This past weekend I was fortunate enough to attend the famous Cheyenne Frontier Days in Cheyenne, Wyo.! If you are not familiar with Cheyenne Frontier Days it the largest outdoor rodeo and western celebration event held annually and has been voted by the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA) as the best outdoor rodeo several years and running. This rodeo is always centered on the last full week of July, so if you are ever in the neighborhood make sure to stop by for a good time. Since I am now a resident of Denver, Colo., my friends and I thought what a better way than to spend a July weekend in wonderful Wyoming. After watching an action packed, four hour rodeo we headed west into Wyoming (of course after eating dinner at Little America and running into the cast of 8 seconds, if you do not know what 8 seconds is than you are un-American) to visit friends in booming metropolitan area of Encampment, Wyo.! The rest of the weekend was spent riding four wheelers throughout Medicine Bow National Forest and of course grabbing breakfast at the Bear Trap Café and attending cowboy church in the town park. All in all Wyoming is a beautiful state and if you ever get a chance to visit or you are even as close as Denver, Colo., make sure to hop over the state line and enjoy the magnificent views of rolling hills and cattle ranches that will take your breath away. Oh, I almost forgot to mention that while driving back to Denver we drove through Poudre Canyon which was the location of the huge High Park fire that engulfed western Fort Collins with flames for most of June and July. It was a humbling view to see the devastation that a natural disaster can cause. We saw several homes that were saved and several that were lost, but most of all there were signs everywhere thanking the brave fire fighters. My Wyoming weekend was a humbling experience amongst the tragedy that has surrounded Denver the past few months. We all must remember that even though there is tragedy all around us, God provides glorious views of nature to provide comfort, warmth and most important love. Here are some photos I snapped during my Wyoming weekend, enjoy!
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On June 21, 2012, the Senate passed its version of the Farm Bill and the NCBA team, as well as cattle producers across the nation, is pleased with this version. NCBA is now turning its focus on the U.S. House of Representatives' markup scheduled for after the July 4th recess. On July 11, 2012 at 10:00 am the House Agriculture Committee began debate on their version of the Farm Bill. Late in the evening of July 11, the Agriculture Committee completed consideration of 109 amendments and passed their version of the Farm Bill (35 - 11). NCBA was successful in eliminating the livestock title, sustaining the conservation title – specifically the 60% EQIP allocation and helped to strengthen the research title. Look for more updates on the National Cattlemen's Beef Association website, www.BeefUSA.org, in the next two weeks on the Farm Bill as NCBA continues to work closely with the House to finalize their version. |
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