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Homer Buell, owner and operator of Shovel Dot Ranch near Rose, Nebraska, stands in front of an all-terrain vehicle in a field. He is wearing a light-colored longsleeve plaid shirt, blue jeans and a white cowboy hat.

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Homer Buell, owner and operator of Shovel Dot Ranch near Rose, Nebraska, stands in front of an all-terrain vehicle in a field. He is wearing a light-colored longsleeve plaid shirt, blue jeans and a white cowboy hat.

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