'Trucker mode' offers a change of perspective

Oct 25, 2021
Oct 25, 2021 Updated Oct 25, 2021

Jaclyn Wilson

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Every week these articles sneak up on me. It seems like I just wrote one and the next one is due. I was able to find a driver this morning as we are heading up to Alliance to finish fencing a cornstalk-Sudan pivot so I could make a little better use of the drive time and get one of these written.

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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.