WELCOME TO THE LIVESTOCK LOUNGE

 “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

DIXIE CROWE

Photo by Karen Vaughn.
I'm a Ph.D. student 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 crop and livestock 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. 
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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 based

Behind 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.

Story based

Similar stories to the Instagram posts, but I also share livestock news and events you don't want to miss!

Short & to the Point

When 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.​

Picture based 

Follow 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.

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.