Welcome 2017!
My how quickly Time flies By! We welcome 2017 to be a fantastic year. We hope to connect in this Blog more stories of how our business of raising beef is done so consumers can understand what we Ranchers do. We will be posting more pictures/stories about Averie Lee Stanley, Brian's Granddaughter. She is the 6th generation of the Nelson Family. We hope to share her adventures as the newest member of the Nelson Ranch Crew. Follow us on our Facebook page, Nelson Ranch as well. Averie is now 17 Months old and we are so Proud of her being a natural horse,dog, and cow lover already!
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| Averie and Mayder |
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| Grandpa Brian and Averie helping sort heifers |
We had a Successful Fall Roundup and Weaning Season at the Nelson Ranch. All 614 Cow/calf pairs were rounded up by the end of October 2016 from the USDA Forest Permits.The calves were then weaned and sent to Pure Country Farms in Ephrata, Wa. to be fed until processed.
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| Squaw Camp Corral |
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| "Magic" looking for Cows |
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| 'Magic" taking a "Break" |
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| Brian and "Rookie" |
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| Scoping out the Terrain for cows |
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| Found some! |
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| Brian, Frank and Garrett at the Goodenough unit |
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| Gathering a Bull |
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| Cow pairs at the Four Corner Corral |
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| Four Corner Corral |
Averie Lee Stanley was able to participate in our Annual Cow Camp Roundup Weekend!
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| Averie Riding Ferby with Dad, (Matt) assisting. |
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| Brian, Averie and "Frank" |
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| Weaning Calves at the Tea's Ranch Corral |
Winter Feeding is now being done from 7 am until noon. Hay is fed with tractors and a feed processor which cuts the hay so the cows can eat it better.
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| Nick driving tractor with feed processor |
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| Cows eating the "Yummy" Hay |
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| Nick closing gate after feeding. |
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| Averie in the Co- Pilot Seat with Grandpa Brian. |
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| Averie and Grandpa Brian, heading for Home after feeding chores. |
Hope you enjoyed this Nelson Ranch photo story.
We, Ranchers, work very hard everyday to raise quality beef protein for everyone to eat. We are very proud of what we raise here in Washington State. Be sure to visit the website: www.wabeef.org to get lots more information on beef recipes and how important beef protein is for all of us consumers!
We are now gearing up for the 2017 Calving Season, Please stay tuned in for the next picture story of Nelson Ranch, Chesaw, Wa. including updating the adventures of our Lovely, Averie Lee Stanley!
Cynthia Nelson, Nelson Ranch
