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In response to pandemic, some farms, ranches deliver to your door

Small agricultural operations have found a new channel for their products during the pandemic.They deliver to your home, where maybe you’re staying put as the COVID-19 crisis rages and you don’t get to the grocery store like before.James and Taylor Skinner, founders and co-owners of ...

Weber County Fair Showmanship Champions

<strong>Grand Champion Hog Senior Showmanship:</strong> Gavin Douglas<strong>Reserve Champion Hog Senior Showmanship:</strong> Ty Campbell<strong>Grand</strong> <strong>Champion Hog Intermediate ...

Hat history

Written by Tod BellRockin' B Hats ownerThe original variation of the cowboy hat dates back to the early 13th century when Mongolian horsemen preferred a wide brimmed tall crown hat. Although no one is really sure when the hat we now know as the cowboy hat received its name, John Batterson ...

Utah triumphs again at the Silver State International Rodeo

Written by Lacie KofordWestern Wasatch ContributorSilver State International Rodeo Queen, Emma Howell, just recently started her reign for the 2020-2021 year this past July, however, this achievement wasn’t always something Emma thought she would always be a part of. As a child, she tried a ...

Judging the judge?

I got a phone call the other day from a ‘concerned parent’. She had taken her daughter to a 4-H horse show (and they have been few and far between this year) and was extremely unhappy with one of the judges. In 4-H, the shows run on a ‘Danish’ system of judging which means for each ...

Water turn, a blessing and a curse?

Water turn may just be the blessing and the curse to cowboys of this valley. Many times have I seen a friend stop by, and every time it’s the same! You ask if they’ll get comfortable and say “would you sit a while?” And the reply is always the same... “I’d love to, but it’s my ...