Over a third of the farmers and ranchers in America own computers, but most ranchers are missing opportunities to use new digital technologies to market their goods and services using the Internet. A Digital Communications Workshop , scheduled Wednesday, January 26, at the Western Folklife Center, from 9 a.m. until noon, will provide an introduction to various opportunities.
Admission is free, but advance registration is required.
The workshop will cover the basics of photographing, recording, and editing for the Internet. Leaders will review options for equipment and software with an eye toward the most economical and easiest ways to enter the digital world. Price, executive director of the Buffalo Bill Historical Center in Cody, Wyoming, and past director of the National Cowboy Hall of Fame in Oklahoma City, has written extensively on ranching and ranch history, especially of Texas and the Southwest. Audience members are encouraged to ask questions and offer their own strategies. Oregon rancher John Sharp will be teaching Fancy Knots and Rope Halters from 9 a.m. to noon, Tuesday, January 25, at the Elko Convention Center.