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Tres Crosses Ranch Spearfish, SD Offered as: 1,592ac (130ac HQ + 1,400ac Grassland) $3,150,000 or 130ac HQ $2,150,000

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8 Cover Artist Spotlight: HEATHER HAMILTON-MAUDE

11 DeTye Vet Supply

BY TRACI EATHERTON

16 Y-Tex Tags Still Made in the US

BY HANNAH JOHLMAN

21 The First Year: Stapleton Cooperative Market

BY RUTH NICOLAUS

27 Rock Creek Aquaculture Farm

BY RUTH NICOLAUS

32 Diversifying to Survive: Hutterite Colonies

74 50 Barta Livestock Specializing in ScaleModel Livestock

BY DEANNA NELSON-LICKING

58 Roadie the Ranch Dog

BY SAVANNA SIMMONS

66 One Dairy Cow's Manure Is Another Man's Garden Gold

BY KELLIE GREGORICH

74 Working Ranch Cowboy's Association for the Greater Good

BY SAVANNA SIMMONS

82 Coffee: A Cowboy Staple

BY SAVANNA SIMMONS

87 Innovation Nation

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39 Returning to Agriculture through AgrAbility

BY SAVANNA SIMMONS

94 Advertiser’s index

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H

eather Hamilton-Maude’s

favorite thing to photograph is cows. Or calves, or bulls, or any other member of the bovine family. She also loves capturing the ranching lifestyle, weather-filled skies, and wildlife.

She started packing a camera as a child, taking pictures of cows and daily ranch life on her parents’ eastern Wyoming cattle and sheep operation.

While attending the University of Wyoming, a friend suggested she apply as a photographer for the school’s newspaper, The Branding Iron. Heather did, and soon found herself photographing university events, students and staff daily. The following year she was hired as the paper’s photography editor, and wrote a column for a semester, declining requests to do editorial writing.

Following college, Heather started a photography business, and was eventually hired as the assistant editor of the Wyoming Livestock Roundup. While at the Roundup, Heather was responsible for multiple articles each week that detailed every aspect of Wyoming agriculture, from features to technical topics, most with accompanying photographs she took.

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In 2011, Heather left her editor’s position, and decided to pursue a freelance journalism and photography career. To date, her work has been printed in more than two-dozen publications worldwide. Over half the photos she markets are of cattle.

In 2013, Heather married Charles Maude. Today the couple own and operate a diversified farm and ranch that includes a cow-calf operation, backgrounding feedlot, direct-to-consumer farrow to finish hog operation and the farming of small grain crops and hay. Located in western South Dakota, their place has been in Charles’ family for five generations.

Heather and Charles have two young children; Lyle and Kennedy, who keep their parents on their toes. Upon the arrival of Lyle, Heather stepped back considerably from her journalism and photography career. These days she attempts to balance writing a bi-weekly column for TriState Livestock News, Day Writing, and taking the occasional picture of something other than her children with being her husband’s “hired man” and promoting the hog business online. She feels very blessed to live and raise her children in the farming and ranching lifestyle, and to share that lifestyle with others through her images.

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Tyler Haugen has been operating DeTye Vet Supply for 18 years, with his wife, Dee. PHOTOS COURTESY DEE HAUGEN.

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oing into their 18th season of serving ag producers in western South Dakota and the surrounding area, Tyler and Dee Haugen can see that their goals and business strategy are sound.

DeTye Vet Supply, located near Sturgis, South Dakota, uses a mail-order style business and a commitment to helping their customers—most of whom have become friends— produce as many live, healthy cattle as possible.

“What pays us at the end of the year is live cattle,” said Dee Haugen, the “De” half of “DeTye” Vet Supply.

Detye, started in the fall of 2001, offers animal health products, but for the Haugens, it’s about more than selling vet supplies.

“Our goal has not wavered,” Dee said. “We pride ourselves on our ability to offer service that is simply the ‘best in the west.’”

The company website, DeTye.com doesn’t have a “buy it now” option, but it offers

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MPLETE SEED CILITY! “Oftentimes we see where producers are over-vaccinating,” Dee said. “We’ll see that they’re using two products that are for the same thing, at the same time. We try to use our resources to help them with that.”

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We encourage people to call us, so we can offer the best pricing program, based on their needs.”

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There also used to be a lot of companies that produced vaccines and medicine, but many of those have merged or reorganized, and now only a few companies are represented in the market. “The ones that are still in the market are there because they’re good at what they do,” Dee said.

The same could be said of DeTye. Their commitment to customer service makes it easy for customers to come back year after year.

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We try to use our resources to help them with that.”

One of their resources is their fulltime employee, Colleen Morehead.

She started with DeTye a year ago and is already considered part of the family and a huge asset to the company, with a vet tech degree from Eastern Wyoming College in Torrington, Wyo. “We count on her for her extensive knowledge in the reproduction world of cattle and horses,” Dee said.

“She has been involved in the reproduction fields at all levels.”

Dee Haugen is the other half of "DeTye," serving ranchers in South Dakota and beyond for nearly two decades.

Another service they offer is to take care of the paperwork involved in many of the rebates and incentives from their pharmaceutical and supply companies.

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“It’s a busy world,” Dee said.

“I fill it all out and send it in.

I’ve had producers get two to three thousand back a year.”

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Another service they offer is to take care of the paperwork involved in many of the rebates and incentives from their pharmaceutical and supply companies.

“It’s a busy world,” Dee said. “I fill it all out and send it in. I’ve had producers get two to three thousand back a year.”

Being a local business, DeTye knows what health issues producers are facing, often before the producers do, but they emphasize the importance of a relationship between a producer and vet. “We try to help them find what they need, but they have to tell us what’s going on in their specific situation,” Dee said.

“We try to have our customers' best interests in mind at all times.

That way they keep calling us for what they need.”

Dee and Tyler realize that the future of their business is tied to the future

of the industry. They have three reminders of that at the table with them daily. Their three daughters, Landry, 13, Arina Dee, 9, and Blaisely, 3, all love rodeo and agriculture.

DeTye supports youth programs in the community, including FFA, 4-H, National High School Rodeo, Junior High Rodeo, National Little Britches Association and others.

For the last seven years they have also given a $1,000 scholarship to a graduating high school senior.

It’s a business they enjoy, but they realize that they’re not just in the

business of selling animal health products, they’re in the business of helping ranchers succeed.

“We do not take our customers for granted, just like we have never taken for granted the ability to put a hard day’s work in,” Dee said.

“We truly enjoy what we do and hope that it is evident in the huge amount of friends that we have made. It is always awkward for me to say customers, as each and every individual that has purchased from DeTye has become a lifelong friend.

You are not just a customer to us, but truly a friend.”

Colleen Morehead is the only full-time employee at DeTye, other than Dee and Tyler. She brings a background in vet science to the job.

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PHOTO BY HEATHER HAMILTON MAUDE

Y-Tex tags still made in the U.S.A.

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f you haven’t personally used them to identify your livestock, there is a good chance you have seen the products while wandering the aisles of your local farm and ranch supply store where bags upon bags of colorful, geometrical shaped tags hang in rows.

Chance are, if you have driven down a dirt road and seen cattle in a pasture, you have definitely seen products from Cody, Wyoming based Y-Tex Corporation.

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The company began in 1967 during a time when ways to identify livestock were becoming more popular in the agricultural industry. Cody resident, Norm Hayes, wanted to create a business that would develop plastic ear tags for all species of livestock. He partnered with a banker and distribution company, VA Snell, from Texas.

Hayes was to run the production side and VA Snell oversaw the sales. From the Wyoming-Texas partnership the name Y-Tex was born.

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Eventually, Hayes sold the business and has since passed away. The business has changed hands over the years, and today, Glenn Nielson is a third-generation Y-Tex manager and is president of the company that is still based in Cody. In the late 1960s, Nielson’s grandfather enjoyed production and employment in the town of Cody and bought into the company shortly after its establishment.

Eventually, Nielson’s father and two other partners, Jerry Payne and Craig Dansie, bought the business. Nielson himself has worked for the company for more than ten years and became president in 2011.

When the company first began, manufacturing was outsourced, but within the first few years production moved to Cody and has continued there since, one of the many unique aspects of the agricultural company.

Over the last 50 years, Y-Tex’s product lines have advanced at a rapid pace. They began with an identification tag, a simple piece of plastic in a specific color with either an alpha or numeric way for identifying animals. With time, Y-Tex began to grow into different products, adding both electronics and pest control chemicals to the lineup.

“Clear back in the ’80s we were working with RFID electronics and those are now commonplace pieces of identification,” says Nielson.

“Now rather than just a piece of plastic, you have electronics incorporated into that plastic that are better at managing data for producers.”

Later the company branched out to become the world’s leading expert in chemical fly control through a cattle tag, a product area that makes up over 50 percent of Y-Tex’s sales. Currently, they are the only company “We have an all-Amerwho has three distinct ican line of identification chemical families that tags and with that comes Wyoming Senator John Enzi visited the have different modes value and quality,” says Wyoming-based company in 2015. of action on pests. This Glenn Nielson. “It’s not caused Y-Tex to move just for marketing; in our case, we legitimately recognize there is a slightly higher cost into the most recent product area which includes because we are producing a notably higher quality product.” non-tag insecticide pest control.

The plastic that Y-Tex uses for their tags is more expensive and difficult to mold, according to Nielson. Everyday items such as cell phone parts, computer monitors or pens are made from cheaper, easier to work with plastic.

Y-Tex’s products are more durable and more rugged, to the point that they are used beyond production agriculture, like in the ocean, in situations that require chemical resistance and in the oil field for identifying lines, cables and valves.

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“Between all of them, we look at ourselves as an animal health company,” Nielson says. “We even have pet products,” although he adds that they are not tremendously strong in that area just yet. “Because of our technology, we are such an expert in the chemical formulation and the ability to mold product and release a chemical for pest control that we have been approached by a lot of different partners and even to this day we do a lot of trials and a lot of research and development work in that area.”

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Y-Tex carries products that put barriers around foundations of homes, fencing that will control pests and kill flies that are detrimental to whitetail deer, pest control units that can be placed into an outlet, wraps that can go on fuel lines both in boats that have ant problems and even products that keep pests out of power boxes.

and that ranges right out to expertise in injection molding in plastics and machine processing.”

The innovative company employees around 120 people who are responsible for everything from administrative work and accounting to engineering and machine processing.

“We are innovating at unprecedented rates,” Nielson says. “We’re a customer-driven company, we’re developing new products and launching new tag lines as we speak. It’s a lot of fun to be working with software partners and a lot of different technology that ultimately is going to help produce better managed food production.”

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Because they don’t outsource and buy patents and technology, the research and development side of the business is not only unique, but also an important aspect that gives Y-Tex a competitive advantage.

January 15, 2016, 1:30 P.M. “Our Ainsworth research and development side isCenter fairly Community unique and neat where we have chemical engineers, doctors and entomologists in the pest control area

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Residents of Logan County no longer have to drive 20-plus miles to buy their groceries, since the Stapleton cooperative grocery store opened its doors in March of 2017. Fully stocked coolers and freezers at the cooperative grocery store in Stapleton, Neb. The cooperative is owned by shareholders.

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fter having to drive a minimum of 20 miles for a loaf of bread or a jug of milk, the residents of Stapleton, Neb. and Logan County have their own grocery store.

The Stapleton Cooperative Market and Deli opened in March of 2017 and celebrated its first anniversary his year.

When Stapleton, population 307, lost its grocery store in November of 2015, the residents of town wondered if they would ever have a grocery store. They decided to take things into their own hands and create a cooperative and own their own store.

Heather Harwager and a whole bunch of Logan County residents gathered together. They did surveys to see if a grocery store was needed, and if it would be supported if it was opened. Stapleton and Logan County are some of the most sparsely populated parts of the U.S., with only 763 people in the county; McPherson County, to the west of Logan County, is

ranked as the sixth least populated county in the U.S., with 475 residents. Logan Countians had a couple grocery store choices, none less than 20 miles away.

The closest stores are in North Platte, 30 miles south; Thedford, 36 miles north, and Arnold (population 587), 20 miles east. To the west 25 miles lies Tryon, which has no grocery store.

After it was determined that a store was feasible, Logan Countians swung into action. They wrote by-laws and articles of incorporation and began the membership drive. The original goal was to raise $300,000 by selling stocks, $500 at a time, and to have the full amount raised within a month.

It didn’t go well. Halfway through the first thirty days, they had only raised $50,000. “We kept adding another ten days, and then another ten, and then ten more,” recalled Harwager. They had decided to use the existing grocery store building, with some remodeling. An anonymous person bought the building, donating its use till the cooperative was stable enough to purchase it. That allowed them to decrease the Ag Pride 2018

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original goal. They did more refiguring: lowering the inventory they were going to carry and decreasing other amounts till the goal changed to $200,000.

A volunteer carries in inventory to the Stapleton Cooperative Market and Deli.

A volunteer cleans at Stapleton’s cooperative grocery store. The building was left unlocked during the day, so volunteers could work when it was convenient for them.

Board of directors: The board of directors for the Stapleton Cooperative Market & Deli. Standing (from left to right): Heather Harwager, Marcia Hora, Dan Beckius, Michele Needs, Megan Licking (manager). Seated (from left to right) Pam Schaeffer, Robin Garlett, Cindy Frey. PHOTO COURTESY HEATHER HARWAGER.

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Then the shares started selling. The community and surrounding area was waiting for the decrease, Harwager said.

The money “flooded in.” One-hundred fifty-seven shareholders raised $210,000.

Most of those shares came from locals, but others were purchased by people from across the state with ties to Stapleton. Because of cooperative rules, shares could not be sold to people outside of Nebraska, so those out-of-staters who wanted to buy bought them in the names of family members who lived in-state.

But the work wasn’t over. From the original group of volunteers, ten citizens became directors on the board, while the others stayed on as the steering committee.

Harwager is president of the board, which met every two weeks for sixteen months.

The building was left unlocked during the day, until 8 or 9 p.m. each evening, and on weekends, so that volunteers could come in and work on their own time. Harwager became notorious for her lists: she left “to-do lists” for each sub-committee. “I’d assign them a list of jobs to do. If they did it, they were to mark it off so everybody knew the job had been done. They were pretty sick of my to-do lists.”

But the lists got done: the building cleaned, tin put up around the grocery cart area, painting done, and more. People put in countless hours, Harwager said. “It was completely a community effort by lots of volunteer help, hours and hours of it.” The local share drives and the volunteer labor served a purpose, she said. “Psychologically, if you have someone who buys an investment, they’re interested in it and they’ll shop there.”

The board also learned that they would have to buy $14,000 worth of merchandise a week for a delivery truck to stop in Stapleton, so they contracted with Ewoldt’s Grocery in Thedford, to be a “B” store. Groceries will be delivered to Ewoldt’s, and from there, they will be brought to Stapleton.

The building required few revamps, except for new coolers and freezers. The ones that were there were not energy efficient, costing $2,200 a month in electricity. So with the help of a grant, the committee bought new ones for $84,000. “I didn’t think I’d ever say a cooler door or freezer door would look so beautiful, but new ones are gorgeous,” Harwager said.

has a deli, serving sandwiches for lunch. The committee was very careful to not infringe on existing businesses in town, like the café, which serves breakfast and supper.

“We don’t want to take away business from anybody else in town,” Harwager said.

After school is out, the kids stream downtown to buy smoothies and snacks at the Cooperative. Cindy Frey, owner of Frey’s Propane and Hardware store, loves seeing them. “It’s so great to see kids walk downtown again.”

There have been challenges in the store’s first year of operation. The new coolers have frozen up, have

It wasn’t easy; all the work was done by volunteers, including board members, who had “real” jobs during the day and worked on evenings and weekends. People got discouraged, Harwager said. “We’d end up getting cold feet. It was a struggle for us, but I kept saying, ‘where’s your leap of faith?’”

Not everyone in the community was in favor of it, and Harwager didn’t mind the opposition. “There are still some who say it’s not going to work. Those are also the people who at some point in time, we thanked for saying that, because that’s what got us through those weeks when we didn’t think we could do it.”

The Stapleton Cooperative Market and Deli, which is 4,800 square feet, carries the Best Choice brands, with specialties including Jet Smooth Smoothies, Allegro coffee, and popcorn from the Pop Corner in North Platte. They carry a variety of gluten-free products and quite a few Nebraska-based products.

It has a full-time manager and seven part-time employees. It also

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needed filling with Freon several times, and the compressor doesn’t always work, which caused a spike in electrical bills. A prep table crashed and had to be replaced. “I think we budgeted $400 a month for repairs and they’re running $1,800 a month,” Harwager said.

The honeymoon period for the store is also over, she said.

During the summer (and the week of the eclipse, which was a total eclipse over Logan County) sales were good.

The winter slowed down. The board figures they need an additional $83 per day spent in the store, to make the budget. “The new has worn off,” she said. The store must have $38,000 in sales a month to be financially successful.

The group in Stapleton has had help. Jim Crandall, cooperative business specialist with the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Agricultural Economics Dept., helps people throughout the state in putting together cooperatively owned business models. In the last five years, he’s seen a lot of grocery stores and other main street businesses develop cooperatives, and he met with the Stapleton group several times. The communities’ investments are not wholly financial, but also emotional. He enjoys working with communities like Stapleton. “You get a dozen people together, and you have twelve different skill sets and life experiences to pull from. You may have somebody good at working with people, or good at marketing, or good at the construction or physical work. Use the skills of a variety of people in those situations towards one goal, and that’s part of what makes those approaches successful.”

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They have created a tagline: “Your community, your store.”

Retraining the brain to shop locally is the goal. From studies, she determined that a trip to North Platte for groceries costs $40, figuring in a 60-mile round trip at $.54 a mile, an hour of driving and two hours of shopping at nine dollars an hour (minimum wage). Count in impulse buying, and the cost goes up. Figuring a twenty minute drive, depending on where a person lives, a person would have to save forty dollars to make the trip to North Platte financially feasible. It may be more exciting to shop in North Platte, but it’s not good for the store or the town. “Sure, it’s fun to go out of town and shop, and do this and that, but you have to keep your town,” she said.

Harwager, who works full time in an insurance business

in Arnold, said the experience has “been a ride.” But it was a ride together. “The most important thing was there was never an “I” in team. It was a community effort, and still is.”

The “can-do” attitude that got the store built in the first place is still evident. “We’ve been tried about every angle possible and we’re still here,” Harwager said. “That’s a good sign.”

The Stapleton School superintendent has been very helpful, encouraging the school cook to order fruit through the store and is working to get concession stand supplies from the grocery store. “We’re now seeing that the community is starting to support its businesses," said Harwager.

“That’s how these little towns survive.

We support each other.”

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Reid Pretzer, son of Scott and Holli Pretzer, helps out at the family’s shrimp farm.

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ebraska is corn and beef country, and soybeans and hogs

shrimp was a good fit for three reasons: they had a building ready to use, it was a good product, and the shrimp are raised responsibly. It also diversifies the farm operation.

Not shrimp. But a shrimp farm is thriving in southeast Nebraska.

The shrimp are raised in fourteen-foot vinyl swimming pools.

They are born at a hatchery in Florida and flown in to Lincoln, where the Pretzers pick them up the day after they leave Florida. They are brought in batches of 33,000 babies at a time, each as big as an eyelash.

Instead of counting them, which would be impossible, they are weighed. A PVC pipe framework is put over each tank, creating a form for the plastic tarp that keeps the shrimp from jumping out.

and wheat.

Rock Creek Aquaculture, in Diller, Neb., sixty miles southwest of Lincoln, has been raising shrimp for the past year.

Scott and Holli Pretzer and their children, son Reid, a freshman at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and daughter Skylar, a high school freshman, started their shrimp business in March of 2017, in the old hog gestation barn that was on the farm where they grow corn and soybeans.

After visiting a shrimp farm in Indiana, the Pretzers realized raising

The shrimp are fed three times a day with a specialized shrimp feed that comes from Pennsylvania and has been well-researched. It is

Reid, Holli, Scott and Skylar Pretzer own and operate Rock Creek Aquaculture near Diller, Neb. They raise shrimp and sell it fresh, never frozen, to the public, to specialty grocery stores, and restaurants.

PHOTO COURTESY SCOTT PRETZER.

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Left-Right: Feed for the shrimp at Rock Creek Aquaculture Farm is shipped in from Pennsylvania.

This feed is for the larger shrimp; the feed changes, according to the mouth size of the shrimp.

PHOTO BY RUTH NICOLAUS

The shrimp grown and sold at the Rock Creek Aquaculture Farm are as long as a person’s hand. They are Pacific West species, known for their sweet taste.

PHOTO COURTESY SCOTT PRETZER

antibiotic-free and includes fish meal and soybean plant proteins, which appeals to Pretzer, as a soybean farmer.

The feed is broadcast into the tanks; they don’t use automatic feeders due to the high humidity in the barn, which causes problems with electric motors. The feed is in pellet form and as the shrimp grow, a larger pellet size is given them, to fit the size of their mouths. Each tank holds about 3,500 shrimp.

In about four and a half months after they arrive at Rock Creek Aquaculture, they’re as big as a person’s hand and ready for harvest. They are harvested by the pound; between 20 and 22 shrimp weigh a pound, “and that’s a pretty good sized shrimp,” Pretzer said.

The water the shrimp live in is crucial to their well-being. The Pretzers started with well water and added 400 lbs. of salt to each tank. The water also must have the right amount and type of microbes and bacteria in it, to control nitrogen levels. The microbes and bacteria are naturally occurring, but also were added from another shrimp farm, and the Pretzers had to give them time to grow and multiply. They were able to monitor the right amount by the nitrogen content in the water. In the first batch, “we’d see spikes of ammonia and nitrite” levels, Scott said, meaning there were not enough microbes to neutralize the nitrogen. Increasing the number of microbes in the water cannot be hurried, Pretzer said.

“There’s no way to rush it. It has to happen over time.”

The shrimp spend their days swimming, looking for food, and eating, Pretzer said. They are very fast growers and feed efficient, and the Pretzers’ job is to “reduce every stress possible for them so they can be happy and healthy and grow fast.” There are several stresses that can harm shrimp, and the Pretzers work to eliminate them.

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One is ammonia buildup in the tanks, which was more of a problem when the water was new and the microbe population wasn’t built up yet. Another is feeding schedules; the Pretzers are careful not to overfeed or underfeed. The shrimp are sensitive to temperature and light fluctuations; the water temperature is a steady 82 degrees, and lights are kept on overnight. “They don’t like to be in the dark,” Scott said, “so we leave a nightlight on for them.”

The electricity is backed up with a generator. A call center in the panel calls everyone’s cell phone until someone wakes up, in the case of an electrical outage.

Then “we need to move quickly,” Scott said. He figures they have about an hour with no electricity before the shrimp start to die.

One of the strengths of the Rock Creek Aquaculture Farm is that it is a true “farm to table” product. The Pretzers harvest and package the shrimp themselves, often in front of a customer. “People will come to the farm and are often able to see us harvest the shrimp right out of the water for them. It doesn’t get any fresher than that.” They have a specific facility, a separate room inspected by the health department, in which they meet and exceed the food code requirements, that allows them to sell the shrimp directly off the farm and to other customers.

Their biggest customer is the general public, but Rock Creek shrimp can be found at a specialty grocery store in Ft. Calhoun, Neb. (Cure Cooking) and at two restaurants: The Venue in Lincoln and The Boiler Room in the Old Market in Omaha. Reid and Skylar man a farmer’s market booth in Beatrice during the summer.

Rock Creek shrimp is never frozen and is always sold only a few hours after coming out of the water.

Shrimp fill the hands of Scott Pretzer, whose family started an aquaculture farm near Diller, Neb. a year ago.

Shrimp is harvested on site at Rock Creek Aquaculture Farm; it is most often sold straight from the farm to customers.

PHOTOS COURTESY SCOTT PRETZER

When shrimp are harvested, the old water is saved. All the water is recycled; nothing goes down the drain. The mature water “has a lot of value,” Scott said. “We don’t want to get rid of it. We’ll use it for years.”

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Right now, the four members of the family, plus Holli’s parents and Scott’s parents, provide all the labor. In addition, Scott is a veterinarian. “We’re a true family operation and we really like (raising shrimp) for that purpose.” They are already expanding; sixteen and eighteen

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The Rock Creek Aquaculture Farm houses its operation in the old gestation buildings that the Pretzers owned. Repurposing the buildings has been part of the Pretzers’ success.

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As for shrimp, they grow Pacific Whites, which are “very, very sweet, very mild tasting, and very tender.” They don’t fight each other; some shrimp do, so the Pacific Whites do well in a system like Pretzers’.

Reid, a college freshman studying agribusiness, agronomy, and enrolled in an entrepreneurship class, isn’t sure what route he’ll take after college. He may get a job close to home so he can help out, and he may someday return to the operation full time. “I really enjoy this,” he said. “This is what I look forward to. That’s why I’m putting so much time into this.” He and his dad tore the feeders, gates and slats out of the gestation barn before it could be used for the shrimp, which was a big job. “I remember thinking during that time, would it be worth it?” Reid said. But it has been. “It’s been a lot of fun.”

Reid and Skylar have both gotten very involved. In addition to running the farmer’s market they have taken on the job of marketing and outreach, meeting with restaurants, chefs, and taking samples. They help harvest shrimp and make deliveries.

The shrimp barn, the old gestation barn, is a perfect place for the shrimp. It’s well insulated, not too old, and has sentimental value for Scott, whose ancestors immigrated from Germany to southeast Nebraska in the 1860s. “I grew up as a kid with this building. I put a lot of work into them, and these barns put me through college.”

The shrimp farm is open to the public for tours on Sunday afternoons from 1-3 p.m. and by appointment for group tours on other days during the week. For Scott, it’s one of the most rewarding parts of the job. They’ve seen about 2,000 people visit, and Scott likes that. “Even if they don’t like shrimp, people enjoy the process. They’re impressed with the operation, how it’s run and how we grow shrimp. Then they try it and contact us and say, it’s hands down the best they’ve ever had. That part is rewarding to me.”

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From the trailer bed to wiring to upholstery (overseen by the Hutterite women) to the finished product, Upland and Old Elm Colonies are working hard to fulfill orders from TrailManor customers, a new business for both started in late 2017.

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year, up from 53 percent in 1960.

Much like your typical multi-generation farm family, Hutterite colonies are facing similar challenges in trying to support their families under the stresses and market conditions of current agricultural trends.

However, as inputs continue to escalate, land prices and rental rates skyrocket and competition for access only intensifies, diversification is starting to look a little different for today’s modern producer.

The Hutterite Bretheren practices rural communal living in cooperative colonies, and traditionally, agricultural pursuits have been their primary source of income.

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Upland is utilizing its talents for other pursuits such as custom leather-work, built-from-scratch cabinetry, laser steel cutting and start-to-finish recreational vehicles.

“We partnered with Old Elm Spring Hutterite Colony in Dimock to start the camper business,” said Dean Wipf, a member of Upland who is involved in the camper and cabinetry sides of the business. “Old Elm acquired the company, TrailManor, and asked us to help out. We put up a 94 x 360’ building for constructing the campers, and we officially started operating at the beginning of 2018.”

TrailManor is a well-established camper brand (more information can be found at trailmanor.com), so finding clients has not been difficult. However, ramping up the pace of production has a definite learning curve, and Upland is hoping to reduce labor time to under 100 man hours and be able to build at least two per week.

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pulled behind a smaller vehicle and they can be folded down for both efficient towing and storage in a standard garage,” said Mark Wertz, the preacher at Upland, who also specializes in shoe repair and making bridles, halters and saddles from scratch.

The camper business has taken precedence over another enterprise Upland had been focusing on in year’s past — building calf shelters, hay feeders, continuous fencing and calving barns for area livestock producers.

“The colonies can get very competitive at times,” said Paul Wipf, Upland mechanic and board member.

“So if one colony is doing well in a certain business, many will follow suit, and then the market becomes saturated. That’s kind of what happened with our calf shelters and barns, so we are hopeful the new addition of the camper company is unique enough and could potentially support our colony if it ever branches off.”

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Typically, Hutterite colonies tend to break off into smaller groups once numbers exceed 100; at 165, Upland isn’t one of the largest colonies in the state, but it does become more difficult to feed and support that many people. Yet, just like farming families, acquiring land and a location that is conducive to agriculture is becoming exceedingly difficult, thus the expansion into other businesses that don’t have as large of a footprint as farming and ranching requires.

According to hutterites.org, there are 462 Hutterite Bretherens located in Canada and the U.S., with most concentrated in Alberta (168), Manitoba (107),

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However, it’s their ability to think outside the box that might just set them apart the most.

At the Spring Valley Hutterite Colony located in Wessington Springs, S.D., insulation has been a successful enterprise for its members. Upland cooperates with Spring Valley to supply insulation for its building projects and campers.

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For the Millerdale Hutterite Colony in Miller, S.D., custom embroidery for advertisers, schools and businesses has been a mainstay.

And at Platte Colony, located 10 miles west of Platte, S.D., a business called Ola Precast, which specializes in full CADbased prototyping capabilities helps clients model designs and transfer concepts to the colony’s structural and civil engineering partners and contractors, while diversifying their portfolio to keep their hogs, turkey, chickens, crops and shoe repair enterprises afloat.

According to the Ola Precast website, “Precast concrete is one of the most durable, versatile and efficient building materials in use today that can be used in residential construction, commercial buildings, infrastructure projects and agricultural storage. Offering a stronger structure than a hoop or pole building, precast offers better efficiency and durability that pre-engineered metal structures.”

That’s one thing noticeable in any enterprise the Hutterites take on. From making buns

When he’s not preaching, Mark Wertz spends his free time building saddles from scratch and repairing shoes, bridles and other equine accessories. Upland is open to the public for these services. Visitors have been also known to crave the colony’s homemade buns and wine.

and laundry soap from scratch, to growing vegetables, to raising livestock and crops, to diversifying with unique projects and enterprises, they are dedicated to producing high-quality work, using top-notch, up-to-date technology, and they are hard-working people whose projects are backed by integrity and a strong, deeply rooted faith in God. “When I’m not repairing shoes, I’m praying and reflecting on the best courses of action for the colony,” said Wertz. “As the preacher, I know technology is important for our businesses, but it’s a challenge to limit the access of technology to our children. We are currently working with five other colonies to develop cell phone technology that will have stronger controls for cell

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phones. This would not only be great for us, but for parents who want to have a say in what their kids are looking at on their smartphones, as well as companies who are often paying employees who are just wasting time on Facebook.

It’s an emerging technology that could really have a market with consumers.”

Finding a niche for each young member of the colony takes some trial and error. Much like a student who goes off to college to pursue a degree and a skill set, Hutterite children learn by doing under the mentorship of those above them.

Two custom gun cabinets await pickup from their new owners at Upland Colony.

“Our children graduate at eighth grade, and from there, they rotate every couple of years to different jobs in the colony,” said Paul Wipf. “This allows them to learn from mentors and explore the various things we do. Based on their interests and skill sets, we can place them into a position where they will thrive. For me, I’ve always loved mechanics, and I’ve gotten a chance to work on the trailer and wiring of the campers, which has been interesting.

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Examples of custom cabinetry can be found in the kitchen and bathroom of Upland Colony’s new camper construction building.

benches and picture frames. We can pretty much take custom orders and are very cost-friendly compared to what you might find in town.”

While often misunderstood, perhaps due to the colony’s remote locations and

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illiam Meyers was 21 years old when he had his accident. The single vehicle rollover – he was driving home late from work at the local farm coop – broke his back in three places and left him paralyzed from the T4 vertebrae down.

It was March 2015 and Meyers had recently graduated from junior college, returned home, and bought a house and farm of his own near his family’s farm, feedlot and cow-calf operation near Palmer, Neb. The youth in the prime of his life, used to working 60-70 hours at his full-time job then putting in an additional 30-40 hours per week on the farm, was suddenly sitting in a hospital room all day – doing nothing, unable to walk.

“The first thing was I just needed to know I could do something,” said Meyers.

“I thought of our lawn mower – I figured I could probably drive that.

“But it was definitely a downer. I just sat there thinking, ‘How am I going to do all of these things I have to do?’”

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Through farm visits and assessing the person’s needs, case workers from AgrAbility are able to come up with a plan to get them back into the line of work that they love.

Two weeks into his stay at the rehabilitation hospital in Lincoln, Neb., he got a surprise visit from Rod Peterson, rural rehabilitation specialist for Nebraska AgrAbility.

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“[Rod] told me about the AgrAbility program, and all these things they could help provide to people in agriculture who had disabilities like mine,” said Meyers. “I had no idea the program even existed before.”

According to Paul Jones, project manager for National AgrAbility, the program is about “improving quality of life for anybody involved in agriculture production with any impairment that keeps them from doing their job the way they want to do it.”

AgrAbility works with people involved in all types of agriculture, including livestock and dairy production,

hydroponics, traditional farming, agriculture such as vegetable planting in urban areas and other types as well.

While the program is often thought to only help people with major physical disabilities, that is not always the case. AgrAbility also provides assistance to veterans who are returning to agriculture and people who suffer from behavioral and mental health issues as well.

“The word disability conjures up different ideas,” Jones explained. Instead of focusing on certain disabilities, the program addresses a “whole spectrum of what you might call functional limitations.”

These limitations might include back pain, arthritis, visual impairment, paraplegia, PTSD, and many other conditions.

“Arthritis and back issues are very common, but people might not consider themselves disabled,” Jones said. The program offers many resources and links to assistive technologies available for all types of limitations and disabilities.

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Their website has a database of over 1,400 products that could be of use for people with limitations under the “The Toolbox Assistive Technology Database” tab.

To get become involved in the program, interested persons must first get in contact with AgrAbility through their website or the state’s program employees.

After contact, AgrAbility sends an employee to make home visits to see what kind of assistive technology would best improve the person’s day to day lives.

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At these visits, the case worker will visit with as many family members as possible to get a fully-informed grasp of each person’s unique needs and how their limitation has affected the rest of the family.

Following this report, AgrAbility helps the person with the disability get involved with the vocation rehabilitation system in their state, veteran’s administration, or other community and state rehab resources and shares their assistive technology recommendations with those programs.

In Meyers’ case, the team worked together to identify three key items that would help him continue his daily work. A lift for his pickup transports him from his driver’s seat to his feed truck, tractor, combine and other equipment.

“I use it every day,” said Meyers. “I bet that thing swings around 10-20 times a day.” He also received an all-terrain wheelchair with tracks that can withstand sand and mud, and an adaptive saddle that puts him back on a well-broke horse so he can check pens, gather and help brand. Similar in most ways to a standard saddle, the difference is a specialized, tall cantle with a wide leather strap that wraps around to secure the torso. “It’s nice because it gets me back on a horse,” said Meyers. “Even if I can’t go running and gunning like I used to.”

For Dustin Franklin, rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, and compressed discs in his back threatened to end his custom hay-cutting business.

William Meyers has learned to overcome his disability with a positive attitude and the help of AgrAbility and other organizations. Specialized technology enables him to operate farm equipment and work cattle, just in different ways than he used to.

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Thanks to the Colorado AgrAbility project, in partnership with the state’s vocational rehabilitation program, Franklin was able to continue operating his haying equipment with modifications such as extended mirrors, automatic hitches, a lift table, and air-ride swivel seats.

Franklin first heard about AgrAbility through an interview on a radio station. Although he was dealing with back and arthritis issues, he was skeptical about contacting them.

Once he did, he attended a workshop put on by Colorado AgrAbility that explained what the program does and then specifically addressed a topic to show the different tools and assistive technology available to make jobs easier.

He explained that while AgrAbility couldn’t fund the assistive technology that he needed, they made visits to his operation, generated recommendations, and proved that he needed certain assistive technologies which were then funded through the Colorado Division of Vocational Rehabilitation.

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The products that Franklin received have not only improved his life, but the lives of his wife, Barb, and their daughter, both of whom assist in the family business.

Along with finding technologies to help the Franklins stay in agriculture, the family also found community within the program.

“Once you’re in the program, they always want to check in and make sure you’re alright,” he explained.

For the past two years Dustin, Barb, and their daughter have served on the National Advisory Committee for AgrAbility.

Barb Franklin explained that by being on the committee “you get more information than if you were on the outside of it. You get to realize how it all happens and who all is involved to keep it running.”

The family has also attended multiple national conferences

which include different workshops, updates on the Farm Bill, and tours to people’s operations who have been helped by AgrAbility. The conference’s location switches from state to state each year and is attended by people from across the country.

Michael Bolte, who operates a cow/calf and farming operation in Jewell, Kansas, is another individual whose life was greatly improved by AgrAbility.

In the early 2000s Bolte was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. Physical limitations threatened to change his lifestyle, but Bolte wanted to stay a part of his family’s operation.

“Agriculture was the only thing I knew,” he said.

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Bolte also wanted to continue the family’s business alongside of his wife, Rebecca, so that his son, Marcus, would have the opportunity to be the fourth generation on the place.

While he didn’t know about AgrAbility at first, a neighbor’s son who had learned about the program in college, recommended their services to Bolte.

“The experience [with AgrAbility] has been very helpful—it’s a good program,” he said.

Because MS is progressive, AgrAbility continues to work with him to incorporate new technologies as needed. The first technologies Bolte received were hand clutches in his tractors and two mounted cable lifts on a tractor and a combine to help him get into his equipment.

“If I can get into a tractor or run machinery, I’m as happy as can be,” Bolte said.

The latest piece of assistive technology is a Life Essentials chair lift that is mounted on a trailer and controlled by him which allows him to get into tractors, combines, skid steers, and pickups.

Along with continuing to farm, Bolte also uses a scooter and hydraulic squeeze chute to work the cattle side of his business as well.

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Because there are only 20 funded slots, states must apply for highly competitive 4-year grants.

Each State/Regional AgrAbility Project (SRAP) must partner with a land grant university and at least one non-profit organization that helps with disabilities such as Goodwill, Easter Seals, Centers for Independent Living, the Arthritis Foundation, and many others.

In the past, South Dakota has held an AgrAbility Grant but hasn’t for the last few years. This year, South Dakota, North Dakota, and Montana are applying for open slots within the program.

For the people in states that don’t have an AgrAbility program, they can contact the National AgrAbility Project (NAP) at Purdue who can then refer them to their state’s vocational rehabilitation system, veteran’s administration, and other programs within their state.

The NAP also supports the State AgraAbility Projects by finding resources, hosting national conferences, and having webinars.

AgrAbility is not the first program of its kind. Some of the first programs to help farmers started after the World Wars.

These programs were important for farmers coming back from the war as more of the population was involved in agriculture at that time in history.

Throughout the years there have been a few distinct events that have led to AgrAbility as we know it today.

In 1979 Purdue University got a unique call. On the line was a farmer who had been injured in a roll-over accident and was looking for a way to get back into agriculture as a paraplegic.

Assistive technology like this wheel chair with tracks help to make a return to agriculture possible for some people. PHOTO COURTESY OF PAUL JONES AT AGRABILITY

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At that time, no one knew how to handle the call.

To help the man, William Field, a Purdue professor in agricultural engineering, got a group of students together and devised a lift so that the farmer could continue to operate his farm equipment.

What Field and the students started, grew into Purdue’s Breaking New Ground Outreach Program.

A variety of technology is available for people with disabilities. A comprehensive database available on AgrAbility focuses on options to make farm and ranch work adaptable.

PHOTO COURTESY OF PAUL JONES AT AGRABILITY

Other programs began sprouting up in other states and in the late 1980s there was a push to expand programs like Purdue’s through the USDA. In 1990, AgrAbility was created through the Farm Bill. That same year Congress also passed the Americans with Disabilities Act.

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“Every day I still come across things I wish I could do easier,” said Meyers. “But I can do almost everything I used to do – things just take a lot longer and a lot more time. I’ve been able to overcome, adapt and adjust. I can’t look back – hindsight is 20/20 – I have to keep moving forward. I’ve always had that attitude from day one.

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from scratch. Barta has always been an artist, so drawing and sculpting lifelike animals was a logical step. He became a ranch hand along the way, which gave him plenty of reference animals to work from. “I’ve always dreamed of owning some of the best stock available. I guess this is my way of doing that on a more manageable scale.” Barta said.

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Barta now lives in Utah, where his job in the oil field working a rotating schedule of a week on and a week off gives him the ability to pursue his passion of creating livestock models. Two years ago he branched out into digital design and sculpting. With the use of 3D printers he is able to replicate his designs with ease and make them available to the public.

He has partnered with experienced designers from around the world to bring his animals to life. The designers are freelance and work by commission; they are all mostly more cartoon/fictional designers so it takes a lot of work to achieve the realistic replica that Barta is trying to achieve. Hundreds of emails, messages and photos are exchanged for each model.

Once the animal is designed Barta takes it and works on fine details to achieve the realism he is wanting. He is hoping soon to have his own tablet so he can do all of his own designing rather than working through others. The printing process has allowed him to mass-produce his designs and expand the sizes and varieties.

The three-dimensional printed animals are 1/64th of actual size but custom sizes are available. They are made of a poly resin that is fairly brittle which is needed to achieve the realistic characteristics of each animal, so currently these are more of collector or display items than toys.

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“I can’t settle for anything less than completely realistic, everything but the heartbeat.” Barta said. “I put several hundred hours into each animal; my wife jokes that if I weren’t such a perfectionist, it wouldn’t take half as long or cost half as much. That’s where me not settling for anything short of realistic comes in.”

The base price is about $10 per unpainted animal, which is mostly materials and handling. Barta offers many custom options, including painting and applying the customer’s brand. He can make specific animals to match a photo as well. Most of his creations presently are sold to collectors. He is constantly working on new designs and plans to soon be offering both Quarter and Draft horse models. Barta hopes to one day offer all species of livestock and equipment to go along with them.

He has many different breeds of cattle available including Angus, Hereford, Longhorn and Brahmas. He will paint them any way the buyer wishes or they can purchase unfinished models and paint them themselves.

Though the standard size is 1/64 he also has made 1/87 for some collectors who wanted small animals for their

model train displays. “I’ll make any size that a person wants if they are willing to pay for it.” Barta said.

Barta is fairly new to selling his models, by far his favorites are beef cattle and he has yet to really have any unique custom orders. Due to the newness of his business Zach has yet to have a full collection of his own. The most meaningful have been the animals he has given to some young collectors to get them started. The models were unfinished to help motivate the collectors to work on them and add character.

Barta Livestock’s animals are available from the web storefront at www.shapeways.com/shops/barta-livestock-1 or from him directly via his Facebook page, Barta Livestock @custom164livestock or by calling him at (435) 828-3269. If ordered unfinished the animals are shipped directly. Custom orders take a couple of months to fill. All the figures are produced in the United States and Barta is committed to maintaining that.

Barta has attended the National Farm Toy Show for the past two years in Dyersville, Iowa. Last year he was

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His Montana roots are tied into Scott Hayne’s Roadie the Ranch Dog books through the animals, landscape, and other small details.

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very child in America probably has a stack of favorite books, and ranch and farm kids ought to add one or all four books from Scott Haynes’ Roadie the Ranch Dog series to the stack. The Montana-born artist currently lives in Newcastle, Wyoming, with his wife Erin and children Roberta, 4, and Henry, 3, and makes connections to both locations in his agriculturally-correct kids’ books.

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Scott spent the early years of his adult life working in several trades, including as a truck driver and hat maker, and worked for a large animal vet in Montana. In 2000, he incorporated art into his repertoire by hiring on with Leanin’ Tree, a greeting card and gift company that uses original art. Art was always a creative outlet for Scott, especially through his school years, but he had never drawn professionally.

Within the last five years, Scott has transitioned to writing and illustrating children’s books full-time, with his first creation as Roadie the Ranch Dog.

“I think it’s amazing to be able to just follow your dreams and take that big gulp and bite the bullet,” Erin said of her husband Scott. “It has been scary because we have two babies at home, but I admire him. A lot of men have these dreams, and they don’t do it; they just get stuck in the rut. It’s something I hope our kids see and do as well.”

Roadie was born after Scott heard that his hometown community of Saco, Montana, was considering cutting the arts and eventually music programs in the school; he told his wife this and, to his shock, she informed him that Newcastle was considering the same.

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“I thought, if I was in school and they cut art, what would keep me interested in being creative?” he said. “Initially I wanted to get a bunch of books done and send to Saco School, thinking, maybe, it will spark a little interest for students to keep being creative, maybe they’ll keep drawing.”

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Roadie is modeled after several dogs Scott grew up with, always mutts and generally a heeler cross. “They’re genuine and thankful you’re around,” Scott said. “I made him a mutt because people can be so tribal about their breeds; he can be an ‘every’ dog. Plus, kids like orange, so I made him orange.”

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Roadie the Ranch Dog is based off of several dogs author Scott Haynes grew up with. They were always heeler mixes, he said, and kids love the color orange, hence Roadie is an orange heeler. PHOTO BY SAVANNA SIMMONS.

with his father and brother. He also strives to create books that are true to ranching, books he would have enjoyed as a youngster.

“I didn’t read much unless what I was reading was accompanied by a lot of artwork, then I’d read the heck out of it. I was really into comic books for a bit, and there were a lot of words I didn’t understand, so I had to look them up. I learned a lot about vocabulary that way, and I think it’s what got me interested in being a reader now,” he said.

The books don’t preach ranching and farming ways, nor do they alienate kids who don’t live that life. Scott hopes that children who don’t live rurally get interested in and ask questions about agriculture through his books.

“In book four, [Where are all the calves?] I drew them pulling a backwards calf out of a cow. I debated not including it, but it’s nature, it’s life,” he said. “Other books

are so dumbed down, like when they’re roping, the loop is up in the sky and the hand is way down. I wanted something real and set in the area where I grew up; I didn’t want to read about a Texas ranch. I loved where I grew up and wanted to represent this area a little bit.”

His four books: Roadie the Ranch Dog, Why Ranch Dogs make pretty good buddies!, Ten Darn Dogs, and Where are all the calves? include highway signs or license plates from Montana and Wyoming, small homages to where he grew up and where he now lives. The tack, weather, terrain, magpies and meadowlarks, and the Wyoming ball cap on his wife are also accurate to the area.

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Scott Haynes has always expressed his creativity through cartooning, however, in the last five years, Roadie, an orange Heeler mix, has allowed Haynes to pursue art full-time. PHOTO COURTESY OF SCOTT HAYNES

them because of the art. The kids can read some of the sight words and can tell the story through the pictures.

His illustrations, I think, are so amazing. I wish he would do more with that. He’s such a good storyteller.”

His fifth book, which he refers to as his team roping book, is a tribute to his father, who passed away before Scott created the Roadie the Ranch Dog books and always encouraged his son’s creative side.

“He was a giant supporter of my cartooning; my mother is too. When he was alive, I didn’t really do a lot with it,” he said. “I didn’t think it was manly, and I didn’t know how to go about it. I didn’t understand that I could make a career out of cartooning, but he knew I could.”

His wife, Erin, the brunette character in each of Scott’s books, is another big supporter of Scott, and often reads his books in the classroom at the request of her students.

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“She has the whole series, but she doesn’t force the books on the students, they actually ask about them,” he said. “It’s surreal to hear the kids’ response to them and parents’ reactions to them. It’s amazing; I try to keep putting out the best stuff I can.”

His own kids aren't aware of the big deal their dad and Roadie are; to them, “That’s just dad’s book, that’s just Roadie,” Erin said. “They don’t really understand what it means for dad to be an illustrator like my kindergarten class does.”

The new book, which is expected to be available this spring, leaves Roadie at home to keep watch over the ranch while his people take off for a team roping. This doesn’t set well with Roadie, so he strikes out on another adventure to see where his people have gone.

To purchase any of Scott’s book or Roadie the Ranch Dog products, visit www.roadietheranchdog.bigcartel.com.

Roberta Haynes made her appearance in her dad’s second book, Ranch Dogs Make Pretty Good Buddies! Her brother, Henry, made his appearance in his dad’s third book, Ten Darn Dogs. PHOTO COURTESY OF SCOTT HAYNES

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arden pots that are made from cow manure, containing nitrogen, and biodegradable. In the northwest hills of Connecticut is a second-generation dairy farm run by two brothers, Matt and Ben Freund, who saw the potential of the idea, and made it happen.

The whole family is involved in the dairy and CowPots business, including Matt Freund’s daughter Amanda.

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recruited the help of a retired engineer from the local town. Freund needed someone to help him with his ideas and the engineer needed something to do in his free time. It worked out well for both of them.

Once they discovered that they were onto something, Freund applied for the Northeast Sustainable Ag Research and Education Program Grant, in hopes of receiving money to build a prototype of the biodegradable product. He received the grant and CowPots really began.

It was a solid 10 years before they actually formed the manure into a product. The entire process was all trial and error and a lot of hard work.

“We literally made thousands of prototypes over an eight-year period,” said Matt Freund. “Each year we got a bit more sophisticated with our design and process.”

It turns out that developing the product was the easy part.

“The biggest challenge has always been marketing,” Freund said. “It’s

The 300-cow dairy barn produces more than just milk, turning what could be considered an expense and inconvenience into a value-added opportunity.

making people aware of our product and the benefits of using CowPots versus any other biodegradable. It’s difficult to make a big splash in the marketplace as a small business, especially when we’re trying to reach a national audience, from backyard gardeners to commercial growers.”

tested and validated by numerous universities and many independent nursery partners. These tests have revealed that starting your plants with CowPots can help shorten the growing cycle and increase fruit set by up to 10 percent. You also don’t need to tear or

In 2006 they were ready to show the product to others. To introduce CowPots to the community, they delivered shrink wrapped stacks of pots to local hardware stores for them to sell.

They found success locally, but ran into problems distributing on a larger scale in the beginning. “Having just one product to market as a manufacturer has made it difficult to get distribution,” Freund said. “We manufacture 12 sizes of a biodegradable pot used for horticultural production. Distributors want more than just pots. We have prototyped other types of products like packaging corners from our manure, but it brings us back to that same challenge of marketing.”

In 2006, Freund applied for and received the USDA Small Business Innovation Research Grant.

He used this grant money for horticultural studies to really see if the pots worked better than or just as good as the competition.

Researchers have compared CowPots to peat pots and discovered that CowPots degraded 88 percent compared to others in a three-month growing trial. They have also been rigorously

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Matt’s wife, Theresa Freund, uses CowPots in her greenhouse

crush the sides of the CowPot when you plant it in the ground because roots can easily penetrate the sides and bottoms of the pots.

One of the questions they get is “do they stink?”

Because the ammonia is removed from the manure, they have more of an ‘earthy’ smell.

Karen Harter, Certified Sustainable Landscaper, said, “I have bought them for my own production (small grower for landscape clients and myself) and I recommend them to everyone. They don’t break apart on the bench which is such a huge deal with biodegradable pots. I use these exclusively and will continue to do so.”

In addition to satisfied customers, the Freunds have had the opportunity to meet several celebrities, including Mike Rowe, Larry King and Martha

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Stewart, who were all intrigued by the value-added product.

But the most satisfaction comes back to their original resource issue—cow manure. Their favorite thing about CowPots, Freund said, is, “The influence we’ve had on manure management on our farm.”

Today, they are a growing company with 300 cows to fuel their dairy farm and CowPots business.

When asked if they plan on growing the herd to keep up with demand, Amanda Freund, daughter of Matt Freund, said that when the demand outpaces the supply for their biodegradable pots, the family intends to investigate a production facility in another region of the US. It’s expensive to ship products across the country. Ideally, by forming CowPots on the west coast, they would be helping another farm add value to their byproduct, reduce nutrient

overload on their farmland and make CowPots more accessible to growers and gardeners west of the Mississippi River. They’re not quite ready for that expansion; but they’re hoping to see that goal realized in the future.

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orking Ranch Cowboys Association is commonly perceived as a ranch rodeo association, and while that is partially true, the ranch rodeos are more of a vehicle for its larger goal: to support the cowboy community. In the two decades since WRCA was formed, it has donated more than $4.5 million to cowboy and ranching families across the nation through its crisis and scholarship funds.

Waddie Mitchell first pitched the idea in 1994 at Randy Whipple’s tourist ranch; he told Whipple that he believed there was a need for an organization to help working ranch cowboys. He thought Amarillo, Texas, was just the place to do it. Soon after, a group of about 20 men, including Whipple, Mitchell, Buster

WRCA’s World Championship Ranch Rodeo is hosted in Amarillo, Texas, each fall and acts as the largest fundraiser for Working Ranch Cowboys Foundation.

Ranch Rodeos act as a vehicle for Working Ranch Cowboys Association to raise and give funds to ranching families and showcase the cowboy lifestyle.

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Working Ranch Cowboys Association is based around ranching families who raise beef for the nation. The foundation benefits crisis and scholarship recipients who are or are related to working cowboys and cowgirls.

McLaury, Don Edwards, Red Steagall, Michael Martin Murphy, Duane McPherson and more, gathered at the AQHA Heritage Center to create what is now WRCA. As the first fundraiser, artist Gary Morton offered the use of one of his paintings—which remains part of the WRCA logo today—for founding members to sell 200 prints.

“We got started with money to determine what we’re going to do to bring attention to the working cowboy and support him and his family in times of need,” Whipple said. “That was in April of 1995, and we had our first rodeo that November. We jumped on the bandwagon, and it’s really been a fun ride.”

The 24 ranch rodeos allow WRCA to showcase the cowboy way of living and working from arenas and fairgrounds across the nation, while also serving as fundraisers.

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“To help people you have to have money. Early on, they asked, ‘what can we do to generate excitement?’ It’s not just a mission of giving money to support the cowboy, but we also want to help promote the ranching way of life and lifestyle of the cowboy,” said WRCA Association manager Leman Wall.

To compete in WRCA ranch rodeos, members must qualify. There are a few ways to do that, such as working for a ranch that has a minimum of 300 head of cows year-round or a minimum of 750 yearlings pastured for no less than six consecutive months.

“The thing people like about our events is they know they are seeing real cowboys that are showing them their trade,” Wall said. “The sport of ranch rodeo has gotten very popular; there are lots of places you can go enter up into a ranch rodeo and you don’t have to meet any requirements. Within WRCA, the difference is the competition. It’s made up of real ranchers, owners and

Ranch bronc riding is a large part of WRCA’s ranch rodeos; it is one of the two required events and a crowd favorite event at the World Championship Ranch Rodeo.

employees. We are proud of the fact we have those requirements, but on the other hand, we don’t have to seem elitist, like people can’t be a part of this, because they’re a real big component.”

milking, then producers may choose one from of the following: team doctoring or stray gathering; team penning or team sorting; and team branding, maverick branding, trailer loading, or horse catching.

WRCA’s core events that must be included in every ranch rodeo are ranch bronc riding and wild cow

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joining, members’ fees and donations strengthen the crisis and scholarship funds and widen Working Ranch Cowboys Foundation’s reach. Several memberships start at $25, and several tiers are available.

Those requesting crisis assistance or scholarship funds need not be members, however they must be a full-time cowboy or day worker or an immediate family member of one. The association has helped families in many scenarios, including family members receiving cancer and other treatments, cowboys who have been injured on the job, and ranches consumed by fires.

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“The grass is turning green and accidents are starting to happen,” said WRCA Foundation member Kaycee Hooper. “We’re not in hibernation at the end of championships until the first ranch rodeo.”

Crisis funds aren’t earmarked for medical bills or anything in particular; WRCA board members hope they are utilized however the family needs the funds most.

“We can’t pay those huge medical bills; we’re there for those dayto-day expenses,” Whipple said.

“We want to help the family stay on the ranch, or help them stay in town with the cowboy. We want to make sure they can make their truck payments and keep groceries on the table. We don’t just give someone a check one day, then we’re gone; our goal is to get that cowboy back in the saddle.

Whether he has a child who’s hurt, he’s injured in a horse wreck, or has a wife with cancer, we want to help them any way we can.”

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While WRCA is based out of Amarillo, where the championship is hosted each fall, they know no geographical boundaries for providing financial aid, other than the United States of America.

“A lot of people don’t think there are ranches in Florida, but for some years, we had some really good sanctioned ranch rodeos in Florida,” Whipple said. “That’s kind of our outreach program so we know what’s going on in places.

We’ve covered most of the states, if not all of them, helping people. As for the scholarship, we have helped kids all over the country; if you’re a ranch kid, we want to help you, no matter what you do for a degree.”

Scholarships are awarded annually in the spring; those who are eligible must be a working ranch cowboy or his immediate family member.

“Scholarships are awarded to graduating seniors from high schools or home school and individuals wanting to return to school, certificate programs, vocational programs, graduate school, ranch management programs, vet school, et cetera,” Wall said.

Last years, WRCA gave out 35 scholarships and in 2017, the association awarded $41,000 through the scholarship system.

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“It’s a very popular event with sell-out crowds Friday and Saturday. We showcase the ranch rodeo itself, but in addition there’s many other things people come to take part in, like the ranch horse show,” Wall said. “Outside of competition, we have one of the best vendor shows that exists anywhere in the country. Cowboy Trade and Trappings is the cream of the crop when it comes to cowboy craftsmen; the ranch expo and heritage trade show room boast 96,000 square feet of trade show space.”

Cowboy poets and musicians perform throughout the trade show, and WRCA also hosts a special needs ranch rodeo.

“We did that for the first time last year to showcase to the community ranching families and how giving they are to others,” Wall said. “It also helps kiddos just enjoy a little positive experience in their day.”

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“We want to keep the costs down while we’re here, and we couldn’t do it without all those companies,” Wall said. “It would not happen without them.

“We have a hard time bragging on ourselves; we’re in a very precarious position. We understand the pride people have, and we try not to wave the big flag around,” Whipple said.

“We’ve been really blessed that people see our mission; they jump in and help. We need to learn to be a bit more informative about what we do so people can help. A lot of people think we’re a rodeo association, and I think we have grown ranch rodeo, transformed it, improved it as a sport, but that’s not what were about. We just use ranch rodeo as a tool.”

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Coffee: a cowboy staple, fundraiser

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BY SAVANNA SIMMONS

offee in a enamel pot brewed over a campfire at the end of a long day in the saddle is iconic cowboy imagery, so it was only natural for Working Ranch Cowboys Association to team up with Bison Union to create Ranch Hand Blend.

Bert Kuntz, with Bison Union Co., approached Kaycee Hooper, a WRCA Foundation Member, about contributing to WRCA’s mission.

“Bert came to the championship and was so impressed by the ranch families, how patriotic we are, and how we

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had a camaraderie. It’s a kind of connection you can’t explain, something that’s in your soul,” Hooper said.

Kuntz recommended using coffee as a means of fundraising, with $1 per bag sold being contributed to the Working Ranch Cowboys Foundation.

Hooper said that presenting to the board could have gone “a plethora of ways.” In the past, she has pitched fundraisers through saddles, trailers, and many other ranch-related items, but coffee was different.

“At the beginning, I thought, ‘How am I going to get the directors to take this leap forward.’ It was out of our

Bison Union Company teamed up with Working Ranch Cowboys Association to produce Ranch Hand Blend Coffee, a fundraising effort that contributes $1 for the Working Ranch Cowboys Foundation per bag sold.

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wheelhouse, but it was new and fresh, plus, we drink a lot of coffee,” she said.

“Burt told us, ‘We have three types of blends, pick from one of those.’”

She showed up at the meeting, complete with three tiny coffee pots with each of the blends, and to her great relief, one blend was accepted with open arms and exclamations that “this is better than Folgers!” All that remained was to name the coffee.

“Burt was so adamant and positive about this; he wanted to put our stamp on the coffee,” Hooper said.

“We kicked around so many names that day. Just like anything in our lifestyle, we don’t want to go over the top and we wanted it to be authentic.”

“It’s a fine example of when someone understands what we do, they love what we do, and they truly jump in and want to help,” WRCA Founding Member Randy Whipple said.

“The coffee deal with those guys is just phenomenal. They are giving money from each bag to our foundation.

Ranch Hand blend coffee, “Strong enough to float a horseshoe,” as the brand boasts— was created that day. It was released at WRCA’s 2017 World Championship Ranch Rodeo in unlimited amounts in the contestants’ hospitality room, and individual bags of ground beans were handed out at the contestants’ meeting.

“I think it was probably Friday or Saturday, he goes, ‘Holy crap! You guys drink a lot of coffee,’ and I said, ‘When it’s good, it’s good! The proof is in the pudding,’” Hooper said.

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Bison Union is a veteran- and spouse-owned company out of Salt Lake City that offers apparel and goods for real working people. They teamed up with veteran-owned Black Rifle Coffee Company to create Ranch Hand Blend Coffee Company.

On its website, Bison Union lists that 1.5 percent of America’s population grows and raises food for the rest of America and 1.5 percent of the population serves in the United States military.

“We couldn’t think of a better way to celebrate everything great about America as combat veteran owned companies than team up with the Working Ranch Cowboys Association and Foundation and create the best blend of coffee roasted in America,” the website BisonUnion.com states.

“It’s a fine example of when someone understands what we do, they love what we do, and they truly jump in and want to help,” WRCA Founding Member Randy Whipple said. “The coffee deal with those guys is just phenomenal. They are giving money from each bag to our foundation. They are truly fine patrons and great people and understand what kind of impact they can have. Their involvement is growing every day, and we’re excited to have them as part of the Working Ranch Cowboy Association.”

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GateHands If you’ve operated double gates, you’ve probably dealt with wrapping chains, wire, or baling twine over and under and around to try to keep the gates sturdy and secure. Most likely, your efforts still resulted in sagging gates over time.

Brad Fredrick came up with a solution four years ago to avoid those common gate issues. GateHands securely and easily latch together two overlapping or two side-by-side gates or a single gate as well.

“I was working for a feedlot, and I pretty much finished my job there, so I was doing some odd and ends jobs. One was fixing these gates; they were real long and heavy, but they were hanging there and working just fine,” Frederick said. “I put a chain on them, but it was kind of a hassle, so I came up with an idea where they interlocked themselves.”

The design allows for users to operate the latch from the ground or horseback and is easy enough

for children who can reach the installed GateHands to operate.

“We have a video of my younger son, who’s 8 years old, opening and closing them; they’re easy for anyone above the age of 5 or 6 as long as they are tall enough to take that pin out of the top,” said Kelsey Wagner, Fredrick’s daughter and GateHands sales manager. “A lot of elderly people that say it’s easier to mess with than chains or baling wire. We also sell a lot to people who use them for rotational grazing.”

Fredrick installed GateHands on his fences at home about three years ago, and he said they remain clean and straight. “I can’t imagine not having them,” he said. “A lot of people like their stuff to look good and be easy to operate.” Users may also lock gates shut in lieu of using the included pin.

GateHands come in three colors, yellow, green, and orange, and range in price from $50 to $70.

They also come in several sizes to fit tube gates, and a handy printable measuring tape is offered on the GateHands website.

GateHands are manufactured in Ponca City, Oklahoma, and will soon be available in stores.

For now, they may be purchased from their website GateHands.com.

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The Micro Sweeper supplies water into a tank when it reaches 41º or below to prevent tanks of all sizes from freezing over. PHOTO COURTESY OF MOUNTAIN WATER WELL SERVICE

Micro Sweeper Chopping ice seems to be a necessity for ranchers and farmers in northern states that experience what seems like half a year of winter. But it doesn't have to be. With Micro Sweeper, stock tanks and self-waterers don’t ice over, eliminating both a chore and the cost of operating electric water heaters.

The system is installed below the float valve in a pressurized tank and constricts in low temperatures, allowing water to continually enter and cycle, preventing freezing. There is some runoff, said Spencer Barbour, co-owner of Mountain Water Well Service in Sheridan, Wyoming, who sells and uses the Micro Sweeper.

The Micro Sweeper installs in minimal time, from 15 minutes to an hour, depending on experience level and small hitches in installation, and it can fit in any size tank.

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He has installed three Micro Sweepers into his dad’s tanks over the past three years, with excellent results, he said. “He has only had it froze over one time this winter.”

Similar products are on the market, but Barbour said Micro Sweepers are “so much more efficient, low maintenance, self-operating, and seem to work well FIN over time. ”

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Cross Five Cattle Coolers Vaccines are expensive and sensitive. They have to be kept at the proper temperature and out of the sun.

That isn't so difficult as long as they're in the bottle, but once they're in the gun, those conditions can be difficult to maintain.

Cross Five Cattle Coolers solve both problems while keeping the guns fast and easy to reach—a necessity in getting anyone to actually use them.

The coolers, designed by South Dakota ranching couple Ryan and Keri Casteel, when they failed to find exactly what they were after on the market, feature slots for three or four color-coordinated vaccinations and guns. The vaccine bottles rest within the left compartment of the cooler in either a blue, green, yellow, or red slot, and the vaccine gun rests in a specified color-coded holster within the lid on the other side of the cooler. A color-coordinated marker or chalk can easily be used with each vaccine, allowing for zero confusion.

“We wanted to buy a product like this, and we couldn’t find something we were satisfied with,” Keri said. “The idea behind ours is a color-coded organization system. All vaccination “A” goes in yellow, the vaccination syringe is yellow, the compartment is yellow, and the marker is yellow.”

A prototype was first created to pass around to neighbors to test the strength and durability of their cooler before they officially began production; the Casteels were pleased with the results.

“We told them to run it through the wringer, drop it off the back of a pickup, beat on it,” Keri said.

“It can withstand the use by a rancher and is a seven- to 10-day cooler. We really tried to think of everything a rancher could possibly want or need to secure the viability of the vaccine.”

The cooler may also be kept warm on either or both sides to be used while artificially inseminating or administering shots in freezing temperatures.

The Cross Five Cattle Coolers, named for Ryan’s grandpa’s brand from the 1940s, are available at retailers nationwide and on their website CrossFiveCattleCoolers.com.

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Ranch-Hand – Our ‘Ranch Hand’ Cooler come with 2 or 3 dividers (depending on whether you choose the 3 or 4 holster), custom utility tray and the cooler.

Cattleman – The ‘Cattleman’ is our most popular cooler. They come with 2 or 3 dividers (depending on whether you choose the 3 or 4 holster), alternative right-side lid, custom utility tray and the cooler.

They range in price from $259 to $339, depending on the package of cooler products, such as an alternative right-side lid to turn the cooler into a standard-use, two compartment cooler. The cooler is 37 lbs and measures 23x18.75x15.8”.

They offer free shipping within the United States.

Ryan and Keri operate a cow/calf operation near Sturgis, South Dakota. Their three daughters Whitney, Presley, and Scout help with both the cattle operation and the cooler business.

STOCKade ST400i Cordless Fence Post Stapler For a little more than a year, the STOCKade ST400i Cordless Fence Stapler has been on the market and making fencing far quicker and easier. For those who do a lot of fencing, like large ranches or commercial fencers, the $1,400 price tag and additional expenses of batteries and gas cartridges are well worth the investment.

“The longest running stapler we have sold has shot about 80,000,” said Shane Maline of Maline Seed and Fence in Gothenburg, Nebraska. “It’s a fencing company in Colorado that has counters on the gun.”

She has been selling the fence staplers for about 18 months and has yet to have one returned. Customers who want to use the stapler at above 7,200 feet should wait a little while before buying, as it won't fire at that altitude, though they are hoping to fix that.

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Stockman – The ‘Stockman’ is our complete, field-ready set up. The Stockman Coolers include 2 or 3 dividers (depending on whether you choose the 3 or 4 holster), alternative right-side lid, custom utility tray, 3 or 4 color-coding All-Weather Twist-Stik livestock markers, color-coding vaccine syringe all-weather vinyl stickers, 3 or 4 16-oz. ice packs and the cooler.

A box of 1,000 staples and two gas cartridges runs $110, and the gun fires 750 staples per fuel cell and 3,000 staples per charge per battery. It can fire two staples per second and two batteries are included with the kit.

“When I demo’ed them, I really liked them. They’re slick,” said Matt Haun, manager of Pine Bluff Feed and Grain. “It looks pretty simple to use and is maintenance free. You just have to clean it once in a while.”

The STOCKade ST400i Cordless Fence Post Stapler can be used with barbed wire fencing, mesh and heavy woven fencing, predator control fencing, highway boundary fencing, and electric fencing with a power staple insulator guide attachment.

It is available to purchase throughout many locations in Wyoming, Nebraska, Montana, Colorado, and South Dakota. For a location near you, visit the website STOCKade.com.

The STOCKade ST400i Cordless Fence Post Stapler expedites the fencing process by shooting up to two staples per second. PHOTO COURTESY OF STOCKADE

Road Drag Washboards are par for the course on gravel roads, but with the Road Drag, washboards can be bested faster than can be done with a grader/maintainer.

The Road Drag can be pulled by a 120-140 horsepower tractor at speed of 8 to 10 miles per hour.

Road Drag inventor JR Breitkreutz said the road drag is far more economical than a maintainer, and they can be used in conjunction to save miles and wear and tear on the maintainer.

The Road Drag can be pulled at 8 to 10 mph, whereas a grader goes only about

“The township put about 200 3 to 4 mph, completing a job far quicker. PHOTO COURTESY OF JRS SHOP LLC hours per year on the drag, and they said, it saved them about 500 hours on the maintainer, because it is almost three times as fast,” Breitkreutz said.

“They said it saves them between $60,000 to $80,000 on trade value because of the saved hours on the machine.”

The Road Drag retails for about $17,500 but requires a tractor to operate. Breitkreutz offers two solutions to those who may not have a tractor available.

“Many implement dealers will rent a tractor pretty cheap, especially through government programs,” he said. He and co-worker Dale Havelka are also working on a smaller model that can be pulled behind a pickup.

The Road Drag has three blades, two of which can be lifted and tilted, allowing for customization of grading and the elimination of gravel piles left behind. It is made of high-quality materials and is powder-coated.

“I’m fortunate to have a guy who works with me here that when he came on, he brought a lot of knowledge and skill,” Breitkreutz said. “I grew up building stuff my whole life, so we love to build stuff.”

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Amerada Divide Ranch

Spring Creek Ranch

Casper, WY

Buckhorn Trail

Sundance, WY

Hard-grass ranch with 17,147± acres, including 15,540± deeded acres, and a 1,607± acre BLM Permit. Trophy mule deer in the 190+ class range, also excellent antelope habitat. Numerous water sources including 14 wells, several reservoirs, windmills & springs throughout the property. Two sets of corrals and a certified livestock scale. $7,700,000.

Rocky Elk Ranch

Four Corners, WY

A premier setting with 1,623 deeded acres and a 40 acre State Lease. The ranch combines live water and unparalleled privacy, with an impressive Black Hills landscape, excellent wildlife habitat, and incredible views. Multiple water sources with 4 creeks, 2 solar wells, and several reservoirs. A first-rate Black Hills ranch. $4,700,000.

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Newcastle WY

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Sundance, WY

In the heart of elk country with 300+ class bull elk. 7,361 deeded acres plus 440 acres of State & BLM. Terrain ranges from creek bottoms to mountain tops with awesome views. Major improvements include new fences, new water tanks, new corrals, and much more since 2012. Black Hills recreational location with trophy elk & live water! $8,100,000.

Lytle Creek Ranch

Butte County, SD

An iconic Black Hills ranch with 880 acres in a scenic and remote setting on the west side of the Bear Lodge Mountains. A high country ranch with landowner elk tags and an incredible mountain landscape including excellent wildlife habitat and panoramic views. The ranch is a well-known landmark which has been in the same family for many years. $2,288,000.

Oak Creek Retreat

Hulett, WY

Irrigated farmland in western South Dakota between Belle Fourche and Newell.

161 acres which includes 119 acres of flood irrigated land with both class three and four soils. Irrigation water is provided by the Belle Fourche Irrigation Dist. Has an electrical drop for RV, Butte-Meade Water line runs along the county road and it has a livestock reservoir. $300,000

Fresh Water Ranch

Aladdin, WY

This is one of the most picturesque and private settings in the Bear Lodge Mountains. 1,160 acres with a mountain stream and the entire eastern side bordering Black Hills National Forest. Good set of ranch improvements. Enjoy unobstructed views, outstanding scenery, live water, abundant wildlife, and access to public lands. $3,480,000.

Black Hills retreat on 40 acres with live water and a custom home. Designed for entertaining, the two-level home has 4 bedrooms & 6 baths. Open living spaces, custom cabinets, hardwood floors, two gas fireplaces, huge craft room, tile patio, two decks and immaculate landscaping. 2-car garage, shop, and storage shed. A beautiful home in a pristine backdrop. $599,000.

Newcastle, WY

Impressive 186 acres with a one of a kind home that combines maximum efficiency with detailed elegance. Many custom features including a deluxe kitchen, custom cabinetry, private den, spacious master suite, spa tub, gas fireplace, hard-wood floors, French doors & much more. Bunkhouse, horse barn & 40’ x 120’ shop. An outstanding find with live water. $1,387,000.

Wild and scenic Black Hills ranch. 3,669 acres with live water, highway access, excellent wildlife habitat, and incredible mountain scenery. New water projects, new fences, and new ranch roads. This is one of the top quality recreational holdings and one of the largest blocks of deeded land available in the Black Hills.

An exceptional offering. $7,300,000.

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