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“Be it deep or shallow, red or black, sand or clay, the soil is the link between the rock core of the earth and the living things on its surface.”
- Roy W. Simonson, USDA Yearbook of Agriculture, 1957
- Roy W. Simonson, USDA Yearbook of Agriculture, 1957
"I don't mean to come across as naive, or to suggest that we can throw some cattle and compost on the ground and go on wasting and polluting as before. But neither am I willing to be paralyzed by despair, nor take refuge behind that barricade of indifference, no matter how tempting at times. I know how bad things are. But we've go to start somewhere. Soil restoration can be done anywhere: one watershed, one community, one abandoned field. At whatever scale, attend to the needs of the soil, and the ecological cycles will begin to get back in sync."
- Judith D. Schwartz
Author of "Cows Save the Planet: and Other Improbable Ways of Restoring Soil to Heal the Earth"
- Judith D. Schwartz
Author of "Cows Save the Planet: and Other Improbable Ways of Restoring Soil to Heal the Earth"
DIXIE CROWE
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Photo by Karen Vaughn.
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Livestock Lounge Proprietor
I'm a Ph.D. candidate in soil science at the University of Wyoming and look forward to contributing to the scientific knowledge of Wyoming, soil science, and collaborating with local producers. In the fall of 2018, I volunteered for the NRCS Soil Survey writing a data entry manual for PedonPC for U.S. Forest Service field data forms from the 1980s as well as entering data from Washington and Idaho after the Mount Saint Helens eruption into the database. For two and a half years, I was a non-competing member of the Colorado State University Soil Judging Team. As a graduate student, I enjoyed two soil field surveys for the National Park Service in Dinosaur National Monument on both the Colorado side in 2018 and the Utah side in 2017.
I finished a master's degree at Colorado State University in 2018 focusing on rangeland ecology. I concentrated on how cattle can be used to restore rangelands; from eating invasive species like cheatgrass, creating small depressions that capture water, and providing plants with nutrients from their urine and dung. I am particularly interested in sagebrush ecosystems. I believe ecologists and producers can come to the table and reach our shared goals to have thriving water-capturing drought-tolerant public and private rangelands. I spent two years as the Secretary for the Colorado Section of the Society for Range Management and saw great successes for local livestock producers improving their pastures at the Colorado Section of the Society for Range Management annual tours!
When I'm not trying to save the planet, I'm riding Burrito the Appaloosa, hiking and enjoying the outdoors, writing, making art, playing my banjo, rockabilly and country guitar, Irish flute, and picking through flea markets for vintage western furniture, artwork, and memorabilia.
You'll see my occasional essays here and find regular posts on social media including Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter.
I have a full resume on LinkedIn.
I finished a master's degree at Colorado State University in 2018 focusing on rangeland ecology. I concentrated on how cattle can be used to restore rangelands; from eating invasive species like cheatgrass, creating small depressions that capture water, and providing plants with nutrients from their urine and dung. I am particularly interested in sagebrush ecosystems. I believe ecologists and producers can come to the table and reach our shared goals to have thriving water-capturing drought-tolerant public and private rangelands. I spent two years as the Secretary for the Colorado Section of the Society for Range Management and saw great successes for local livestock producers improving their pastures at the Colorado Section of the Society for Range Management annual tours!
When I'm not trying to save the planet, I'm riding Burrito the Appaloosa, hiking and enjoying the outdoors, writing, making art, playing my banjo, rockabilly and country guitar, Irish flute, and picking through flea markets for vintage western furniture, artwork, and memorabilia.
You'll see my occasional essays here and find regular posts on social media including Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter.
I have a full resume on LinkedIn.
Follow Dixie & The Livestock Lounge on Social Media
@livestocklounge - enter into your search bar or click on the link below
#rangeandlivestock and #hikingcowgirl - search for my regular hashtags on Instagram, Facebook & Twitter
Photo basedBehind the scenes of photos of everything from hiking and camping adventures, soil surveys, livestock, rangelands, cooking, western history, and western lifestyle ideas from my flea market picking.
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Story basedSimilar stories to the Instagram posts, but I also share livestock news and events you don't want to miss!
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Short & to the PointWhen you've got a 140 character limit, you get down to it and sent that tweet to the Twittersphere. It's a great place to follow folks in the know, for news, scientific discoveries, and find out what writers, livestock producers, and organizations are doing. I re-tweet interesting science and livestock information. When I attend events, I live-Tweet them.
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Picture basedFollow my idea boards for information on livestock health, horses, cattle, rangelands, livestock showing, western lifestyle, or outfit ideas for getting fancy for going into town. Create your own boards to keep track of your favorite ideas.
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What You'll Find Here at The Livestock Lounge
I love to write about what I'm learning, experiencing, and focused on when I can find the time between classes, work, and creative projects. I also keep my portfolio here, both journalism pieces, photography, and art work in different media.
(Yup, all the artwork & photos on here are mine)
To navigate to each category, click on a picture below or use the navigation buttons on the top right side of the page.
(Yup, all the artwork & photos on here are mine)
To navigate to each category, click on a picture below or use the navigation buttons on the top right side of the page.
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