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James Halverson

James Halverson is Deputy State Director of Americans for Prosperity–Wyoming and a first-generation cattle rancher.

Oct 1, 2026

5:54
But you, you're a first-generation rancher, so why did you decide to get into ranching?
6:00
Uh, well, you know, I'm gonna echo a little bit of what Tyler said.
6:04
You know, I, I did not grow up obviously as a first-generation rancher.
6:08
I didn't grow up doing this.
6:09
I drew up in eastern South Dakota, um, you know, corn and soybeans, and there were some cattle, but not big ranches.
6:15
But same thing, you know, I, I, I just wanted to be a cowboy, and we'd go to rodeos, and you'd, you'd see the glimpse of this.
6:23
And then I didn't really experience my first, uh, time on a ranch until my college years, when I got to know some people from a little bit further west.
MattPANELIST
7:52
What's the, the process of, uh, going from, like the time a calf is born until you sell them for meat?

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