HYRUM – A Cache Valley rancher is getting a chance to share her story of building a life in agriculture when she appears on a nationally televised program Thursday, Nov. 5.
Chelsey Butterfield, co-owner of Golden Hour Ranch in Hyrum, will be featured on FarmHER+RanchHER, a television program highlighting first-generation women in agriculture and their journeys as they build businesses, overcome challenges and find purpose in the agricultural industry.
The Butterfield family on their Hyrum ranch.
The episode is scheduled to premiere Thursday at 8:30 p.m. Mountain time on RFD-TV. It may also be available on the Cowboy Channel.
Butterfield and her husband, Spencer, are first-generation ranchers who purchased property in 2020 and began building their ranching operation. In 2021, they started purchasing and raising livestock, specializing in Scottish Highland cattle.
“We started our ranch in 2020, and in 2021 we began buying and raising livestock,” the mother of three said. “We specialize in Scottish Highland cows. We have 150 head of them.”
The ranch also raises some Black Angus cattle.
Butterfield, who grew up in Bountiful, and her husband, originally from Northern California, wanted to establish their home in Cache Valley.
Spencer, a former Utah State University basketball player, spent eight years playing professional basketball in Europe before returning to the area. Today, he works in real estate while helping with ranch operations before and after work.
Beyond raising cattle, the Butterfields have developed an interest in agritourism, offering visitors opportunities to experience the ranch through horseback trail rides, photography retreats and location shoots.
“We are really into agritourism,” Butterfield said. “We do trail riding on horseback, and we host a lot of photography retreats. We have random shoots with big companies and a lot of location shoots.”
The opportunity to appear on FarmHER+RanchHER came after the show’s producers contacted the Butterfields about sharing their story.
“They reached out to us and wanted to share our story,” Butterfield said. “I’m excited. When they first reached out to us, I thought, ‘Oh my gosh, this is so cool.’”
The program is hosted by Kirbe Schnoor, who grew up on her family’s almond farm in California’s Central Valley. Schnoor is passionate about educating audiences about agriculture, livestock production and the people responsible for producing the food and clothing people use every day.
Through stories of women working in agriculture, FarmHER+RanchHER highlights the dedication, challenges and experiences behind the nation’s farming and ranching operations.
For the Butterfields, the appearance offers an opportunity to introduce viewers across the country to Golden Hour Ranch and share their experience of starting a ranching operation from the ground up in Cache Valley.