Provider: Jeff
Welborn
Profession: Rancher
Hometown: Dilon,
Montana
Fall, 2007 Diary Entry
Howdy. It's been too long since my last note from here in Big Sky Country.
We have had a really busy year so far. Summer was hot and dry, but we made
it through. In July, we had a lightning-caused fire on our summer cattle
range, but thankfully it was short lived due to the hard work of the rangeland
fire fighters and a couple of huge helicopters.
We are currently in the process of weaning the calves from their mothers.
They will be here, on the fields around home, for the next 45 days before
they go to their new home in South Dakota. They are in good shape, and
the prices are strong again this year.
Bull pasture last spring.
We have been getting snow since the last week in September. The moisture
is needed, and we are very happy about that. The wild animals on our ranch
are in great shape and should have an easy time going into winter. Just
today, I saw about a dozen wild Bighorn Sheep, some Antelope, and a big
herd of Elk; they all look great.
Speaking of September, I was away from the ranch for almost a full
month on a trip to Germany, Belgium, and a short stint in the Netherlands.
I was chosen for a fellowship for the American Council on Germany
to represent American Agriculture. Three other fellows and I toured about
30 farms, factories, and bio energy facilities as well as attending meetings
with the German Parliament and the European Union.
Meeting Mr. Otto Steenson, a German Spokesman,
in Rendsburg, Germany
German, Polish, and American farmers at a harvest
festival in
Neubrandenburg, Germany.
While there,
we further built relations with our trading partners across the
Atlantic. It was the trip of a lifetime, and also very nice to
share ideas with and gain knowledge from our European counterparts.
I must run for now, but I want to leave you with this: As the school
year gets underway, I wish each of you the best one yet. I am looking very
forward to sharing my day to day life with each of you.
Einen großen Tag haben! (Have a Great Day)
Jeff Welborn
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