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By Ellen Humphries Brisendine, Executive Director, Communications Services
Gather with Your Ranching Neighbors this Fall Ranch gatherings are a great way for you to meet your ranching neighbors and learn more about your part of the ranching community.
The TSCRA Policy Conference is where cattle raisers tackle tough issues and develop grassroots policies that guide TSCRA leaders and staff in our activities in Austin and Washington, D.C.
Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association (TSCRA) organizes ranch gatherings to inform our members and friends about the work being done on behalf of landowners, and to celebrate the community of ranching.
All TSCRA members are invited to attend the conference. All TSCRA policy committees will meet during the Policy Conference to consider new policy and renew existing policies.
Visit www.TSCRA.org/Events for a full calendar of TSCRA ranch gatherings, association events, important industry dates and a listing of production sales.
Learn more about this important meeting at www.TSCRA.org/PolicyConference.
If you know your neighbors, bring them along to a ranch gathering near you. If you don’t know your neighbors, attend the closest ranch gathering because they’ll probably be there, too. TSCRA Ranch Gatherings usually start at 5:30 P.M. and end around 8:00 P.M. Enjoy a free beef meal, hear a report from TSCRA staff and our local TSCRA directors and go home knowing you have connected with the caring community of cattle raisers. Save the Date for the TSCRA Policy Conference: September 25 to 27 Landowners and ranchers are invited to the Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association (TSCRA) Policy Conference, September 25 to 27, at the Westin Riverwalk Hotel in San Antonio.
TSCRA Protects Landowner Interests with Varied Tools, Programs TSCRA exists to protect the interests of ranchers who own or manage land, primarily in Texas, Oklahoma and the Southwest. Since 1877, TSCRA has employed law enforcement professionals to investigate agricultural theft and bring cattle rustlers, embezzlers and other thieves to justice. The association has developed a strong presence in the capitols of Austin and Washington, D.C., to keep the government from interfering with ranching, livestock and natural resources management. If you have an interest in protecting the private property rights of landowners and standing with like-minded business people who respect the ranching way of life, consider becoming a member of TSCRA. Visit www.TSCRA.org to find much more information on the work the volunteer leaders do to protect the stewards of land and livestock in the Southwest.
By Rick Doak, President
Texas Land Brokers Network’s 2019 first half of the year meetings had record attendance. We started the year in Brenham with Dr. Charles Guilliand from the Real Estate Center telling us about current land market prices and outlooks for our area and what the upcoming trend will be. February’s meeting had Wildlife Partners explain how Wildlife Conservation Easements can be helpful to land owners for tax benefits. In March, All Out Ranch Improvements showed us how they can assist with land clearing and clean up to help sellers get their properties ready to list. In April, Marcus Whitworth, a Texas Game Warden, filled us in on how Game Wardens operate with some very funny stories of some
of his adventures. In May, Melanie Edmunson taught us all about Phase I & II Environmental Site Assessments. In June, Garry Sorrell who is CEO of Angelina Forest Products, explained how much East Texas has grown in the lumber mill industry. And that brings us to July, where we had Detlef Hallerman, also from the Real Estate Center, speak to us about what’s happening with oil and gas in the U.S. and how it can affect real estate land prices. We’d like to thank our sponsors and hosts Capital Farm Credit, Texas Farm Credit and Homeland Title Company for continuing to support our luncheons. For more information, visit www.TexasLandBrokersNetwork.com.
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