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Jedidiah – Week 2 with the Ladder Ranch

This was another busy week at the Ladder Ranch! We started off the week by discovering that the cows had broken a gate and let themselves into the National Forest! We spent a couple of days fencing the pastures and rebuilding the gate so that the cows would stay off the forest until mid-June. WhileContinue reading “Jedidiah – Week 2 with the Ladder Ranch”

Mary Marsh begins work with Perry Cattle Company

Feeders, fences, and dams. This week at Perry Cattle Company, I got to spend a lot of time in the saddle, moved feeders and helped get equipment ready for cutting hay. I started keeping a To-Do list with me. This has helped keep me on track for what needed to be done, especially since IContinue reading “Mary Marsh begins work with Perry Cattle Company”

Aidan’s unforgettable week with the Kane’s

This week, was extremely exciting. I went to my first ever branding, and I have to say, it was hard work, yet maybe one of the most entertaining things I have ever done. Learning how to trip the calf was very interesting and especially since these calves were on the larger size, timing was absolutelyContinue reading “Aidan’s unforgettable week with the Kane’s”

Aidan Downey gets first taste of ranching lifestyle with the Kane’s

This was my first week ever spending any extended period of time on a ranch in my life, and I have to say, although it is a lot of hard work, it was also extremely interesting and enjoyable. The first day we jumped right into it and went on my very first cattle drive. HavingContinue reading “Aidan Downey gets first taste of ranching lifestyle with the Kane’s”

Jedidiah Hewlett joins Ladder Livestock for the summer

Hello! My name is Jedidiah Hewlett and I will be the intern at Ladder Livestock this summer! I started the week off busy as ever. On Monday, Pat took me around and showed me the meadows and also the conservation efforts of the ranch. They have installed permanent structures in the river to improve theContinue reading “Jedidiah Hewlett joins Ladder Livestock for the summer”

Rylee Anderson – 2018 Communication Intern

Rylee was born and raised in Burns, Wyoming and is the 4th generation of her family to grow up in Laramie County. She fell in love with the agriculture industry at a very young age after being active in 4H and FFA. Rylee competed on several different teams for each organization and represented various groupsContinue reading “Rylee Anderson – 2018 Communication Intern”

Jedidiah’s Last Week With The Perry’s

This week was we were in the saddle almost every day. I actually got a little tired of riding. On Tuesday we weaned the calves at home and turned the calves out. We were going to let them work their way back to the pasture we had taken them out of, but they were hungryContinue reading “Jedidiah’s Last Week With The Perry’s”

Andrew’s Last Week at the E Bar U

My time here at the E Bar U has come to a close and I couldn’t be happier about the time I have spent here. I not only learned the day in and day out work required to keep a large operation running, but how a family works together to make a livelihood in modernContinue reading “Andrew’s Last Week at the E Bar U”

Tyler’s Last Tale

This was the last week for me here at the Ladder Ranch. Monday, we went and moved cows around in the Colorado forest and put some salt blocks out for them. Tuesday, we looked in the heifer pasture to see if we needed to doctor anything. There was one bull that had foot rot andContinue reading “Tyler’s Last Tale”

Finances & Farriers

The Perry Ranch has kept range land Jedidiah Hewlett very busy this summer. He’s almost done with his time at the ranch, but he is working hard until the end. This week we got the one field raked, baled, and stacked. We also received three semi-truckloads of oat hay and bedding. We decided to waitContinue reading “Finances & Farriers”