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Pride 2012 ꞇ A Tri-State Livestock News and Farmer & Rancher Exchange Publication

Online farmer’s market A big hit in southeastern Wyoming

By Gayle Smith

The program works by producers placing the products online they want to sell.

“We have an order cycle from the first day of the month through the second Saturday.

Deliveries are following Thursday.

There is no minimum. Producers can list as many items as they wish, and customers can order what they want,” Porter explained.

Customers in southeastern Wyoming have access to home grown meat, fresh produce and other items with just a few clicks of a button thanks to a pilot program started by the Wyoming Business Council, Rocky Mountain Farmers Union, and University of Wyoming Cooperative Extension.

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riple Crown Commodities Cooperative is an online farmer’s market that serves producers and customers in Laramie, Albany, Goshen and Platte counties. “We also have some western Nebraska producers,” according to Kim Porter, farmer’s market and education program manager for the Wyoming Business Council.

The site offers everything for sale from beef, lamb, goat meat, and chicken to different grains, beans, produce, berries, goat cheese, and eggs. Consumers can

also purchase various baked goods, body soaps and cremes, worms for fishing, clothing, jewelry, wooden boxes and furniture. All the products are made in Wyoming or western Nebraska by home-based or small business owners, farmers and ranchers.

The program is unique to Wyoming, since it is the first time it has been done there.

“Some other states have this type of program,” Porter said. “It just gives people greater access to more products, and it gives producers more access to more customers. In our state, it is a new

concept that I think complements the local farmer’s markets very well. I don’t feel like it really competes with them. It is just a unique idea that gives everyone an opportunity to participate,” she said.

The program works by producers placing the products online they want to sell. “We have an order cycle from the first day of the month through the second Saturday. Deliveries are following Thursday. There is no minimum. Producers can list as many items as they wish, and customers can order what they want,”

Kim Porter, farmer’s market and education program manager for the Wyoming Business Council.

Triple Crown Commodities Cooperative is an online farmer’s market that serves producers and customers in Laramie, Albany, Goshen and Platte counties.

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she explained. “What is nice about the program is all of David Gregory their items are delivered at carpentry offers once. It is nice for consumers a harvest box because they can order from for sale. Gregory different producers, and pick builds and sells everything up at the same many types, time and pay with one check. shapes and sizes of boxes. Producers can deliver everything at one time and get one check a week later,” she explained.

There is a designated spot in each county for pickup.

Pickup points are the Goshen County Extension office in Torrington, Big Hollow Food Coop in Laramie, Wyoming Business Council in - Kim Porter Cheyenne, and the Wheatland Book Nook in Wheatland.

Up to this point, Porter said there have been no fees Bare Body associated with participating Soaps offer a in the program since it is a Bergamot and pilot program. However, that Chamomile soap among the variety may change this fall as the of soaps offered program is changed into a cothrough the mar- operative and moves into the ket. private sector.

The formation of Triple Crown Commodities Representatives from the Wyoming Business Council, Rocky Mountain Farmers Union, and University of Wyoming Cooperative Extension started the project in 2009 by selecting a board of directors, and conducting surveys to see what people would like. They visited High Plains Cooperative in Denver on their delivery day to watch how they got their product out.

In 2010, the group started installing software and did their first dry run in October.

“We picked producers and

“We are always looking for more producers to join, but we are trying to build this up slowly.”

consumers that would be patient with us, and would help us get everything working,” Porter said. “In November, we did a wet run, and in Decem-

ber, we took our first orders,” she said. They had 10 orders their first time totalling $147.

Since then, the average sales are over $1,100, and

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growing every month. “Some months, sales are over $1,700.

We continue to recruit producers,” she said. “We are always looking for more producers to join, but we are trying to build this up slowly.”

Porter said they have also had interest from other areas of state that would also like to participate in the program.

“We are excited about that because one of goals of this project was to explore the feasibility of a state-wide farmers market,” she said.

Who uses the online farmer’s market?

A wide array of customers are shopping the online farmer’s market for local foods that they feel taste better, Porter said. “Customers like having the opportunity to purchase local foods year-round.

They also like supporting their economy and the local farmers,” she added.

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“For producers, the online farmer’s market gives them another market opportunity,� Porter continued. “It is one more place to sell their products. For consumers, it is one more place to buy local products, and it gives them a bigger geographical area to order from. There are currently four counties and Nebraska that they can order from. They can also purchase fresh, local foods year-around,� she said.

Mostly producers and consumers have found out about the program by word-of-mouth, Porter continued. “We started out with producers we knew,� she explained. “They tell other producers. We have been to a couple of food-type conferences, and recruited some producers from there. In the beginning, we had a Wisconsin cheese vendor because we didn’t have a local cheese vendor. Now, we have a standards committee that will be forming the rules for the cooperative, and I expect the regulations for who can

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The online concept has proven a challenge for producers who have to write a description of their farming and ranching operation and the practices they use to grow their food since they never meet their consumers or visit with them oneon-one. “I always encourage them to take their time and do a good job describing what they do because it is how our consumers get to know them and the product they produce,� Porter explained.

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Images West

By Jan Swan Wood

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A view of western life

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he images have a warmth about them, a feeling of being in and a part of them.

The photographs are a fleeting moment in time, caught by a knowing eye.

Paintings that are realistic, yet, soft and inviting, draw the eye into them.

The one behind both types of image is a softspoken woman with an eye for detail and a love for her subject matter. Lisa Norman is both a gifted photographer and artist, capturing the life of the prairie and the cowboys, horses and cattle that have

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long been a part of her daily life.

Her artwork includes paintings done in oil, watercolor and graphite.

Many are of an individual subject, detailed and with a story to tell. Murals are another outlet for her talent and the subject matter ranges from signature western portraits to trompe l’oeil depictions of varied themes.

Photography is another area that is represented by beautiful images of ranch life, livestock, cowboys, horses and wildlife. To see the world through her lens

isa didn’t grow up on a ranch and had planned to pursue a career in medical illustration.. However, when she met the young cowboy, Denley Norman, all those plans changed. Denley was a fifth generation rancher and cowboy and was dedicated to that life. She gladly joined him in his life’s work, becoming a ranch wife, cowboy’s helpmate, and mother as time passed. “I didn’t grow up on a ranch, but lived in the country”, said Norman, “Now I’ve been involved in it longer than not, and my life with Denley in the ag business defines me as well now.”

is to see it at those perfect moments in time that are witnessed by few.

The photographs of the Haythorn Ranch, where she and her late husband Denley lived and worked for many years, were collected into a coffee table book Lisa authored and published, titled “Haythorn Land and Cattle Company; A Horseman’s Heritage”. Beautiful photographs grace the pages, making one feel as though they were there and taking in the day-to-day work of the historic ranch.

(Top) Commissioned portrait of cowgirl and horse rendered in graphite. Photo by Lisa Norman (Bottom Left) A watercolor painting by Lisa Norman.

(Bottom Right) Conte chalk on buckskin pastel paper, portrait of Carly Norman and “Squeaker.” Photo by Lisa Norman

A Tri-State Livestock News and Farmer & Rancher Exchange Publication Ag “I like to ride but I don’t claim to be a cowgirl,” said Norman. Being a part of that life, though, gave her the opportunity to document it daily, either through photography or her art.

Many of her images are of Denley or their daughters, who rode with their Daddy as often as possible.

The lives of Lisa and daughters Kate, nine and Carly, six changed in a heartbeat when, in July 2011, Denley had a horse fall on him and he was tragically killed. Living on the 4-3 Ranch north of Lusk, WY, they were a part of a strong ranching community in the area. That cowboy “family” has helped them all through the hard months that have followed Denley’s death.

“The r a nch “I didn’t grow families up on a ranch, around but lived in the h e r e h a v e country”, said made it Norman, “Now a good ce I’ve been in- ptol a be. volved in it lon- W e ’ v e ed ger than not, sont a ythe and my life p l a c e here with Denley in w we were the ag business l i v i n g defines me as b e f o r e his acwell now.” cident, – Lisa Norman w h i c h h a s helped the girls and I. The cowboys here take the girls with them and let them ride and work with them,” said Norman, “The familiarity is both comforting and heartwrenching here, but we feel like it’s where we belong.

I still feel very tied to this community.”

A catharsis for Lisa and the girls has been and is a sculpture they are working on together one of Denley’s favorite horses. It shows the horse saddled and hobbled, looking back over his shoulder as though watching for Denley. When completed, it will be in bronze and placed in a special place. Having the girl’s hands help with the sculpting has been part of the healing process for all of them, as the time spent shaping clay opens up conversations between mother and daughters.

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NEW LISTING! Ziebach County, Dupree SD: This offering is comprised of 2,727+/acres of excellent native pasture land. Fenced and cross-fenced into five separate pastures facilitating easy rotation of grazing. Extremely well watered by nine reservoirs, together with two shallow wells serving six tire tanks and three new automatic waters’ distributed throughout the property. Year around access is provided by well- maintained gravel roads and power is located on and through-out the property. Girl Creek runs through the property providing an added element of limited winter protection. This property would make an excellent starter ranch or added grass for an established operation.

Call us on this. Priced at $1,570,000 Perkins County Farmland

966.4+/- acres highly productive cropland with (930.46 ac. FSA base acres). Mostly class II and III loam and silt loam soils with productivity indexes ranging mostly from 68 to 95. Located close to town and only 1 mile off a paved hwy. The property is all contiguous and could still be available for spring possession.

Priced at $1,255,000 Lotton Ranch

Located in SW South Dakota and NW Nebraska, this ranch is comprised of; 8,720+/- acres deeded, 640 acres state lease, and 467 AUM’s lease in the Buffalo Gap Nat’l Grassland. (There are 4,000+/- acres which are or have been in cultivation, current CRP contract on 1,000 acres and 2,706 base acres.) Indian Creek crosses the ranch for three miles, two homes, headquarter facilities, water pipeline, and abundant wildlife.

Priced at $4,046,000 LaDuke Property

This property consists of 160 acres of which 137.5 acres are irrigable from the Belle Fourche Irrigation District. County roads border both the East and West sides of the property, as well as power and rural water.

Great views and access combined with good production and income potential allow for several viable options with this property.

Price $184,000

Seaman Property

The Seaman property contains 160 acres in Northern Meade County, SD which provides convenient access to both Sturgis as well as Spearfish, yet maintains a private setting. Pasture and hay fields surround the property and the closest residence is ¾ mile to the east. Power is nearby with rural water on the property.

Priced at: $160,000

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he living have to go on living, and her business, Images West, has made it possible to keep them where they want to be.

“I’ve had Images West Studio for about 20 years. I’m grateful for several steady customers that I do graphic design, photography and marketing for,” said Norman, adding, “Because of the internet, I’ve had my business everywhere “I’ve had Im- w e ’ v e ages West Stu- l i v e d , dio for about whether 20 or 70 20 years. I’m m i l e s r o m grateful for sev- ftown.” eral steady cus- “ I t ’ s tomers that I do sv t ea yre dy graphic design, s t e a d y p h o t o g r a p h y and I do everyand marketing t h i n g f r o m for,” . . . business – Lisa Norman c a r d s to billboards. The bread and butter of it all is the computer design and photography, though,” states Norman. “I’m working to build up my fine art inventory, commission work, and hope to utilize my Web site for more retail options with my photography.”

Besides original works and prints, she also offers notecards, sold in sets, and the Haythorn book on her Web site, www.imageswest.com. The Web site shows examples of her work, including murals and portraits. She does commissioned portraits, some showing a “vintage” look, using conte or pastel on buckskin paper, drawn from photographs.

Her work also includes ranch photo shoots, including brandings and centennials, and commercial stallion photos for advertisements. Some have asked whether she will do another book, and she may, though not of the scope of the Haythorn book.

Lisa takes her Images West booth to a very select three to four shows a year. “I’ve chosen to go to shows that work around the girls schedules and stay pretty close to home,” said Norman. Those shows have included the Working Ranch Cowboys Association Ranch Rodeo finals in Amarillo, TX, Wyoming Horse Expo in Douglas, WY, and the Quick Draw Art Show at the Black Hills Stock Show, Rapid City, SD. Lisa Norman has had a difficult year, to say the least, and she still feels Denley’s presence in many of the things they do. “His perspective (Top) Commissioned by the Ogallala, NE, Chamber of commerce to promote and presence is still very much a local points of interest. Acrylic mural on an 8 foot boot. Photo by Lisa Norman part of us,” said Norman, then adds (Bottom Left) Photographic fine art portrait of a horse. Photo by Lisa Norman “I don’t know what the future holds.

We’re just carrying on the best that (Bottom Right) Photographic fine art portrait of ranch cowboy. Photo by Lisa we can.”

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er business, Images West, will continue to portray the people and the life that is so much a part of her and her family, while providing a way to live amongst the people she honors with her work. Whatever the future holds, rest assured she’ll find the beauty in it, either with her camera or on her easel, and share it with everyone through her Images West productions.

Lisa Norman can be reached through her Web site www.imageswest.com, or by e-mail at lisa@imageswest.com Refer to this article for a discount when ordering the Haythorn book. ✦

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LITTLE,

big

horses and old fashioned exercise

By Jan Swan Wood Gabe Dennis, six at the time, drives the team back to the barn. Photo by Robert Dennis

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Today’s ranches often have modern, faster ways to do the day’s work. Whether haying or feeding stock, the equipment is efficient and easier on the operator than in times past.

Not everyone, though, adheres to the idea that modern is better. Red Owl, South Dakota rancher, Robert Dennis, has found that feeding with a team of horses works best for him.

did it right and used the right terminology.

In the mid 1990s, the team he had was getting pretty old, so when the winter started off tough in 1996, he decided it was going to be too hard on the old mares and he went back to using his tractor to plow the deep snow. He went through some more teams after that,

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ennis said “My tractor doesn’t have a cab anyway, so if I’m going to be cold, I might as well be enjoying what I’m doing.” He most certainly enjoys his teams and is proud of the horses that help him to feed his stock and do ranch chores.

His interest in driving horses began back in 1974 when he used a saddle horse to hitch up and start pulling things around.

Young Robert was undoubtedly more pleased with the results than the saddle horse, but

it got him started. In 1980 he bought a team of three-fourth sister Belgian cross mares and using his grandfather’s harness, he was on his way.

“It was cost effective and fun to drive them. I wanted to play at it anyway, so the money savings on fuel made it a good idea,” said Dennis. His Dad was dead set against the idea, however, and told Robert “I’ve spent my whole life changing my Dad’s equipment over from horses to tractors and now you’re changing it all back.” Robert wasn’t swayed and when he started working the draft mares, his Dad was right out there making sure he

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COMMUNITY EVENTS MAY 28-June 1 Farrier Clinic, Deadwood, SD; 605-391-0592 29-30 Holistic Management Workshop, Oglala Lakota College Center, Kyle, SD; 605-394-2236 30 2012 Belle Jackpot, 6 p.m, Belle Fourche Round Up Grounds; 605-347-9166 31-June 1 Holistic Management Workshop, Sinte Gleska University, Mission, SD; 605-394-2236 31-June 3 2012 NRHA/AQHA/CSRHA ‘Energy City Classic & Derby’, Camplex,

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Gillette, WY; 307-587-9626 JUNE Weston Co. Gymkhana Series, Fairgrounds, Newcastle, WY; 307-746-8669 NHSRA: Logan McPherson High School Rodeo, Stapleton, NE Montana Junior High School Rodeo Finals, Hamilton, MT SDHSRA Regional Rodeos: Huron, Winner, Wall and Buffalo, SD NHSRA: Thedford High School Rodeo NDHSRA: Bismarck Rodeo, 10 a.m.

WYHSRA: Sublette County-Big Piney Rodeo 32nd Annual Western Dakota Gem & Mineral Show, Pennington Co. Fairgrounds Events Center, Rapid City, SD NHSRA: Mullen High School Rodeo NDHSRA: New Salem Rodeo North Dakota Stockmen’s Association Spring Roundup, 5:30 p.m., Mountrail County Fair Building, Stanley, ND; 701223-2522 UNL Extension Tractor Safety/Hazardous Occupations Course, Farm & Ranch Museum, Gering, NE; 308-632-1480 Cattle Marketing: An Explorative Approach Workshop, 11:30 a.m., Mitchell Region Extension Center, Mitchell, SD; 605-995-7378 North Dakota Stockmen’s Association Spring Roundup, 5:30 p.m., Slope County Fairgrounds, Amidon, ND; 701-223-2522 North Dakota Stockmen’s Association Spring Roundup, 5:30 p.m., Verein Hall, St. Anthony, ND; 701-223-2522 2012 Belle Jackpot, 6 p.m, Belle Fourche Round Up Grounds; 605-347-9166 Montana High School Rodeo Finals, Bozeman, MT North Dakota Stockmen’s Association Spring Roundup, 5:30 p.m., Burleigh County SCD Farm, Menoken, ND; 701223-2522 Nebraska Cattlemen Mid-Year Meeting, Atkinson/Stuart, NE; 402-475-2333 South Dakota Livestock Auctioneers Association 50th Annual Convention, Sioux Falls, SD; 605-539-9281 Tri-County Ag Day, 10 a.m., SDSU Cottonwood Range Livestock Field Station;

605-394-1722 NHSRA: Panhandle High School Rodeo, Mitchell, NE 8 Northern Bull Riding Tour: Prairie Village Bull Riding, Madison, SD 8-9 South Dakota Grassland Coalition Bird Watching Tour, Davis & Smeenk Ranches, Belle Fourche, SD; 605-280-0127 8-10 WYHSRA: Douglas Rodeo 8-10 SDHSRA Regional Rodeos: Watertown, Ft. Pierre, Sturgis and Dupree, SD 9 NHSRA: Harrison High School Rodeo 9 North Dakota Stockmen’s Association Spring Roundup, 5 p.m., Quality Inn & Suites, Jamestown, ND; 701-223-2522 9 Johnson Saddle Series Barrel Race #2, Crawford, NE; 308-665-3960 9 Custer Ranch Rodeo, 2 p.m., Custer, MT; 406-342-5579 9 Eastern Wyoming Ranch Rodeo, 4 p.m., Niobrara Fairgrounds, Lusk, WY; 307334-3417 9 Northern Bull Riding Tour: Trail Days Bull Riding, Ipswich, SD 10 NHSRA: Crawford High School Rodeo 10 Black Hills Cutting & Team Penning Sort Event, 9 a.m., Rounds Arena, Rapid City, SD 11 North Dakota Stockmen’s Association Spring Roundup, 5 p.m., Tobiason Lake, Hatton, ND; 701-223-2522 12 3rd Annual Women’s Ag Day Event, First Lutheran Church Activity Center, Brookings, SD; 605-692-8003, Ext. 2 13 2012 Belle Jackpot, 6 p.m, Belle Fourche Round Up Grounds; 605-347-9166 14 Weston Co. Gymkhana Series, Weston Co. Fairgrounds, Newcastle, WY; 307746-8669 14-17 North Dakota High School Rodeo Finals, Bowman, ND 15-17 Wild West Days Festival & PRCA Rodeo, Sturgis, SD; 15-17 Crazy Horse Rodeo & Gift from Mother Earth Celebration, 22nd annual Great Plains Indian Rodeo Association and PRCA rodeo events; American Indian and Western arts and crafts show-sale 15-17 Art in the Barn Fiber & Fleece Festival, Newell Ram Show Building-Rodeo 8

Grounds, Newell, SD; 605-456-2802 17-18 NIRA Alumni Reunion, Casper, WY; 605-268-5874 18-21 The All-Around (Youth Rodeo) Camp, Wiens Ranch, Sedalia, CO; 719-3528886 19-20 29th annual South Dakota Rangeland Days, Phillip, SD; 605-859-2186 20-23 Nebraska High School Rodeo Finals, Hastings, NE 20-24 South Dakota High School Rodeo Finals, Belle Fourche, SD 20-24 Wyoming High School Rodeo Finals, Douglas, WY 21 Leopold Conservation Award Tour, 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m. (CDT), Todd Mortenson & Family Ranch, Hayes, SD; 605-280-1027 22-23 Annual Cowboy Youth Classic, Laramie, WY; 307-766-2159 22-23 The Bison Advantage, Terry Bison Ranch, Cheyenne, WY; www.bisonadvantage.com 23 Neal ‘Earl’ Hermanson Memorial Ranch Rodeo, 1 p.m., Sidney, MT; 701-5652271 23-24 18th Annual North Dakota Junior Beef Expo, Upper Missouri Valley Fairgrounds, Williston, ND; 701-223-2522 23-24 ‘It’s Reining In Cody’ Weekend Reining Classes & Lessons, Flying “T” Ranch, Cody, WY; 307-587-9626 24-30 National Junior High School Rodeo Finals, Gallup, NM 28 Weston Co. Gymkhana Series, Weston Co. Fairgrounds, Newcastle, WY; 307746-8669 30 Northern Bull Riding Tour: Extreme Ranch Bull Riding (Make-A-Wish), Armour, SD JULY Northern Bull Riding Tour: Wild West Days Bull Riding, Faulkton, SD 11 2012 Belle Jackpot, 6 p.m, Belle Fourche Round Up Grounds; 605-347-9166 12 Weston Co. Gymkhana Series, Weston Co. Fairgrounds, Newcastle, WY; 307746-8669 13-15 Will James Roundup, Big Horn County Fair Grounds, Hardin, MT; 406-666-2330 2

Students & satellite UW students research value of satellite images for monitoring Wyoming resources

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tudents at the University of Wyoming found that aspen had

Orin Hutchinson from Newcastle, WY, analyzes Landsat images acquired after a wildfire on the Wyoming side of the Black Hills National Forest. Courtesy photo/UW Extension

budded earlier in a drought year and that surface area estimates from satellite images matched well with corresponding water levels in Woodruff Narrows Reservoir near Evanston, WY.

15-21 National High School Rodeo Finals, Rock Springs, WY 18 2012 Belle Jackpot, 6 p.m, Belle Fourche Round Up Grounds; 605-347-9166 20 Forsyth Ranch Rodeo, 7 p.m., Rosebud Treasure Co. Fairgrounds, Forsyth, MT; 406-346-2144 22 Black Hills Cutting & Team Penning Sort Event, 9 a.m., Rounds Arena, Rapid City, SD 23 Bozeman Roundup Ranch Rodeo, Bozeman, MT; 406-582-3270 24-28 90th Annual Days of ’76 Rodeo, Deadwood, SD 26 Weston Co. Gymkhana Series, Weston Co. Fairgrounds, Newcastle, WY; 307746-8669 27 Northern Bull Riding Tour: Rosebud Casino Bull Riding, Rosebud, SD 28 Northern Bull Riding Tour: Desperado

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A Tri-State Livestock News and Farmer & Rancher Exchange Publication Ag Other students used information derived from remotely sensed images to monitor crop growth on a southeast Wyoming wheat farm and the effects of the 2004 Basin Draw fire in northeast Wyoming. The research taught students how to use satellite images and their effectiveness.

Every spring semester, three to five students in the Department of Ecosystem Science and Management in the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources conduct research using remotely sensed data on a topic of their interest, said Ramesh Sivanpillai, research scientist in the Wyoming Geographic Information Science Center. He teaches the digital image processing for natural resources management course in the college. “Most of these students select the farms or ranches owned by family members or forests and public land they have worked on during summer months,� he said. “Familiarity about their study areas provides them a unique advantage when analyzing and

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interpreting satellite images and for conveying the findings of their study to the landowners or agencies.�

Matthew Thoman of Riverton, WY, worked on a dryland winter wheat farm east of Cheyenne and was familiar with the fields. By processing Landsat images from the growing seasons of 2007 and 2009, he found growth variations within fields despite higher soil moisture levels in 2009 than 2007.

He will share the information with the producer, who could devise plans to correct the deficiencies, noted Sivanpillai.

Brandt Schiche of Buffalo, WY, used Landsat images to glean information about surface area changes on Woodruff Narrows Reservoir.

Water from the reservoir is used for irrigation, recreation and industry and is shared between Utah and Wyoming. “He found a significant relationship between the surface area estimates derived from Landsat images and the corresponding water levels in the reservoir,� said Sivanpillai.

Jason Pindell of Wheatland, WY, used MODIS (Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer) data to assess differences in the growing pattern of aspen stands in

Round Up Grounds; 605-347-9166 Northern Bull Riding Tour: Redfield Bull Bash, Redfield, SD 25 Northern Bull Riding Tour: McCrossan Boys Ranch, Sioux Falls, SD 25 NDHSRA: Mandan Rodeo 30-Sept. 3 South Dakota State Fair, Huron, 18

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the Medicine Bow National Forest. His research showed aspen put out their leaves relatively earlier (bud-burst) in a drought year (2002) in comparison to the bud-burst in a normal year (2009).

Orin Hutchinson of Newcastle, WY, had worked with the U.S. Forest Service managing wildfires. He evaluated indices derived from Landsat images that highlighted burned (immediately) and revegetated (few years later) areas after the 2004 Basin Draw fire northwest of Aladdin, WY, in Crook County.

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Coffee table turns keepsake for Alesa Jones

By Gayle Smith

One of the most unique pieces of furniture in Alesa Jones’ house is one she built herself in high school.

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he unique coffee table she built in welding class is a design she created with help from her welding instructor. “I needed a project,” she said. “Working with my teacher, we started putting ideas together. We developed a plan to make a coffee table with a display case that was big enough to hold mementos, like the belt buckles I had won rodeoing,” she explained. “I had some work horseshoes for the base. I wanted to make it as a coffee table that would open, so I could put my buckles in there,” Jones explained.

“My coffee tables are unique because every horseshoe on there is special to me,” she continued. “I know the horse the shoe came off of, and I could tell you a story about each horse,” she said. “The shoes off my very first horse are on that coffee table. It is very special to me,” she explained.

Jones’ welding work even earned her an award. “When I was 17, I built a roping dummy for the high school rodeo,” she explained. “It was a life size roping dummy built on car tires with iron in the middle. When you’re using it, it kicks its heels up. It earned me an A in metals class, and recognition in the Midwest when I placed third in the James F. Lincoln arc welding contest. The next year, I won the award again with my coffee tables,” she said.

Alesa poses with a coffee table she made from recycled horseshoes. The table opens up to serve as a display case. Photo by Alesa Jones

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Roy Rogers of North Platte, NE, looks over a bench and chair Alesa made to go with the horseshoe pieces he purchased from her the year before. Photo by Alesa Jones

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lthough Jones didn’t complicated than I first thought. pursue formal trainAfter making the first one, I have ing in welding after found it is easier to make two or high school, she conthree at a time instead of just one. tinued to practice her I can make one in 48-72 hours if I skill in her brother’s really stick with it. Cutting the anshop. “We did stick welding at gles of the iron for the chair so the school, but ever since, I haven’t legs and back are right is the most done anything except wire feed,” challenging part,” she explained. she said.

This past Christmas, shoppers In 2005, Jones was named Miss ordered chairs with their brands Rodeo Nebraska, and she needed in the back of the seat, which some table decorations for a fundproved to be a new challenge for raising event. “I Jones. “Some of the had seen a bronc brands are challengrider figurine in ing to get just right someone’s house, so they look good “I could go to the in the chairs,” she so I started making different figurines store and buy new said. “It is also chalfor the table decolenging on every horseshoes to make chair I make to get rations,” she said.

Since then, Jones furniture. But, I feel the angles just right has continued to on the chairs so they like the used horse- sit correctly and are make items from horseshoes and shoes add more char- comfortable,” she metal. Her latest acter to the items I added. creation is patio So far, Jones has furniture, which make, even though used horseshoes consists of a bench their own I have to clean them from and chair made horses to make up first,” from horseshoes. furniture and figu“Two year ago, I rines. However, as – Alesa Jones wanted to take figuher business grows rines and coffee tashe has started to bles to the Cowboy seek out feedlots Christmas event in and ranches to ask North Platte, but I felt I needed for their used horseshoes. “I could something else to go along with it. go to the store and buy new horseI was sitting in the shop in an old shoes to make furniture,” she said. wooden chair, and it occurred to “But, I feel like the used horseme to make a horseshoe chair and shoes add more character to the a bench. I thought I would be able items I make, even though I have to make the chair easily, but once to clean them up first,” she said.

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Horses are a way of life ones, who was born and raised in North Platte, started showing horses when she was eight. “I competed in every event in 4-H, in addition to junior rodeos, high school rodeos, and cutting events,” she said. “I went to nationals in high school rodeo in cutting, and placed 17th in the nation in 2001,” she added.

Her biggest accomplishment came in 2005, when she was named Miss Rodeo Nebraska. “It started when I was eight, and someone told me I couldn’t do that,” she said. “From that point on, I was driven to do everything I could to become Miss Rodeo Nebraska. I really wanted that. It helped that I had a few idols along the way that were Miss Rodeo Nebraska’s,” she said.

“A lot of opportunities came my way as a result of that title,” she continued. “I made some amazing friendships I never would have had.

I also ride a lot of outside horses for people I met while I was Miss Rodeo Nebraska. I also had an amazing job as a Clydesdale handler for Budweiser. I traveled the country with the Budweiser Clydesdales. I saw a lot of countryside I wouldn’t have, if it wasn’t for Miss Rodeo Nebraska,” she explained.

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Coffee table: - Continued from Page 23 Project Cowboy er latest venture is an opportunity to compete in Project Cowboy, which is a reality television show for horses. “On April 2, I was notified I was selected as one of the contes-

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BLUE HILL FFA STUDENTS (From left) Garrett Williams, Trent Kohmetscher, and Trevor Kohmetscher with a cattle feeder that they built. Courtesy photo

Fine tune their welding skills

By Gayle Smith

On the display table, cowboys swing a rope, mocking the real life cowboys just feet away roping the dummy. Pumpkins, crosses, and Christmas trees also adorn the table drawing attention as various shoppers look over the unique items, and share their amazement at the detail. All of the items are made from recycled horseshoes the students at Blue Hill School welded into decorative craft items.

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here is a lot of pride that comes with building something that other people can purchase, display and enjoy. What is even more gratifying is having people see the design, and liking it so well that they want to purchase one for themselves. The students in the Ag Mechanics II class have been able to enhance their welding skills by making a variety of projects for themselves, members of the community, and even to sell at a few area craft shows.

According to Melissa Bonifas, who is their teacher and FFA advisor, it is a struggle to purchase metal each year for the advanced shop class to use for projects, so Gottsch feedyard generously donated the students their used horseshoes.

“We were looking for some smaller projects because of the cost of metal,” Jeremiah Krueger cleaning up some of the old horseshe explained. “Some of the kids just couldn’t afford to purchase the metal to shoes with a wire brush. Courtesy photo

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make the larger projects. We did some research on the internet and came up with some ideas, and from there the kids just went crazy with them,” she said. “Pretty soon, they were making little cowboys, horseshoe wreaths, scrolling hearts, and making large crosses with scrolled hearts in the center. It was great to see every kid was able to make some type of project and be excited about it,” she explained.

What was exciting for Bonifas was not only seeing the unique items the students created, but how it boosted their self confidence and improved their welding skills. “I think the projects build their self esteem,” she explained. “They get an idea and start making it. Pretty soon, they are figuring out ways to make it even better. I think it does a lot for their self esteem and their self confidence. They are very proud when someone displays what they have made,” she said.

Some members of the community have even asked the students to make certain items.

One of the most memorable is the pig Christmas tree. “We had been making Christmas trees out of horseshoes, and someone asked if we could make a pig Christmas tree. The students made the tree from horseshoes, - See Blue Hill FFA on Page 30 -

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- Continued from Page 29 but used the plasma cutter to cut out little pig silhouettes.

It turned out really neat,” she said.

Although some of the money the students make from the projects is given back to the school to cover supply costs, the students get some of the proceeds from what they sell.

“Some of the students have sold a few things, and others just took what they made home,” Bonifas explained.

Some of the students have even exhibited their projects at the county fair. Trevor Kohmatscher plans to show some of the horseshoe craft items he made this year, including a horseshoe coat rack.

Fellow student, Garrett Williams, made bull guards during shop class last year. “I took one to fair and placed first,” he proudly admitted. This year, he only made one for his own pickup, but has made a self catching head gate, and a hay and grain feeder. Williams figures the items will come in handy after college when he returns to the farm. “I think the welding skills I have learned in high school will make things a lot easier for me in the future,” he said. “There will be some equipment I may not need to buy, because I think I can do a better job building it myself,” he said.

“Some of the students have sold a few things, and others just took what they made home,” - Melissa Bonifas Kyle Mans said making trees, pumpkins and other craft items from horseshoes helped him really improve his own welding skills. “I feel like I will need good welding skills on the farm so I can fix - See Blue Hill FFA on Page 32 -

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Cutting the designs out with a plasma cutter was also a challenge.

“When we made the pig tree, it was hard cutting those pig silhouettes out with the plasma cutter,” he said.

Jeremiah Krueger agreed. “My favorite project was a metal sign I made for our farm,” he said. “I cut out a cow and calf on the sign with the plasma cutter. It was really tough to cut out that much detail,” he said. Krueger had practiced plasma cutting last fall by making trees, pumpkins and other craft items for the craft shows before tackling the sign.

When Bonifas started teaching agriculture and shop classes at the school 12 years ago, she made it

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the kids to consider a career in welding. Usually, it is the second year students that are more confident, and “As far as what we have access to, have the skills to look into welding there are quite a few things we can as a career. The projects help build make,” she said. “We want to inspire - Continued from Page 33 -

their confidence, and when they enter the FFA welding contest, it helps them even more,” she said.

“The challenge has been trying to find something cost effective that

will allow the students to make some money,” she continued. “Some even use their welding projects as their SAE projects. The welding projects are very educational because they have to do all the thinking, pricing, and measurements. They also make a neat marketing project because they learn so much having their own projects, and getting to add to them what they want,” Bonifas said.

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Since Blue Hill is a small community, the students have also been able to build items in shop class that their neighbors have requested. Trent Kohmatscher and two of his classmates built six bale feeders for sheep, and two of them were sold to other people.

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lot of buzz about Steve coming to convention, and when it was finally time for him to come on stage, the crowd went wild! Members were also very excited to have their copy of ‘American Farmer’ and have it signed by Steve. He is a very downto-earth guy, and he told me he comes from a small town where a lot of his friends have farms. It was really great to see his support and have him at our convention. This song will have a huge impact on our organization.”

At last count, the song has generated more than $6,000 for the South Dakota FFA Foundation, with additional requests pouring in to the state office, according to Foundation Executive Director Gerri Eide.

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wenson Investment and Commodities, based out of Huron and Sioux Falls, SD, teamed up with Azar to develop a fundraiser to benefit the future of American agriculture – the young people involved in the South Dakota FFA. The song started playing on the Sioux Fallsbased radio station, KIKN 100.5, and it officially debuted at the state’s annual FFA convention. The song is gaining popularity across the state, and it’s only a matter of time before it’s heard on radio stations across the nation.

In its modest start, however, limited edition CD’s were sold for $5, with a percent of the money

“It’s such a great feeling to know that there are others out there who believe in and support not only agriculture but the FFA. There was a lot of buzz about Steve coming to convention, and when it was finally time for him to come on stage, the crowd went wild! . . .

– – Paul Dybedahl

Steve Azar signing autographs for students at the 2012 South Dakota FFA State Convention after debuting his new single, “American Farmer.” Photo by Amanda Radke

benefiting the South Dakota FFA Foundation. CD’s are available at: http://shop.steveazar.com/American-Farmer-CD-CD-AmFarmer.htm “American Farmer” is also available on iTunes.

The chorus of the song has a powerful message: “And no matter the rain, heat or snow, he wakes up before the break of dawn, works as hard as the day is long, and like a mother cares for her child, he’ll cling to his precious land, readies those fields and sews the seeds,

with his own two fists, he’ll fight the weeds and wears his coat of sweat, like it’s some kind of armor. That’s the American farmer.”

“It’s much more than a song – ‘American Farmer’ is about a lifestyle that many of our FFA members feel and experience everyday,” said Paul Dybedahl, the state’s 2011-12 FFA president. “It’s such a great feeling to know that there are others out there who believe in and support not only agriculture but the FFA. There was a

“The outreach, awareness and positive publicity for agriculture education and FFA is key. Our organization advocates for all those involved in agriculture and the future of agriculture – from production to consumption. In addition, the financial support from the song to enhance the events and scholarship we provide is greatly appreciated.”

– Gerri Eide

“The support of Steve Azar, and Swenson Investment and Commodities of Sioux Falls is making an immediate impact on the South Dakota FFA,” said Eide. “The outreach, awareness and positive publicity for agriculture education and FFA is key. Our organization advocates for all those involved in agriculture and the future of agriculture – from production to consumption. In addition, the financial support from the song to enhance the events and scholarship we provide is greatly appreciated.”

Eide said the enthusiasm about Steve Azar gave away a signed guitar to one lucky FFA chapSouth Dakota FFA students with their autographed hats from Azar’s appearance and performance ter in South Dakota this year’s winner was the Webster FFA Steve Azar. Photo by Amanda Radke at convention was electric. chapter, from Webster, SD. Photo by Amanda Radke

A Tri-State Livestock News and Farmer & Rancher Exchange Publication Ag “Students love the song; it’s a totally new twist on convention to have a country music star there to sing,” she said. “Members lined up to have their CD’s signed before and after he sang. Of course, he received a standing ovation for his performance.”

To support the South Dakota FFA, Eide encourages everyone to purchase the CD, request the song on the radio, subscribe to the monthly e-newsletter of the FFA Foundation and remind school boards about the importance of agriculture education and FFA. “It’s important school boards and administrators understand the importance of high school agriculture education and the FFA program,”

she stressed. “In these times of tight school budgets and schools cutting classes, they need to know community members demand agriculture education be part of their schools.”

“Agriculture is our future,” she added. “Burn down your cities and leave our farms, and your cities will spring up again as if by magic; but destroy our farms and the grass will grow in the streets of every city in the country. Agriculture education and FFA teach leadership and encourage youth to be life long learners in the careers they choose. With fewer people in the U.S. coming from an agricultural background, it’s more important than ever that our agriculturalists be leaders in their commu-

nity, state and nation. Our leaders need to understand the critical value of agriculture – that is what agriculture education and FFA do.”

Without a doubt, Steve Azar’s “American Farmer” will soon be a hit across the country, and his support of the future of American agriculture will not likely be forgotten.

The last chorus of the song reads, “He’s a gambler, like none you’ve ever seen, let’s it all ride on a field of dreams, just prays for the strength to keep her going. An extension of God’s own hands, handed down yet once again, carries the torch and the plan of the American farmer. That’s the American farmer.” ✦

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“Students love the song; it’s a totally new twist on convention to have a country music star there to sing,” she said. “Members lined up to have their CD’s signed before and after he sang.

Of course, he received a standing ovation for his performance.”

– Gerri Eide

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Heifer International One heifer can feed a family, build a community

By Amanda Radke

According to Jeff Simmons, Elanco Animal Health, “Today, there are nearly 1 billion hungry people around the globe.

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et in only 50 years, o u r growing population will require an estimated 100 percent more food than we produce today. Unfortunately, we will certainly not have 100 percent more high-quality land available to grow twice the amount of grain or two times more livestock.”

As world hunger continues to grow around the world, farmers and ranchers have an obligation to feed a growing population – a challenge that will need to be tack-

led through enhanced agriculture technologies and efficiencies. In the meantime, the non-profit organization, Heifer International, that is working to alleviate this problem and raise awareness of hunger and poverty around the world.

Heifer International (HI) is a global charity that, since 1944, has worked to end hunger and poverty and care for the Earth. HI accomplishes this with gifts of animals, agricultural resources and training.

The animals provide nutrition, but they also provide income from the sale of the milk and wool.

These gifts multiply over time, and participating families are required to Wiktoria Gaj drinks a glass of fresh give the first offspring of milk as given by “Wisnia” behind her. their animal to another Wisnia was a gift to Wiktoria and her needy family. family through Heifer International.

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eifer International isn’t an aid organization; it’s not temporary relief,� said Kelly MacNeill, HI communications specialist. “Our gifts come with plenty of training – on animal care, savings, community collaboration and even literacy – to ensure that the animal gift actually turns into a small business for the family.

A cattle business looks much different in Guatemala than in the U.S., of course, but it’s the same principle that American farmers tackle every day.�

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MacNeill believes in the HI principles and it’s long-lasting impacts. “HI works diligently to make its participants more independent, and not reliant on foreign aid,� she explained. “Heifer International understands the urgency of hunger, but also values people’s interest in standing on their own two feet as quickly as possible. HI is special in a lot of ways. The requirement for participants to ‘Pass On The Gift’ means that they cherish their new animal resources even more, and they also are empowered to - See Heifer International on Page 40 -

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Ralph and Linda Corcoran supplied heifers to HI for assistance. Ralph Corcoran says, “This is a great organization to keep young people going and on the farms. We have only heard positive things about Heifer International and their efforts both in livestock communities and working as mentors in holistic management. Heifer international always involves young people and it helps. It may be just ten heifers but the impact is enormous.” Courtesy photo

Heifer International: - Continued from Page 38 become a benefactor themselves. It lifts up entire communities rather than making them dependent on donations. HI also works harder than many other charities to make sure the families are prepared to make the most of their livestock gift. We work with participants for many months, preparing the space for the animals but also training the families in small business skills that will make them self-reliant long after HI leaves. HI is unique because it has a long-standing focus on livestock that makes us very effective with those projects.”

So, how does HI work, and how can U.S. farmers and ranchers get involved?

“THE BEST WAY PEOPLE CAN GET INVOLVED IS TO GIVE AN ANIMAL THEMSELVES,” - Kelly MacNeill “The best way people can get involved is to give an animal themselves,” she said. If you would like to give the gift in someone’s name, you can order honor cards to let your loved one know what the gift is all about. Every one of our projects depends on individual contributors.

If interested, donations can be used to purchase animals like goats, ducks, heifers and llamas at www. heifer.org. HI works closely with Elanco and just completed a fundraiser with a t-shirt company called Sevenly, raising $13,000 for the cause. A new collaboration with an - See Heifer International on Page 40 -

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Goat cheese also appeals to many people who can’t tolerate cows milk. Goats milk has a smaller protein than cows milk that makes it easier to digest. Goats milk also has less fat, Sarah said.

By Gayle Smith

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ccasionally, 4-H youth will find a project that interests them so much, they continue on with that project well into their adulthood. Sarah Pinet owned her first goat when she was in 4-H, and although she sold her small herd when she was in high school, she never forgot how much she loved goats.

As an adult, she decided to purchase some goats, and has built her herd into a successful dairy goat business. “I have always liked the idea of owning goats,” Sarah said. “After I bought three foundation does, I have kept a closed herd except for the bucks.

4-H project

- See 4-H project on Page 38 Gouda cheese in Pinet’s cheese production room. Photo by Sarah Pinet

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4-H project: - Continued from Page 45 For many years, I would keep every doe, only culling for personality. The bottom line for me is production. My goats are registered with the

American Dairy Goat Association as an experimental breed, but they are a mixture of the dairy goat breeds.

We use purebred bucks, but I have found hybrid vigor is very beneficial in the dairy

goat business. The foundation does were nothing to look at, but they were very sturdy animals. So, over the years, I have bred does with better udders, but have maintained the sturdiness in them.”

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As Sarah’s herd expanded, so did her interest in the dairy animals. “I was hand-milking 16 goats each day, and selling the milk for bucket calves. Many people asked me if I would start a dairy. After checking into it, I found out there wasn’t much money in the dairy business without having a value-added product, so I decided to make cheese,” she explained.

While building the herd, Sarah took schooling and educated herself in cheese-making. “I contacted another goat cheese maker in Nebraska,” Sarah explained. “I went to their place to intern for them. They were also just getting started in the cheese-making business, so I did what they did, and followed how they started their business. I also went to some schooling in Wisconsin. It took a couple of years of research and education before we got started,” she said.

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Now, Sarah runs a small grade A goat dairy north of Scottsbluff where 50 goats are milked each day with a milking machine. “I bottle fed all the does so they are all tame,” she said. “They act much better in the parlor when they’ve been handraised,” she explained. “There is just a certain amount of training that is needed to teach them how to act in the parlor. Of course, it helps that we have experienced older goats now that can help with the younger, fresh “I was handyearlings.”

milking 16 goats each day, and selling the milk for bucket calves. Many people asked me if I would start a dairy.

After checking into it, I found out there wasn’t much money in the dairy business without having a valueadded product, so I decided to make cheese,” - Sarah Pinet

a lot of time to run a business like this.”

Sarah makes cheese twice a week.

“Cheese has been around since the caveman,” she explained. “It is an easy, hard thing to make. It is easy to make cheese, but to make a good cheese takes cleanliness and knowledge,” she explained. My cheese room is a very sanitary place. We use hair nets and make sure we’re clean down to our shoes when we work in there.”

The cheese Sarah makes is considered Artisan cheese, because it is handmade in small batches so each cheese tastes a little different. “Everything is done by hand in our small cheese plant,” she said. “The milk is poured into the vat using muscle power. The culture and enzymes are measured and stirred in by hand.

The curd is cut by hand, stirred by hand, and then hand-packed into moulds to drain the whey. Then, the cheese is hand-packaged for sale,” she explained.

Only about 50 dairies in the United States can claim Farmstead status, and it is a title Sarah is very

“We milked twice a day for the first 10 years, and then last year decided to change to once a day,” Sarah said. “This season, we started out with once a day. It is much easier for me to handle since I don’t Sarah’s goats in have any employees. It takes about 2 ½ and 3 hours to milk them, since her milking parlor. only six can be milked at a time,” Great milk equals great cheese. she explained. By milking once a Photo by Sarah day, Sarah has about 30 percent Pinet less production, but 50 percent less Baby goats nurswork.

“I am not only the herdsman, ing on bucket, 10 but the marketer, bookkeeper, and head at a time. cheese-maker,” she said. “It takes Photo by Sarah Pinet

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proud of. “Farmstead means the milk used to produce the cheese has come from animals milked onsite,” she explained. “Because we have a dairy and a cheese-making operation, we can claim the rare title of farmstead cheese. It also means that we can control the quality of the milk from the animal to the cheese,” she continued. “Factors such as barn cleanliness, feeding practices, animal husbandry, and milk handling are monitored because good practices produce a better cheese,” she added.

Different types of cheese appeal to the tastes of different customers. Currently, Sarah makes Gouda, Feta, Mozzarella, and both traditional and flavored Chevre. “By offering different types of cheese, it has expanded our customer base.

I can even add olives to the feta to give it more flavor,” she said.

Sarah also offers Chevre in different flavors from dill and jalapeno, to orange and raspberry. “Chevre is a light, soft, somewhat crumbly goat cheese that is similar in con- See 4-H project on Page 48 -

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4-H project: - Continued from Page 47 sistency to cream cheese, but has a sharper taste,� Sarah explained. It can be melted, or used on crackers or bread. It can even serve as a substitute to cream cheese.

Most of the cheese products Sarah offers are sold through farmer’s markets. “It gives me an opportunity to educate potential customers about goat cheese,� she said. “The biggest challenge is many people think goat cheese is going to taste terrible. People have the misconception that goat cheese is this stinky, buck smelling, icky cheese,� she continued. “By talking to people face to face, and letting them try some free samples without buying it has been a tremendous benefit to my business. Most people that try it, will buy it,� she added.

Goat cheese also appeals to many people who can’t tolerate cows milk.

Goats milk has a smaller protein Pinet selling her cheese at the 18th Street Farmer’s Market in Scottsbluff, NE. Photo by Sarah Pinet

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than cows milk that makes it easier to digest. Goats milk also has less fat, Sarah said.

As her business continues to grow, Sarah is hoping to start retailing more cheese, by offering it in some stores and expanding her online sales. The cheese can be shipped, and she sells some in a cheese shop in Los Angeles. The cheese is also available in some stores in Ft. Collins and Windsor, Colorado.

“By offering different types of cheese, it has expanded our customer base. I can even add olives to the feta to give it more flavor,�

- Sarah Pinet This year, Sarah hopes to open a e-commerce store on her Web site, and will continue to sell the cheese at area farmer’s markets. To learn more about Victory Hill Farm, see her Web site at: vhfarm.com. Sarah can be reached at 308-630-0530. âœŚ

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Chris LeDoux Memorial Days

Traffic control in Kaycee during the annual Chris LeDoux Memorial Days consists of horse drawn wagons playing Chris LeDoux tunes. Keeping downtown free of motor run vehicles encourages everyone to mingle and enjoy the full effect of the free street dance.

By Heather Hamilton

Four bands will play a free street dance during the 2012 Annual Chris LeDoux Memorial Days starting mid-afternoon, and going straight through into the early morning hours of the next day. Among the bands are Chris’s old band, Western Underground, and Chancey Williams and the Younger Brothers Band, shown here, who will wrap up the event for the third year in a row with their always popular style and song list that combines hits from several decades in combination with original songs off their own albums.

During the Chris LeDoux Memorial Days, all of downtown Kaycee is blocked off. Dancing in the streets and mingling in local businesses in encouraged and enjoyed by attendees of all ages.

(Bottom middle) Chris LeDoux was a world champion rodeo cowboy, and during Kaycee’s annual celebration in his honor the festivities are kicked off with a full rodeo, complete with Native American relay races. With each passing year the size and quality of the rodeo has improved, and plans are in place to continue that trend into future years.

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In Wyoming, and in western communities across the country, Chris LeDoux remains a legend.

To honor his memory, the Kaycee, WY, community has organized an annual Chris LeDoux Days, where families gather for rodeos, live music, a live auction and general good time.

his year marks the second annual event, which will be held June 16-17, with a separate golf tournament taking place July 6-7.

“This was Chris’s home where he raised his kids, and he was first and foremost a family man. He loved his music and was a great artist, and he was also a World Champion rodeo cowboy. There wasn’t a star the guy couldn’t reach, and we want kids to Photo’s courtesy of Rob Yingling, Wild Wyoming Images remember that. We’ve got some pretty sad icons in this day and age, and it’s important to remember the good ones like can relay races. Immediately following

Chris. It gives kids someone to think about who did things honestly, humbly and through hard work,” explained Chris LeDoux Memorial Foundation Coordinator Pam Kinchen of the reason for starting such an event. She added that parents also enjoy reminiscing about LeDoux, keeping the stories alive for the next generation.

The weekend combines LeDoux’s loves of rodeo, music and family, kicking off with a rodeo at 1:00 p.m. Saturday, complete with Native Amerithe rodeo is free beer in

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Downtown Kaycee features a park dedicated to Chris LeDoux, complete with a life-and-a-half size bronze designed and sculpted by Buffalo, Wyoming artist Mike

downtown Kaycee, where the main street is blocked off. To help attendees reach downtown are horse-drawn wagons playing Chris LeDoux tunes.

“We’re also having a live auction, and have a lot of great items committed. Brian O’Leary will be bringing something great that will be a surprise to everyone – last year it was an autographed ball from Garth Brooks. We also have special, Second Annual Chris LeDoux Days men’s and wom-

Thomas. During the unveiling of the bronze and dedication of the park in 2010, people traveled thousands of miles to the small Wyoming town. Since then, a Chris

en’s coats for sale, and other collector’s memorabilia,” explained Kinchen.

Following the auction the live music begins. Four bands are slated to play a free street dance on Kaycee’s main street that will keep feet tapping from mid-afternoon into the next morning. Pinedale, WY, native Jared Rogerson will start things off, followed by Earl Wear and Haywire. Chris’s former band, Western Underground, will - See Chris LeDoux on Page 44 -

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LeDoux Memorial Foundation has been formed, which now spearheads the annual Chris LeDoux Memoria Days event, held every year on Father’s Day weekend.

“When Chris passed away, everyone worked together to make it happen.

Mike Thomas had already completed the bronze, and so many things came together to make it happen. Everyone in the community pitched in and donated time and materials to make the park what it is today,” – Pam Kinchen

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Chris LeDoux: - Continued from Page 43 then take the stage, and the night will be wrapped up sometime after 2:00 a.m. by Chancey Wil-

liams and the Younger Brothers Band.

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We have so many great up and coming bands in our area that we are very happy to include in our lineup. The street dance showcases some great acts and is a family favorite,” noted Kinchen.

At the heart of the festivities, and directly across from where the bands play, is a park dedicated to Chris LeDoux. It features a life-and-a-half size bronze of LeDoux during his world championship ride on the bronc Stormy Weather. The horse is perched on a replica of Chris’s favorite Guild guitar, and inscribed with LeDoux song lyrics. The piece was created by sculpture Mike Thomas of Buf-

falo, Wyoming, who aptly name it, “Good Ride Cowboy.”

Kinchen explained that the LeDoux family owned the city lots the park is currently located on, and following a flood that devastated downtown Kaycee in 2002 discussed the possibility of turning them into a park.

“When Chris passed away, everyone worked together to make it happen. Mike Thomas had already completed the bronze, and so many things came together to make it happen. Everyone in the community pitched in and donated time and materials to make the park what it is today,” she stated.

If folks aren’t worn out from dancing the night away in Kaycee, they can also sign up for the 2012 Chris LeDoux Memorial Spurs and Spikes Golf Tournament, to be held July 6-7 at the Powder Horn Golf Club in Sheridan, WY.

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Future plans for the events include continuing to increase their size, and hopefully working into some main stream country music acts for the street dance in addition to the young artists and bands that play. “It’s a wonderful, heartwarming event comprised of family and community, which Chris would have loved. Everyone takes a weekend to let their hair down, enjoy their families and our great community. You need to come and see it and enjoy it once, because then you will come back every year,â€? she concluded. âœŚ

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China Wall Ranch - Albany County, Wyoming -6,535+/- deeded acres and 1,602+/- lease acres located in Sybille Canyon, between Laramie and Wheatland, Wyoming.

-Three creeks run through the property providing water to most of the pastures.

-There are also three spring fed watering tanks, as well as a solar powered well.

-The ranch is cross-fenced into 6 pastures, with an abundance of forage and the many different canyons provide adequate protection for livestock and wildlife.

Offered for $5,000,000

Grand Canyon Recreational Retreat - Crook County, Wyoming The Grand Canyon Recreational Retreat is a unique recreational property tucked in the middle of the Black Hills National Forest. Located approximately 31 miles north of Newcastle, 41 miles from Spearfish, and 26 miles from Deadwood, off Highway 85 on Forest Service Road 107/807, this 145 +/- deeded acres of unfenced, raw land is surrounded by 1.2 million acres of National Forest. The property has no power, but it can be accessed only a few miles away. This acreage feels very remote, yet is only 3 miles from Highway 85, which is its best attribute.

Offered for $580,000

Powder River Breaks Ranch - Powder River County, Montana Located in the southwest corner of Powder River Country, Montana, just north of the Wyoming border on the upper west side of Powder River. This ranch comprises a total of 16,788 +/- acres of which 9,162 +/- are deeded and 4,644+/- Bureau of Land Management lease ground and 2,982 +/- State of Montana lease acres. The ranch extends down to Powder for a short stretch and it is also well watered with wells, pipeline and stock reservoirs. This ranch is priced on the nose. In 2008 it was appraised for $8,040,000. This is an incredible property and is priced right, a must see.

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Jackpot Ranch - Crook County, Wyoming For the first time in history, the Jackpot Ranch is being offered for sale. This legacy horse and cattle ranch is located approximately 8 mile west of Sundance, WY, just off I-90. The ranch consists of approximately 6,300 deeded acres, with another 320 acres of state of Wyoming lease acres and 280 BLM lease. Beaver Creek is a year-round stream that runs through the core of the ranch, a pipeline system supplies water to cisterns and stock tanks. There are approximately 6,200 mineral acres of the total 6,300 deeded acres intact. This is an incredibly diverse and productive ranch with tremendous wildlife populations.

Offered for $10,395,000.

King Trust Land - Johnson County, Wyoming The King Trust Land is a rare opportunity to own a large acre parcel in the heart of Buffalo, Wyoming. Consisting of approximately 197 acres of irrigated grassland, this property has excellent views of the Bighorns, great home sites, unbeatable location and easy access off of North Bypass Road via King Lane. Located just outside of Buffalo city limits, with no zoning or covenants, the King Trust Land has endless opportunity for Buyers looking for residential or commercial development.

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Rock Creek Meadows - Johnson County, Wyoming Rock Creek Meadows consist of 224.5+/- deeded acres on both sides of Rock Creek located only 2.3 miles from downtown buffalo. The property is bordered on the west side

by Interstate 90, and all other sides are bordered by neighboring ranches or personal residential acreages with newer construction. Approximately 1.5+/- miles of tree-lined Rock Creek meanders through verdant native hay meadows which flank the stream bed providing a continuous water source for livestock, wildlife, and fishing.

Offered for $2,000,000

Pete Suhit Mountain Property - Johnson County, Wyoming The Pete Suhit Mountain Property (pronounced sweet) is an exceptional offering in the heart of the Big Horn Mountains. Consisting of 1,001 +/- acres of which 921 +/- acres are deeded and 80+/- acres are state of Wyoming lease, this parcel brings together a diversity of open grass range and timbered ridges. The Pete Suhit Mountain Property is easily accessed by turning south off of U.S. Highway 16, and traveling down the Hazelton Road two miles past Dullknife Reservoir. The southwest corner of the property and access is directly across from the Rome Hill Road turnoff.

Price Recently Reduced to: $1,519,650

Rocky Mountain Sheep Co. Ranch - Carbon County, Wyoming The Rocky Mountain Sheep Co. Ranch consists of 39,575+/- total acres of which 19,550+/- are deeded, 19,665+/- are BLM lease acres and 320+/- are State of Wyoming lease acres. The focal point of the ranch is the famous North Platte River flowing through the ranch for approximately 4.5 miles. The riparian areas along the river are heavily sodded providing excellent livestock cover and wildlife habitat. Rocky Mountain Sheep Co. Ranch provides a buyer with the opportunity to not only own a very productive ranch but also a ranch that is surrounded by unlimited recreational resources.

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