“Ag Books for Kids” winners announced

VOL. 33, No. 10
June 2015
WyFB Young Farmers and Ranchers
visit our Nation’s Capitol
By Kerin Clark
“The one thing that really stuck
with me is that our voices matter,”
Park County farmer Kolter Schuebel
said upon returning from a Wyoming
Farm Bureau Young Farmer & Rancher (YF&R) Committee trip to Washington, D.C.
Albany County rancher Stacy Berger agreed the trip helped her realize
the “voice” farmers and ranchers have
as members of Farm Bureau. “Sometimes I start to feel like there is nothing
I can do because I am just one person
and it seems like the rest of the world
has so much more power,” Berger
stated. “The truth is we are all just one
person and we can actively share our
stories and continue to get involved
with organizations and efforts that help
See ‘WyFB YF&R visit our Nation’s Capitol’ page 14
Embassy of Japan visit. During the Wyoming Farm Bureau Federation Young
Farmer & Rancher Committee’s May trip to Washington, D.C., members visited the Embassy of Japan. Discussions included agriculture in Wyoming and
agriculture in Japan as well as trade. From left to right: Kolter Schuebel, Park
County; Kyle and Stacy Berger, Albany County; Yoshiaki Fuse, Embassy of
Japan First Secretary (Agriculture); Naritoshi Takayama, Embassy of Japan
Counselor; Kailey Barlow, Sublette County; Toni Swartz, Campbell County and
Kerin Clark, WyFB.
New law for heavy vehicles in Wyoming ................... Page 3
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WYOMING AGRICULTURE
Planting the seeds for smart corporate policy .......... Page 2
WyFB thanks Dominique Giroux .............................. Page 4
WyFB welcomes Julie Johnson .................................. Page 4
WyFB awards college scholarships ........................... Page 5
County Farm Bureau news ........................................ Page 7
Magna Carta celebrates 800th anniversary ........... Page 12
“Ag Books for Kids”
winners announced
By Kerin Clark
Students from across Wyoming
learned more about agriculture and
were recently recognized for their
participation in the 2015 Wyoming
Farm Bureau (WyFB) “Ag Books
for Kids” contests. The 2015 contests included: Coloring Contest for
kindergarten and first grade; Poster
Contest for second and third graders; and a Creative Writing Contest
for fourth and fifth graders.
This year county Farm Bureaus
across the state donated 605 “Extra Cheese, Please!” books by Cris
Peterson to Wyoming elementary
schools as part of the WyFB Young
Farmer & Rancher Committee “Ag
Books for Kids” project. The students then had the opportunity to
participate in a contest to show what
they learned about agriculture.
County winners were forwarded
to the district where three winners
were selected. District winners all
received a copy of “Extra Cheese,
Please!” and were forwarded to the
state contest. See page 8 for district
winners.
Coloring Contest
Park County first grader Korbyn
Warren was the state winner of the
coloring contest. Warren received a
$50 cash prize from the Wyoming
Farm Bureau and an agriculture
book titled “Extra Cheese, Please!”
The book was signed by the Honorable Governor Matt Mead. Warren
is in Mrs. Coy’s class at Westside
Elementary.
Rylee Dockery, of Fremont
County, was the state runner-up.
Dockery received a $25 cash prize
and an agriculture book. She is in
kindergarten at Jeffrey City Elementary and her teacher is Mrs. Gores.
Poster Contest
Ryker Kearl, of Lincoln County,
won the state poster contest. Kearl
received a $50 cash prize and an agriculture book titled “Extra Cheese,
Please!” The book was signed by
the Honorable Governor Matt Mead.
Kearl is a third grader in Mrs. Koehler’s class at Canyon Elementary
School.
Receiving a $25 cash prize and a
See ‘Ag Books for Kids’ page 9
Big Piney Elementary fifth grader
Haddy Smith won the 2015 WyFB
YF&R “Ag Books for Kids” Creative
Writing Contest. Smith (left) received
her prizes from WyFB YF&R Committee Member Kailey Barlow (right).
She won $50 cash and a book signed
by Wyoming Governor Matt Mead.
Park County Farm Bureau President
Keith Schuebel presented the “Ag
Books for Kids” coloring contest state
winner Korbyn Warren, of Powell, with
his prizes. He won $50 cash and a
book signed by Wyoming Governor
Matt Mead.
Page 2
June 2015
Will The EPA Set A Killer Free?
By William Perry Pendley, Mountain States Legal Foundation President and CEO
President Obama’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has
earned a reputation as the most lawless agency in an administration infamous for its abuses of the Constitution and the rule of law. The EPA,
for example, implemented a “cap
and trade” regime Congress rejected, brought criminal actions against
citizens for “wetland” violations as
it sought power over more landowners, and declared a “war on coal” that
will put thousands out of work, drive
up the price of electricity, and render
its delivery unreliable. Now, the EPA
may set a convicted killer free.
In late 2013, the EPA declared
over a million acres in west-central
Wyoming, including the town of Riverton (pop. 10,000), as part of the
Wind River Indian Reservation, that
is, “Indian country.” Purportedly, the
EPA’s action is required by a Clean
Air Act provision allowing tribes
to obtain the authority available to
States to regulate their air quality
programs but, in doing so, the EPA
subjected land—long known to be
outside the Reservation—to the tribal
jurisdiction of the Northern Arapaho
and Eastern Shoshone.
The Reservation was established in
1868, but in 1904, the Tribes agreed
with the United States to cede 1.48
million acres of land in exchange for
per capita payments to tribal members and capital improvement projects. In 1905, Congress ratified the
agreement, declared the lands were
“ceded, granted, relinquished, and
conveyed” to the United States, and
referenced the new Reservation as
“the diminished reserve.” In 1906,
the ceded lands were opened for
settlement by Presidential Proclamation; the land was sold to non-Indians, including land that became Riverton. In 1939, some unsold ceded
lands were restored to the Reservation, but no lands inside the Riverton
city limits were ceded.
Over the decades, Congress, the
Supreme Court, and the Wyoming
Supreme Court wrote of “lands formerly embraced in the [Reservation],” of a “diminished reservation,”
and of lands “ceded, granted, and
relinquished.” Challenges by tribal
members of their convictions in state
court for crimes committed in Riverton—putative “Indian country”—
were all rejected, on one occasion
with amicus support for Wyoming
from the United States. In 1998, a
unanimous Supreme Court rejected a
tribal attempt to void a similar grant.
Westerners, elected officials, and
commentators nationwide heaped
abuse on the EPA, but there is plenty
of blame to go around; the EPA’s “determination is consistent with a 2011
Opinion of the Solicitor of the U.S.
Department of the Interior.” Alas, the
Solicitor, President Obama’s top lawyer at the Interior Department, made
utter hash of unquestionable history.
Worse yet, her opinion slavishly tracks
the Tribes’ 2008 application to the
EPA in which they cherry-picked bits
of congressional hearings and selfserving tribal documents but ignored
court rulings, the 1904 agreement, the
1905 Act, and their binding language.
In early 2014, Wyoming and the
Wyoming Farm Bureau Federation
sued the EPA. In early 2015, the
lawsuit drew an amicus curiae brief
from ten States arguing the EPA is
“owed no deference with respect to
its application of federal common
law principles to historical facts [and
that] Wyoming’s and the other parties’ views on the diminishment issue
accordingly have as much weight as
the [EPA’s].”
Meanwhile, there is much fear and
uncertainty in Wyoming. Citizens of
Riverton and ranchers and farmers
throughout the 1.48 million acres that
the EPA says is now “Indian country,” are in a panic. Housing prices
have plummeted. Non-Indians fear
they will fall under the legal jurisdiction of the Tribes—both civilly and
criminally.
There is an unintended but not
unexpected outcome of the EPA’s
pursuit of its brand of “environmental justice;” a convicted mur-
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derer says he must go free! Andrew
Yellowbear—a Northern Arapahoe
tribal member who lived in Riverton—was convicted in a Wyoming
court of killing his young daughter.
Arguing the crime occurred in “Indian country,” he challenged his conviction up to the Supreme Court, but
lost. Now, it appears the EPA agrees
with him.
____________________________
Each month, Mountain States
Legal Foundation president and
chief operating officer William Perry Pendley publishes his monthly
column, Summary Judgment. A
hard-hitting commentary on environmental, federal lands, natural resources, or private property
rights issues.
Planting the Seeds for Smart
Corporate Policy
We don’t expect large corporaBy Bob Stallman, American Farm
tions—even
the ones that make their
Bureau Federation President
These days it seems as much pol- living selling food—to be experts in
icy comes from the corporate board- what it takes to run a farm every day.
That’s our job. Farmers
room as from Congress.
and ranchers are comSome corporate directors
mitted to providing cusare hurriedly bowing to
tomers what they need
pressure not from their
and want. But companies
customers, but from vocal
need to better underactivists. The result is corstand how we keep store
porate policies that forbid
shelves and dinner tables
farmers and ranchers from
full, and what it takes to
using tools to maximize
do so while protecting the
production, protect the enenvironment and keeping
vironment or care for ani- Bob Stallman
animals healthy.
mals.
Real corporate responsibility beSmart companies listen to their
customers—and their suppliers. gins with listening to the people on
They collect all the facts before the ground. Companies need to hear
making decisions, rather than just re- from farmers and ranchers on how
sponding to whoever is complaining policies could affect our ability to
the loudest. Through our corporate grow affordable food. Sweeping
advocacy program, Farm Bureau gestures such as Chipotle’s recent
is working to help companies un- announcement that it is eliminating
derstand the reasons why farmers all or most genetically modified inand ranchers use certain production gredients from its menu are shortmethods, and how blanket prohibi- sighted. They fail to count the cost
tions can harm farm profitability and to consumers, farmers and the envitherefore sustainability, as well as the ronment. Catchy but vague slogans
reliability and even the safety of our touting “natural ingredients” and
“integrity” too often mislead confood supply.
See Smart Corporate Policy’ page 6
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PERRY LIVINGSTON—President
TODD FORNSTROM–Vice President
KEN HAMILTON–Executive Vice President
WyFB Directors
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JUSTIN ELLIS, Southwest District
DAVID GARBER, Northeast District
DALE HEGGEM, Director-at-Large
GLEN REED, Northwest District
COLE COXBILL, YF&R Chair
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June 2015
Page 3
New law comes into effect for Wyoming heavy vehicles on July 1
By Ken Hamilton
At the urging of a number of agricultural groups the legislature amended the statutes dealing with driver’s license classifications. Senate File (SF)
29 changed the requirement for people
who currently hold a non-commercial
Wyoming class A and B license and
replaces it with a “Z” endorsement on
a class C license.
SF 29 also raised the minimum gross vehicle weight rating
(GVWR) requirement for drivers
who were previously covered under
the Wyoming Class A and B noncommercial from 26,001 pounds
to 39,001 pounds. However, the
statutes still prohibits someone under 18 from driving a vehicle with
a gross vehicle weight rating over
26,001 pounds. The higher weight
limit will allow for drivers of pickup
and horse trailers that were over the
26,001 pound GVWR to now drive
those combinations with their Class
C license as long as the GVWR is
not over 39,000 pounds.
“The new statute brings us closer
to alignment with our neighboring
states, and reduces some of the confusion and burden that our old dual
driver’s license classification system had created,” stated Representative Albert Sommers.
“Ag producers will benefit from
the efforts of Representative Albert Sommers. He started this bill
and I was glad to be able to ensure
that producers on farms are covered” said Representative David
Northrup. According to Representative Northrup, safety is still impor-
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tant so drivers need to consider bald
tires and other safety issues.
People who currently have a Wyoming Class A or B non-commercial license will be able to continue
with their license until it needs to
be renewed and then they will be
required to obtain a “Z” endorsement to a Class C license. The law
does not change the Class A or B
requirements for people who hold
a Wyoming Commercial Class A or
B license, nor of course a federal
Commercial Driver’s License.
People who need to obtain a “Z”
endorsement may do so by taking a
Wyoming Department of Transportation (WyDOT) written and a skills
test, or take the written test and in
lieu of the skills test they can submit
an affidavit of competency signed
by a person licensed to operate a vehicle of that weight.
“This is a process similar to the
old Chauffeur’s license that was
used many years ago for truckers”,
said Brett Moline, Public and Governmental Affairs Director for the
Wyoming Farm Bureau Federation.
“And we are hopeful that this process will allow for many of our agricultural members to get qualified
drivers during harvest season with-
out the need to complete the same
type of a test that is required for an
over-the-road type of an operator
who must navigate more populated
areas of the U.S.”
“We are encouraging those who
hold the new ‘Z’ endorsement to determine if this endorsement is valid
in a surrounding state, where according to Federal law, they could
legally operate the vehicle, if that
particular state has taken appropriate action,” said Keith Kennedy,
Executive Director of the Wyoming Wheat Marketing Commission. “Federal law allows farmers
and ranchers to transport their own
goods within 150 statute miles of
their vehicle registration address,
even across state lines, if that adjacent state so allows.”
“Vehicle operators must possess a
CDL, with a hazardous material endorsement, if they are transporting a
reportable quantity of a hazardous
material, such as fuel, or certain pesticides,” Kennedy continued.
The Wyoming Department of
Transportation is currently developing a written and skills test necessary to accommodate this change in
the statutes which go into effect on
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June 2015
Brucellosis Update
By Holly Kennedy
Wyoming has long been no stranger to Brucellosis (Brucella abortus).
The Greater Yellowstone Area harbors
the last remaining cases of Brucellosis in the United States. For years
ranchers have enjoyed a “Brucellosis
Free” status across much of the state.
However, recent finding of the disease
outside of the Designated Surveillance
Area (DSA) has caused great concern.
Since 2012 a total of seven elk from
hunt areas 39, 40, & 41, in the Bighorn Mountains, have tested positive.
According to the Wyoming State Veterinarian Dr. Jim Logan, “This is the
first time since Wyoming went Class
Free in 1985 that the disease has been
found outside of the Designated Surveillance Area.”
The Wyoming State Vet has been
conducting voluntary free testing on
all cattle that have been brought into
sale barns within the greater trade area
to track for transmission to domestic
livestock. Dr. Logan assures, “We are
working with producers and veterinarians in Sheridan and Big Horn counties to get adequate surveillance done
on a voluntary basis.” If transmission
to cattle occurs outside of the DSA it
could jeopardize Wyoming’s long held
Class Free status and severely impact
WyFB thanks Dominique Giroux
our livestock marketing abilities.
The Wyoming Livestock Board
is conducting voluntary testing at no
cost to ranchers both on site and at sale
barns throughout the greater trade area.
Early detection of Brucellosis is key to
limiting its spread. For more information on Brucellosis and testing please
contact either the State Veterinarian or
the Wyoming Livestock Board at 307777-7515.
Wyoming Farm Bureau supports
research to advance surveillance, control measures, diagnostic testing, and
vaccine development. All of which are
tools towards eradication. To that end,
the Wyoming Farm Bureau, along
with many other concerned parties,
recently submitted comments on the
Biennial Review and Republication
of the Select Agent and Toxin List to
support removal of Brucella abortus.
Removal from the list allows the agent
to be obtained for research purposes.
According to Wyoming Farm Bureau Comments, “Brucella abortus’
listing has hindered necessary research with indiscernible public benefit. The advantages of removal greatly
outweigh any associated risks. It is irrational and reckless to allow any disease to run rampant while restricting
research on the agent that causes it.”
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eration Membership Coordinator and grow professionally in so
Dominique Giroux has accepted many ways and I can’t thank Ken
a position in Denver,
enough for taking a
Colorado. Her last
chance on this new
day with WyFB was
college graduate
May 22.
seven years ago.”
“It is difficult when
“Thank you all
a valued member of
for the support, enyour team moves on,
couragement and
but we wish Domiwonderful memonique the best in her
ries I made while
new position,” said
working here,” GirKen Hamilton, WyFB
oux concluded.
Executive Vice PresiThe Wyoming
dent. “We will cerFarm Bureau Fedtainly miss Domieration appreciates
Dominique Giroux
nique’s contributions
the work Domito the organization.”
nique has done for
“It has been an absolute privi- agriculture and Farm Bureau memlege to work for this organization bers during the last seven years.
and our members,” Giroux said. Best wishes, Dominique!
Julie Johnson joins
WyFB team
The Wyoming Farm Bureau welcomes
Julie Johnson as the membership coordinator. Johnson began with WyFB at the end
of May.
“We are pleased to have Julie join our
team here at WyFB,” said Ken Hamilton,
WyFB Executive Vice President.
Julie graduated from the University of
Julie Johnson
Wyoming with degrees in Agricultural
Communication and Farm and Ranch
Management. She has two kids (8 and 6) and is passionate about the
agriculture industry. Julie enjoys hiking, being outside with her kids
and dogs, writing poetry and stories and keeping up with her kid’s
activities.
According to Johnson, she got the agriculture bug later in life during
high school. “Agriculture is a passion of mine,” She said. “It is a way
of life I have always respected since I first fell in love with agriculture.”
“I am so excited to take this position as an opportunity to get back
into service to the agriculture sector,” Johnson concluded.
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WyFB awards nine college scholarships
This year the Wyoming Farm
Bureau Federation will provide
$5,500 in college scholarships to
children of Farm Bureau members. Additionally, most county
Farm Bureaus also offer scholarships.
“Providing opportunities for
our members’ children to receive
a college education is what the
Farm Bureau scholarship program
is about,” Wyoming Farm Bureau
President Perry Livingston said.
The Wyoming Farm Bureau
Federation recently awarded nine
college scholarships to the children of Farm Bureau members.
The Livingston-King scholarship is valued at $1,500. The
scholarship is given in honor of
former state presidents of the Wyoming Farm Bureau Federation
Herbert D. Livingston and H.J.
King as well as Buddy and Norma
Livingston, the parents of WyFB
President Perry Livingston.
The five Wyoming Farm Bureau Federation scholarships
are $500 each. The three continuing education scholarships are
also $500 each. The continuing
education scholarship recipients
must submit at least two years of
college transcripts.
Scholarship applications are due
March 1 each year and are available at local county Farm Bureau
offices and online at wyfb.org.
“Congratulations to each of the
recipients and best wishes in your
continued education endeavors,”
Livingston concluded.
Chelsea
Baars
Kylee
Gaukel
Kaitlin
Gaukel
Herbert D.
Livingston
and H.J. King
Memorial
Scholarship
Wyoming
Farm Bureau
Federation
Scholarship
WyFB
Continuing
Education
Scholarship
Chelsea Baars, of Lusk, is the recipient of the
$1,500 Herbert D. Livingston and H.J. King Memorial scholarship. Chelsea is the daughter of Kevin
and Denise Baars. She will attend Eastern Wyoming
College this fall majoring in Farm and Ranch Management.
Chelsea participates in church youth activities
and has held all officer positions in 4-H. During 4-H
she has participated in many different activities including wool judging and meat judging where she
has won state champion titles and placed nationally. During high school, she participated on the
Niobrara County High School varsity golf team winning state reserve champion team in 2011 and state
champion team in 2012.
Chelsea’s family is deeply rooted in Farm Bureau. Her parents are both involved on the county
Farm Bureau board and they served as the first cochairs of the Wyoming Farm Bureau Young Farmer
& Rancher Committee in 2002-2003. Her Dad was
elected as the Southeast Farm Bureau District Director in 2007 and has served as a delegate on the
AFBF Commodity Advisory Committees. Chelsea
and her brother Kerby are involved with Farm Bureau helping wherever they can including county fair
booths, county fair picnics, annual meeting custom
placemats, registration and more. “As you can see,
our family eats, sleeps, breathes and bleeds Farm
Bureau!,” Chelsea wrote.
Eilish
Hanson
WyFB
Continuing
Education
Scholarship
Eilish Hanson, of Dayton, will be a junior
at the University of Wyoming (UW) with a
double major in agricultural communications and business administration. Eilish is
the daughter of Jeb Hanson and Lisa Hanson.
At college, Eilish has participated in
Collegiate FFA, ASUW Student Senate, UW
Freshman Senate, Women’s Leadership of
the University of Wyoming and the American Marketing Association.
Eilish’s dad Jeb Hanson has been an
active member of the Niobrara County
Farm Bureau and has served as county
president. “I have been a member of the
Sheridan County Farm Bureau for two
years,” Eilish wrote. “I have sat in on a
state meeting and the Collegiate Discussion Meet.”
Kylee Gaukel, of Keeline, will be a freshman at
the Eastern Wyoming College pursuing an associates of applied science physical therapist/agri-business. She is the daughter of Kevin and Julie Gaukel.
Kylee participated in high school volleyball,
basketball and track, is a member of Musical Hands
Sign Language Group and a member of the National High School Scholars. She also participates
in church, TeenPact and 4-H. She is also a member
of the 2015 WY State 4-H Leadership Team.
“My entire family has been involved in this
grassroots organization for several generations,”
Kylee wrote. Kylee’s Dad served on the county
Farm Bureau board and both her parents competed
in the WyFB YF&R Discussion Meet competition.
Her Dad was a finalist in the first Discussion Meet
held in 2002. “He went on to compete the following year and won runner-up in the 2003 Discussion
Meet, winning second after my mother who won
the competition,” Kylee wrote. Julie Gaukel went on
to the national level where she was a “Final Four”
competitor.
Rachel
Derner
Wyoming
Farm Bureau
Federation
Scholarship
Rachel Derner, of Burns, will be a freshman at the University of Wyoming pursuing
degrees in agricultural education and agricultural business. She is the daughter of
Justin and Tansie Derner.
Rachel is an active member of FFA
where she has served in leadership positions, participated on judging teams and
speaking competitions. She won the Wyoming FFA prepared speaking and extemporaneous speaking contests in 2014 and
was a national semifinalist in the prepared
speaking. She participates in Future Business Leaders of America, 4-H, Student
Council and sports. Rachel is also involved
in church activities where she teaches Sunday school and AWANA.
Rachel has been involved with Farm
Bureau through the YF&R “Ag Books for
Kids” program. “I am currently running the
program in the Burns Elementary school,”
Rachel wrote. “I teach the curriculum in the
classroom as well as serve as the contest coordinator. This year is the first year I had students submit entries into the state contest.”
Kaitlin Gaukel, of Keeline, will be a
sophomore at Eastern Wyoming College
(EWC) pursuing a dual major of beef production and criminal justice. She is the
daughter of Kevin and Julie Gaukel.
During college, Kaitlin has participated
in the Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society and
Block-n-Bridle Club and is a member of
the EWC Dean’s Honor Roll. Kaitlin is an
eleven year 4-H member, volunteers with
church activities and is a member of the
Girl Scouts.
“I come from a long line of Farm Bureau members” Kaitlin wrote. “My entire
family from grandparents to parents are
involved in this grassroots organization.”
Kaitlin’s Dad served on the county Farm
Bureau board and both her parents competed in the WyFB YF&R Discussion Meet
competition. Her Dad was a finalist in the
first Discussion Meet held in 2002. “He
won runner-up in the 2003 Discussion
Meet, winning second after my mother who
won the competition,” Kaitlin wrote. Julie
Gaukel went on to the national level where
she was a “Final Four” competitor.
Kaitlyn
Livingston
WyFB
Continuing
Education
Scholarship
Kaitlyn Livingston, of Newcastle, is a
University of Wyoming student pursuing a
degree in dietetics. She is the daughter of
Douglas and Peggy Livingston.
At college, Kaitlyn has participated in
intramural sports, the Student Dietetic Association, UW Chi Alpha, Phi Upsilon Omicron Honor society member. She is also involved in church activities including college
ministry.
Kaitlyn’s family has been involved in
the Wyoming Farm Bureau for many generations. “My parents have been members
for 34 years. My grandparents are also
members and have continued to be loyal
to the organization,” Kaitlyn wrote. “My
Uncle Perry Livingston is the current president of the Wyoming Farm Bureau. Herbert
Livingston was my great-grandfather and
most of my family, past and present, have
been members of this organization.”
Brooke
Mills
Wyoming
Farm Bureau
Federation
Scholarship
Brooke Mills, of Hulett, will be a freshman at the University of Wyoming pursuing
a degree in occupational therapy. She is
the daughter of Doug and Dena Mills.
Brooke has participated in many activities including volleyball, golf, band, choir,
class officer, 4-H and FFA. She volunteers
at church and other youth activities.
Brooke writes that her family is new to
Farm Bureau but has attended a couple
of events. “We attended the Farm Bureau
“Ditch the Rule” picnic to meet several political candidates and discuss their view on
popular issues related to agriculture, which
would affect my family greatly,” She wrote.
Logan
Ellis
Wyoming
Farm Bureau
Federation
Scholarship
Logan Ellis, of Mountain View, will be a freshman pursuing a degree in animal science or agriculture business.
Logan has been active in FFA participating in
speaking, judging and has served in several chapter
office positions. He is also very active in 4-H and
has earned the Eagle Scout Rank in Boy Scouts of
America.
“My parents have been involved in the Wyoming
Farm Bureau Federation on a county, district and
state level for the past 17 years,” Logan wrote. “I
have been raised within the Farm Bureau family and
gained many connections and friendships throughout this time. I am Wyoming Farm Bureau Proud.”
His dad, Justin, started in the county Farm Bureau
as vice president and currently serves as the Southwest District Director. His mom, Kristi, currently
serves as county Farm Bureau president. Justin and
Kristi were members of the founding WyFB Young
Farmer & Rancher Committee. Kristi served as state
chair of the group and they both served on the AFBF
YF&R Committee.
Ryan
Geving
Wyoming
Farm Bureau
Federation
Scholarship
Ryan Geving, of Meeteetse, will be a
freshman at Sheridan College studying diesel technology and welding. He is the son
of Craig and Julie Geving.
In high school Ryan was active in FFA,
football, track and music. He participated
in the county marching band and the Field
of Honor for veterans. Ryan volunteers his
time to help those in need in his community.
The Geving’s fully support all the Wyoming Farm Bureau strives to do for members. “We do contact our legislators to let
them know how we stand on the issues
that are important to WyFB and its members,” Ryan wrote.
Page 6
June 2015
Don’t Be ‘Cowed’
By Stewart Truelsen
Husband and wife environmentalists Denis Hayes and Gail Boyer
Hayes take to bashing beef and dairy
in their new book “Cowed.” Published
this year, it attacks animal agriculture
on multiple fronts – health and nutrition, food safety and cattle production.
The book also makes one of the most
outlandish predictions that you’ve ever
heard. According to the authors, “If
the human population grows another
50 percent, and everyone starts to eat
as much beef as Americans, we will
wipe out much of the rest of the animal world.”
Ken Cook of the Environmental
Working Group applauds this statement on the back cover by saying that
the authors have mapped the destruc-
tive co-migration of earth’s two great
conquering herds, humans and cows.
You can believe this when you see
cows grazing in New York’s Central
Park or on the National Mall in Washington, D.C.
Nebraska has a lot of cows, 1.88
million, according to the latest statistics, but it also was home this spring
to a half million sandhill cranes along
the Platte River. The cranes stop to
fatten up on corn kernels left behind
in farm fields before migrating north
again. Nebraska is second in the nation in number of cattle and calves, but
they don’t seem to be crowding out the
cranes.
The Hayes would have you believe
that all cattle operations are big, facSee ‘Don’t Be ‘Cowed’ ’page 10
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do with keeping food safe
and healthful.
There are companies that
are going against the flow and
looking beyond the trendy
rhetoric. Kellogg’s is a good
example. They are providing
a variety of options for consumers, not insulting their
intelligence with simplistic,
cartoonish marketing campaigns. They are stepping up
to the challenge of explaining why these issues aren’t
as simple as one production
method being bad and another being good. That’s a bit
more challenging than jumping on the latest “all natural”
bandwagon, but consumers
should understand how the
application of science and
technology to farming allows us to grow more food
with less fuel, water and land
and cultivate crops that withstand drought, require littleto-no pesticide and benefit
the soil. They need to know
that banning modern farming methods means throwing
away those benefits.
Farm Bureau is reaching
out and recognizing those
companies for their responsible decision-making on agricultural practices. And we
are letting companies know
that we and, more importantly, the men and women who
actually produce our food
are a source of information
for them. Farmers and ranchers make hard choices each
day—not based on what is
popular at the moment, but
on what is good for their
families, land and animals.
Every food company has a
responsibility to provide safe
and healthful products. We
bring them the information
and insight they need to be
responsible partners in feeding our growing population.
June 2015
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County Farm Bureau News
Johnson County News
Ag Books District and County awards: Johnson County Farm Bureau
students winning county and district awards in the 2015 WyFB YF&R “Ag
Books for Kids” contests were recently recognized.
Photos by Carmen Rodriguez, Johnson County Farm Bureau
Goshen County News
Goshen County Farm Bureau members Lee Hageman (left) and Cheri Steinmetz (right) presented county and district “Ag Books for Kids” awards to Goshen County students.
Platte County Farm Bureau
2015 scholarship winners
Platte County Farm Bureau President Dick Dovey recently presented the
2015 county scholarships. Congratulations to these students:
1. Alexandra Horbit, parents: Shannon and Lisa Horbit, Wheatland
2.Brittany Rietz, parents: Kristi and Jamie Rietz, Wheatland
3.Jessi Shockley, parents: Melissa Shockley, Wheatland
Page 8
June 2015
2015 “Ag Books for Kids” Winners
2015 “Ag Books for Kids”
State Winners
Coloring Contest:
State Winner: Korbyn Warren, Park
County, 1st Grade, Westside Elementary, Teacher: Mrs. Coy
State Runner-up: Rylee Dockery,
Fremont County, Kindergarten, Jeffrey City Elementary, Teacher: Mrs.
Gores
Poster Contest:
State Winner: Ryker Kearl, Lincoln
County, 3rd Grade, Canyon Elementary School, Mrs. Koehler
State Runner-up: Shaylah Frazier,
Lincoln County, 2nd Grade, Afton Elementary, Mrs. Kennington
Creative Writing Contest:
State Winner: Haddy Smith, Sublette County, 5th Grade, Big Piney Elementary School, Mrs. Davis
State Runner-up: Faith Anderson,
Crook County, 5th Grade, Campbell
County Virtual School, Mrs. Anderson
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District Winners
Southwest District Winners
Coloring Contest:
Avrey Rosalez, Lincoln County
Jada Banks, Sublette County
Jacquelyn Jeske, Lincoln County
Poster Contest:
Ryker Kearl, Lincoln County
Shaylah Frazier, Lincoln County
Makell Haderlie, Lincoln County
Creative Writing Contest:
Haddy Smith, Sublette County
Harvest Kinn, Lincoln County
Claire Hayward, Sublette County
Northwest District Winners
Coloring Contest:
Rylee Dockery, Fremont County
Tinikki McAdams, Fremont County
Korbyn Warren, Park County
Poster Contest:
Kendall Vincent, Fremont County
Meadow Homec, Fremont County
Seremiah Gullian, Fremont County
Creative Writing Contest:
Megan Jacobsen, Park County
Laura Dockery, Fremont County
Johnathan Moody, Park County
Northeast District Winners
Coloring Contest:
Renae Norris, Crook County
Olivia Knutson, Crook County
Asher Murray, Johnson County
Southeast District Winners
Coloring Contest:
Macy Tremain, Goshen County
Jordynn Speckner, Goshen County
Ricky Bryan, Platte County
Poster Contest:
Elizabeth Jordan, Crook County
Mischa Unterseher, Weston County
Miryah Lundin, Crook County
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Harper Boche, Goshen County
Jerrett Fear, Goshen County
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Faith Anderson, Crook County
Nate Rzasa, Johnson County
Caydence Engling, Johnson County
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McKenzie Schwartzkopf, Goshen
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Coloring Contest:
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Kenna Durfey, Carbon County
Makayla Johnson, Carbon County
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Ag Books for Kids
copy of “Extra Cheese, Please!” for the state runner-up was Shaylah Frazier, of Lincoln County.
Frazier is a second grader in Mrs. Kennington’s
class at Afton Elementary.
Creative Writing Contest
Sublette County fifth grader Haddy Smith
won the creative writing contest. Smith’s teacher
is Mrs. Davis at Big Piney Elementary School.
She received a $50 cash prize from the Wyoming
Farm Bureau and an agriculture book titled “Extra Cheese, Please!” The book was signed by the
Honorable Governor Matt Mead.
Fifth grader Faith Anderson, of Crook County, was the state runner-up. She received a $25
cash prize and an agriculture book. Her teacher
is Mrs. Anderson at Campbell County Virtual
From page 1
School.
“Educating elementary students about agriculture is key to our future in agriculture,” Raenell
Taylor, WyFB YF&R Promotions Committee
Chair, said. “It is rewarding to see how excited elementary students seem to be as we get involved
in their classrooms more and more to share agriculture’s story and help put a face on agriculture.”
In its eleventh year, the “Ag Books for Kids”
program is a project of the WyFB Young Farmer
& Rancher Committee. The grassroots efforts of
the county Farm Bureaus who donate the books
and help educate about agriculture contributes
greatly to the program’s success. The program’s
purpose is to educate children about agriculture
and its importance to us all.
The state winner
in the “Ag Books”
poster contest
was Ryker Kearl,
of Lincoln County.
Korbyn Warren, of Park
County, colored this state
winning “Ag Books for
Kids” coloring page.
An excerpt from the state winning creative writing entry by Haddy Smith, of Sublette County.
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Wyoming Classifieds
NOTICE
CLASSIFIED POLICY:
1) Wyoming Farm Bureau members
are entitled to free classified advertising in this publication for the purpose
of selling items they grow or make
themselves, selling used machinery or
household items, for posting wanted
advertising. Real estate sales not included. Each member family 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 [email protected]. Please
include member’s name and county.
2) Non-Wyoming Farm Bureau
members and WyFB members acting
as agents or dealers of products produced outside the member’s family
may purchase commercial classified
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@
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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
payment due will run according to
agreement between Wyoming Farm
Bureau and the advertiser. Advance
payment is preferred for first-time advertisers.
NOTE:
The appearance of any ad in Wyoming Agriculture does not constitute
an endorsement or approval of the
product or service offered. The advertiser is liable for content of the
advertisement and any claims arising
therefrom against this publication.
The Wyoming Farm Bureau Federation reserves the right to refuse any
advertising not considered in keeping
with its publication’s standards.
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Carl Bair, Lovell; Jack Popkes, Basin;
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CAMPBELL COUNTY
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Don’t Be ‘Cowed’
tory farms. Nebraska has 20,000 beef
cow operations, the average herd size
is 94 head and only 770 are larger than
1,000 head of cattle.
Big is always bad to critics of agriculture, even though economies of
scale are accepted for most other industries. The complaints about cows
in the book have all been heard before.
American restaurants served 9 billion
hamburgers last year, 3 percent more
than a year earlier. Take that as a vote
of confidence in beef.
In fact, there is a lot of positive news
about beef to reassure consumers.
Recreational runners are among the
fittest Americans, and Runner’s World
magazine includes beef in its nutrition
advice and recipes for runners. It cited
a review of 76 existing studies published in the Annals of Internal Medicine that found no association between
saturated fat and heart disease, a departure from previous thinking. Runner’s
World reminded runners that red meat
contains iron, zinc and protein and is
right for a healthy diet.
The authors of “Cowed” connect a
From page 6
virulent form of E. coli bacteria with
what they call factory farming, which
in their view is a feedlot used to finish cattle. However, the Department
of Agriculture says the prevalence of
E. coli O157:H7 is not affected by
the production system. USDA’s Food
Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS)
samples ground beef and, according to
its data, this strain occurs at a rate of
less than one quarter of 1 percent. FSIS
says it is rare for the strain to find its
way into meat products, and the sale of
those products is prohibited. Safe handling and proper cooking also reduce
the risk of spreading E. coli or becoming infected.
The authors claim they aren’t against
eating beef; they just want Americans
to eat less. That’s up to consumers who
shouldn’t be cowed or misled by critics of America’s livestock industry.
____________________________
Stewart Truelsen, a food and agriculture freelance writer, is a regular
contributor to the American Farm Bureau Federation Focus on Agriculture
series.
June 2015
Page 11
Joint Agriculture; State & Public Lands; and
Water Resources Interim Committee Meeting
By Holly Kennedy
At the Joint Agriculture, State &
Public Lands, and Water Resources Legislative Interim Committee
Meeting in Riverton May 11-12 the
following topics were discussed.
Patrick Tyrrell from the Wyoming
State Engineers Office
Laramie County Control Area:
The office received an order in April
to begin metering all large non de
minims uses of water. Metering requirements will be fully implemented
by 2017. In 2020 the order will be reviewed. For more information please
contact the State Engineers Office.
Montana V. Wyoming Direct Flow
Lawsuit: Both States have filed exceptions to the decision. Montana is
still seeking to have water rights of
the Tongue River Reservoir defined.
Ultimately, it boils down to individual water rights. According to Tyrell,
“People that have post 50 rights
might be subject to a call…The pre
50 rights get their water.”
Colorado River Basin Issues:
Lake Powell & Lake Mead are
both below half full right now. A
drought contingency effort is going forward with three primary
elements: 1. Weather Modification
(cloud seeding) 2. Extended Reservoir Operations-- Allows for the
movement of water to Lake Powell
for power generation demands if
necessary, including Water calls on
Flaming Gorge & Seminole. 3. Demand Management--Voluntary incentivized reduction in use offered to
residential, municipal, & agricultural
uses. Wyoming, Colorado & Utah are
currently evaluating the effectiveness
of this strategy.
Sugar producers
Demonstrated Genetically Modified Organism’s (GMO’s) contributions to Wyoming’s economy and
the importance of a national labeling
standard. The Committee directed
them to draft a resolution for review
at this fall’s Joint Ag meeting.
Rochelle Community Organization Working for Sustainability
Follow-up report about coordination with landowners and Forest Ser-
vice regarding prairie dog management issues discussed at a meeting
during the Legislature. Landowners
and permittees testified to problems
in the Thunder Basin National Grasslands due to the absence of control
measures on public lands coupled
with a lack of successful long-term
controls for landowners. The committee directed the parties to continue working towards appropriate
resource management and update the
committee this fall.
Office of State Lands and Investments
Director Bridget Hill reported
on the Grand Teton Land Exchange
project. One of the parcels has sold
for $16 million. The two remaining
parcels are in negations at this time.
Hill also spoke to their need for fee
increases. Statue directs their fees
should “approximate but not exceed”
costs. Currently they are operating at
a 77% loss on these fees. Hill would
propose an adjustment to operate at a
48% loss, to be revisited every three
years.
Federal Lands Transfer Study
Senate File 56 directs the Office
of State Lands and Investments to
study a transfer of federal lands management to the State. They have prepared an RFP (request for proposal)
seeking consultants. A progress report will be given in September.
Wyoming Livestock Board
(WLSB)
Steve True has been named as the
new Director. True along with representatives of the WLSB addressed
concerns in relation to cattle rustling
on both private and tribal lands. There
was testimony from tribal members
regarding their concerns of livestock
theft on the Reservation. There was
also a presentation by livestock owners from Sheridan County regarding
livestock thefts and their concern over
the ability of the Livestock Board to
adequately investigate those thefts.
Wyoming State Veterinarian Jim
Logan reported the statewide new
veterinarian orientation will now be
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June 2015
Magna Carta celebrates 800th anniversary
By Representative Marti Halverson
Eight hundred years ago, June 15,
1215, Magna Carta was signed.
Stop 10 people on the street and ask
them, “What is Magna Carta? There is
the likelihood that perhaps, one person
will know the answer.
And, the answer is: Magna Carta is
one of the ancient documents to which
our founding fathers turned in crafting
their vision for this country – the greatest experiment in self-government in the
history of the world.
Magna Carta (Latin: “the Great Charter”), also called Magna Carta Libertatum (Latin: “the Great Charter of Liberties”), is a charter signed by King John
of England at Runnymede, near Windsor, on June 15, 1215. Eight hundred
years ago.
King John and his predecessors had
ruled using the principle of vis et voluntas, or “force and will”, taking executive and sometimes arbitrary decisions,
often justified on the basis that a king
was above the law.
The Great Charter was drafted by
Stephen Langton, Archbishop of Canterbury, to make peace between the unpopular King John and a group of rebel
Anglo-Saxon barons. It promised the
protection of church rights, protection
for the Anglo-Saxons from illegal imprisonment, swift access to justice and
limitations on feudal payments to the
Crown. For its enforcement, the Great
Charter established a council of 25 barons, the distant ancestor of the British
Parliament, and therefor... the basis, 800
years later, of our United States Congress and the Wyoming legislature.
Magna Carta is an important symbol
of liberty today, and is held in great respect by the British and American legal
communities. The highly regarded barrister Lord Denning describes it as “the
greatest constitutional document of all
times – the foundation of the freedom of
the individual against the arbitrary authority of the despot”.
The document is honored in the United States as an antecedent of the United
States Constitution and Bill of Rights.
The Constitution is the supreme law of
the land, recalling the manner in which
Magna Carta had come to be regarded
as fundamental law.
Many comparisons are possible.
For example, our Fifth Amendment
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Joint Agriculture
concern are: Vesicular Stomatitis,
Avian Influenza, Porcine Epidemic
Diarrhea Virus (PEDv), Canine Influenza, Brucellosis, and Trichomoniasis. The WLSB is currently updating rules on Brucellosis (Ch. 2),
Scrapies (Ch. 13), and Trichomoniasis (Ch.15).
Conservation Districts
Bobbie Frank of the Wyoming Association of Conservation Districts
addressed the committee seeking
support for an optional tax provision.
This is in response to stipulations
in the current farm bill that require
matching funds. Frank asked the
committee to reconsider legislation
which would allow conservation districts to obtain an additional mill levy
for water development projects.
Wyoming Department of Agriculture (WDA)
Director Doug Miyamoto has requested funding for wolf management from the US Fish and Wildlife
Service. Since wolves are no longer
under State management, funding
must come from the federal level.
The Department has been encouraging the Forest Service to adopt the
Wyoming Plan for managing Domestic and Bighorn Sheep. WDA is
From page 11
also currently working on combating
negative changes to the H2A migrant
worker program. James Goodrich,
Director of the Wyoming State Fair
(WSF), asked the committee for provisional funding to allow for updates
to buildings and essential maintenance on the WSF grounds.
University of Wyoming (UW)
Dean Galey asked for $100,000 to
fund the Custom Pesticides Applicator Training Program. This year the
Environmental Protection Agency
greatly expanded requirements for
qualification and removed funding.
Pending funding, WDA has agreed
to help with training. Legislation will
be drafted to set fees at $15 for pesticide registration. UW has named a
new department head for the Animal
Science Department, Dr. Mike Gay.
Gay will work towards modernizing
the Animal Science Department.
Wyoming State Forestry Division
This year’s top priorities for the
Forestry Division include the encroachment of the Bark Beetle in the
Black Hills of Wyoming; Ash Boars;
and the Pine Beetle. This year the
Encampment sawmill has closed.
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Magna Carta
taken or imprisoned or disseised
or exiled or in any way destroyed,
nor will we go upon him nor send
upon him, except by the lawful
judgment of his peers or by the
law of the land.”
Each proclaims that no person
may be imprisoned or detained
without proof that he or she committed a crime.
In addition, Magna Carta gave
women – wives and daughters – the
right of inheritance. Unheard of in
medieval England.
The Ninth Amendment to the
United States Constitution states
that: “The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be
construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.” The writers of the United States Constitution
wished to ensure that the rights they
already held, such as those guaranteed by Magna Carta, were not lost
unless explicitly curtailed in the new
United States Constitution.
In 1976, England lent one of four
surviving originals of the 1215 Magna Carta to the United States for our
bicentennial celebrations, and also
donated an ornate case to display it.
From page 12
The original was returned after one
year, but a replica and the case are
still on display in the United States
Capitol Crypt in Washington, D.C.
The four surviving 1215 charters
will be on display at the British Library in 2015 to mark this, the 800th
anniversary of Magna Carta.
In these times, in this country, in
this state of Wyoming, I urge our
support in commemorating this document, Magna Carta, and the brave
Anglo-Saxons who desired, and demanded of a king, their God-given,
inalienable, self-evident rights to
life, liberty, property and the pursuit
of happiness.
Let us resolve that the great state
of Wyoming defend the ideals of
Runnymede with the same steadfast
determination as those ancient Anglo-Saxons, 800 years ago.
And may our progeny see its millennial anniversary similarly celebrated.
____________________________
Representative Marti Halverson
represents House District 22 in the
Wyoming Legislature. She presented
this speech at the 2015 Legislative
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WyFB YF&R visit our Nation’s Capitol
your story be told so that you can seek
to be the kind of leader that George
Washington was, because after all, he
was just one person.”
Five members of the Wyoming
Farm Bureau Federation Young Farmer & Rancher (YF&R) Committee,
along with WyFB YF&R Coordinator
Kerin Clark, traveled to Washington
D.C. in May. Committee members participating were Kailey Barlow, Southwest District; Kyle and Stacy Berger,
Central District; Kolter Schuebel,
Northwest District; and Toni Swartz,
Northeast District.
The YF&R D.C. trip provided an
educational opportunity as well as the
opportunity to advocate for agriculture.
AFBF Briefing
The first stop was the American
Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) office where we were welcomed by
AFBF President Bob Stallman and
then briefed by AFBF staff members.
Andrew Walmsley spoke about biotechnology; Ryan Yates spoke about
the Endangered Species Act; Kristi
Boswell discussed immigration issues; Pat Wolff provided a tax update
and spoke specifically about estate
taxes; Paul Schlegel spoke about the
Clean Water Act and the overreaching Environmental Protection Agency
regulations; and Dave Salmonsen discussed trade.
“It was a great experience to meet
with the AFBF lobbyists in the Washington office,” said Sublette County
rancher Kailey Barlow. “Not only did I
learn a lot of information that will help
me as a rancher, I gained a new understanding of the many benefits of being
a Farm Bureau member.”
“The AFBF lobbyists stressed how
they work for us, the members of Farm
Bureau,” Barlow continued. “Many
Congressional representatives later
noted how important it is that Farm
Bureau serves as a unified voice for
American agriculture.”
Department of Interior
An agency visit to the Department
of Interior provided the opportunity to discuss Wyoming issues with
United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) Deputy Director Steve
Guertin and staff. The young farmers
and ranchers shared their concerns regarding endangered species and their
impact on Wyoming and farmers and
ranchers.
The young farmers and ranchers did
an outstanding job advocating for agriculture and letting the USFWS know
they are aware of the issues and that
the issues impact actual people that are
From page 1
caring for the land.
its attempt to broaden the definition of
“We were able to get some really “waters of the U.S.” The young farmgreat points across on the issues that ers and ranchers also shared stories
impact Wyoming farmers and ranch- from their farms and ranches and how
ers,” Schuebel said.
different laws and regulations could
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impact farmers and ranchers in WyoAt the Embassy of Japan, Yoshiaki ming.
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We also met with staff members
(Agriculture) and Naritoshi Takaya- from Senator Mike Enzi’s office as
ma, Embassy of Japan Counselor met well as Representative Lummis’ ofwith the YF&R members. Discussions fice. The House was not in session durincluded agriculture in Wyoming and ing our visit and original plans to have
agriculture in Japan as well as trade.
Senator Enzi meet with us changed
“The Embassy of Japan was a very due to his work on the Senate floor on
interesting meeting,” Berger said. “It the balanced budget resolution. Later
was interesting to learn they import 60 that evening the Senate approved the
percent of their food. It encouraged first 10-year balanced budget since
me to hear them say they work a lot 2001.
with AFBF President Stallman and
“Meeting with Senator Barrasso
that he is very good at his job. That and the staff of Senator Enzi and Repsaid to me that Farm Bureau is doing resentative Lummis opened my eyes to
their job not only in the United States see how they truly do want to hear perbut across the world.”
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tain legislation will affect our ranches
On Tuesday of the Washington, and farms,” Berger said. “They like
D.C. trip, the Wyoming Farm Bureau hearing from AFBF and WyFB but
Federation Young Farmer & Rancher personal stories are really important to
Committee Members met with United them.”
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“Wyoming is so fortunate to have
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Farm Bureau Kicks Off 2015 Photo Contest
Editor’s Note: The Wyoming
Farm Bureau annual photo contest
details will be announced at a later
date. Please keep in mind the WyFB
contest and AFBF contest are separate entries.
WASHINGTON, D.C., May 13,
2015 – The American Farm Bureau
Federation, in conjunction with the
American Farm Bureau
Foundation for Agriculture,
has announced the 2015
Farm Bureau Photo Contest. The contest is open to
all state and county Farm
Bureau members and staff
above 18 years of age at the
time of entry, including professional photographers.
Photo submissions will
be used to accurately portray today’s agriculture and
the safe practices of farmers
and ranchers, and also for
future publications, promotions and social media by
AFBF and related companies. All photos submitted
must exemplify safe practices on the farm or ranch.
The contest will run May
15, 2015, through March
31, 2016. Photos may be
entered in four categories:
Farm Families, Farm Labor,
Technology and Consumer
Outreach. Monetary prizes
will be awarded to the top
three placing photos from
each category. First place
winners will be awarded
$150, second place $100
and third place $75.
Judges will also select a
“Best in Show” winner for
the most dynamic photo entered
across all categories as well as two
runners-up. The Best in Show winner will receive $400, with first runner-up and second runner-up receiving $300 and $200, respectively.
“The timeframe for this competition opens up vast possibilities for
members interested in capturing
farm and ranch photos throughout
the four seasons,” said Kim Baker,
AFBF’s assistant director, creative
services. “We look forward to seeing
a bumper crop of diverse submissions from photographers around
the country for this contest.”
Contest winners will be announced April 15, 2016, on Farm
Bureau’s social media platforms and
website.
For more information on how to
register and to view the contest rules
and regulations, visit the 2015 Farm
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WyFB YF&R visit our Nation’s Capitol
have to say and then use the information we gave them as they make decisions in Washington.”
Capitol Tour
The tour of the Capitol provides not
only a glimpse of where our nation’s
business is conducted, but also a look
at the values that our founding fathers
held so close. One example is a statute
in one of the historic rooms of a person holding the Constitution to remind
lawmakers that as they write laws they
are to abide by the Constitution.
“It amazed me to see all of the architecture and history of the Capitol building,” said Campbell County
rancher Toni Swartz.
Historical Sites
Visiting the monuments and other
historical sites provided a vivid reminder about the values our country
was founded on 239 years ago.
Tours included visiting monuments in “The National Mall”; visiting the Arlington National Cemetery
and watching the change of the guard
at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier;
walking down Pennsylvania Avenue
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to Mount Vernon to see the home of
George Washington.
The words inscribed on the monuments and the symbolism of each dif-
ferent monument is so moving to see.
Pictures are always worth a thousand
words, but actually seeing our nation’s
history is priceless.
“One of my favorites was a bicycle
tour at night to see the incredible monuments and memorials with the beautiful lights,” Berger said. “It was a great
reminder of the sacrifices people have
made to create our nation. It was also
a great reminder of what a person with
real leadership skills can accomplish.
Our country was founded by Godly
men and it was so apparent how God
directed the events to make history follow His will.”
“This trip was beneficial to me as
a rancher,” Swartz stated. “I learned
that even though I may be a small time
rancher, I was able to bring attention
to issues that were important to me
and have them addressed by people I
would have never thought to just ask.”
“The trip to D.C. was great because
it gave us a chance to speak out for agriculture and I feel we did a great job
advocating for agriculture,” Schuebel
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The Wyoming Farm Bureau Federation Young Farmer & Rancher Committee
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The Wyoming Farm Bureau Federation YF&R Committee conducted Capitol
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Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) in his office are: (l to r) Kyle and Stacy Berger;
Kadra Clark; Senator Barrasso; Kailey Barlow; Kerin Clark, Toni Swartz; and
Kolter Schuebel. Photo courtesy of Senator Barrasso’s office.
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