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Agriculture is tough, even for those born into it. For those who are interested in getting started it may seem impossible.

LIKE THE RUGGED, WIND-SCOURED LAND they call home, Wyoming producers endure—in the face of market fluctuations, extreme weather events, noxious and invasive plants, skyrocketing fuel prices, and countless other challenges …

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Large Western Wyoming operation to host intern Fall of 2022

Tim Bauer is a combat veteran who grew up around agriculture and is looking for a way to get back into it now that he has completed his military career. He received a bachelor’s degree from Utah State and a master’s degree from University of Denver. Upon leaving the service Tim took up a career as an IT architect, with the goal of eventually starting a ranch. He also took an apprenticeship with ASA Grant Horsemanship from May 2021 to December 2021 to become reintegrated into the ag industry. He hopes that the GrowinG-WY internship will assist him in further attaining foundational skills and understanding of running a successful cow/cattle and horse ranch. In addition to that, these experiences will help shape his future decisions for education and growth that will one day lead to owning his own operation.

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UW Extension, College of Ag Welcome Internship Coordinator for Beginning Farmers and Ranchers Program
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Laramie, Wyo. — August 2022 | The University of Wyoming Extension and College of Agriculture, Life Sciences and Natural Resources welcomes Kendra Faucett as program coordinator for the new GrowinG Internship program.

Launched in summer 2022, the program offers beginning farmers and ranchers meaningful experience in agriculture through hands-on internships at agricultural operations across Wyoming. The GrowinG project operates in cooperation with producer organizations, educational institutions, and hosts on working farms and ranches.

Faucett is the program’s first full-time coordinator.

“Kendra brings a variety of valuable skills and resources to the position,” says John Hewlett, the ranch and farm management specialist for the UW Extension and co-director of the three-year, USDA-funded Beginning Farmers and Ranchers project. “We are really looking forward to building the GrowinG Internship program into a premier experience for both interns and those that host them.”

Faucett is currently working remotely but will visit the UW campus in the fall to recruit potential interns.

She’s also excited to engage with producers and interns on site next summer. “I want to learn anything people are willing to take the time to teach me, whether that’s going out to ranches or in a classroom at UW,” she says.

Originally from Wisconsin, Faucett attended Ripon College, graduating with a bachelor’s degree exercise science. She earned her master’s in kinesiology and academic advising certificate from Kansas State University.

Ag has been a constant in her life since age 5, when she joined 4-H. As a 4-H’er, she made it her mission to show every type of animal possible at the county fair. After successfully completing that goal, she moved on to work at the local extension office for multiple summers.

As the first full-time coordinator for the GrowinG program, Faucett will play a significant role in guiding the project forward. While there’s bound to be challenges, she’s excited by the possibilities. “It’s very intriguing because I can have input, I can help steer it,” she comments.

Faucett encourages potential interns and hosts to reach out at any time. “It’s never too early to make that contact, never too early to apply or check in,” she says. The more communication, the better, as it will help her team better match interns with hosts who share their interests.

CLICK here to read weekly Work Summaries by 2022 interns: INTERN•TALES

For more information on the GrowinG Internship program, visit GrowinG-WY.org or email coordinator@GrowinG-WY.org.

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Elijah begins work on a ranch in Central Wyoming

Elijah grew up on a small farm in central Arkansas. He has had experience working with cattle, goats, chickens, and even pigs. After high school he joined the U.S. Army as an infantryman and has completed two combat rotations after becoming an Army Ranger. He is now attending the University of Arkansas and earning a degree in Biology. Elijah has always dreamed of having his own ranch and he hopes that through the GrowinG internship he will gain the skills and industry knowledge to make that dream come true.

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Family ranch welcomes Mckenna McGraw to Douglas for internship

Makenna is in her sophomore year at the University of Wyoming, majoring in Ag Business with a concentration in Farm Management. Makenna spent a summer planting trees and transplanting vegetables and perennials at the Windmill Hill greenhouse in Laramie. She also has experience with general farm/ranch operations such as branding, crop planting and harvesting, but is enthusiastic to expand her horizons further in agriculture. Makenna hopes to learn how the business side of a ranch works through her GrowinG internship, as well as how current generation ranchers make decisions to best utilize their resources.

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Jackson Haskell begins the summer season with a cow/calf operation.

Jackson Haskell is no ordinary cowboy. After serving in the Army infantry for eleven years, he is pursuing a double major in Animal Science and Ag Business at Sheridan College. He has previous experience working with rescue horses, as well as a pig farming operation in El Paso. Jackson plans to start his own cow/calf operation after finishing school and hopes that his GrowinG internship experience will help him gain a better understanding of the beef industry.

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Clearmont ranch hosts Jamie Kaste for the 2022 GrowinG internship

Jamie Kaste is currently pursuing her Bachelors degree in Agroecology and Landscape Design, with a minor in Studio Art, at the University of Vermont. Jamie has found a new passion in her studies of sustainable ag practices, although not heavily involved with agriculture in her past. She participated in a deer migration project with the Wyoming Game and Fish to install road signs for highly trafficked migration areas. She also worked with the Green Belt Land Trust in Corvallis, Oregon to help conserve endangered butterflies. By participating in the GrowinG internship, Jamie hopes to gain more firsthand experience with livestock and crop production to further her understanding of sustainability in all types of agricultural operations.

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GrowinG-WY.org