Tyson joined our internship late this summer, but we are glad he did! The Red Canyon Ranch has been a great place to learn about Wyoming ranching and resource management. Enjoy learning about Tyson and what he has learned.
The first few months of this internship have been very eye-opening to me. I have been fortunate enough to be included in a range of activities that have helped me to understand what goes into running a functioning cattle ranch. By being able to work for a large-scale cattle operation, I will be better prepared when trying to run my own operation.
In June One of my main duties was irrigating. The first month I have been trying to irrigate every pasture at least once. Although this activity doesn’t have much benefit toward my education, it definitely gives me much-needed real-world experience that will come in useful while trying to efficiently run my own operation. My favorite activity that I have been fortunate enough to participate in is the range riding. Before this internship I had very little experience moving cows on horseback, but the more I ride the more comfortable I feel. Moving cows on horseback is a skill that will be very useful to me in my desired future line of work
In July, along with irrigating, I had a few other mixed duties that I was asked to complete. I was asked to do routine maintenance on a wind rower during the time we were haying at the ranch. This maintenance Included cleaning air filters, greasing all moving parts, replacing sickle guards and sickles, and fueling on a daily basis. In my mind proper machinery maintenance is one of the most important duties on a working ranch. If you don’t take care of your machines, they aren’t going to take care of you. After all the hay was cut, I was then assigned to help stack hay. This was the first time that I have ever stacked round hay bales before, and it was a totally new experience to me. All of these experiences that I have been fortunate enough to have this summer have taught me that although I have learned so much this summer, I still have a long ways to go before I am ready to start out on my own.
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