You CAN Farm Talks – Hamilton
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Tucker Hamilton is a 4th generation rancher in Northeast Wyoming near Newcastle and will share “One Thing” beginning farmers and ranchers need to know . . .
Details and a meeting link will be posted at YCFWyo.com
TUCKER HAMILTON is a 4th generation rancher in Northeast Wyoming near Newcastle. He works with his parents Monte and Francie Hamilton and wife Annie on a commercial cattle operation. They raise Angus cattle that have some remnants of Herefords from his grandfather’s generation. They also farm acreage for hay. He recently started farming in the form of no-till drilling to try and rejuvenate the old alfalfa hay meadows. In the process of learning about no-till farming, he is experimenting with cover crops and some other hay crops that include barley and oats and peas. He reports that, after several experiments, his conclusion is that you can grow anything you want as long as it rains.
Tucker graduated from Newcastle High School in 2007 after which he attended Sheridan College and obtained Associates of Science Degrees in Animal Science and Agricultural Business. In 2009 he transferred to the University of Wyoming where he obtained Bachelor of Sciences degrees in Animal Science and Agricultural Business. After that he was recruited into the Agricultural Economics Department at UW where he earned a Master of Science degree in Agricultural Economics and finally wrapped up his educational career. After school he worked as a grain buyer in Nebraska for about a year before he grew tired of an office job and returned home to the ranch.
When he is not on the farm he is also involved in the local community. He was recently elected chairman of the Young Farmers and Ranchers Committee in the Wyoming Farm Bureau Federation. The YF&R committee is very involved with raising up young farmers and ranchers, those under 35 years of age, to be leaders in the industry. He believes that it is very important since the average age of farmers and ranchers continues to increase. Tucker is also a board member of the Weston County Conservation District where he strives to promote conservation and diligent stewardship within the district through a variety of projects.
