When the storm hits at just the wrong time

Jaclyn Wilson
Dec 8, 2022
Dec 8, 2022

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Greetings from Brussels! I write this as I’m heading into a very full day of meetings at the Collaboration Platform in Agriculture.

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Jaclyn Wilson is more than a rancher, raising Red Angus cattle at Wilson Ranch near Lakeside, Nebraska. She’s an artist with a welder’s torch. She holds leadership positions with several agriculture organizations. She can be reached at jaclyn@flyingdiamondgenetics.com. This column represents the views of one person and are not necessarily the opinion of the Midwest Messenger.