Humans, cattle have highway adventures

Jun 17, 2024
Jun 17, 2024

Jaclyn Wilson

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A couple more brandings are finished for the year, and we’re waiting on just one lone straggling cow that is totally messing up my end-of-calving-season record.

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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.