Political Quotes

“I rise today to submit for the record a column written by Mr. Jim Magagna, executive vice president of the Wyoming Stock Growers Association, entitled ``Magagna: The Real Challenges of Ranching.'' The article was published on June 2 of this year. I recently spoke at the 2021 Wyoming Cattle Industry Convention and Trade Show, ``Positioning Wyoming's Beef Industry for Success,'' hosted by the 149-year-old Wyoming Stock Growers Association in Sheridan. This convention focused on both the challenges and the opportunities that producers have before them. Jim says it best: Some of these are just simply challenging opportunities. I urge my colleagues to stand with ranchers like Jim Magagna and the ranchers that he represents. Stand with those who understand the land best and not with extremists who do not know how to run a farm, a ranch, or a small business. There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: Ranching in Wyoming begins with a dedicated, often multi- generational, ranching family or a highly qualified dedicated ranch manager. Beyond this foundation, success on an annual basis is driven primarily by three factors--the weather, the markets and the government. When two of these are positive, most ranchers would describe their year as a ``success''. In that rare year when all three factors are particularly favorable, the seasoned rancher saves dollars in preparation for the inevitable bad year.…”