I was on a cruise around South America during January, February and March 2013. I went to Columbia, Panama, Ecuador, Peru, Chile, Argentina, Brazil and French Guiana. I went to haciendas, estancias, and ranchos where there were Hausas and Gauchos. Below are some agriculture photos from Columbia and Ecuador. Fruit and vegetable stand at farmersContinue reading “Agriculture in South America – Ecuador”
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Agriculture in South America – Chile
I was on a cruise around South America during January, February and March 2013. I went to Columbia, Panama, Ecuador, Peru, Chile, Argentina, Brazil and French Guiana. I went to haciendas, estancias, and ranchos where there were Hausas and Gauchos. Below are some agriculture photos from Chile. From RealRancher Jonita Sommers – Pinedale, Wyo. Editor’sContinue reading “Agriculture in South America – Chile”
Agriculture in South America – Peru and Uruguay
I was on a cruise around South America during January, February and March 2013. I went to Columbia, Panama, Ecuador, Peru, Chile, Argentina, Brazil and French Guiana. I went to haciendas, estancias, and ranchos where there were Hausas and Gauchos. Below are some agriculture photos from Peru and Uruguay. From RealRancher Jonita Sommers – Pinedale,Continue reading “Agriculture in South America – Peru and Uruguay”
Blizzards and Cattle
Perhaps you watch the weather and heard about the West getting pounded with snow this week? We were right in the path of the storm, and couldn’t have been happier about the prospective moisture! However, it did come in blizzard form, which wasn’t anyone’s first choice, but dry as it has been around here, noContinue reading “Blizzards and Cattle”
Oil Wells at Doug Cooper’s
Doug Cooper resides outside of Casper and lives on his ranch that has been in the family for many years. On the Cooper’s ranch there are more than 60 oil wells and companies are still drilling more wells. The ranch is connected to Teapot Dome and Salt Creek Oil Fields. In the 1920’s there wasContinue reading “Oil Wells at Doug Cooper’s”
Food Ethics
Happy National Ag Week! With less than 2% of the American population involved in production agriculture, the industry gets lost on a lost of folks minds. However, agriculture is incredibly vital! Without it, you’d be hungry and naked…not a pretty picture. I recently watched a great YouTube video by the Center for Food Integrity calledContinue reading “Food Ethics”
Winter Adventure on a Wyoming Ranch
A dose of winter finally made it’s way to Platte County last week. Badly needing the moisture, we’ve been waiting for it. Routine daily chores suddenly have to revert to an alternate plan. The distance between two points is no longer a straight line. The first challenge is traversing the mile and a half drivewayContinue reading “Winter Adventure on a Wyoming Ranch”
Traveling Back in Time Part II
In December, we posted about the Big Piney 4th Graders visiting the Sommers Ranch Homestead near Pinedale, Wyo. The McKinnon School also visited the Sommers Ranch Homestead Museum and Living History Center in October 2012. It was a great experience for the students to learn Wyoming history. J.B. Bond showed the group how to makeContinue reading “Traveling Back in Time Part II”
National FFA Week: A time for reflection
The nation has been celebrating National FFA Week this week and it has brought back a flood of memories of the people, places, experiences and blue corduroy that FFA exposed me to! Most of you are probably familiar with FFA, but just in case, here’s an explanation of the organization taken from http://www.FFA.org: “‘Future FarmersContinue reading “National FFA Week: A time for reflection”
Traveling Back in Time
The Big Piney 4th Grade class visited the Sommers Ranch Homestead Museum and Living History Center in September. It was a great experience for the students with them learning Wyoming history this year. Clint Gilchrist talked about Indian archaeology on the place. Angie Boroff taught roping and let the kids pet Nibbles, the horse. DawnContinue reading “Traveling Back in Time”
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