on September 17, 2016 and the Wyoming Farm Bureau Federation is proud to sponsor the game day event.

Promoting Wyoming farmers and ranchers and Farm Bureau’s “Har-vest for All” program will be the premier focus of the event. Cow-boy fans are asked to bring canned

goods or monetary donations which will be collected at the WyFB tent at the “Pre-Game Zone” on game day. The fi rst 400 fans donating will re-ceive a t-shirt.

New this year, we will be having an “Ag Olympics” fun event. Stop by to visit with farmers and ranchers from around the state and have some fun before the football game.

The Cowboys play UC Davis on September 17 with kick-off at 2 p.m.See ‘Wyoming Needs Ag at UW’ page 15

interspersed with public lands, open to the public for hunting fi shing and recreation. This settlement will en-courage these Landowners to keep lands open for continued recreation use.

The Landowners were also con-cerned with monitoring for water quality and other natural resources on their land by individuals who have no formal training or education to conduct such monitoring and fail to abide by standard operating proce-dures such as the Department of En-vironmental Quality’s water quality monitoring requirements and no au-thorization to access private property.

On February 25, 2016 DEQ pub-lished their 2014 Integrated Report which included a rejection of WWP data due to numerous issues with qual-ity of the data.

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By Zippy Duvall, American Farm Bureau Federation President

Country roads are an important part of the route to public offi ce. There’s no such thing as “fl y-over country” in an election year--and some lawmak-ers have learned this the hard way. Farmers and ranchers are fully engaged in the political process. They know their busi-nesses and families have too much

at stake to take a back seat during any election.

While rural areas have gotten smaller over recent decades, lawmakers can’t ignore that America’s farmland and the people who live there are at the heart of what built this country, and what nour-ishes it still today. Our nation is run by people who show up and make

their voices heard. Our friends in

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Calendar of Calendar of EventsEventsSeptember9 ..........Converse County Farm Bureau Annual Meeting at 1:30 p.m.—Farm Bureau

Offi ce in Douglas12 .......Uinta County Farm Bureau Annual Meeting at 6:30 p.m.—Heritage Barn in

Lyman12-13 ...Joint Agriculture, Public Lands and Water Resources Legislative Interim

Committee Meeting—Fort Washakie13.........Crook County Farm Bureau Annual Meeting at 5:30 p.m.—Ponderosa Café in

Hulett13.........Johnson County Farm Bureau Resolutions Meeting at 5:30 p.m.—Farm Bureau

Offi ce in Buffalo13.........Sheridan County Farm Bureau Annual Meeting at 6 p.m.—Powderhorn

Clubhouse near Sheridan15 ........Weston County Farm Bureau Annual Meeting at 5 p.m.—Country Club in

Newcastle15-16 ...Joint Corporations Legislative Interim Committee Meeting--Saratoga17 .........“Wyoming Needs Agriculture” event at UW Football Game—War Memorial

Stadium in Laramie19 .........Albany County Farm Bureau Resolutions Meeting--Farm Bureau Insurance

Offi ce – 1275 N. 15th, Laramie20 ......Goshen County Farm Bureau Annual Meeting at 5:30 p.m.—Little Moon Supper

Club near Torrington22-23 ...Joint Revenue Legislative Interim Committee Meeting--Buffalo22-23 ...Joint Judiciary Legislative Interim Committee Meeting--Torrington26 ........Niobrara County Farm Bureau Annual Meeting—Fairgrounds in Lusk27 ........Central District Farm Bureau Annual Meeting at 9:30 a.m.—Hampton Inn in

Laramie28 ........Northeast District Farm Bureau Meeting at 10 a.m.—Old Stoney in Sundance28 ........Sweetwater County Farm Bureau Annual Meeting at 6 p.m.—Farson-Eden

Community Center in Farson29 ........Platte County Farm Bureau Annual Meeting at 6 p.m.—Country Club in

WheatlandOctober1 ..........Natrona County Farm & Ranch Bureau Annual Dinner at 5:30 p.m.—Petroleum

Club in Casper6 .......... Southeast District Farm Bureau Annual Meeting--Cheyenne15 ........ Albany County Farm Bureau Annual Meeting at 5 p.m.—Woods LandingNovember8 ..........General Election10-12 ...WyFB Annual Meeting—Hilton Garden Inn in Laramie10.........WyFB Foundation Symposium—Hilton Garden Inn in Laramie10.........WyFB YF&R Regular & Collegiate Discussion Meet--LaramieJanuary6-11 .....American Farm Bureau Federation Annual Convention—Phoenix, AZ20-21 ...WyFB Young Farmer & Rancher Conference—JacksonFebruary2-3 .......WyFB Legislative Meeting—Little America in Cheyenne10-13 ...AFBF Fusion Conference (Young Farmers and Ranchers)—Pittsburgh, PA

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Kansas recently reminded us of this in the primary race for their fi rst dis-trict. Many of the district’s farmers and ranchers felt that Congressman Huelskamp had forgotten his neigh-bors and the people who sent him to Washington, especially when it came to his lack of support for the farm bill that provides a safety net

for farmers when prices plummet and ensures we can continue to feed ourselves. The Kansas Farm Bu-reau took a fi rm stance by calling out Huelskamp and endorsing his primary opponent Roger Marshall, to ensure agriculture in the fi rst dis-trict would once again have a voice

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By Tim Pexton, WyFB Member-ship Committee Chair

The State Fair is over, the kids’ 4-H and FFA project year is wrap-ping up and their record books will be due soon, the first UW game has been played, kids are back in school, and……..you get the picture, fall is in the air and it is time to renew your membership to Farm Bureau. You have received a bill or should soon. I ask that you please remit your dues payment as soon as you can. That will help your membership volun-teers process the trans-mittals and avoid a second notice or follow-up phone call.

At the Wyoming Farm Bureau membership committee meeting and subsequent Board meeting in Casper on June 1 several changes to how membership renewal bill-ings will be done in the future were put into motion. We will be moving forward with a change from our renewal date billing to an anniversary date billing. The goal will be to align our dues re-newal date more closely to Moun-tain West’s policy renewal dates for those members who also have insurance policies. Implications to membership drives and year end awards will be evaluated and changes may be necessary.

WyFB staff will be imple-menting a pilot program this fall to have dues paid directly to the state office rather than the county. Big Horn, Sublette, and Sweetwa-ter counties have volunteered to participate this fall. The renewal invoices for these counties will in-dicate that checks should be made payable to WyFB with the state office’s return address. These dues will be processed there and the county’s portion will be for-warded to them.

Looking forward to 2017 we will be implementing a member portal on the website where mem-bers could update their contact information and pay online with a credit card. These changes will be a significant departure from the way those of us who have been around forever have “always done it” but are very timely. The goal is to streamline the whole process and make it simpler for folks to renew their dues.

The cattle market is down, corn prices are down, and the economy in general has slowed so $100 for a century club membership, $75 for a regular, or even $35 for an associate membership may seem like too much. If that is what you

are thinking, here is an-other way to look at it. You would only be pay-ing 21 cents per day for a regular membership and less than 30 cents per day for a Century Club membership. For that minimal amount you are joining a fed-eration that is the largest agricultural entity in the

state. WyFB works tirelessly to protect your individual freedoms throughout the year.

For example, in a recent court case, 15 landowners supported by WyFB and other agricultural or-ganizations in the state reached a positive settlement. The case involved an environmental group whose members allegedly tres-passed on private property to col-lect data from streams they said were being polluted by livestock. Their methods of collection are a whole other story but it was evi-dent from the judge’s questions in an earlier hearing that he felt Western Watersheds had been trespassing. This case cost a sub-stantial amount but was extremely important for the protection of private property rights.

Other tangible benefits of Farm Bureau membership include dis-counts for purchases from Cater-pillar, up to $2,000; Polaris, $200; Case IH, up to $500; GMC, $500; a long list of hotels at 20% off, Grainger, 10% to 45%; and Of-fice Depot, 30% to name a few. A member also receives an Acci-dental Death and Dismemberment policy that will pay heirs up to $4,000. All membership benefits and how to apply for them can be found on the WyFB website at www.wyfb.org. Just click on the Benefits & Membership tab at the top.

As you can see, any one of these benefits will more than pay for your dues, at whatever level. When you add in the more intan-gible benefits like protection of your private property rights, less than 30 cents a day is a great bar-gain.

Tim Pexton

Less than 30 cents per day; membership is worth every penny

By Ken Hamilton, WyFB Executive Vice President

What in the world is happening? Why would Farm Bureau, who has fought against the federal government overreach on issues like water qual-ity and endangered species, suddenly be advocating for a federal solution for label-ing of genetically modifi ed foods?

Many folks fi ght against any kind of federal intru-sion into the state’s affairs by the federal government and we’ve certainly seen the federal government deeply wound the 10th Amendment to our Constitution which clearly relegates powers not designat-ed by the Constitution to the states or the people. So why would we want a federal law infringing on a state’s de-sire to label food products?

While the 10th amendment of the Constitution deals with powers not expressly provided to the federal government, Article I Section 8 deals with regulating commerce and that section has been stretched to its lim-its by the Supreme Court. Who would have thought that a preble’s meadow jumping mouse could be considered an item of commerce and therefore subject to the Endangered Species Act via the “commerce clause”? And just think about the number of plants that are regulated by the ESA under the commerce clause; some of which have never ever found their way across a county line, much less a state line.

Food production, however, is cer-tainly something that travels across state lines. If we had to only con-sume the beef we grow in Wyoming we would be eating beef for more than three meals a day and then we’d still have to put some into cold stor-age. We grow signifi cant amounts of malt barley in Wyoming and most of that product gets shipped out to beer makers like Coors and Budweiser. Sugar is only grown in a few counties in Wyoming but if we were to just use it for instate consumption we’d all be needing to take a lot more walks. So

what’s a person to do if one state has a labeling requirement for malt bar-ley that’s different from another state? What happens when California says that they want beef that has to be la-beled if its been treated with antibiotic,

but Texas doesn’t care, but would like to have beef that has been treated with a de-wormer labeled?

And of course the issue of whether a product that has been genetically modi-fi ed is one which will have a direct impact on our sugar producers. What should a label announcing a product is produced from a geneti-

cally modifi ed plant say? And should one of the least populated states in the USA dictate to the rest of us what food sellers have to put on their packages?

One of the fascinating tours I went on at one time was a Safeway distri-bution center near Denver. That facil-ity was responsible for distribution of food in Wyoming, South Dakota and Colorado. Can you imagine the night-mare for a food distribution center if they had to segregate their cases of frozen corn by each state? Can you imagine, even in this day of comput-ers, if a food processor had to attach a different label for each state that their product went to and then keep track of it? What would happen if a prod-uct labeled for Colorado ended in a store in Wyoming or South Dakota? Worse yet what happens if folks in Wyoming wanted more frozen corn than had been labeled for Wyoming? Would we have to get caravans of people to drive to the grocery store in Montana to buy what we needed until the food processor could pack-age more frozen corn?

Anyone can see pretty easy why we need some standardization when food production crosses state line and that is exactly what the founding fathers an-ticipated when they drafted the com-merce clause and that is what it should be meant for – not the tortured expan-sion of federal control over states and citizens that has occurred.

Ken Hamilton

Genetic Labeling and the Commerce Clause

WHERE BELONGING MAKES A DIFFERENCE

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By Brett MolineThe Wyoming Department of

Revenue’s 2016 Agricultural Land Valuation Committee met Aug. 9, 2016 to discuss agricultural land valuation for 2017. This committee meets yearly to estimate next year’s valuation for three types of agricul-tural lands: irrigated farm land, dry farm land, and grazing lands.

Estimated valuations for irrigated lands are based on the price of hay, dry land on the price of wheat, and range land is based on private land grazing leases. These values are based on information compiled from surveys conducted by the Wyoming offi ce of National Agricultural Sta-tistics Service. A fi ve year weighted average, with the most recent year given the most weight, is used to de-termine land value.

First, the bad news. Because

range land leases have been increas-ing the last few years, range land values are expected to increase ap-proximately 7.9 percent. Given the downward slide of cattle prices, one would expect that the private graz-ing lease rates have reached the high end and will decrease in the next few years.

Now the good news. Irrigated farm ground valuations will de-crease an estimated 5.5 percent. This decrease is very welcome af-ter the large increases the last few years. Given that hay prices are expected to decrease for this mar-keting year, this downward trend should continue.

Saving the best news for last, the valuation for dry farm land is ex-pected to decrease 7.7 percent. This has been caused by the slide in the price of all wheat.

Agricultural land valuation set for 2017

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By Kerin Clark“Watching how you can actually

make a difference if you stand up for what you believe in…it is phenom-enal to be capable of doing that,” Laura Fornstrom said when looking back on 20 plus years of involvement in Farm Bureau. “Farm Bureau is a grassroots federation that fi ts with our lifestyle and sup-ports what we do as a living.”

She and her hus-band, Todd, have been active volun-teers in the federa-tion since they were married in 1997. Todd had already been attending Farm Bureau meet-ings with his mom, Alice Fornstrom, when he was still in college. She had been diagnosed with cancer and his Dad insisted someone attend the meetings with her. “She was active in everything she did from Farm Bu-reau to serving on the school board,” Todd said.

According to Todd, part of his initial involvement in Farm Bureau offered a connection to his Mom; something they had done together. Then the Laramie County Farm Bu-reau board sent Todd and his broth-er, Russell, to the World Congress of Young Farmers. “That was the hook,” he said.

Throughout the years, Todd and Laura have held many leadership roles at the county, district and state levels. They have both served as president of the Laramie County Farm Bureau and they have both held state committee leadership positions; Todd as state chair of the WyFB Gen-eral Issues Committee and Laura as state vice chair of the WyFB Young Farmer and Rancher (YF&R) Com-mittee. And now, Todd serves as the WyFB Vice President; a position he has held for the last three years. They are passionate about the need to get involved and make a difference through leadership.

When Todd was asked to put into words why he is involved in Farm Bureau, he said: “It (Farm Bureau) is an organized voice, without that voice you are just another farmer at the coffee shop complaining about what is going on,” he said. “You are not helping anybody by complain-ing. When you take what farmers agree on and put it to our legislature it makes a difference.”

Laura echoed Todd’s thoughts: “The best part of it is you become a voice, even if you are not involved with leadership, you are helping

those volunteer leaders by supporting them,” she said.

Todd and Laura have four chil-dren; Taylen, Wyatt, Sydnie and Maddie. Laura explained their vol-unteer levels have cycled as their kids have been at different ages. When the kids were younger, the whole family attended state Farm Bureau annual

meetings. “It was family friendly and one of the few things we could do as a family and we felt comfort-able,” Todd said.

The Fornstroms are quick to note attending meet-

ings as a family has given their chil-dren a deeper appreciation for the value of agriculture in their lives. “All of our kids show leadership traits and not necessarily because of us but because of the opportunities we have and have seen together,” Todd continued. “They all serve in some capacity in leadership; they have learned it is important to be a part of the solution rather than to just complain.”

“That is what Farm Bureau is, a part of the solution,” Todd continued. “Farm Bureau gives us an outlet and voice.”

Todd works with his father on the Fornstrom Farm near Pine Bluffs, Wyo. The diversifi ed farm consists of irrigated corn, wheat, alfalfa, dry beans and a cattle and sheep feed-lot. They also run a trucking busi-ness, custom harvest and Todd is in a partnership and runs Premium Hay Products, an alfalfa pellet mill. “I get to work with my father, a brother, a nephew, my son and a daughter,” Todd explained.

Laura is a special education para-professional at Pine Bluffs High School. She also is the head junior high track coach and an assistant high school basketball coach.

Their oldest daughter Taylen is a freshman at the University of Wyo-ming. As a school board member Todd was able to present Taylen with her high school diploma as she grad-uated salutatorian of her class.

Their son Wyatt is a junior. Twin daughters Sydnie and Maddie are high school freshman. They are all involved in athletics and various leadership roles throughout their school and community.

Laura and Todd are former Wyo-ming Farm Bureau YF&R Commit-tee members and also WyFB YF&R Achievement Award winners. The

The People of Farm Bureau: Todd and Laura FornstromBeing a voice for farmers and ranchers

The Fornstrom Family: Sydnie, Taylen, Todd, Laura, Wyatt and Maddie.

Fornstrom Farm and Feedlot

“That is what Farm Bu-

reau is, a part of the solution. Farm Bureau gives us an out-let and voice.”

—Todd Fornstrom, WyFB Vice President

See ‘People of Farm Bureau’ page 15

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By Kerin ClarkYouth are our future in agriculture.

Each year the Wyoming Farm Bu-reau Federation is proud to sponsor the Wyoming State Fair and various youth awards. As part of our sponsor-ship, WyFB sponsored the belt buck-les for the Supreme Ewe, Supreme Ram, Supreme Beef Female and Su-

preme Bull and also provided $100 add-on premium for each winner.

“Breeding programs are the foun-dation of livestock farms and ranch-es,” said Ken Hamilton, WyFB Ex-ecutive Vice President. “We wanted to show our support for agriculture youth through our sponsorship of these youth shows.”

Taylor Rives, of Johnson County, won the Supreme Champion Ewe at the 2016 Wyoming State Fair Youth Sheep Show. Wyoming Farm Bureau Direc-tor of Public and Government Affairs Brett Moline presented the awards.

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Paige Miller, of Goshen County, won the Supreme Champion Female at the 2016 Wyoming State Fair Youth Beef Show. Wyoming Farm Bureau Direc-tor of Public and Government Affairs Brett Moline presented the awards.

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Article and photos submitted by Della Hawken, Crook County Farm Bureau Federation

Don’t tell Crook County Farm Bureau Federation (CCFBF) mem-bers that the traditional community fair barbecue would not be held this year due to no host.

And don’t tell CCFBF board members that two weeks is not enough time to get it in place be-cause the core members of CCFBF

Crook County Farm Bureau Federation Hosts Annual Community Fair Barbecue

had the entire barbecue groundwork up and running in just 2 days.

This shows if a challenge is given to a community caring agriculture organization they will rise to it and get-er-done.

The CCFBF membership turned out in force and we were able to have 2 serving lines with 6 mem-bers at each line and 3 at the drink table. We were all highly visible as most were wearing the bright yellow t-shirts with the FB logo and Wyo-ming Cowboys Celebrate Agricul-ture. The lines moved smoothly and we served over 400 hungry people.

We will be making a few adjust-ments to next year’s barbecue as this was our fi rst run at it and we saw some areas to improve on.

We enjoyed this endeavor very much and truly know the reward made all the hard work well worth it. We are already looking forward to next year.

We wish to thank our donors which are Sundance State Bank, Blakemans Propane, Neimans Saw-mill, Bearlodge Engineering, Marjo-rie Goodson, Give and Gain Home-

makers and contributors Crook County Fair Board, Crook County Farm Bureau Insurance, Wagamans Dog Pound Grill and Deckers Food Market.

Submitted by Della HawkenWyoming Farm Bureau Federation President Perry Livingston rides on the

Crook County Farm Bureau Federation fl oat down the streets of Sundance in the Crook County Fair Parade. Keith Haiar and Zac Fross were in charge of building and driving the fl oat for this year.

Crook County Farm Bureau Fair Parade Float

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ALBANYDalles Ranch/ Michael Dalles, Lara-mie; Michael Fluty, Laramie; William Schaffers, Laramie; Patricia Taylor, Laramie; William Mckillip, Laramie; Ja-nette Palmer, Laramie; Robert Nielson, Bosler

BIG HORNGlenn Thompson, Cowley; Donald C Lohrmeyer, Lovell; Gary Wantulok, Lovell; Dino M Guerin, Lovell; Beau Ful-ton/ Fulton Agriculture, Powell; John M William, Greybull

CAMPBELLEarlene Vandeventer, Gillette; Rodney Rech, Rozet; Barbara Knick, Gillette; Cody Hutchison, Rozet; Devyn Hen-dricks, Gillette; Tanya Kellogg, Gillette; Tim Gall, Gillette

CARBONJoseph Hancock, Rawlins; Jennifer Jenkins, Saratoga; Tim Lamprecht, Saratoga; Jordan Wilson, Savery; Mat-thew Gettman, Rawlins; Rebecca S Irene, Rawlins

CONVERSESturgis Steele, Glenrock; Toby Porter, Douglas; Brandon Gilbreath, Douglas; Sandra Sue Taylor, Douglas

CROOKDan Bothwell, Aladdin; Travis Livings-ton, Sundance; Wade Wood, Oshoto; William Tavegia, Upton

FREMONTMichael Ruby, Riverton; Cory Clemet-son, Riverton; Jordan Branning, River-ton; Justin Nordwick, Kinnear

GOSHENDustin Nelson, Lusk; Brad Fra-zier, Torrington; Raymond Sharp, Torrington; Karl Emigh, Torrington; Robert Moorehouse, Torrington; Gary Haeffelin, Torrington; Jose Lopez, Torrington; Elisa Castro, Torrington;

Roxane Lira, Torrington; Lonny Brooks, Torrington; Brenda Sishc, Torrington

HOT SPRINGSDeborah Brown, Glenrock

JOHNSONRobert Carpenter, Buffalo; Quinn Mad-dox, Buffalo; Ann Tollefson, Story; Brice George, Kaycee; Tj Brown, Buf-falo; Jonathan Faler, Story; Rhiannon Green, Buffalo

LARAMIEMark Olin, Cheyenne; Grace Hodges, Cheyenne; Halei Williams, Cheyenne; Josh Crites, Granite Canyon; Carolyn Hansen, Cheyenne; Jason Jerome, Cheyenne; Kathrin Livingston, Chey-enne; Robert Johnson, Cheyenne; Joshua Hardin, Cheyenne; Scott Hanneman, Cheyenne; Lisa Spencer, Cheyenne; Brandon Brain, Cheyenne; Kristi Schiffman, Cheyenne; Jose Ruiz, Cheyenne; Aaron Zegan, Cheyenne; Wl Johnson, Cheyenne; Ashley Rous-seau, Pine Bluffs; Tracinda Workman, Cheyenne; Tim Hupp, Cheyenne; Jay Bondurant, Cheyenne; Roxie Scissons, Cheyenne; Kelli Wood, Cheyenne; Phil-ip Pridmore, Laramie; Sylvia Carns, Cheyenne; Daniel Gallas, Cheyenne; Theodore Garcia, Cheyenne; Bree Ann Dziardziel, Rawlins

LINCOLNHal Cornia, Cokeville; Alyssa Hart-mann, Kemmerer; Nichole Eversull, Cokeville; Cindy Schrader, Orting; Dan Drake, Anderson; Casey Rowland, Kemmerer; Ron Schramm Jr, Kemmer-er; Alan Goodman, Bedford; Kaitlyn Diedrich, Afton

NATRONAJerry Anderson, Casper; Jessica Witt, Casper; Larry Jaeger, Casper; Michael Hutchison, Casper; Jarrett Wilson,

on it. Richard Holm 307-689-3793.FOR SALE: TRAILER 48 foot

step deck fl at bed. 2007 Transcraft. Aluminum deck spread axles. Great condition. Good tires and brakes. $18,500. In Lyman, Wyoming. Call 307- 780-8085.

BEST OFFER OR FREE. Busi-ness band radio-antenna on telephone pole. Base radio on a traveling band frequency. You must take down. Mrs. Delores Hockersmith, Box 333, Pine Bluffs, WY 82082. 307-630-8601

FOR SALE 3X4X8 ALFALFA HAY BALES. All cuttings available, delivered by semi loads only. For more information call 307-788-1010 or 308-641-2362 Torrington, WY area.

CUSTOM ROUGH OUT SAD-DLE WITH MULE BARS, 15 1/2” seat, 5” cantle, modifi ed association tree, breast collar and crupper. Very good condition. Fits many horses. $2,200. 307 899-7510.

ELECTRIC WHEELCHAIR. It has tilt system, seat elevates, headrest. New Aug 2015. Charger. $5,000; Elec-tric wheelchair 2010 model, charger $750.00. 307-689-3534.

SOLAR LIGHT KIT. Includes: 4-25 ft poles, 4 solar panels, 4 panel

Wyoming Classifi edsWyoming Classifi eds

CLASSIFIED POLICY: 1) Wyoming Farm Bureau mem-

bers are entitled to free classifi ed ad-vertising in this publication for the purpose of selling items they grow or make themselves, selling used ma-chinery or household items, for post-ing wanted advertising. Real estate sales not included. Each member fam-ily is entitled to two (2) free ads per month, for 3 months, of up to 40 words each. Member ads will be accepted by mail at PO Box 685, Torrington, WY 82240 or e-mail to kclark@wyfb.org. Please include member’s name and county.

2) Non-Wyoming Farm Bureau members and WyFB members acting as agents or dealers of products pro-duced outside the member’s family may purchase commercial classifi ed advertising at $0.50 per word, at a minimum of $5.00 per ad. Discounts: 5% for 4 to 9 insertions, 10% for 10 or more insertions. Commercial ads must be submitted in writing, and an agreement regarding payment must be made between Farm Bureau and the advertiser.

DEADLINE:Ads should be received by the 3rd

Tuesday of the month in order to appear in the next month’s issue. Advertisers are asked to check your ad and report

any errors. Contact: Email kclark@wyfb.org or call 307.532.2002. Paid ads must be mailed, typed or neatly printed, together with any payment due, to Wyoming Agriculture, Farm Bureau, P.O. Box 685, Torrington, WY 82240. Free ads must be resubmitted by mail or e-mail after running three months. Ads for which there is pay-ment due will run according to agree-ment between Wyoming Farm Bureau and the advertiser. Advance payment is preferred for fi rst-time advertisers.

NOTE:The appearance of any ad in Wyo-

ming Agriculture does not constitute an endorsement or approval of the product or service offered. The ad-vertiser is liable for content of the advertisement and any claims arising therefrom against this publication. The Wyoming Farm Bureau Federa-tion reserves the right to refuse any advertising not considered in keeping with its publication’s standards.

FOR SALE: ONAN GAS GEN-ERATOR with motor mounts, 5000 watt, 12/240 volt, 41.6 AMP. $2200.00. 307-358-9226.

2009 CHEVROLET IMPALA with 136,700 miles on it. It is silver in color .It has the 3.5 V six engine. Also I have a 2005 BRIGGS AND STRA-TON GENERATOR EXL 8000 watt. It is 13500 starting watt with 116 hours

NOTICE

EQUIPMENT

New Members

Wyoming's only weekly publication devoted to agriculture, the Wyoming Livestock Roundup

reaches the majority of the state's agricultural producers. We have subscribers from Jackson to

Pine Bluffs and from Hulett to Evanston. Every major livestock auction and implement dealer

in the state regularly advertises in the Roundup. Advertising rates and subscriptions can be

obtained by calling 800-967-1647 or 307-234-2700.

ROUNDUPWYOMING LIVESTOCK

frames, 4 battery boxes. $6,000 in-vested, sell for $3,000. 307-856-9055.

TWO OLD WYO BRANDSwhich have not been used for a number of years. Brand 1: “CCC” LSR&HC, LHS, LSH. Brand 2: “Reverse L over bar over Reverse B” LHC, LSS, LSH. C.M. Beydler, 774 N Desmet Ave, Buffalo, WY 82834.

TWO BRANDS FOR SALE: X with an M off the upper right leg of the X. Cattle (LR) and Horses (LS). Apple brand. Cattle (RR) and Horses (RS). 307.587.3706.

TWO STEWART SUNBEAM SHEARING MACHINES. Old and complete, straight shaft, with motors, cutters, combs. Phone No. 307-856-6198.

CERTIFIED, BARN STORED, NO RAIN, MTN. GRASS HAY, cow and horse quality. Loaded for U. Tak-ing orders also for 2016—3 X 3, rounds and small squares—307-745-4553.

HORSE PACKING BOOKS—How to build your own pack saddles, panniers, fi eld manual, miniature pack horse--- PLUS—Kid’s Arena Horse Play educational game. —307-745-4553.

GRASS HAY FOR SALE. Certi-fi ed weed free, small 70 # bales, barn stored. $5.00 each. Encampment area. 307-340-0551.

See ‘New Members’ page 13

MISCELLANEOUS

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From page 12

Casper; Olivia Visoky, Casper; Leroy Daniels, Glenrock; Roger Hildebrand, Casper; Sam Waddy, Casper; Matt Hea-ton, Casper; Eric Green, Casper; Re-becca West, Casper; Chad Wendland, Casper; Dave Weinrich, Casper; James Holloway, Casper; Dave Smith, Evans-ville; Tim Starks, Casper; Carrie Sterner, Casper; Linda Story, Casper; Dan Sul-livan, Casper; Greg Burback, Casper; Adrianna Allred, Casper; Eugene Burk, Mills; Chris Lubenow, Casper; Patrick Bailey, Casper; Scott Mayberry, Casper; Ethan O’connell, Casper; Alia Scott, Casper; Edward Schwartz, Casper; Na-than Prach, Casper

PARKLeonard Switzer Iii, Cody; Katrina Godfrey, Cody; James Lafollette, Cody; Mary Hetzel, Powell; Alex Off-ley, Meeteetse; Shane Patrick, Powell; Norman Wesolowski/ Norm’s Plumb-ing, Cody

PLATTEDebbie Dickinson, Whetland; John A Price, Wheatland; Dorothy Fernandez, Wheatland; Brian Jackson, Wheatland; Nathan Anderson, Wheatland

SHERIDANMarisa Williams, Sheridan; Rachel B Billings, Sheridan; Johannes Gabler, Sheridan; James Schlenker, Sheri-dan; Jared Gaskill, Sheridan; Smith Tate Horses Llc/ Mimi Tate, Sheridan;

Diana Mccalla, Sheridan; Sara Tro-jan, Casper; Michael Ferrara, Sheri-dan; Justin Sieck, Sheridan; Dru Sis-kin, Sheridan; Lori Law, Buffalo; Rich Sweeney, Sheridan; Richard Stanley, Sheridan; Walter Ebia, Sheridan; Tyler S Kok, Sheridan; Robert Greer, Sheri-dan

SUBLETTEStephen Brewer, Bondurant; Paul Jen-sen, Daniel; Jarrod Butler, Boulder; Jenny Brandt, Labarge; Jared Holgate, Big Piney; Phillip Belveal Jr, Pinedale; Lester Ballard, Pinedale; Caroline Krcil, Pinedale

SWEETWATERDeborah Arguello, Green River; Charles Faupel, Cody; Ken Caudell, Rock Springs; Rick Bybee, Green Riv-er; Brian Hacker, Green River; William Reeves, Rock Springs; Shelby Hol-lingshead, Rock Springs; Kyle John-son, Rock Springs; Cody Keller, Fort Collins; Daniel Pedri, Rock Springs; Bennie Harcourt, Green River; Pat-rick Mcgowan, Rock Springs; Senter Timmons, Green River; Brian Hacker, Green River; Donald Malicoate, Rock Springs; David Gibbons, Rock Springs; Matthew Gardner, Laramie; Donald Fuger, Reliance

TETONKimberly Roth, Etna; Circle Nine Ranch, Wilson; Scott Landale, Kelly; Greg Lindley, Thayne; Lance Johnsen,

New MembersWilson; Andrew Matz, Etna; Cotton-wood Capital/ Freddy Botur, Jackson; Howard Hardeman, Wilson; Bob Sch-upman, Jackson; Jane Emmer, Jack-son; Faye E Yonker, Dubois

UINTAJames Bramlett, Lyman; David Pre-ece, Mountain View; Taylor Snow, Green River; Weston Maxfi eld, Lyman; Brenda Treadway, Robertson; Carrie Robinson, Evanston; Jason Harvey, Mountain View; Kipp Jones, Evanston; Donald E Ferrin, Lyman; Shawna Chan-

dler, Lyman; Ryan Clegg/ Lazy C Cattle Co Inc, Fort Bridger; Justin Hinkle, Fort Bridger; Cory Condos, Lyman; Troy Hauf, Lyman; Dennis Goodrick, Rob-ertson; Jake Hammon, Lyman

WASHAKIEDavid Hamilton, Worland; Joshua Keller, Worland; Michael Robinson, Ten Sleep; Tom Schmeltzer, Worland

WESTONTucker W Hamilton, Osage; Alvaro Bae-za, Newcastle; Grady Kilgore, Newcas-tle; Donald Giesinger, Newcastle

NATRONA COUNTY continued

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Young Farmer & Rancher Conference

January 20-21, 2017 Jackson Hole, Wyoming

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From page 2

& YOUTH DEVELOPMENT

oin a 4-H program that grows youth into the caring and confident adults who advance our

state into the future. 4-H educators work with local volunteers to offer fun and exciting programs with a “learn-by-doing” emphasis. Opportunities for young people include:

• Clubs, camps, clinics, competitions

• Setting goals and creating lasting friendships

• Learning citizenship, leadership, and life skills

• Character development

• Positive relationships with adults and other youths

Visit www.uwyo.edu/uwe/county to contact a UW Extension educator in your county.

EXTENDING KNOWLEDGE | CHANGING LIVES

on Capitol Hill. Voters then stood up on primary day and called for a differ-ent approach to politics. Maintaining a healthy agriculture and strong food security requires a willingness to reach across party lines to fi nd solutions that work. Huelskamp’s rural constituents are sending him home after his term ends this year. That’s what happens when a lawmaker becomes more be-holden to groups in Washington than their own constituents.

Whether it’s the presidential ticket or a vote for a county board member, every farmer and rancher needs to be informed on where candidates stand and hold them accountable for their campaign trail promises. Our voices only stop counting when we fail to make them heard. At the American Farm Bureau, we’ve been studying the candidates’ platforms to see where they stand on the issues facing agricul-ture. One great resource our staff has been keeping up with since early in the primary season is our election blog (election16.fb.org). We encourage you to check it out for updates at the national level, and reach out to your states and counties for more informa-tion on local elections.

Our country needs leaders at every

level of government who will listen to farmers and ranchers and work to-gether to fi nd practical solutions. We need to maintain a strong farm safety net. We need elected leaders who help expand markets for our agricultural exports through new free trade agree-ments that protect our interests abroad like the Trans-Pacifi c Partnership. From reforming our immigration and guest worker system to stamping out regulatory overreach, we need men and women in offi ce who will roll up their sleeves and address these critical issues, even when the excitement of campaign season is long over. ____________________________

Subscribe to AFBF’s RSS feed or vis-it newsroom.fb.org for the latest news releases, statements from President Zippy Duvall, Newslines (podcasts), FBNews, videos, columns and more about AFBF policies and programs.

If you’re looking for broader cov-erage of national ag/policy news, consider the following free resources: agricultural news from Agri-Pulse; Morning Agriculture, a daily briefi ng on food and ag policy from Politico; agricultural news from Reuters; and Commodity Markets from Feed & Grain Magazine.

Rural Vote

Tom and Velda Kuiper have been Farm Bureau members for 63 years in Johnson County. As they both prepare to celebrate their 90th birthdays this year, they continue attending Farm Bureau meetings and supporting the Federation. At the August 28 Johnson County Farm Bureau Annual Picnic and Meeting, Mr. and Mrs. Kuiper shared memories of Farm Bu-reau Christmas parties and social events as well as many issues discus-sions including the age-old topic of wolves. They are a good example of Johnson County’s slogan: “Support Johnson County Farm Bureau, We Support You!”

The Kuiper’s were also a winner of a drawing held at the meeting. Shown here (l to r): Tom and Velda Kuiper, Wyoming Farm Bureau Fed-eration President Perry Livingston, and Johnson County Farm Bureau Secretary Sally Ramsbottom. Kerin Clark photo.

Lifelong members in Johnson County

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From page 1

Help us put a face on agriculture and raise food donations for the “Harvest for All” program by en-couraging folks you know to bring canned food and monetary dona-tions to tailgate park on September 17. Wyoming Needs Agriculture!

Agriculture; Keeping Wyoming Strong!

The Farm Bureau Young Farmer & Rancher “Harvest for All” is a national program that raises food and money for local and state food banks who provide hunger relief. In

Wyoming, the WyFB YF&R pro-gram contributes donations to the Wyoming Food Bank of the Rock-ies and various local hunger-relief agencies affi liated with the Wyo-ming Food Bank of the Rockies.

Go POKES!

Wyoming Needs Ag at UW

Achievement Award recognizes out-standing young farmers and ranchers for the work they do on their farms and ranches. The award looks at the business aspect as well as leadership. They represented Wyoming in the national competition at the American Farm Bureau Fed-eration Annual Meeting.

“Attending the nation-al meeting for the YF&R Achievement Award was a good way to expose us as young farmers to a nation-wide picture of agriculture,” Laura said. “Just meeting and seeing what other people our ages did; it was eye opening and we learned a lot.”

Laura credits her involve-ment and leadership roles on the WyFB YF&R Commit-tee for opening up a lot of opportunities and giving her the confi dence she needed. That includes coaching op-portunities and great friend-ships.

“One of the greatest things I got out of YF&R was the leadership training and the friendships,” she stated. “I miss the interaction that I had during that time on the committee. I love that we can go places now and there are still people we met through YF&R that we see in dif-ferent realms and we have a connection with them.”

They are thankful for the leadership opportunities pro-vided through Farm Bureau. “For me it gives me a sense of perspective through the di-versity of agriculture,” Todd concluded. “I am proud to now represent Farm Bureau members as the WyFB vice president. “It has been an eye opening experience as there is a lot of work that goes on behind the scenes that the av-erage person doesn’t realize. Being a part of this grassroots federation to make a differ-ence for Wyoming’s farmers and ranchers is an incredible honor.”

Whether it be a sporting event, a Farm Bureau meet-ing, farming or school board meeting, it is all about family to the Fornstroms. Being in-volved with Farm Bureau for them is about getting back to the basic values of life and being a part of the solution.

People of Farm Bureau

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