by Rafter W Ranch | Jul 30, 2023 | Day on the Ranch, Our Farm, Regenerative Agriculture
We have new visitors … the tumblebug. The video below was captured recently on the ranch showing these insects hard at work. Throughout our ranching experience, we have encountered various dung beetles. However, this is the first time we’ve come...
by Rafter W Ranch | Jun 8, 2023 | Day on the Ranch
The Ranch, In Pictures … This post of “A Day on the Ranch” features “the boys”, the beauty of our ranch in the spring and start of summer, some of our amazing cattle, and an amazing rainbow after a storm. The puppy is a new addition to...
by Somebody Creative | Dec 30, 2022 | Day on the Ranch, Our Farm
There’s NOTHING like a great year in review to keep all of you informed of what’s happening at Rafter W Ranch … and in the life of the Wheeler Family. At the beginning of the year we were blessed to receive grant funding, throughAudubon’s...
by Rafter W Ranch | Oct 24, 2022 | Day on the Ranch, Healthy Living, Sustainability
Keyline Design … It’s Benefits for You, the Cattle, and the Land Keyline design is a land management practice that uses the natural ridges and contours of a property’s topography to slow, spread, and sink rainwater. Doing so allows rainfall to spread more...
by Rafter W Ranch | May 25, 2022 | Day on the Ranch
Wow, A Lot Going On … and That May Be an Understatement! This post of “A Day on the Ranch” features baby chicks, calf chronicles, and a ranch wedding (um, well there was supposed to be one …). Images and videos courtesy of Rowan and Tess,...
by Rafter W Ranch | Jan 14, 2022 | Day on the Ranch
There’s Always Amazing Odds and Ends on the Ranch This post of “A Day on the Ranch” features a lot of various odds and ends we see on the ranch. From thirsty cattle and chickens to a winter storm rolling in. Things change quickly so we accept the...