Week five quickly came around the corner for the WSGA Rangeland Intern, Josiah. At the beginning of the week he got the chance to shadow John, one the working hands on the ranch. They did a wide variety of jobs like monitoring areas along the Sweet Water River, doing some plant identification and fence planning.Continue reading “Week Five on Josiah’s Internship Adventures”
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The Time is here Once Again to catch up with our Rangeland Intern, Josiah!
Waking up in week three with “a million dollar view” right outside Josiah’s window reminds him daily of the wonderful opportunity to be interning at the Red Canyon Ranch. Josiah was excited to report that he finished the very long fencing project this week and what a rewarding feeling to have accomplished such a bigContinue reading “The Time is here Once Again to catch up with our Rangeland Intern, Josiah!”
Josiah, Rangeland Intern Working Hard from Day One
The WSGA has many opportunities for young adults to embrace agriculture, one which is through the Rangeland Internship Program. Josiah, a University of Wyoming student has entered the internship program and is working on the Nature Conservancy Red Canyon Ranch for the summer. Hoping to gain more experience with rangeland management, natural resources and learnContinue reading “Josiah, Rangeland Intern Working Hard from Day One”
Welcome RealRanchers & WSGA Intern Kadi Davis!
Every year RealRanchers.com and the Wyoming Stock Growers Association have the privilege to have an intern for the summer months at our office. This year we are happy to have Kadi Davis join us! Please look for posts from her in the future on our Facebook page and on our blog – http://www.realranchers.com! Hello thereContinue reading “Welcome RealRanchers & WSGA Intern Kadi Davis!”
Welcoming a Late Addition – Tyson Sollars
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 beenContinue reading “Welcoming a Late Addition – Tyson Sollars”
Beef a healthy, important part of your diet
Agriculture is a major part of Platte County’s economy with beef production leading the way. There are over 1.3 million acres of land in farms and ranches in our county were we produce more than $97 million worth of products each year – making us the 3rd-highest producing county in Wyoming. Our 88,471 head ofContinue reading “Beef a healthy, important part of your diet”
First Annual Ranch Sustainability Forum: May 12-14, 2014 “People, Planet, Profit…Sustainable Ranches”
First Annual Ranch Sustainability Forum May 12-14, 2014 Purpose: To provide informational resources and tools for ranch stakeholders that will help provide healthy and sustainable ranches in 2020 and beyond. For reservations call Emily at Padlock Ranch 307-655-2264 or emily@padlockranch.com Draft agenda; some changes may be made but speakers are confirmed. May 12Continue reading “First Annual Ranch Sustainability Forum: May 12-14, 2014 “People, Planet, Profit…Sustainable Ranches””
National Ag Week Contests and Rules: March 17th – 28th
We are excited that March will bring the first day of spring along with National Ag Week. Starting March 23rd – 29th National Ag week will be in full swing, but we decided why just start on the 23rd? So our contest is starting March 17th and will end March 28th. We want to gainContinue reading “National Ag Week Contests and Rules: March 17th – 28th”
Four Years Documenting Life on Gleason Ranch: Sharing the story of agriculture
Gleason Ranch Risking Everything … is a documentary film in-the-making that tells the story of two sisters struggling to hold onto their 5th-generation family ranch after the sudden death of their parents. It’s a labor of love that’s been unfolding for over four years, and the work to finish this film continues to this day.Continue reading “Four Years Documenting Life on Gleason Ranch: Sharing the story of agriculture”
Making Hay while the Sun Shines: More tails from our Interns
Intern: Ryler Lerwick Farm: Lerwick Hay Company Ryler attends Laramie County Community College and plans to continue his education at the University of Wyoming the 2014 spring semester. He is a pursing a Bachelor of Science in Ag Business. This week things really began to pick up! Finished all the harvesting this Saturday and haveContinue reading “Making Hay while the Sun Shines: More tails from our Interns”
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