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Thank you to Donita Graves, Laramie Peak CattleWomen for your contribution! It was recognized years ago that generations of young people were moving further away from their roots in agriculture. No longer was their awareness of where the basic components of daily life had their origin. As a result, the Wyoming CattleWomen organized an outreachContinue reading “Experiencing Agriculture Hands-On”

Rachel Purdy had the opportunity of a lifetime and took that chance to create a new chapter in her advocating career for the beef industry. Rachel spent time in local grocery stores like the Cheyenne Sam’s Club to educate and answer questions for consumers. According to the Wyoming Livestock Roundup (WyLR), Rachel states the sheContinue reading “Wyoming Beef Advoate named to 2015 National Beef Ambassador Team”

Contributed By: Rachel Purdy- Wyoming Beef Ambassador One of my favorite parts of being a beef ambassador is having the ability to correct the misinformation surrounding the beef community. On July 11-12 Garrett Irene and I helped at the Cheyenne Sam’s Club beef tenderloin demo. The American National Cattle Women and the beef checkoff helpedContinue reading “Correcting the Misconceptions”

Here is another update from Jackalyn! This past week, I continued to cut hay. There are sickles that move back and forth on a bar that extends from the back end of the tractor. These sickles need to be changed about every 6-8 hours of use. I learned how to change these on my tractorContinue reading “Update From Jackalyn”

Here is on update from Jackalyn on her past week at the Brokaw Ranch! This past Monday, I fixed fences and learned how to cut hay. There are sickles that move back and forth on this bar that extends out from the tractor. I learned how to grease components on the tractor, sharpen the sickles,Continue reading “Jackalyn’s Past Week”

Week 8 Monday, Randy and I put mineral out for the cows in the Wyoming forest. In the process, we found that there were neighbors’ yearlings in one of the pastures that we would soon be utilizing. We came back up with horses and pushed the fifteen head back into their own allotment. Tuesday, weContinue reading “Brittany’s Weeks 8 and 9”

Whew! We know it has been a long time, but after battling technology we have finally got some updates from Brittany from her time at the Ladder Ranch.(Pictures will be added as more technical difficulties are overcome) Week 6 Hi everyone, Well its been a very busy few weeks on the Ladder Ranch. Here isContinue reading “What is New, Brittany?”

Please note that we will not be posting some of the interns updates for the sake of their privacy. We ask that you stay tuned with Real Ranchers as we follow our other interns through their summer internship on Wyoming ranches.

Contributed by: Melinda Sims, a real Wyoming rancher from Sims Cattle Company. We are Sims Cattle Company, located in Southeast Wyoming. We operate a multi-generational ranch, with four of the five generations that have been here presently living on the ranch. We feel a great importance on including all of our generations in all aspectsContinue reading “Ranching Through Multiple Generations”