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The nontraditional ranch built on the backs of day jobs

Little Washburn Creek runs through the wooded hills of Sebastian County, Arkansas, where Tracy and Julie Leonard created a nontraditional ranch. It hasn’t been in the family for generations, and it wasn’t built on the backs of grandparents. It is built after the pattern new ranchers are carving from today’s economy when deep pockets or family ownership or economical support are not available: It was built on the backs of day jobs. –The Progressive Cattleman Read more…

Written by:
kristin
Published on:
April 9, 2018

Categories: General, The Cattleman Now

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