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 soil science Ph.D. student at the University of Wyoming. My research in the Bighorn Basin looks at soil-plant interactions in fall cover crops in two tillage treatments, two irrigation levels on the research station, and soil-plant-livestock interactions on cooperator farms. My interest in soil intersects with forage and rangeland livestock production. Previously, I volunteered for the NRCS Soil Survey, updating a data entry manual for PedonPC for U.S. Forest Service historical field data forms and entering 1980s data from Washington and Idaho post Mount Saint Helens eruption. Along with a master's of natural resource stewardship in rangeland ecology from Colorado State University, I benefited from two soil field surveys to inform grazing management planning for the National Park Service in Dinosaur National Monument on both the Colorado side in 2018 and the Utah side in 2017.  For two and a half years, I was a non-competing graduate student member of the Colorado State University Soil Judging Team.
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I have a full resume on LinkedIn.

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)

Follow on Social Media
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#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.