Winter wear choices on the ranch

Nov 29, 2023
Nov 29, 2023

Jaclyn Wilson

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I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving and ate way too much. The family and I ventured south of Lexington for the holidays. The Boss Man and Boss Man’s Wife beat the snowstorm home – barely. I did not. We received around 4-5 inches of snow. Ain’t nobody ready for that.

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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.