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Jaclyn Wilson

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Jaclyn Wilson

Welcome to 2026. If you want to feel old, those that were born in 2005 will be 21 this year.

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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.