A painful reminder to keep safety top of mind

May 6, 2024
May 6, 2024

Jaclyn Wilson

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Jaclyn Wilson

There are just those weeks that you look back on and go, “I’m glad I survived that one.”

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Jaclyn Wilson is more than a rancher, raising Red Angus cattle at Wilson Ranch near Lakeside, Nebraska. She’s an artist with a welder’s torch. She holds leadership positions with several agriculture organizations. She can be reached at jaclyn@flyingdiamondgenetics.com. This column represents the views of one person and are not necessarily the opinion of the Midwest Messenger.