Agriculture Magazine, September 2020 - Page 15
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Working woman and mother making it work in the world of agriculture KRISTEN (BEAR) FRISBIE Flying D Ranch, Victor
It’s not everyday I write a newspaper article. In fact, this is the first time. It should also be noted that I failed freshman English and have no business in the world of journalism. With that said, I will tell you what I do know about: being a woman and mother in the world of agriculture. I manage The Flying D Ranch in western Montana along with two other women. I didn’t set out to have an all women run ranch. It was brought together by happenstance or divine design - I’ll leave the
interpretation up to you. The Flying D Ranch isn’t the biggest outfit around. We usually run about 100 cow/calf pairs and hay about 200 acres. Some might argue that we’re not “real ranchers” but everyday we get up with the sun, work hard all day and fall into bed exhausted. We feed, hay, irrigate, doctor, sort, pregnancy check, ride, calve, and do our own mechanicing. That last one is a little questionable at times. At any given moment you’ll find a handful of horses tied up ready for sorting, gathering, exercising, training, or simply in line to be
