Specialty Crop

Greybull High School (GHS) agriculture students and FFA members gain skills in plant sciences, horticulture, farming, and agribusiness at The Buff Ranch, and students with special needs learn vocational skills at the ~15-acre property owned by Big Horn School District 3.

The Buff Ranch—named after the GHS mascot, the Buffaloes—includes large outdoor garden plots, two greenhouses, a barn, a garage to store gardening and farming equipment, and a watering system. The facilities allow students, teachers, and others to grow a variety of vegetables and fruits, and some of the produce is used by head chef Chris Dalin and his staff in the school cafeteria or sold as a fund-raising project to support the ranch.

Because of the success of the program, plans are being made to begin raising livestock as part of the ag and FFA program at GHS, and growing trees, which will be sold to community members for transplanting. In 2024, the school began collaborating with the South Big Horn Conservation District (see listing below) to develop a community garden at The Buff Ranch.