The Cattleman - September 2023

SEPTEMBER 2023

Research

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Chronic wasting disease insights.

In Full

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Coastal prairie stewardship and preservation on Parks Ranch.

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Stewardship in Full View

Behind the Research

How the Crow family preserves coastal prairie on Parks Ranch.

Studies gain better understanding of chronic wasting disease.

By Sarah Harris and Jena McRell

By Jaclyn Roberts Parrish

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A PLATFORM FOR POLICY I

n the waning days of July, right before August recess, Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association Director J.R. Ramirez testified on Capitol Hill.

The importance of your voice matters. I hope you’ll register to join us in College Station.

Seated before elected officials in Washington, D.C., he shared his first-hand experience of the financial burdens cattle raisers shoulders due to an unsecure border.

At the same time, Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association leaders were in San Diego, California, at the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association Summer Business Meeting. Officers and members represented the association’s positions while voting for national policy alongside other state affiliates.

You can also read about our latest policy efforts in the pages of this month’s magazine, starting with Ramirez’s testimony in the Where We Stand column on page 26.

Not to be missed is our wildlife-focused content, too.

You’ll find an impressive profile on Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association Director David Crow and Parks Ranch on page 10; and a deep dive into research guiding responses to chronic wasting disease across Texas deer populations on page 20.

We hope you enjoy this latest issue! CT

While these efforts took place simultaneously on each coast, they were shaped from the voices of cattle raisers here in the Southwest — a direct result of our grassroots organization and meetings like the upcoming TSCRA Policy Conference.

Sept. 25-27 experts on emerging issues will address a room of cattle raisers in College Station during the 2023 TSCRA Policy Conference. Here, members will discuss how these issues impact our industry and vote to craft policies to serve as the roadmap for the association.

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Stewardship in Full View How the Crow family preserves coastal prairie on Parks Ranch.

Story by Sarah Harris and Jena McRell Photos by Wyman Meinzer and Texas Agricultural Land Trust

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ecades ago, when David Crow first rode horseback through Parks Ranch, the view looked quite differently.

The property consisting of about 4,200 acres of Gulf Coast prairie, with sandy loam soil that rolls into rich black topsoil along a roughly 2-mile stretch of the San Antonio River, had not been actively managed for years.

The land had been divided into two large pastures and invasive species, including mesquite and huisache, pushed out the bluestem and yellow Indiangrass.

In other words, there was work to do.

Despite its condition, David saw the ranch’s potential.

Potential to restore the rangeland to an optimal state, attract wildlife and run a cow herd in tandem.

Among the land’s notable characteristics is its history.

Parks Ranch, which sits in Goliad County, was the scene for an important battle in Texas history.

In 1836, Col. James Fannin and his men were overtaken

by Mexican forces at the Battle of Coleto Creek.

The ranch was later settled by Solomon Parks in 1860, and his family donated a 14-acre site to the state. Today, the area is known as the Fannin Battleground State Historic Site, which sits just down the highway from the Crows’ current ranch house.

In 2000, the rest of the ranch was still owned by Parks’ descendants, but they were looking to sell. That is when David started to explore the property and envision what it could become as a working cattle ranch.

Fast forward to today, 23 years later.

Lush pastures of native grasses, thriving populations of bobwhite quail and sandhill cranes dotting the horizon all reflect the restorative progress the Crow family has made to Parks Ranch in their past two decades of ownership.

Their efforts were recognized with the 2022 Outstanding Rangeland Stewardship Award, presented

jointly by Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association, Texas Section Society for Range Management and Texas Grazing Land Coalition.

Parks Ranch was also named the 2022 Environmental Stewardship Award region IV recipient, given by National Cattlemen’s Beef Association.

Coastal prairies like Parks Ranch once covered approximately 9 million acres of the Texas and Louisiana landscape, but it is estimated that less than 1% remains with another 15 to 20% in a degraded, but restorable state.

“My neighbor has a photo of her father, and in the background is this ranch as an open prairie, and it’s beautiful photo,” said David, a Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association director. “That’s my goal — to return it to prairie status.”

FIRST-GENERATION CATTLEMAN Raised in Corpus Christi, David was employed by his family’s trucking and concrete businesses, but he always had a passion for the cattle industry.

In his youth, he spent summers working on his aunt’s ranch in Colorado.

He bought his first set of cattle in 1978 and ran a herd on a South Texas ranch belonging to his wife’s family, while still working full-time. David became president of the family’s businesses after his father passed away in 1985. He sold those businesses three years later and began investing in ranchland.

“I was in my 30s and wanting to grow the ranch,” David said. “If you’re going to live off the cattle business, you’ve got to have the volume to do it. So we just kept building and going forward, putting money back into the company and the ranches.”

Parks Ranch is one of five operations managed through the family-owned Crows Ranches Inc. The properties consist of four South Texas ranches in Bee and Goliad counties, and a fifth in Jeff Davis County in far West Texas.

David brought on his son, Matt, as a partner in 2021. He is a Texas Christian University Ranch Management Program graduate, offering new ideas and energy.

Parks Ranch is located in Goliad County, where father-son duo David and Matt Crow sustain the land for future generations in the Gulf Coast prairie region.

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David and his wife, Becky, also have three daughters who share their love of the land and understand the importance of keeping what their family has built intact.

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In 2017, the Crows completed construction on a state-of-the-art set of working pens. David wanted to put emphasis on creating a stress-free environment for the cattle and spent years designing the pens.

SUSTAINABILITY ON THE GROUND After purchasing Parks Ranch in 2000, David quickly sat down with his local USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service agent to design a grazing program.

The ranch originally had a wagon-wheel fence configuration with water sources in the hub, a classic Savory cell system.

However, it proved inefficient. Areas near water were overused, while others farther from water sources needed grazed. The ranch also had no roads, making access to various tracts difficult.

To make these needed improvements, David entered into a safe harbor agreement with the Coastal Prairie Conservation Initiative.

The group is a partnership of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, the Nature Conservancy, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, USDA Natural Resource Conservation Service and Grazing Land Conservation Initiative.

IT’S NOT HOW LONG YOU are GRAZING, IT is HOW LONG YOU’RE RESTING. THIS RANCH CAN GROW THE GRASSES, IT’S UP TO US TO GIVE IT the OPPORTUNITY.”

Together, they pool resources to offer private landowners the ability to retain

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family ownership, maintain historic values, profit from agriculture and conserve wildlife with the goal of restoring and conserving the coastal prairie.

David worked alongside the Coastal Prairie Conservation Initiative jointly planning pastures, fence lines and an updated water system to restore habitat for Attwater’s greater prairie chicken through a 50-50 cost-share program.

Fifteen miles of fence and 12 to 14 miles of water pipeline were laid, resulting in 10 commercially fenced pastures connected by a loop road.

Today, every pasture can be accessed without having to open a gate, and wildlife and cattle travel no more than a half-mile to find water.

According to David, the Coastal Prairie Conservation Initiative plan fast-tracked his vision.

“I’ve always been a fan of rotational grazing and distributing water,” David said. “It probably would’ve taken me 10 years on my own. We went into the program in 2001, and we were operating by the middle of 2003.”

Two cattle herds graze Parks Ranch, allowing four pastures to be unoccupied in front and behind them. It is a rotational pace that allows for proper growth of the grass.

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Parks Ranch was a 2016 Lone Star Land Steward award winner, which recognizes private landowners in Texas for their exemplary contributions to land, water and wildlife stewardship.

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The coastal prairie at Parks Ranch has recovered from wildfires and hurricanes, times of drought and times of plenty.

“It’s not how long you are grazing, it is how long you’re resting,” he said. “This ranch can grow the grasses, it’s up to us to give it the opportunity.”

Brush control is a major battle and budget item for the Crows, with huisache, mesquite, dewberry vine, Macartney rose and prickly ash as the biggest issues.

David and Matt find success with prescribed burning and aerial application, admitting that sometimes they need both practices to kill brush.

This practice allows bunch grasses to flourish, serving as excellent habitat for several species of wildlife, including white-tailed deer and bobwhite quail. The Crows also promote quail populations through the use of a mechanical disc to create feed lanes to promote croton growth, a forb that serves as an important source of quail feed.

devastated the ranch’s quail population. The Crows have recently started quail hunting as a family on the ranch again, with David saying the moratorium was necessary to allow the population to recover.

“It’s about the biodiversity of the land and we’re mindful of it,” he says. “We’re not just about the cattle.”

A COMPLETE PICTURE While seeing the importance of how the biodiversity of the land and wildlife f it into their operation, David and Matt take their involvement in the cattle industry seriously.

From pasture design to pen layout, thoughtful designs have the best interest of the cattle in mind.

Historically, Parks Ranch has been home to one of the largest quail populations in the coastal prairieland, with 1 to 1.5 birds per acre.

Comfortable with a stocking rate of one animal unit per 12 acres, Parks Ranch is home to a cow-calf operation with two distinct groups — a spring-calving herd and a fall-calving herd. Each herd is about 180 head, consisting of Braford crossbred females bred back to Angus bulls.

When Hurricane Harvey hit the nearby Texas coast in August 2017, followed by unprecedented rainfall, it

Weaned calves are turned out at the ranch for backgrounding, depending on grass availability, before

being sold into a source- and age-verified, allnatural beef program.

David is a firm believer of, “There’s not a better fertilizer than a farmer’s or rancher’s footprints.”

With more than 20 years on Parks Ranch, David knows what they have invested in is sustainable as it carries them through to another year. He believes effective management and proper planning are at the heart of everything they do.

By keeping ecological principles and stewardship at the forefront, as well as exploring creative ways to keep the operation profitable, generations will reap the conservation values provided by the Crows. CT Sarah Harris is a freelance writer who splits her time between Austin and her family’s ranch near Tilden.

there’s not a better fertilizer than farmer’s or rancher’s footprints.”

— David Crow, Parks Ranch

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BEHIND THE RESEARCH Studies gain better understanding of chronic wasting disease.

By Jaclyn Roberts Parrish

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n two months, hunters across the Southwest will gear up for a highly anticipated time of year — deer season. But this year, critical monitoring may result in a much different experience.

Sportsmen and women in Bexar, Brooks, Frio, Gonzales, Hamilton, Sutton, Washington and Zavala counties will join previously established regions of Texas requiring chronic wasting disease postmortem tests for white-tailed deer.

The requirement comes after a rise in positive disease cases throughout the state, which threatens the multibillion-dollar hunting industry.

“Texas has one of the most robust deer breeding industries in the U.S.,” says Hunter Reed, wildlife veterinarian for the Texas Parks & Wildlife Department.

He emphasized the importance of hunting to the state economy, with reports from Texas A&M Natural Resources Institute estimating $4.3 billion spent by hunters pursuing white-tailed deer.

Chronic wasting disease is a highly transmissible, deadly neurological disease impacting cervid species like white-tailed and mule deer.

The illness is fueled by prions, which are proteinbased infectious agents that rapidly spread progressive conditions, commonly found in the brain.

Other prion diseases include bovine spongiform encephalopathy in cattle and scrapie in sheep.

Because prions can lie dormant for years, it is a challenge to identify infected cervid species.

Chronic wasting disease has been a long-term challenge for states like Colorado, which first identified the condition in wild deer in 1981. By the ‘90s, it had been reported in surrounding areas in northern Colorado and southern Wyoming.

Two decades later, Texas confirmed its first case.

Chronic wasting disease was found in 2012 in a freerange mule deer in West Texas. Since, hundreds of cases have been confirmed in captive and free-range deer populations across the Southwest.

An estimated 5.3 million white-tailed deer inhabit 252 of the 254 counties in Texas.

The recent uptick in outbreaks puts a spotlight on a quickly evolving threat — how to manage and control the disease among wildlife populations.

This question is the focus of a task force co-chaired by the Texas Parks & Wildlife Department and Texas Animal Health Commission.

“The CWD Task Force is basically an amalgam of knowledgeable individuals across Texas with varied experiences,” Reed says. “It is designed to help guide the direction of the program for the state.”

Landowners are critical industry partners when it comes to management of chronic wasting disease in free-range herds. Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association sits on the task force under the leadership of James Oliver, an association director and natural resources committee chair, providing recommendations to guide critical decisions related to the disease.

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Dr. Rodrigo Morales UT Health Houston

Warren Conway Texas Tech University

DETECTION AND TRANSMISSION Dr. Rodrigo Morales, a chronic wasting disease expert and associate professor of neurology with McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston, has spent his career better understanding prion diseases.

“We’re trying to seek insight from those individuals to see how we can best align our program,” Reed says. “They are critical in providing feedback, so we can gather greater insight in making rules logical, less burdensome, and perhaps, more effective.”

A core research pillar for Morales involves detection of chronic wasting disease. Diagnostic testing is especially important given the consequence of failing to rapidly identify sick animals. However, limitations hamper the industry’s ability to efficiently detect the disease.

Behind the guidance stands essential research informing industry partners about the latest information regarding chronic wasting disease.

Antemortem tests, meaning live-animal testing, are less sensitive and effective than postmortem testing when the disease has progressed.

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“Most of the available tests are conducted postmortem and they do not have great sensitivity to detect prions,” Morales says. “We are testing different, new and more sensitive techniques to describe what is the best tissue and technique to diagnose CWD in live, pre-clinical animals.”

While exact events involved in disease transmission are unclear, findings from Morales’ research can help solve the puzzle.

In 2019, Morales and fellow colleagues explored the presence of chronic wasting disease prions in semen and sexual tissues among chronic wasting diseaseinfected white-tailed bucks.

While the chronic wasting disease-infected whitetailed deer did not present clinical signs of chronic wasting disease, tissue samples collected postmortem found the infected bucks were in the late stages of the prion incubation period.

Morales also explored the presence of chronic wasting disease within gestational and fetal tissues of pre-clinical white-tailed deer, presenting an opportunity to detect the condition at the earliest stage.

“It is still unknown whether the prions detected in those samples are present at enough quantities to sustain disease transmission,” says Morales, explaining that research analyzing infectivity across farms, taxidermy properties and wild environments will help address this question.

While prion seeding activity was identified in a variety of these tissues, evidence cannot demonstrate if prions present in fetuses are at sufficient quantities to cause chronic wasting disease after birth. It is something Morales and his colleagues continue to explore.

Morales’ research goes beyond cervid species. Studies have found earthworms exposed to prion-contaminated soil can bind, retain and excrete highly infectious prions — suggesting earthworms potentially contribute to prion disease spread in the environment.

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A similar study by the University of Wisconsin-Madison detected prions in lab-fed ticks and ticks collected from free-range animals. UTHealth helped reaffirm their findings using different testing techniques.

“The prediction is that the prion load in these parasites is enough to transmit disease if ingested,” Morales explains. “However, it is important to consider that the techniques used to detect prions in ticks, named PMCA and RT-QuIC, are ultrasensitive and can detect prions at sub-infectious levels.”

This means it is imperative to confirm the parasites’ role in potential transmission, as they could have relevant implications for disease control — something that would be essential information for the Texas Chronic Wasting Disease Task Force.

Research is promising, and Morales continues to expand studies exploring fundamental diagnosis, transmission among animals and the environment, and therapies to combat the disease.

BEYOND NATIVE SPECIES Historically in Texas, chronic wasting disease research and management focused on white-tailed deer populations — the state’s most prominent big game species ranging from three to four million animals.

Research overseen by Warren Conway, department chair for wildlife management in Texas Tech University’s department of natural resource management, sought to better understand the species and its biological susceptibility to chronic wasting disease.

Established research has determined amino acid sequences present a substantial structural barrier for infection. Using this logic, Conway knew their research

could understand if axis deer genetics shared these amino acid sequences.

Under the supervision of Conway, researchers sequenced prion proteins from axis deer, comparing amino acids within the proteins to disease-susceptible species. Findings revealed axis deer amino acid sequences were most similar to North American elk, a known species to have contracted chronic wasting disease within the U.S. While no axis deer have tested positive, the finding raised awareness for the increased need to bolster disease surveillance. Conway points to self-sustaining, naturally reproducing and free-ranging axis deer populations existing in three chronic wasting disease surveillance zones.

“If you are not accounting for axis deer on the landscape, then you are severely underestimating risk factors of CWD,” Conway says.

That is because axis deer differ from white-tailed deer species through factors like regional prevalence, grazing habits and life span. “[Axis deer] live longer than white-tailed deer, so that the disease may manifest later in life,” Conway says.

A longer life expectancy makes the species more susceptible to exposure, and in turn, axis deer are at a greater risk for transmission.

As an exotic species, axis deer are under the jurisdiction of the Texas Animal Health Commission.

While they are not beholden to the same surveillance as white-tailed deer populations, the species’ movement is still monitored and overseen by the state department.

Research like Conway’s builds a case for the Texas Animal Health Commission to justify added expenses that bolster such requirements.

In addition to increased testing, Conway notes other important questions to answer about axis deer.

“From a research perspective, we need better information about movement, survival and fawning rates, which we don’t really know in a free-range situation like we do for white-tailed deer,” he says.

Data could inform future transmission of the disease, and advise Texas Animal Health Commission and the task force on future management recommendations.

“We are going to need to be more thoughtful about testing protocols and testing frequency of axis deer, because it’s a risk not only to the species’ livelihood, but to the native wildlife and native landscapes,” Conway says.

Axis deer, a non-native species to Texas, are monitored and overseen by the Texas Animal Health Commission.

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Like fellow researchers in the state, Conway continues to pursue answers, protecting the rich hunting heritage cherished by Texans. Answers that will be leveraged by industry partners to drive and inform future management decisions for a quickly spreading disease. CT

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IDENTIFY & REPORT Chronic Wasting Disease Chronic wasting disease can, unfortunately, be difficult to spot. A sick deer can have and spread the disease, even if it looks healthy.

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Clinical signs can take a year to develop, and they are not noticeable until the disease’s final months.

Signs of late-stage chronic wasting disease, include the following: •

loss of coordination;

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droopy head or ears;

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lack of fear of humans;

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excessive drooling; and

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dramatic weight loss

Chronic wasting disease cannot be diagnosed by clinical signs alone, because other conditions can cause the animal to display similar behaviors. It can be confirmed only through testing.

Hunters and landowners are advised to immediately report suspected deer to a local game warden or biologist. Be ready to provide the exact location. Do not contact, disturb, kill or remove the animal without permission from the Texas Parks & Wildlife Department.

Ten zones have been established across the state for chronic wasting disease monitoring. Scan the QR code above to access up-to-date information on zones and check stations.

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Where We Stand

HARSH REALITIES

ALONG THE BORDER

By J.R. Ramirez

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anching as we know it has changed for countless cattle raisers along the Southwest border. Illegal immigration and a lack of border security have reshaped the way we go about our businesses and everyday lives.

Responsible and well-managed hunting leases are also a way for ranchers to add value to their operations, while contributing to wildlife conservation across the state.

When fences and gates are compromised, high-dollar wildlife can escape.

Ranches in the Southwest frequently face cases of fences or gates being breached by vehicles — financial burdens that quickly add up. On our operation, the least damaging cost $1,000 with other incidents surpassing $10,000 in damages.

The danger along the border is so great, hunters or even landowners themselves, may deem the risk on a property too high, forcing hunters to look elsewhere.

When those sources of revenue are taken away, the chances of a profitable year greatly diminish.

A cut fence or open gate allows cattle to escape into other pastures or neighboring ranches. When that happens, additional hours of work are put in by our entire team to gather livestock, often requiring a helicopter to rectify the situation — a direct out-ofpocket cost to our ranch.

Finding employees is becoming more difficult, as well.

Most do not want to live where their safety is at risk.

Many ranch employees have had their homes broken into and never know when they may unexpectedly face a trespasser — or what the person’s intentions may be.

These unexpected occurrences mean we may not be able to market cattle at the appropriate time or ensure breeding occurs as needed.

Herd health can also be at risk if neighboring cattle introduce disease that would otherwise not exist on our ranch. Stocking rates are limited when cattle graze sections of land needing rest as a result of cut cross fencing. These all take a direct hit on an operation’s bottom line.

Beyond the burdensome financial losses, the beauty of our South Texas landscape is also diminishing.

Plastic bottles, jugs, cans, backpacks, clothing, shoes, coats and trash litter our property in every direction. These materials will take hundreds of years to decompose and have led to cattle loss, as some items can be consumed and cause digestive failure.

This is a long-term defacement of rangelands that will never be the same.

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These are not isolated experiences. Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association conducted a border security survey of members in fall 2022. Results revealed the same threats and challenges are faced by hundreds of ranchers across the state.

As cattle raisers, we are doing our part to feed the world and raise the next generation of agricultural producers. We consistently deal with drought, inclement weather, increased input costs and ever-fluctuating cattle prices. Those factors alone make ranching a costly endeavor and challenging livelihood. When you add in the costs resulting from the current state of our border, it is almost impossible to sustain.

We cannot allow the situation to continue as it has. We must do better for our ranchers, families and all citizens living through the border crisis. CT J.R. Ramirez is a Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association director and rancher from La Pryor. He testified July 26 before the U.S. House of Representatives Homeland Security Committee to recount the realities of living and ranching on the Southwest border.

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Where We Stand

STANDING WITH US S

en. César Blanco represents Brewster, Culberson, El Paso, Hudspeth, Jeff Davis, Pecos, Presidio and Reeves counties in the Texas Senate.

Raised in El Paso, he continued his family’s military service tradition in the U.S. Navy after graduating high school. He graduated from the University of Texas at El Paso, and continued his public service while working for three Congress members who represented El Paso and West Texas.

protect military service members from sexual assault in honor of U.S. Army Specialist Vanessa Guillen.

Blanco currently serves on Senate Committees for Health and Human Services; Natural Resources and Economic Development; Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs; Veteran Affairs; and Border Security. In addition, he serves as vice chair of the Texas Senate Hispanic Caucus.

During the 88th session, Blanco continued his role as a leader and champion for the state’s agricultural industry and ranchers.

Blanco was elected to the Texas House of Representatives in 2014.

During his three terms, he led initiatives to strengthen the workforce, economy and border communities, improving the quality of life and increasing economic opportunities.

In 2020, he was elected to the Texas Senate.

Sen. César Blanco

As a freshman, Blanco championed legislation to help the community recover from the COVID-19 pandemic, expand healthcare access, bridge the digital divide, curb gun violence after the El Paso mass shooting, and

Most notably, he authored Senate Bill 1133 to create a reimbursement program for landowners and ranchers along the border, securing $36 million to help pay for damage suffered by ranchers, such as cut fences.

He also co-sponsored House Bill 2308, the Rural Right to Farm legislation to protect ranchers from unwarranted and burdensome nuisance and other legal actions, which was priority legislation for Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association. CT

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AT TSCRA Stakeholders, including TSCRA’s Joe Leathers, gather for an industry discussion on the Farm Bill in Lubbock.

TSCRA DIRECTOR SPEAKS DURING FARM BILL ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION Sen. John Cornyn hosted a roundtable discussion on July 17 in Lubbock on the impending Farm Bill.

Joe Leathers, Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association director and executive committee member, addressed key priorities for the industry, including: protecting funding for critical animal health programs, such as a foot-and-mouth disease vaccine bank; strengthening risk management programs; and promoting voluntary conservation programs.

OWEN HIRED AS MANAGER OF ENGAGEMENT AND EDUCATION

FALL INTERNS SERVE CATTLE RAISERS Three interns joined the Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association team Aug. 16. Riley Kearby and Kristen Massingill are based in the Fort Worth office and work across all departments. Emma Rethans is a policy intern based in Austin.

Riley Kearby, of San Angelo, grew up surrounded by livestock and agriculture. While in high school, he exhibited goats and steers, was a member of his local livestock judging team and participated in public speaking events.

Kearby attended Texas Tech University, where he graduated Riley Kearby with a bachelor’s in public relations.

While on campus, he served as chief of staff for the Student Body President and Student Government Association. He was on the founding team for the campus chapter of Public Relations Student Society of America, serving as its first director.

He is currently pursuing a master’s in animal science at Angelo State University and runs a multi-flock sheep business with his family.

Kristen Massingill is a May 2023 graduate of Texas A&M University with a bachelor’s degree in animal science. Originally from Hamilton, her family runs a commercial cow-calf and registered Red Angus operation.

Brynn Owen joined the Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association team Aug. 1 as manager of engagement and education.

Growing up, she was active in 4-H, FFA and the Junior Red Angus Association of America. She attended Kristen Massingill Connors State College through a livestock judging scholarship, ending as a Junior College Academic All-American and member of the Co-Team of the Year.

She is based in the Fort Worth office and focuses on engagement and educational efforts for producers of all sizes, primarily in East Texas.

Massingill then attended Texas A&M University and competed as a member of the highly competitive 2022 livestock judging team. She will be pursuing a master’s degree in January 2024.

Originally from Canyon, Owen Brynn Owen grew up active in 4-H, FFA and showing livestock. She attended Texas Tech University, where she earned a bachelor’s degree in animal science and master’s in business administration.

Emma Rethans is a senior at Texas Tech University majoring in communications, with a minor in political science.

While on campus, she was active in Block and Bridle, Agri-Techsans and the American Meat Science Association. She was also a member of the Matador Institute of Leadership Engagement program.

Prior to joining Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association, she worked for Superior Land in their Canyon office.

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Her family runs SimAngus cattle, Boer goats and crossbred sheep in Eastland County.

In spring 2023, Rethans interned for the House Committee on Agriculture Emma Rethans in Washington, D.C. She says her interest in livestock policy was developed at a young age, and advocating for farmers and ranchers is her greatest passion. CT

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44 Farms was recognized as the 2023 BIF Seedstock Producer of the Year. Pictured, from left: Joe Epperly, 2023 BIF president; Tracy Woods, 44 Farms chief genetics officer; Bob McClaren, 44 Farms owner; and Jarrod Payne, 44 Farms director of cattle operations. Photo courtesy of Beef Improvement Federation.

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BRIEFS 44 FARMS NAMED BIF SEEDSTOCK PRODUCER OF THE YEAR 44 Farms, an Angus seedstock operation in Cameron, recently received the Beef Improvement Federation Seedstock Producer of the Year Award in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

mission of improving the industry through greater acceptance of beef cattle performance evaluation.

“Congratulations to 44 Farms on their well-deserved recognition as the recipient of the BIF Seedstock Producer of the Year Award,” said Arthur Uhl, Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association president.

“TSCRA takes great pride in having nominated a ranch dedicated to doing things the right way, providing Angus genetics and innovation to producers across the country. 44 Farms is not only driven to be successful in their own operations, but to empower ranchers with the right genetics, data and tools to feed America. We applaud their outstanding work and congratulate them on this remarkable achievement.”

The Seedstock Producer of the Year Award, developed in 1972, recognizes outstanding seedstock producers pursuing excellence and continuous improvement in cattle breeding.

Bob McClaren serves as current president and CEO of 44 Farms, which includes Angus Strong Genetics, a program providing herd sires with balanced genetic profiles, performance and carcass results. These popular genetics fuel the renowned Prime Pursuits program, where 44 Farms collaborates with more than 1,100 ranchers from 26 states, supplying cattle to deliver beef to approximately 565 Walmart stores across the Southeast. The company also has a successful retail arm, supplying Choice and Prime beef direct to consumers and in top restaurants across the country.

Applicants are selected based on their commitment to genetic advancement, data-driven breeding programs and their impact on the industry. The award solicits applications globally to further the federation’s

More than 300 beef producers, academia and industry representatives attended the Beef Improvement Federation’s 55th Annual Research Symposium and Convention.

The ranch was nominated by Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association for the 2023 Beef Improvement Federation Research Symposium annual awards program.

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In the News Cattle Raisers Association. “Jimbo led the way in horsemanship, in crafting the bits and spurs required for the trade, and in the integrity and kindness that defines this industry and these cowboys, most importantly.”

Humphreys has pursued cowboy life from various directions — making a living by punching cows, cooking on chuckwagons, training horses, building fences and corrals, crafting bits and spurs, and now, managing a large cow-calf operation on Guitar Ranches.

Humphreys grew up on Pitchfork Land & Cattle Co. in Guthrie, where his father, James “Jim” Humphreys Sr., served as ranch manager for most of Jimbo’s childhood.

He began cowboying in junior high school, where he was paid a dollar a day, upgrading to five dollars a day once he entered high school.

At the start of his freshman year of college at Texas Tech University, Humphreys was drafted to the Army through the draft lottery in 1971. He spent six years in a platoon in Levelland, before returning to the Pitchfork Land & Cattle Co., where he gained an interest in welding by building pens and corrals.

Jimbo Humphreys is the recipient of the 2023 Ranching Heritage Association Working Cowboy Award. Photo by Ross Hecox.

RANCHING HERITAGE ASSOCIATION ANNOUNCES WORKING COWBOY AWARD RECIPIENT

Around this time, Humphreys stopped riding altogether. He admitted he had become a little jaded toward the lifestyle because of the rougher way horses were handled and trained in that era. However, discovering clinician and horseman Ray Hunt’s gentler and more considerate approach to horsemanship drew him back to the horse business.

James “Jimbo” Humphreys Jr., a West Texas cowboy who has excelled in nearly every facet of ranch life, will be the fifth recipient of the Ranching Heritage Association Working Cowboy Award presented during the annual National Golden Spur Award Honors Nov. 3 at the Buddy Holly Hall of Performing Arts & Sciences in Lubbock.

Humphreys started applying Hunt’s methods to training horse teams to assist with fencing and pulling the chuck wagon. Humphreys recalls he got into the cooking business through the fencing business by cooking for his crew while out on the job building fences.

He cooked for several well-known ranching figures, including Ray Hunt, Bob Moorhouse, Buster Welch and Craig Haythorn.

“Jimbo Humphreys, from his foundation, is a cowboy from childhood with roots in the Pitchfork Ranch, to the most forward-thinking of cowboys and cowmen,” said Scott Williamson, executive director of law enforcement, brand and inspection services at Texas & Southwestern

Humphreys’ return eventually led him to the Stock Horse of Texas Association where he was among the association’s top open riders. He also frequently competed in American Quarter Horse Association and Ranch Horse Association of America shows.

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In the News In 1995, Humphreys started working for Guitar Ranches, a third-generation family-run operation, near Abilene, performing various jobs and earning the role of ranch manager.

When asked about the most rewarding part of his well-rounded cowboying career, Humphreys replied, “Probably the diversity of it. The overall — everything.

I don’t know if I could pick out one thing. I am just thankful for every bit of it.”

TEXAS A&M FOREST SERVICE DIRECTOR NAMED Al Davis, formerly interim director for the Texas A&M Forest Service, has now been appointed director by the Texas A&M University System Board of Regents in a special telephonic meeting June 14.

“Al Davis earned this appointment with his hard work and his dedication to excellence,” said John Sharp, Chancellor of the Texas A&M University System.

“Davis has successfully led the Al Davis A&M Forest Service through one of Texas A&M Forest Service the most active wildfire seasons in the state’s history. During 2022, the agency responded to 12,000 wildfires and saved more than 8,000 homes in the path of these fires, protecting both property and the lives of Texans.”

In his two years as interim director of Texas A&M Forest Service, Davis helped the agency focus on people and its core mission areas to conserve, protect and lead. The agency has nearly 550 employees and 58 office locations across the state.

Davis had been with Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service since 2005, having served as director of the National Emergency Response and Recovery Training Center. In 2014, he was appointed to deputy agency director.

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Davis earned a bachelor’s degree from Southern University and A&M College in Baton Rouge, Louisiana; and two master’s degrees from the National Defense University in Washington, D.C., and Averett University in Danville, Virginia.

Before joining the Texas A&M University System, Davis worked as a consultant with United Water and served as a chief executive of the Public School District in New Orleans. He also served in the U.S. Marine Corps, retiring with the rank of colonel.

BEEF EXPORTS BELOW RECORD-LARGE, YEAR-AGO TOTALS While well-below the record-large volume and value posted in May 2022, beef exports improved from April and were the second largest, behind March, of 2023.

That’s according to data released by USDA and compiled by the U.S. Meat Export Federation.

Beef exports totaled 116,159 metric tons, down 14% from the May 2022 record — but up 4% from the previous month. Export value was $874.7 million, down 19% year-over-year, but 2% above April.

May exports strengthened to Mexico, Taiwan and South Africa, and export value to Canada was the highest in nearly eight years. Beef variety meat exports were the largest in 12 months at just under 27,000 metric tons.

For January through May, beef and beef variety exports were down 10% to 554,069 metric tons, valued at $4.09 billion — down 21%.

“U.S. beef exports face considerable headwinds in 2023, on both the supply and demand side, especially when compared to last year’s massive totals,” said U.S. Meat Export Federation President and CEO Dan Halstrom. “To address tighter beef supplies, USMEF has heightened efforts to showcase underutilized cuts, even in our wellestablished markets. It’s also encouraging to see beef variety meat exports maintain a strong pace, as this is essential for maximizing carcass value.” CT

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BULL SELECTION BASICS This month’s Ranching 101 will share how to identify a well-suited herd sire.

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s the fall sale season heats up, revisit the fundamentals of sire selection during the next Ranching 101 session hosted by Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association.

judging teams in 2021 and 2022, and was named “Coach of the Year” both years.

Participate in the hour-long Zoom webinar at 1 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 19, to learn what to look for in a bull prospect. Featured speaker Parker Henley, of Oklahoma State University, will also cover how to properly meet the nutritional needs of the herd’s most valuable player.

His passion for livestock judging traces back to his time on teams at Butler Community College and Kansas State University, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in animal science.

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Henley is the livestock judging coach and the Dr. Robert “Bob” Totusek endowed chair fellow at Oklahoma State University. He also serves as an Extension specialist focused on beef cattle management and youth livestock education.

Henley coached the national champion livestock

Henley received his master’s and Ph.D. from the University of Illinois, while conducting research on nutrition and management strategies for heifer and bull development programs.

Henley was raised in Central Missouri, where he and his family continue to raise Angus and Charolais cattle. He, along with his family, have bred or exhibited several national or reserve national champion Charolais cattle.

He currently lives in Stillwater, Oklahoma, with his wife, Christy, and son, Norman. CT

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OBITUARIES RICHARD D. “DICK” HUGHES, 84, of El Paso,

died July 3.

Born June 8, 1939, in Albuquerque, New Mexico, Hughes moved to El Paso as a young child. He graduated from Austin High School and Texas Western College with a business degree.

After several years in insurance and construction, he moved to the family ranch in Jeff Davis County.

For years, Hughes served as an honorary director for Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association. He was also a member of the Davis Mountain Trans Pecos Heritage Association.

Hughes was an Eagle Scout and licensed smallaircraft pilot. He enjoyed spending time with family and supporting his sons in their various interests through the years, including sports teams, hunting and fishing.

He is survived by his wife of 61 years, Susan Reynolds Hughes; son, David Dale (Paula) Hughes; daughter-in-law, Heather Lynn Hughes; grandchildren, Angie and Sharon; and many friends and extended family members.

NANCY PRUITT, 69, of Springtown, died May 13.

A nationally recognized cattle photographer, Pruitt was a 1976 graduate of Texas A&M University with a degree in agricultural journalism.

In 1977, she joined the Brangus Journal staff, and part of her responsibilities required taking cattle photos. This opened another avenue of creativity for her, as she was already writing and designing ads and eye-catching layouts for the monthly magazine.

Pruitt loved the photography part of her position, and it would become a lifelong passion. She also began drawing and painting cattle during this time.

She joined the editorial staff at The Cattleman from Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association in 1980. From there, she worked at Granada and Camp Cooley Ranch, where her photography and design skills produced award-winning campaigns and her work was recognized on a national level.

Pruitt became a sought-after cattle photographer across breeds, and this led her to open her own company that she operated until her death.

She is survived by her son, Brett. CT

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FORMER RANCH HAND INDICTED IN SMITH COUNTY CATTLE THEFT CASE

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Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association special rangers. After extensive investigation, Hand presented evidence alleging 10 additional counts of theft that occurred from May 2018 to November 2021.

Extensive special ranger investigation leads to 12 counts of theft.

Former Lindale ranch manager, Jesus Sergio PerezSanchez, was indicted by the Smith County Grand Jury on 12 counts of theft of livestock.

The indictment is a result of a lengthy investigation by Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association Special Rangers Larry Hand, Bo Fox and Darrel Bobbitt.

Perez-Sanchez was arrested in March 2022 for two counts of theft, after an absentee landowner noticed discrepancies in cattle sales and called on the team of

The grand jury indicted Perez-Sanchez in April 2023 for all 12 charges, each a third-degree felony with a $25,000 bond. Perez-Sanchez faces a possible 10-year confinement with the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, as well as a fine up to $10,000 for each felony.

Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association would like to thank the Smith County Criminal District Attorney’s Office for their assistance, and the grand jury for fulfilling their civic duties during this case. CT

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Theft & Law DISTRICT 14 — EAST TEXAS

Missing trailer and equipment in Trinity County.

Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association Special Ranger Darrel Bobbitt reports a stolen pickup with attached trailer loaded with equipment. The missing pickup truck was recovered in Brazos County, but the trailer and equipment remain missing. Last seen June 9, the missing trailer is a 25-foot 2000 PJ lowboy trailer, license number FFPF09, hauling a Krone 10-foot hay cutter. Anyone with information on this case is urged to contact Bobbitt at 936-222-2144.

DISTRICT 4 — NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA

DISTRICT 16 — CENTRAL TEXAS

Cow-calf pairs missing in Nowata County, Oklahoma.

Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association Special Ranger Bart Perrier reports seven cow-calf pairs missing from a pasture south of U.S. Highway 60. The cattle are black and some may have a white face. The pairs are branded with an extended K bar on the left hip, and the cows also have a year brand on the right hip.

Anyone with information on this case is urged to contact Perrier at 918-440-8360.

Cattle and trailer stolen near Willow, Oklahoma.

Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association Special Ranger Jay Foster reports nine Angus cows, one Angus bull and a 2016 Delco trailer stolen from a property southeast of Willow in Greer County, Oklahoma.

The cattle have light-blue ear tags and are branded with D3 on the left hip. The bull also has an abscess over his left eye. The trailer is a dark-colored, 32-foot gooseneck with a red tarp. The cattle and trailer were stolen June 16.

Anyone with information on this case is urged to contact Foster at 940-475-0295.

DISTRICT 11 — NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS/ SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA Trailer stolen in Love County, Oklahoma.

Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association Special Ranger Brad Oliver reports a 16-foot, bumper-pull trailer stolen from a property off Oswalt Road. The W-W brand trailer is silver and has black rubber mats on the floor. Discovered missing June 17, it also has a broken escape gate and a broken front window.

Oliver also reports a 2014 four-door Ford F250 pickup and a 24-foot W-W brand trailer stolen in Cooke County.

The white pickup has a Texas farm registration license plate with No. 1NG-742. The trailer is dark gray with a new white tarp on top. The pickup and trailer were stolen on July 11 at approximately 8:45 a.m., and the suspect was last seen driving down the north-bound service road of IH-35. Anyone with information on these cases is urged to contact Oliver at 903-328-8023.

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Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association Special Ranger Joe Roberts reports a 2006 red Suzuki Ozark 250 4-wheeler missing from a property. The 4-wheeler was taken by means of a cut barbed wire fence between June 5-9. The property VIN is JSAAJ51 A662106787. Anyone with information about this case is urged to contact Roberts at 325-669-1427.

DISTRICT 19 — CENTRAL TEXAS

DISTRICT 7 — SOUTHWEST OKLAHOMA

Pickup and trailer stolen in Gainesville.

Red 4-wheeler missing in Taylor County.

Sheep missing in Schleicher County.

Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association Special Ranger H.D. Brittain reports 120 Dorper sheep missing. Last seen March 15, the ewes have double under-bit left ear notches, and the bucks have cropped right ears.

Horses shot in Crockett County.

Brittain also reports two horses with gunshot wounds. One horse is a sorrel mare with two gunshot wounds, one to the abdomen and one to the lower right leg. The other horse is a black yearling stud colt with a gunshot wound to the left hock. The horses were shot on or around June 23 in a pasture approximately eight miles east of Iraan. The owner is offering a $10,000 reward for information leading to an arrest on this case. Anyone with information on these cases is urged to contact Brittain at 325-340-2268.

DISTRICT 22 — EAST TEXAS

Brangus cows missing in Walker County.

Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association Special Ranger Brent Mast reports nine black Brangus cows missing from a property off Bowden Road in Huntsville. Last seen in mid-May, the cattle are branded with DL3 or DH3 on the right hip.

Calves missing in Brazos County.

Mast also reports 13 Santa Gertrudis bull calves missing from a property off Mumford Road in Bryan. Last seen in early May, the calves weigh approximately 500 pounds, with numbered yellow ear tags in the right ear and blue fly tags in the left ear.

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Theft & Law DISTRICT 26 — CENTRAL TEXAS

Cow missing in Brazos County.

The special ranger reports an unbranded, brindle F-1 cow missing from a property off Deep Well Road.

The cow was last seen around June 12. Anyone with information about these cases is urged to contact Mast at 936-714-6619.

Bull missing in Blanco County.

Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association Special Ranger Todd Jennings reports one Santa Gertrudis bull missing from a property off U.S. 290 near Henly. The bull is scurred with no other markings, tags or brands, and was last seen June 20.

DISTRICT 25 — SOUTHEAST TEXAS

Steer missing in Kendall County.

Cattle missing near Victoria.

Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association Special Ranger Robert Fields reports one bull calf, seven crossbred cows and one yellow-and-white belted cow missing from a property off San Antonio River Road.

The calf is black with a white face and weighs approximately 400 to 500 pounds.

All the cows are branded with a rocking H on the right hip. The crossbred cows were discovered missing in early May, and the belted cow and calf went missing around the end of May. Anyone with information on this case is urged to contact Fields at 361-207-5207.

Jennings also reports a black, 11-month-old steer missing from a pasture near Old No. 9 Road close to the Gillespie/Kendall County line. Last seen June 9, the steer has a red ear tag in the right ear with No. 2275, a swallow fork ear notch, left ear crop and underscore notches. The brand is a bar open broad axe on the left lower thigh.

Anyone with information about these cases is urged to contact Jennings at 830-997-7585. CT TSCRA offers a cash reward for information leading to the arrest and/or grand jury indictment of individuals for theft of livestock or related property. Anonymity is guaranteed. To provide information, call the Operation Cow Thief tip line at 817-916-1775.

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DEFENDANT — ISMAEL GONZALES Date of Birth: Dec. 25, 1975 Offense: Theft of livestock Date of Offense: Nov. 29, 2020

DEFENDANT — KEVIN BRADLEY COOK

Victim: Deannie Miller

Date of Birth: Jan. 10, 1968

Location of Offense: Victoria County

Offense: Burglary Date of Offense: June 16, 2017

Indicted: May 25, 2023

Victim: Chad Eric Smith

TSCRA Special Ranger: Robert Fields

Location of Offense: Wilbarger County

DEFENDANT — JOE PAUL RODRIGUEZ

Trial Date: April 20, 2023

Date of Birth: Sept. 9, 1974

Trial Court: 46th Judicial District Court Plea: Guilty

Offense: Theft of livestock

Sentence: State Penitentiary, 12 years

Date of Offense: Nov. 29, 2020

Restitution: $35,000

Victim: Deannie Miller

Fine: $750

Location of Offense: Victoria County

Second Offense: Endangering others while eluding a police officer Date of Offense: May 17, 2021

Indicted: May 25, 2023 TSCRA Special Ranger: Robert Fields

DEFENDANT — BLYTHE KINSEY EDWARDS

Victim: State of Oklahoma Location of Offense: Comanche County, Oklahoma

Date of Birth: Sept. 10, 1987

Trial Date: April 21, 2021

Offense: Theft

Trial Court: Comanche County Court

Date of Offense: April 17, 2022

Plea: Guilty

Victim: Wade Thomas Heldermon

Sentence: State Penitentiary, 5 years

Location of Offense: Hardeman County

Fine: $750

Indicted: Jan. 12, 2023

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A DEFENSE TO DROUGHT Pasture, rangeland and forage insurance offers protection when rainfall lags.

By Diane Meyer

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t’s been another dry summer. Forage left standing may not be enough to keep pounds on the cows. If shipping in feed is imminent, it begs the common question, “Can my business handle these extra costs?”

That’s where pasture, rangeland and forage insurance can help, assures Austin Tucker of Specialized Crop Insurance. He presented an overview of this coverage March 24 during the School for Successful Ranching at the 2023 Cattle Raisers Convention & Expo in Fort Worth.

Tucker, a Texas native now living in Alabama, works exclusively with this type of insurance to help ranchers and farmers across the country mitigate risks during drier-than-normal months.

The premise of pasture, rangeland and forage insurance is simple, he explains: “You receive payment if the expected amount of rain is less than the historical average and falls below your coverage level.”

Established in 2007, the USDA governmentsubsidized pilot insurance program helps offset costs

incurred from drought. Owned and rented acres are eligible under the policy.

Coverage rates and productive values are assigned

by USDA’s Risk Management Agency and based on precipitation documented in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Admiration’s Climate Prediction Center Rainfall Index.

Specifically, pasture, rangeland and forage insurance protects land used for grazing and haying. The policy defines grazing land as acreage used solely as pasture for livestock to roam and feed. Haying ground is classified as being mechanically harvestable and cured.

Available in the 48 contiguous states, Tucker recommends considering pasture, rangeland and forage insurance, especially those in drought-prone areas.

He breaks down the four components of this insurance program — location, time periods, productivity factor and coverage level — in more detail.

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Ranching 1. LOCATION. When selecting pasture, rangeland and forage coverage, acreage value is determined with an established area-based grid system. The grids do not follow geographical boundaries like county or state lines. Insured land may occupy space in a single grid, or multiple grids. Each grid stands alone with unique premiums, and/or value per acre, associated with it.

Tucker describes the insurance grid layout using a projector screen analogy — imagine one slide as a map of the U.S., and then overlaying the map with a slide of the gridlines. Essentially, the country is divided into squares, or grids.

Each grid measures 0.25 degrees in longitude by 0.25 degrees in latitude. Longitude and latitude lines originate at the equator, at which point each grid measures approximately 17 miles by 17 miles.

As lines move north following the curvature of the globe, the distance between them closes. So, grid lines span 12 miles by 12 miles across the U.S.

Austin Tucker, of Specialized Crop Insurance, presents during the School for Successful Ranching at the 2023 Cattle Raisers Convention & Expo.

2. TIME PERIODS. Insured parties must select at least two, twomonth periods, called index intervals, where rainfall is especially important to an operation.

Protection can represent a minimum of four months up to the entire year. There are 11 annual intervals to select from. Gaps in coverage are allowed, but intervals cannot overlap.

For example, coverage can be selected from January to February and from March to April, or spaced out from January to February and May to June. However, overlapping intervals like January to February and February to March is prohibited.

In any one interval, at least 10% of acreage must be insured, with a maximum of 50% to 70% insured. Maximum coverage level varies by state.

INDEX INTERVALS FOR COVERAGE When enrolling in pasture, rangeland and forage insurance policies, parties must select at least two, two-month periods. Intervals cannot overlap, but protection can be purchased up to the entire year.

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Ranching 3. PRODUCTIVITY FACTOR. Offered from 60% to 150% in 1% increments, the productivity factor is intended to offset higher input costs.

With a 90% coverage level, the plan pays for one inch of missed precipitation. If it rains two inches, the plan pays for 7 inches. If it rains 11 inches, no payment is owed to the insured — the policy covers one thing only, lack of rain.

For example, if perceived acreage value is equivalent with USDA’s assigned value, that may signify selecting a 100% productivity factor. With current input costs, Tucker says selecting the higher productivity factor to help more accurately reflect costs due to losses.

Tucker recommends selecting coverage at 90% with a 150% productivity factor to best offset input costs associated with diminished precipitation.

Likewise, he works closely with every client to identify the index intervals that work best based on their grid.

“How you set this up matters,” he stresses.

4. COVERAGE LEVELS.

For example, knowing how El Niño and La Niña climate patterns affect rainfall in a specific region will help predict rainfall levels.

Those insured can select coverage for 70% to 90% of average rainfall. Levels are offered in 5% increments — 70, 75, 80, 85 and 90.

For instance, a grid’s designated average rainfall from January-February is 10 inches. Ten inches of rain is identified as 100% of the historical average rainfall for the grid. It rains eight inches.

Nodding to professional hockey player Wayne Gretzky’s famous quote, “I skate to where the puck is going to be, not where it has been,” Tucker echoes, “I believe that’s how we should set these policies up.

Let’s set it up to where the weather’s going to be and not where it’s been.”

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ENROLLMENT AND PAYMENT Pasture, rangeland and forage insurance policies are sold once per year: f rom Sept. 1 through Dec. 1, providing coverage for the following year.

USDA assesses new rainfall index data and updates rates accordingly before the Aug. 31 deadline, before the next enrollment period begins Sept. 1. While rates almost always change, Tucker notes adjustments are typically minimal.

Since USDA sets rates, agents can only compete based on their customer service and policy knowledge.

Tucker emphasizes the importance of working with an agent who communicates regularly and invests time in updating policies to reflect premium changes and predicted weather patterns.

“Do not settle for ‘cookie-cutter’ policies that never change,” he cautions.

If a loss occurs, payments are processed automatically without having to submit a claim. Any indemnity owed is first deducted from the premium before a cash payout.

variation The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Admiration’s Climate Prediction Center Rainfall Index is a tool developed to assess and quantify agricultural risk associated with precipitation changes. The index focuses on measuring rainfall deviations from historical norms in specific geographic regions across the U.S. With data dating to 1948, it provides valuable information to farmers, ranchers and policymakers about the likelihood of droughts and floods in a given area. The rainfall index helps stakeholders comprehend the severity and frequency of weather extremes they might encounter by analyzing long-term rainfall data and categorizing regions into five different zones ranging from extremely dry to excessively wet.

The index forms the basis for pasture, rangeland and forage insurance.

Under the program, agricultural producers can purchase insurance coverage based on the NOAA CPC Rainfall Index. If the index's rainfall deviation falls below a chosen threshold, eligible farmers receive indemnity payments to offset losses caused by weather-related challenges.

Understanding and managing these risks are essential for sustainable agriculture applications and the NOAA CPC Rainfall Index empowers the agricultural community to make informed decisions to protect against future climate patterns.

The USDA reports that pasture, rangeland and forages cover approximately 55% of all U.S. lands. Photo by Cami Froneberger.

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Ranching For instance, if a premium is $5,000 and a plan warrants $7,000 in payment, the premium is automatically paid and the insured receives the remaining $2,000.

If an additional loss occurs later in the year, and all of the premium was paid in the first loss, then the insured receives the entire indemnity payment.

Alternately, if payments totaled $4,500 with a $5,000 premium plan, the total premium is reduced to $500 instead of $5,000.

Billing occurs at the end of the policy, roughly the first of September. Those enrolling in coverage this year would receive a bill in September 2024.

added costs of diesel from hauling water to cattle can use insurance money for added fuel costs.

Tucker also notes policyholders do not have to insure all their acres — they can select coverage based on budgetary needs.

“I get a lot of ‘thank god,’” Tucker says of feedback on the coverage. Still, heeding a lesson from a ranching friend that “a good cattleman never complains about too much rain or too many calves,” he reminds it is only intended as a band-aid.

He says, “The money is in the field, it’s not in the PRF checks.” CT

There are no strings attached to how the indemnity payment is used. For example, ranchers who have

Diane Meyer is the associate director of content for Grant Company based in St. Joseph, Missouri.

Do not settle for ‘cookie-cutter’ policies that never change.”

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BENEATH THE SURFACE Five tips when considering a mineral lease agreement.

By Chrissy Fly

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he abundance of minerals has played a significant role in the Texas economy and development over the years, and continues to serve as valuable residual income for ranchers and landowners. Mineral leases explore and extract valuable elements — petroleum, natural gas, coal, limestone, sulfur, copper and gemstones, to name a few.

While the negotiation process may be intimidating and time consuming, it’s a critical first step before entering into a mineral lease agreement.

During the 2023 Cattle Raisers Convention & Expo in Fort Worth, two specialists from Frost led a School of Successful Ranching presentation March 25 that shared five recommendations when considering an agreement.

Both presenters are senior vice presidents with Frost Wealth Advisors, with Todd Breeding serving as a wealth advisor and Brad Ince as a mineral asset manager.

They said every detail in a lease is important, from the language in the agreement to knowing the regulations — fine print can make or break a beneficial mineral lease.

1. DEFINE THE VALUE OF WHAT YOU OWN. As a mineral owner, knowing the value of what you own is extremely important. The location of the minerals, current leasing trends and other drilling development all play a role in determining mineral value.

Breeding and Ince recommend consulting with a professional to determine the value of what landowners have. Not only will it help with negotiations, but it will also help owners maximize mineral assets and secure proper royalties in the mineral lease.

2. RESEARCH POTENTIAL LESSEES. Asking probing questions and learning more about the company leasing the minerals is also a key factor.

Do research and gain a better understanding of their reputation, relationships with other landowners and the returns they have provided to existing partners.

Ultimately, mineral owners should lease directly to the operator that will be developing the well. If a mineral owner chooses to lease to an independent landman instead, they risk not receiving the maximum royalty available and the landman can assign the least to any operator they choose to, usually the highest bidder.

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Frost Wealth Advisors, Brad Ince, left, and Todd Breeding, right, present during the 2023 School for Successful Ranching.

3. TAKE CAUTION WITH THE FIRST OFFER. Although the dollar amount may seem attractive, remember the first offer from a company might be low.

Most of the time, the specialists said, a company will send an initial offer as low as possible without insulting the mineral owner to gauge interest. A mineral owner who accepts the first offer could miss out on important lease provisions and not maximize the value of the asset.

“You don’t ever want to be part of the first group that responds to initial offers,” Ince said. “Those are the people they’re looking for. They look for individuals who won’t give much push back, won’t have any lease provisions and may not know the going rates in their county.”

4. CAREFULLY ANALYZE LEASE LANGUAGE. Perhaps the most important piece of advice Ince recommended was hiring an attorney to assist with negotiations and language in the agreement.

As a rapidly evolving industry, case law and state regulations are ever-changing, and the language in a lease agreement should reflect new rules or regulations.

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Ranching For example, people who own minerals in Oklahoma can be subject to forced pooling, which is not the case in Texas.

“You can save your family a lot of money and stress just by doing some planning on the front end in how you package your minerals and real estate,” Breeding said.

An option he recommended is a living trust.

If a mineral owner is force pooled, they could potentially miss out on incorporating their own lease provisions, leaving the owner at a disadvantage.

For ranchers, surface-use protections are also a crucial part of the agreement.

Placing mineral assets in a trust, especially if they are in multiple states, will help provide protection by eliminating some of the probate issues when the estate passes to the next generation.

Ince said for smaller operations, those provisions can be built into the mineral lease itself. However, for larger ranches or landowners, they recommend a separate surface use agreement outside of the mineral lease to ensure protection for any additional assets on the property like homes, crops, livestock or water.

A second option is creating a financial entity, like a partnership. Creating a financial entity will ensure all mineral assets stay together like a trust, but with a financial entity, if a family member wants to sell their shares of the business, the family must be made aware of it, eliminating a member from selling on their own.

5. CONSIDER AN ESTATE PLAN.

A partnership also provides benefits for estate taxes.

By having assets in a partnership, they can be gifted through shares versus the assets themselves, saving money on taxes and simplifying the process.

Having an estate plan in place before signing a lease agreement can save mineral owners and their families significant time and money when passing those assets on to the next generation.

One of the most important aspects in building an estate plan for minerals goes back to knowing the value of what’s owned. This will help determine the best way to package mineral assets for future generations.

“Creating a partnership is a great time-saving and cost-saving tool,” Ince said. “It also offers a lot more negotiating power with operators when creating a mineral lease.” CT Chrissy Fly is a freelance writer and photographer from Dalhart.

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WHAT PLANT IS IMPORTANT FOR THE

MONTH OF SEPTEMBER? Virginia creeper (Parthenocissus quinquefolia)

By Kent Ferguson Photo by Lee Page, Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center

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• Flowers from May to June, when clusters of five-

irginia creeper is a climbing, woody vine that is a member of the grape family. It can be found on a wide variety of soils and sites throughout the U.S., Canada and Mexico.

lobed, five petals and five stamens, which produce light-blue berries.

• Has berries ranging from one to eight per cluster

With branching tendrils and adhesive discs, Virginia creeper will climb almost anything. The plant:

with red peduncles, less than half an inch and slightly flattened, with up to three seeds per berry that are roughly 1/8 inch.

• Has green, red and brown stems. Younger wood will be smooth and flat with fine grooves, while older wood will be brown and rough.

• Has palmately compound leaves with five leaflets, which are smooth and dark green on the upper side, and pale green on the lower.

• Has leaves measuring 2 to 6 inches long; 1 to 3

inches wide with the margins coarsely serrated except near the base and apex of the leaflet. They can be elliptic, oblanceolate, obovate or oval; lateral ones are often in-equilateral shaped.

Virginia creeper provides beneficial browse for wildlife, goats and cattle. Its crude protein can be as high as 21% in new growth. Many birds and small mammals will seek out the plant’s berries when ripe.

Virginia creeper is most noticed in the fall, as the leaves turn a bright, brilliant red and provide color to the landscape. CT

• Is often confused with Poison ivy, which has three leaves in the leaflet — not five.

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It is important to remember calving ease can be influenced by several factors, including: age; heifer development; genetics; third-trimester nutrition; calf presentation at delivery; temperature; and time of year.

Heifers should be developed to reach at least 85% of their mature weight before calving. During the third trimester, they should be fed to gain about 0.8 to 1.2 pounds per day.

Underfeeding heifers can lead to increased calving problems, delayed rebreeding and weaker calves.

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Beyond Our Gates

YOUNG CATTLEMEN’S CONFERENCE Event marks 40 years of leadership development for the beef industry.

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mong the emerging leaders who attended the 2023 Young Cattlemen’s Conference, hosted

by National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, were Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association members Martha Santos, Fort Worth, and Cuatro Lunn, Wichita Falls.

Santos and Lunn participated in the immersive leadership and beef supply chain experience June 1-9.

This year’s class consisted of 71 leaders from across the nation and every segment of the industry.

After nine days of leadership training and a five-city tour, these leaders completed their trip with a full day of representation in Washington, D.C. The 2023 class began its journey in Denver, Colorado, with classroom sessions designed to provide background knowledge about the association and its work on behalf of members and the beef community.

Participants took part in leadership development sessions, media training and hands-on demonstrations of the work National Cattlemen’s Beef Association does as a contractor to the Beef Checkoff. The group also made a visit to Greeley, Colorado, to tour Five Rivers Cattle Feeding’s Kuner Feed Yard, and enjoyed an evening with Trent Johnson and Greeley Hat Works.

Martha Santos and Cuatro Lunn represented Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association during the recent Young Cattlemen's Conference.

In Nebraska and Ohio, participants had the opportunity to visit Tyson Food’s Dakota City beef processing plant, the headquarters of Certified Angus Beef and Wendy’s restaurants. Stops in these locations allowed the group to gain a better understanding of the full beef value chain, from processing through marketing and consumer outlets for beef.

The 2023 class finished its itinerary in Washington, D.C., where participants learned how National Cattlemen’s Beef Association’s policy work impacts their operations and the broader industry. After an indepth policy issue briefing, participants took to Capitol Hill, visiting more than 200 congressional offices.

Since 1980, the Young Cattlemen’s Conference tour has proven success in identifying and developing potential beef industry leaders. More than 1,000 producers have graduated from the program.

Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association is proud to offer this experience to its members each year. Individuals interested in the program may contact education@tscra.org to learn more. CT Story and photos courtesy of National Cattlemen’s Beef Association.

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Research shows beef producers and consumers share some sustainability perceptions.

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he so-called great divide between beef producers and consumers who enjoy their product may not be so great, after all.

Elanco Animal Health recently conducted comprehensive surveys among producers and consumers revealing both audiences indicate environmental sustainability is important to them; are willing to make decisions and take steps to improve environmental sustainability; and support the role of safe innovation in improving beef sustainability.

In addition to these shared values, the surveys further show consumers have a high degree of trust in those who produce their beef. In fact, 78% indicate they trust cattle ranchers to ensure food safety. Feedyard managers also have aboveaverage trust at 69%, compared to lower-ranking entities like social media influencers at 37%.

The findings were gathered from national quantitative surveys of 1,200 meat-eating consumers, and 46 feedyard managers from major cattle-producing states. Among the feedyard operators surveyed, more than half feed 20,000head of cattle or more annually. Additional qualitative interviews and online focus groups were conducted to supplement the quantitative findings.

“Our research points to a universal truth that when it comes to environmental sustainability, it boils down to continual improvement,” said Katie Cook, Elanco vice president of farm animal innovation and marketing.

“For producers, the goal is to remain financially viable while leaving their operations, the land and their animals in a better place for the next generation. Meanwhile, consumers also want the environment to be left in better shape and are willing to do their part — even if it’s in small ways.”

KEY INSIGHTS To kick-off the research, consumers were grounded in the following description of sustainability: Sustainability means meeting the needs of the present without sacrificing the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. There are environmental, social and economic aspects to this definition.

The language was well-received among consumers, with nearly 2 in 3 of those surveyed (65%) finding the definition somewhat or very appealing.

Meanwhile, 80% of surveyed producers agree on the importance of their operations being sustainable. Most view the definition through the lens of economic viability.

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Beyond Our Gates When it comes to taking action to support environmental sustainability, more than 3 in 4 beef consumers (78%) agree they would be willing to make small changes to help future generations. Meanwhile, 7 in 10 consumers agree improving the impact of beef on the planet is a shared responsibility for both consumers and producers.

The younger Gen Z audience, defined as those 18 to 24 years of age, is significantly more likely than other generations to agree they would be willing to make small changes if they knew it would help future generations.

Producers are also willing to make changes, while balancing the economic considerations.

Specifically, 74% of producers surveyed said they need to better understand the financial benefits of implementing sustainability practices before adopting them or improving upon them. Similarly, 65% indicate they need research to help identify financially viable solutions to reduce the environmental footprint before adopting them.

The survey further found price, quality and freshness are the most important factors for consumers when purchasing beef.

Many consumers agree if these factors are equal, they are likely to purchase beef raised with a product to help reduce cattle’s impact on the environment.

To that end, consumers were shown “Product H,” which was positioned as a feed ingredient that reduces ammonia gas emissions in beef cattle. Based on the description alone, 8 in 10 consumers indicate they were neutral to somewhat likely to buy beef from cattle given this product. Additional information the consumer would want to know about the product included knowing the feed ingredient was safe for the animal and effective in delivering positive environmental benefits; and beef from the animal fed this product was safe, had no long-term health effects, and was priced at a comparable price point.

About 2 in 5 feedyards express strong interest in incorporating innovations to help reduce their feedyard’s environmental impact, with a statistically significant increase in interest among feedyards feeding a majority of company-owned cattle. In particular, feedyard operators indicate they would be most interested in an innovation that does not negatively impact cattle performance, while contributing to environmental sustainability.

“Our research indicates that both producers and consumers are willing to accept innovations that can help improve sustainability,” Cook said. “Our goal is to continue to walk alongside our customers and the beef industry to add value and offer innovative products and solutions to help build the next era of livestock sustainability.” CT Story courtesy of Elanco Animal Health.

Likelihood of sustainability requirements in the next 3 to 5 years Packers implement environmental sustainability requirements

Retailers/Restaurants require more information on how beef is raised in an environmentally responsible manner

Not at all likely

28%

15%

Not very likely

54%

50%

May/May not be likely

13%

33%

Very likely

Extremely likely

Source: Leave it Better TM Beef Sustainability Perspectives Report

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CONNECTIONS TSCRA Director Larry Horwood emphasizes the association’s welcoming environment.

By Laurie Martin

“M

y parents had a rule. It was kind of funny. You couldn’t go to the cattle raisers convention until you were married,” says Larry Horwood, a Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association director. “When I got married in 1983, that was the first convention that I got to come to with my wife.”

Today, Horwood and his brother, Lonnie, are owners of the company. But he says it is still very much a family business. His son, Lyle, runs the Henrietta ranch; while younger sons, Lane and Lathan, pitch in as needed.

Everyone can often be found helping at the “home place,” the base of the operation.

When Horwood’s parents joined the association in the early ‘70s, they started attending the conventions every year, while Horwood and his siblings stayed home to take care of things on the ranch.

“We’re hands on during all the workings,” he says.

“Dad and mom taught us to have a strong work ethic and a love for the land.”

Since they were married, Horwood and his wife, Linda, have missed only one convention for health reasons. Their sons — Lyle, Lane and Lathan — rarely miss one.

The family enjoys the community atmosphere at the annual Cattle Raisers Convention & Expo, catching up with old friends and meeting new ones. He also says it is a great place to learn about new issues, politics, cattle markets and technologies.

Horwood says he values how effective Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association is in sharing information with its members and the public, which can be a challenge. As a landowner, he believes he would have had a lot more struggles if it were not for the association.

A family operation based near Sterling City and spanning seven counties, Horwood Ranch Co. is a cow-calf operation raising Choice and Prime Certified Angus Beef.

Some of the Horwood family land can be traced back to his great-grandfather, W.L. Foster, who helped settle the Sterling City area in the late 1800s. In addition, Horwood says some of their commercial Angus cow herds also go back more than 130 years.

Throughout history, Longhorns, Herefords, black baldies and sheep have seen their days at Horwood Ranch Co., but the Angus have proven themselves steadfast for the ranch.

With deep family roots, Horwood says something many people don’t know about him is that he was adopted from a couple in Germany who wanted to give him a better life. They put him into the greatest hands possible — Elizabeth and Stan Horwood.

“I can’t say enough about how grateful I am for my upbringing, because where I have been placed is by the hand of God,” Horwood says. “Through the years, it has just been an unbelievable life.” CT

In 1984, Horwood’s parents decided to put all the land together under the name Horwood Ranch Co.

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Laurie Martin is a freelance writer and photographer from Brownfield.

September 2023

HEREFORD BULLS BUILT FOR THE RANGE

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CONTACT: Lee and Jacqui Haygood 923 Hillside Ave., Canadian, TX 79014 806-323-2906 • lee@indianmoundranch.com www.indianmoundranch.com

TSCRA Leadership

ARTHUR G. UHL 111

President 4040 Broadway St., Ste. 430 San Antonio, Texas 78209

PAST PRESIDENTS John M. “Jack” Shelton III Amarillo, 1984-1986 James L. Powell San Angelo, 1988-1990 Tom Beard Alpine, 1994-1995 C. Coney Burgess Amarillo, 1997-1999 J. Mark McLaughlin San Angelo, 1999-2001 John E. Dudley Comanche, 2001-2003 Bob McCan Victoria, 2003-2005 C.R. “Dick” Sherron Beaumont, 2005-2007 Jon Means Van Horn, 2007-2009 Dave Scott Richmond, 2009-2011 Joe J. Parker Byers, 2011-2013

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CARL RAY POLK JR.

STEPHEN DIEBEL

First Vice President P.O. Box 155108 Lufkin, Texas 75915

Second Vice President and Secretary/Treasurer 3907 Salem Rd. Victoria, Texas 77904

Pete Bonds Saginaw, 2013-2016

Emily Lochner Executive Director, Engagement & Education

Richard Thorpe lll Winters, 2016-2018 Robert E. McKnight Jr. Fort Davis, 2018-2020

Grace Dunham Executive Director, Events & Partnerships

G. Hughes Abell Austin, 2020-2022

Megan Wills Executive Director, Finance & Human Resources

HONORARY VICE PRESIDENTS

Michele Woodham Executive Director, Insurance Services

Jack Hunt San Juan Capistrano, California Richard Wortham Austin

EXECUTIVE STAFF HEADQUARTERS P.O. Box 101988 Fort Worth, Texas 76185 817-332-7064 • 800-242-7820 Jason Skaggs Executive Vice President/ Chief Executive Officer Jaclyn Roberts Parrish Executive Director, Communications & Marketing

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Scott Williamson Executive Director, Law Enforcement, Brand & Inspection Services Lisa Walker Executive Director, Membership & Operations

GOVERNMENT RELATIONS 919 Congress Ave., Suite 750 Austin, Texas 78701 Melissa Hamilton Executive Director, Government Relations

September 2023

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TSCRA Leadership

REGION 1

REGION 2

Joe M. “Jody” Bellah, Throckmorton

Kevin Busher, Winters

Blake Birdwell, Canyon

Charles M. “Charley” Christensen Jr., San Angelo

Gordon E. Sauer, Fredericksburg

C.A. “Chili” Cole IV, San Angelo

Danny B. Stewart, Sterling City

Alan F. Curry, San Angelo

Rick Tate, Marfa

James H. Dudley IV, Horseshoe Bay

Cliff Teinert, Albany

Amanda Dyer, Fort Davis

Dennis W. Webb, Barnhart

Johnny Ferguson, Big Lake

W. C. “Billy” Williams, Mertzon

DIRECTORS

E. S. F. “Swasey” Brainard II, Pampa J. K. “Rooter” Brite Jr., Bowie Donnell Brown, Throckmorton Campbell Burgess, Amarillo Deborah Clark, Henrietta Lynn Cowden, Skellytown J. B. Daniel, Crowell James Henderson, Memphis Clayton Henry, Wichita Falls

DIRECTORS

D.A. “Day” Harral, Fort Stockton Ron Helm, Van Horn Heath Hemphill, Coleman

Len P. Mertz, San Angelo Tom Perini, Buffalo Gap Bill Phinizy, Gail Frank Price, Sterling City

REGION 3 DIRECTORS

Brooks Hodges, Guthrie

Shelby W. Horn, Fredericksburg

Ford Drummond, Pawhuska, Oklahoma

Joe Leathers, Guthrie

Larry R. Horwood, Sterling City Grant Jones, Rochelle

HONORARY DIRECTORS

Frank McLelland, Tahoka Jeff Mitchell, Amarillo

Mark W. Jones, Brady

Gage Moorhouse, Benjamin

W. Clay Jones, Brady

Diaz W. Murray, Wichita Falls

Ty Keeling, Boerne

J. Malcolm Shelton IV, Amarillo

Lorenzo Lasater, San Angelo

Dale A. Smith, Amarillo

Brian T. McLaughlin, Midland

Jim Thompson, Breckenridge

David L. Neal, San Angelo

Tom Watson, Muleshoe

Gerald Nobles Jr., Brady

Wesley Welch, Lubbock

James Oliver, Ozona

HONORARY DIRECTORS

Wade Perks, San Angelo

William L. “Buck” Arrington, Pampa Van Baize, Nocona Emry Birdwell Jr., Henrietta

Jessica Tate, Marfa James Uhl, Fort McKavett

Les Nunn, Pauls Valley, Oklahoma

REGION 4 DIRECTORS

Edward Bordovsky Jr., Riviera Austin Brown III, Beeville W. Christopher Bush, Refugio James Clement lll, Kingsville David S. Crow, Corpus Christi Dustin Dean, Floresville David DeLaney, Kingsville

Cody Webb, Barnhart

Robert “Bobby” Dobson, Birmingham, Alabama

Ken Welch, Baird

James L. “Jamie” Donnell Jr., Fowlerton

Ray W. Willoughby III, Eldorado

J. David Eppright, Cost

J. D. Cage, Muleshoe

HONORARY DIRECTORS

Benjamin Eshleman III, Corpus Christi

Mike Gibson, Paducah

C. A. “Chip” Cole III, San Angelo

Joseph B.C. Fitzsimons, Carrizo Springs

Ronald J. “Ron” Gill, Chico

William C. “Billito” Donnell Jr., Alpine

Cody Fry, Lueders

Mary Lou Bradley-Henderson, Childress R. A. “Rob” Brown Jr., Throckmorton

Robert B. Mansfield, Amarillo

Richard Gates, Marfa

Jim L. Gates, Pearsall

Tom Moorhouse, Benjamin

W. H. “Billy” Green III, Albany

Milton S. Greeson Jr., Victoria

Boots O’Neal, Guthrie

Rafe Hargrove, Rotan

Bret Griffith, Del Rio

James Palmer, Roaring Springs

Dr. Joe Pat Hemphill, Coleman

Heath Grigg, Kingsville

Wilson Scaling, Henrietta

Ken Jordan, San Saba

Marty R. Harris, Tilden

Chris Scharbauer, Amarillo

Don Keeling, Fredericksburg

Leslie Kinsel, Cotulla

John Welch, Wolfforth

Chris Lacy, Fort Davis

Claude Koontz, San Antonio

A. B. “Buck” Wharton III, Vernon

Laurence M. Lasater, San Angelo

Steven J. Mafrige, Tilden

Tom Woodward, Decatur

Ben Love, Marathon

Beth Knolle Naiser, Sandia

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REGION 6

Federico Nieto, Raymondville

Dr. Lewis (Bud) Dinges, Richmond

T. Michael O’Connor, Victoria

Gardner H. Dudley, Houston

Jason Peeler, Floresville

Jay C. Evans, Dripping Springs

J.R. Ramirez, La Pryor

Lloyd French IV, Houston

Gilly Riojas, Corpus Christi

Dan Gattis, Georgetown

M. Stuart Sasser, Corpus Christi Lew Thompson, Pearsall

Kelley Sullivan Georgiades, College Station

Gene S. “Primo” Walker Jr., Mirando City

George Harrison, Bay City

C. Clark Welder, Beeville

Tom J. Haynie, Navasota

John Zacek, Victoria

Robert Hodgen, Houston

HONORARY DIRECTORS

Colt Hoffman, Marlin

Steve G. Beever, Pearsall

Clay Kenley, Crockett

Richard H. Bennett, San Antonio

Gary Price, Blooming Grove

Chip Briscoe, Carrizo Springs

Clive Runnells III, Austin

Martin W. Clement II, Kingsville

John Sumner Runnells III, Bay City

John Z. Kimberlin Jr., Dallas

Thurman S. Clements Jr., Victoria

Tony Spears, Rosanky

Ken Leiber, Fort Worth

Nixon Dillard, Pleasanton

John “Rocky” Sullivan, Galveston

Stefan Marchman, Fort Worth

Trainor Evans, Mercedes

Bill White, Stowell

William H. McCall, Fort Worth

Thomas J. “Tommy” Haegelin, Concan

Claudia Scott Wright, Richmond

Dan Nance, Haslet

HONORARY DIRECTORS

Susan Roach, Fort Worth

Dr. Philip C. Hardee, Beatrice, Alabama Allen C. “Dick” Jones IV, Corpus Christi David W. Killam, Laredo Dan W. Kinsel III, Cotulla Steve C. Lewis, San Antonio Jim McAdams, Seguin James A. McAllen, Linn Tim Pennell, Westhoff

Leroy Ezer, Anahuac Frank Green, Liberty Coleman H. Locke, Hungerford Katharine Armstrong Love, Austin Richard M. Lucas Jr., Houston William “Alan” McNeill, Beaumont

Jim Peters, Quemado

Evalyn Moore, Richmond

Scott Petty Jr., San Antonio

Raymond E. Moore IV, Richmond

Tom Risinger, Weslaco

Rick Peebles, Baytown

Frates Seeligson Jr., San Antonio

Gordon Richardson, Caldwell

Richard Traylor, Batesville

Charles R. “Butch” Robinson, Navasota

Roger F. Welder, Victoria David W. Winters, Del Rio

Nolan Ryan, Round Rock Ed Small, Austin

DIRECTORS

April Bonds, Saginaw Missy Bonds, Saginaw John L. Cantrell, Cresson Ian Chapman, Madill, Oklahoma Hunter Crow, Dallas James T. Dangelmayr, Muenster Seth Denbow, Weatherford Crawford Edwards, Fort Worth John Greer, Henrietta Jason Harlow, Dallas Pete Hudgins, Sherman Tom Johnson, Wortham

Stephen S. “Steve” Sikes, Fort Worth Bragg Smith III, Dallas Curtis Younts Jr., Belton

HONORARY DIRECTORS Bradford S. “Brad” Barnes, Fort Worth George Beggs IV, Fort Worth John W. Carpenter III, Dallas Barrett D. Clark, Breckenridge Markham B. Dossett, Waco Bob Drake, Davis, Oklahoma James H. “Jim” Dudley, Comanche James E. “Jim” Link, Crowley Jon David Mayfield, Dublin C. H. “Terry” McCall, Comanche

REGION 5

Guy F. Stovall Jr., El Campo

DIRECTORS

Gerald Sullivan, Galveston

Bill Cawley, Crockett

John L. Sullivan, Galveston

Mary Joe Reynolds-Montgomery, Fort Worth

Wayne Cockrell, College Station

Robert J. Underbrink, Houston

Tom L. Roach III, Bozeman, Montana

Herff Cornelius Jr., Wadsworth

Beau Brite White, Rosanky

Stephen T. “Steve” Swenson, Dallas

Carlos Detering III, Houston

Dr. M. R. “Mike” Wirtz, Brenham

Bart Wulff, Dallas

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Bob Moorhouse, Weatherford Russell “Rusty” Noble, Ardmore, Oklahoma

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PUTTING

OUT FIRES TSCRA Market Inspector Alan Pruitt looks out for fellow cattle producers, landowners.

By Micah McAtee

F

or Alan Pruitt, his transition from local cattle buyer to market inspector was a natural one. About nine years ago, he assumed his role as Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association market inspector in East Texas.

It was a day just like any other. Pruitt was attending his local cattle auction hoping to bid on the most efficient and profitable lot, when he ran into an old friend — Larry Hand, a Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association special ranger.

“Larry and I worked together for 10 to 12 years on the disaster committee through the Department of Public Safety,” Pruitt says.

Their past work experience and friendship set the precedent for a job offer to Pruitt when the market inspector position became available. Hand was no stranger to Pruitt’s work ethic, commitment to detail and passion for the cattle industry.

Today, he can be found checking cattle nearly five days a week in livestock auction markets in Gregg, Hopkins, Titus, Van Zandt and Wood counties.

Pruitt’s tasks include overseeing cattle as they arrive and leave the market, inspecting brands, and completing necessary paperwork in accordance with state law. This work helps to stop cattle theft alongside the association’s special rangers who rely on market inspections to investigate certain criminal cases.

Prior to his career with Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association, Pruitt was the regional fire coordinator for the Texas A&M Forest Service for more than two decades.

He was responsible for responding to wildfires, along with having regular outreach to both the community and local government. Training and equipping surrounding fire departments with the proper tools and knowledge were also among his duties.

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Inspired by his father and grandfather, who were Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association members, Pruitt says his beef industry roots run deep and raising cattle was an integral part of his upbringing.

When he is not monitoring cattle at the auction market, checking brands or filling out stacks of paperwork, he can be found back on his own operation in Upshur County, where he and his wife, Deana, have their own herd of beef cattle.

While Pruitt may no longer be fighting fires across the Texas Plains, he continues to put out fires for the region’s cattle raisers and auction markets. CT Micah McAtee is a senior at Oklahoma State University and was a summer intern for Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association.

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TSCRA Special Rangers

REGIONS & DISTRICTS

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TSCRA Special Rangers

Scott Williamson

Executive Director, Law Enforcement, Brand and Inspection Services

District 7 Region 1 supervisor Jay Foster P.O. Box 415 Childress, TX 79201 940-475-0295

District 13 Larry Hand

District 1 Chris Ward

P.O. Box 88 Clarendon, TX 79226 806-205-0119

District 8 John Vance

P.O. Box 284 Decatur, TX 76234 903-438-6251

District 14 Darrel Bobbitt

District 2 Ben Eggleston

District 3 Cody Hyde

P.O. Box 206 Higgins, TX 79046 806-852-4741

P.O. Box 174 Roland, OK 74954 918-315-2925

District 9 Zach Havens

District 10 Robert Pemberton

5808 CR 247 Hico, TX 76457 254-396-1747

District 4 Region 3 supervisor Bart Perrier P.O. Box 74 Barnsdall, OK 74002 918-440-8360

District 11 Brad Oliver

P.O. Box 341 Campbell, TX 75422 903-450-3900

350 N. Main Street Ravenna, TX 75476 903-328-8023

District 17 Mike Beggs

P.O. Box 1482 Chandler, TX 75758 903-592-5252

P.O. Box 125 Kennard, TX 75847 936-222-2144

District 15 Marvin Wills

117 Oak Ridge Gatesville, TX 76528 254-223-2330

District 16 Joe B. Roberts Abilene, TX 79605 325-669-1427

P.O. Box 52612 Midland, TX 79706 432-788-1884

District 19 Region 2 supervisor H.D. Brittain

District 20 Kenny Murchison

District 21 Steven Jeter Region 5 supervisor

District 22 Brent Mast

District 23 Mike Boone

District 6 Garry Brewer

P.O. Box 53931 Lubbock, TX 79453 806-778-9153

District 12 Region 6 supervisor Bo Fox

P.O. Box 521 Sulphur Springs, TX 75482 903-348-9638

District 18 Clay McKinney P.O. Box 1622 Pecos, TX 79772 432-448-9367

VACANT P.O. Box 65 Christoval, TX 76935 325-340-2268

P.O. Box 66 Giddings, TX 78942 512-705-3226

5600 FM 2346 Madisonville, TX 77864 936-355-2758

P.O. Box 301 Richards, TX 77873 936-714-6619

4690 Cherry Hill Road Kountze, TX 77625 409-658-5725

District 24

Contact Steven Jeter 936-355-2758

VACANT District 25 Robert Fields P.O. Box 734 Cuero, TX 77954 361-207-5207

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District 26 Todd Jennings

1601 East Main Fredericksburg, TX 78624 830-997-7585

District 27 Matt Sigur

P.O. Box 913 San Diego, TX 78384 361-726-2354

District 28

Contact Joe Aguilar Jr. 956-513-0297

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District 29 Region 4 supervisor Joe Aguilar Jr. P.O. Box 341 Mission, TX 78573 956-513-0297

District 30 Steve Martin

P.O. Box 417 Beeville, TX 78104 361-542-0496

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New Members 4Gee Farm Cushing

Brendeh Been Brookesmith

Clinton Butcher Amarillo

4H Cattle Glenn Heights

Adelina Bell Alice

BW5 Cattle Co. Lindale

4K Farms Pleasanton

Emma Bell Eustace

Bailey Cannon Lott

4S Farms Tyler

Bell Ranch San Antonio

Ty Caplinger Stephenville

Travis Abernathy Tyler

Ally Benner Roscoe

Carilyn Cardenas Eagle Pass

Ayla Abshier Groveton

Abigail Bible Santa Anna

Elizabeth Cardenas Grand Prairie

Adam Adams Mckinney

Black Oak Ranch Roland, Oklahoma

Briana Carozo Kerens

Roger Albert San Angelo

Hattie Bland Sulphur Springs

Caydie Castro Brackettvile

Tucker Allen Sabinal

Blue Eyes LTD Beaumont

Stephen Clontz Kosse

Stetson Allison San Saba

Boisvert Ranch Waco

Jose Coronado Telford, Pennsylvania

Evangeline Arabie Buffalo

Hannah Bosley Teague

Edgar Cortez Laredo

Carla Aragaz Sweetwater

Ethan Bottorff Sanger

Cows & Calves Estes Mason

Emily Archuleta Seminole

Rhett Boyd Oakwood

CT Land Investments Austin

Richard Arnett Kerens

Brad Harrison Farms Lipan

Rachel Davidson Sulphur Springs

Zane Aschenbeck Brenham

Doran Bridgforth Ganado

Mia Davis Crockett

Kaci Atchison Harker Heights

Douglas Brinkman Lyons

Jose Delgadillo Brownsville

Jordan Avery College Station

Britain Ranch Fort Worth

Diamond BL Cattle Huntsville

Ireland Bailey Stephenville

Kathryn Britt Cleburne

Presely Dorries Bandera

James C. Bailey Navasota

Abigail Broughton Yoakum

Braxton Dossey Gatesville

Barrel Ranch Mesquite

Brody Broughton Yoakum

Double R Highland Ranch Palo Pinto

Base Camp Farm & Ranch Rusk

Bruce Cattle Marshall

Double Rocker Ranches Comanche

Jesse Bearden Sulphur Springs

Raeanna Burns Teague

Double S Ranch Denton

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62nd ANNUAL

BULL SALE

Thurs., OCTOBER 5, 2023 • Comanche, TX

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Makenzy Driver Winnsboro

Gilleland Ranch Van

Kathryn Hudman Mineola

Walker Dublin Jacksonville

Tabytha Gipson Trinity

J4 Farms McCoy

Madeleine Ducharme Brackettvile

Victor Gonzalez Kountze

Jack Goodall Ranch Granbury

Owen Duke Ballinger

Barrett Goodson Moody

James C. Keliehor Investments LLC Cleveland

Duncan Duncan Fort Worth

Drew & Cindy Goslin Pinon, New Mexico

David James Sulphur Springs

Abbie Earp Hillsboro

Darlen Graham Thorndale

JD5 Cattle Cache, Oklahoma

Edwards Cattle Lampasas

Robert D. Gray Throckmorton

Jeff Jordan Ranch Co. Wichita Falls

Kelly Escobar Marlin

Jonashia Gurress Houston

Jefferds Cattle Co. Lillington, North Carolina

Curtis Evans Fort Davis

Kash Hall Graford

Jenkins Farm Big Spring

Caitlyn Farr Abilene

Samuel Hardwick Aledo

Jennings Ranch Danbury

Cashlin Farr Abilene

Kinsey Hargrove Lott

Jennifer Jenschke Fredericksburg

Presley Fitzpatrick Santa Anna

Cheryl Harris Hamilton

Jackson Jerez Milland

Chloe Fowler Combine

Trent Helms Ballinger

Cody Jones Kaufman

James Friesen Childress

Kaitlyn Hendricks Mercedes

Barry Josserand Canyon

Friesenhahn Farms St. Hedwig

Alberto Hernandez Anthony, New Mexico

James King Wharton

Paige Fritsch Burton

Jonathan Hernandez Raymondville

Quentis King Paris

Luis Garcia El Paso

Jacob Hetzel Burton

Kevin Knapick Bulverde

Makenna Garrison Smithville

Molly Hirsch Buffalo

Hallie Kunz Bandera

Miguel Garza Grand Prairie

Amy Hogg-Jung Winona

Kyzia Cattle Co. LLC De Kalb

Rolando Garza Brownville

Fred Hollowell Farmersville

Laynee Ladewig Smithville

Faith Geistweidt Sanger

Sheldin Holmes Ballinger

Lake Davis Ranch LLC Dallas

Brooklyn Gilleland Van

Hopson Cattle Nacogdoches

Lazy JS Ranch Weatherford

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SAVE THE DATE JOIN YOUR FELLOW CATTLE RAISERS

YOUNG CATTLE RAISERS SKEET SHOOT & DINNER SEPT. 25 | COLLEGE STATION The 2023 Young Cattle Raisers Skeet Shoot & Dinner brings together the next generation of ranchers, landowners, wildlife managers and others who are interested in the future of the great Southwest.

Young producers aged 25-40 can connect with like-minded individuals to network, learn more about Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association and enjoy an afternoon of skeet shooting.

2023 POLICY CONFERENCE SEPT. 25 - 27 | COLLEGE STATION Attend the 2023 Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Assocation Policy Conference to learn the latest updates across emerging issues and develop policies to drive the association’s efforts for years to come.

2023 RANCH GATHERINGS Member or not, join TSCRA at one of many local events to connect and learn about the latest in the cattle industry over a great beef meal with fellow ranchers, landowners and those who live for this land.

September 6 – Stephenville

October 10 – Throckmorton

November 9 – Fredericksburg

September 13 – Waco

October 16 – San Angelo

November 16 – Brenham

September 28 – Amarillo

October 25 – Mt. Pleasant

November 28 – San Antonio

October 3 – Houston

October 27 – Victoria

December 6 – Edinburg

To register or learn more about these opportunities, visit TSCRA.org.

New Members Lazy R Ranch Kerrville

Mister Tester 63 Corpus Christi

Wes & Brandi Osborne North Zulch

Todd Leatherwood Hurst

Mizell Cattle Co. Buffalo

Osburn Ranch Deer Park

Dominic LeJeune Bryan

MJ Land & Cattle Co. Cleveland

Ayriel Parker Crockett

Lonely Bull Ranch/Colten Family Paradise

Zach Monenseh White Wright

J.W. Parsons Weatherford

Axle Long Sulphur Springs

Audrey Monk White Wright

Pavelka Livestock Waco

Diego Lopez Atascosa

Lexi Moore Colorado City

Makayla Pavelka Waco

Katia Lopez Atascosa

M. Moore Lovelady

H. Payne Merkel

Joey Lovell Murphy

Kayleigh Moss Trinity

Jose Pedroza Grand Prairie

Lucky S Ranch Richland Hills

MP Cattle Thorndale

Peoples Bank & Trust Co. Edmond, Oklahoma

M&F Ranch Meadowlakes

MTU Corpus Christi

Percy Franklin Ranch Horseshoe Bay

Mader Farm Stephenville

Brian Muise Dell City

Perez Ranch South Houston

Garrett Mader Stephenville

Staudt Muller Weatherford

Perkins Cattle Co. Irene

Tony Manske Stamford

Emily Munson Angleton

Katie Perkins Irene

Grant Marshall Skiatook, Oklahoma

Kaitlyn Myers Sulphur Springs

Peters Cattle Co. San Antonio

Barrett Martin Aledo

Nance Ranch Jacksboro

Jaci Peterson Joshua

Cade Martin Turkey

Nash Cattle Co. LLC Coushatta, Louisiana

Ronnie Pezeshk M.D. Dallas

John-Michael Martinez Mission

John Nevfeld Farwell

Wesley & Tonia Pfeil Floresville

Ashlynn Martinolich Italy

Niemann Farms Muldrow, Oklahoma

Jim Pipes Dallas

Gunnar McCraw Aledo

Nolasco Family Uvalde

Colby Plaia Beaumont

Shayne McKandles Stanton

Zoee Nolen Seminole

James Price Navasota

Memory Smith/Middlebrooks Joneboro

Oak Forest Ranch Cost

Gage Punne Telephone

Ty Meyer Wharton

Adrian Orona Dallas

Landon Rachal Hallsville

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New Members Rafter N Ranch Perkins, Oklahoma

Matthew Sanchez Edinburg

Texas Double O Ranch Dallas

Henry & Betty Ramirez Munday

Sandy Fork Farms West

Texas Ranch Sales LLC Magnolia

Rhett Rangel Robert Lee

SBW Cattle Co. Seagraves

Austin Thomas Merkel

Reed Farms Munday

Tucker Schlueter Quitaque

Rhett Turner White Wright

Reese Ranches Encinal

Ashley Schmitt Seminole

Twelve Twenty Cattle Cooper

Eric Regaldo Beeville

Glen R. Schrader Bellville

Garrett Van Dyk Aledo

Luke Reimer Burton

Michael Scott Stephenville

Emilio Vasquez Bellevue

Michael Reitan Laneville

Brittan Self Sulphur Springs

Alexys Vineyard Kerens

Loretta Rentschler Merkel

Michael Shipskey Joshua

Sheridan Walker Cleburne

Ridgely Land & Ranch LLC Angleton

Bryson Sigler Italy

Gregory Washington Bedias

Jeffery Ripley Blum

Delaney Simpson Centerville

Weber Cattle Red Rock

Keith Rippstein Karnes City

Bryson Smith Crockett

Gary Wegner Kenedy

Levi Risher Willis

Star D Ranch Bridge City

Paula White Lubbock

Rome Rivera Anderson

Stennett Cattle Co. Graham

Ashlynn Wilhelm Rosanky

Taylor Roberts Yorktown

Stephen’s Farm Ardmore, Oklahoma

Brooke Wilhelm Rosanky

Jon-Robert Rucker Ganado

Stinnett Farms Midlothian

Makenzi Willard Fairfield

Running N Castroville

Chris Stone Littlefield

Andrew Wind Wharton

Rusty Roach Banquete

Tamega Vineyard Burnet

Wyatt Cattle Co. Olney

Julio Salinas Mercedes

TeCaro Ranch Keller

Wyrick Farms Big Spring

Salinas Smalls Hernando, Florida

Maddox Tedford Willow Park

Zapalac Cattle Ledbetter

Salt Cedar Ranch Vernon

Liam Terrill San Angelo

Samantha Ziegler Beeville

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Auction Markets & Market Inspectors ANDERSON Elkhart Horse Auction

Caldwell Livestock Comm.

Where: Elkhart Phone: 903-764-1495 Sale Day: Saturday Contact: Tiffany Patterson, 903-388-7288

Where: Caldwell Phone: 979-567-4119 Sale Day: Wednesday Contact: Mark Nygard, 512-281-6330

ATASCOSA

CALDWELL

Atascosa Livestock Exchange

Lockhart Auction

Where: Pleasanton Phone: 830-281-2516 Sale Day: Tuesday Contact: Marvin Bendele, 210-213-5890

Where: Lockhart Phone: 512-398-3476 Sale Day: Thursday Contact: Nina Nygard, 512-281-6753

AUSTIN

CAMP

Four County Auction

Bruce Overstreet Livestock

Where: Industry Phone: 979-357-2545 Sale Day: Tuesday Contact: Lisa Sebastian, 979-270-3041

Where: Pittsburg Phone: 903-856-3440 Sale Day: Monday Contact: Michelle Willeford, 903-767-0670

BAILEY

CHEROKEE

Muleshoe Livestock Auction

Tri County Livestock Market

Where: Muleshoe Phone: 806-272-4201 Sale Day: Friday Contact: Leo Aviles, 956-437-3899

Where: New Summerfield Phone: 903-726-3291 Sale Day: Saturday Contact: Brad Dominy, 903-394-4046

BEE

COLEMAN

Beeville Livestock Comm.

Where: Beeville Phone: 361-358-1727 Sale Day: Friday Contact: Robert Bridge, 361-542-6693

BOSQUE Meridian L/S Comm. Co. Where: Meridian Phone: 254-435-2988 Sale Day: Monday Contact: Larry Brown, 254-265-1920

Clifton Livestock Comm. Co. Where: Clifton Phone: 254-675-7717 Sale Day: Wednesday Contact: Larry Brown, 254-265-1920

BOWIE J & J Livestock Auction Where: Texarkana Phone: 903-832-3576 Sale Day: Saturday Contact: Cheri Beal, 903-280-4554

Coleman Livestock Auction Where: Coleman Phone: 325-625-4191 Sale Day: Wednesday Contact: Dave Williams, 325-669-2030

COLORADO

Where: Columbus Phone: 979-732-2622 Sale Day: Wednesday Contact: Lisa Sebastian, 979-270-1228

COMANCHE

Comanche Livestock Exchange Where: Comanche Phone: 325-356-5231 Sale Day: Saturday Contact: Michael Davis, 254-879-3121

COOKE

Cattleman’s Livestock Comm.

Where: Dalhart Phone: 806-249-5505 Sale Day: Thursday Contact: Clifton Miller, 806-570-7439

DEAF SMITH Hereford Livestock Auction Where: Hereford Phone: 806-240-3082 Sale Day: Tuesday Contact: Joe Bob Via, 806-452-9280

DEWITT Cuero Livestock Comm.

Where: Cuero Phone: 361-275-2329 Sale Day: Friday Contact: Kaylee Malatek, 979-942-0323

EASTLAND Texas Cattle Exchange Where: Eastland Phone: 254-629-2288 Sale Day: Tuesday Contact: Ronnie Ober, 817-371-7071

ERATH Dublin Livestock Auction Where: Dublin Phone: 254-445-1734 Sale Day: Friday Contact: Ronnie Ober, 817-371-7071

Erath County Dairy Sale Where: Dublin Phone: 254-968-7253 Sale Day: Friday Contact: Bob McBryde, 940-859-6217

Stephenville Cattle Co. Where: Stephenville Phone: 254-968-4844 Sale Day: Wednesday Contact: Bob McBryde, 940-859-6217

The New Gainesville Livestock Auction

FAYETTE

Where: Gainesville Phone: 940-665-4367 Sale Day: Friday Contact: Robin Gibbs, 903-227-0791

Flatonia Livestock Comm.

CORYELL

Where: Bryan Phone: 979-778-0904 Sale Day: Tuesday Contact: Nina Nygard, 512-281-6753

Where: Gatesville Phone: 254-865-9121 Sale Day: Saturday Contact: Ray Davis, 254-718-5512

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DALLAM

Cattleman’s Columbus Livestock Auction

BRAZOS

Brazos Valley Livestock Comm.

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Coryell County Comm.

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Where: Flatonia Phone: 361-865-3538 Sale Day: Monday Contact: Danielle Robbins, 512-944-0383

Schulenburg Livestock Auction Where: Schulenburg Phone: 979-743-6566 Sale Day: Saturday Contact: Vance Weltner, 210-473-9099

September 2023

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Auction Markets & Market Inspectors FLOYD Floydada Livestock Sales

HAMILTON

Hamilton Livestock Comm.

Where: Floydada Phone: 806-983-2153 Sale Day: Wednesday Contact: JE Stone, 806-777-4396

Where: Hamilton Phone: 254-386-3185 Sale Day: Tuesday Contact: Bob McBryde, 940-859-6217

FRIO

HARDIN

Pearsall Livestock Auction Where: Pearsall Phone: 830-334-3653 Sale Day: Wednesday Contact: Clarence Stevens, 210-415-0441

GILLESPIE Gillespie Livestock Co. Where: Fredericksburg Phone: 830-997-4394 Sale Day: Wednesday Contact: Jeff Burkes, 575-602-2280

GONZALES Gonzales Livestock Market Where: Gonzales Phone: 830-672-2845 Sale Day: Saturday Contact: Derek Bettis, 979-743-9699

Nixon Livestock Comm.

Where: Nixon Phone: 830-582-1561 Sale Day: Monday Contact: Cade Burks, 830-391-4501

GREGG Longview Livestock Where: Longview Phone: 903-235-6385 Sale Day: Thursday Contact: Paul Pruitt, 903-725-6200

GRIMES

Gore Family Auction Center Where: Silsbee Phone: 409-782-0612 Sale Day: Saturday Contact: Christy McCoy, 409-782-0612

HENDERSON

Athens Comm. Co. Where: Athens Phone: 903-675-3333 Sale Day: Friday Contact: Brandy Baughman, 903-440-4382

HIDALGO

Edinburg Livestock Auction Where: Edinburg Phone: 956-383-5671 Sale Day: Saturday Contact: Coney Alvarez Jr., 956-437-3899

HILL

Hubbard Livestock Market Where: Hubbard Phone: 254-576-2584 Sale Day: Monday Contact: Bob McBryde, 940-859-6217

HOPKINS

Sulphur Springs Livestock Comm.

Where: Sulphur Springs Phone: 903-885-2455 Sale Day: Monday Contact: Paul Pruitt, 903-725-6200

HOUSTON

East Texas Livestock Auction

JASPER Kirbyville Auction Barn Where: Kirbyville Phone: 409-423-2612 Sale Day: Saturday Contact: Casey Jones, 409-423-0685

JIM WELLS Gulf Coast Livestock Market Where: Alice Phone: 361-664-4395 Sale Day: Tuesday Contact: Ramiro Garcia, 361-460-0008

JOHNSON Johnson County Cattle Auction Where: Cleburne Phone: 817-556-9090 Sale Day: Saturday Contact: Lee Snyder, 254-707-1682

KARNES Karnes City Auction Where: Karnes City Phone: 830-780-3382 Sale Day: Saturday Contact: Landyn Maguglin, 361-492-9484

Karnes County Livestock Exchange Where: Kenedy Phone: 830-583-2574 Sale Day: Thursday Contact: Kaylee Malatek, 979-942-0323

LAMAR Cattlemen’s Livestock Comm.

Where: Paris Phone: 903-784-2238 Sale Day: Saturday Contact: Lana Caldwell, 903-908-0530

Paris Livestock Auction

Where: Crockett Phone: 936-544-2246 Sale Day: Tuesday Contact: Cheyenne London, 936-222-3689

Where: Paris Phone: 903-739-2575 Sale Day: Wednesday Contact: Robin Gibbs, 903-227-0791

HOWARD

LAMPASAS

Where: Big Spring Phone: 432-267-5881 Sale Day: Wednesday Contact: Bruce Brandenberger, 254-977-5763

Where: Lampasas Phone: 512-556-3611 Sale Day: Wednesday Contact: Ray Davis, 254-718-5512

GUADALUPE

JACKSON

LAVACA

Edna Livestock Auction

Hallettsville Livestock Comm.

Where: Seguin Phone: 830-379-9955 Sale Day: Wednesday Contact: Cade Burks, 830-391-4501

Where: Edna Phone: 361-782-7666 Sale Day: Monday Contact: Galynn Mazoch, 979-578-1823

Where: Hallettsville Phone: 361-798-4336 Sale Day: Tuesday Contact: Kaylee Malatek, 979-942-0323

Mid-Tex Livestock Auction Where: Anderson Phone: 936-825-3970 Sale Day: Thursday Contact: Danielle Robbins, 512-944-0383

Navasota Livestock Auction Where: Navasota Phone: 936-825-6545 Sale Day: Saturday Contact: Rick Faught, 936-442-1039

Seguin Cattle Co.

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Big Spring Livestock Auction

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Auction Markets & Market Inspectors LEE

MEDINA

RUSK

Where: Giddings Phone: 979-542-2274 Sale Day: Monday Contact: Nina Nygard, 512-281-6753

Where: Hondo Phone: 830-741-8061, Sale Day: Monday Contact: Clarence Stevens, 210-415-0441

Where: Henderson Phone: 903-657-2690 Sale Day: Monday Contact: Samuel Steadman, 318-617-1141

Lexington Livestock Comm.

MILAM

SAN SABA

Where: Cameron Phone: 254-697-6697 Sale Day: Friday Contact: Rick Faught, 936-442-1039

Where: San Saba Phone: ­325-372-5159 Sale Day: Thursday Contact: David Munden, 325-456-7253

NACOGDOCHES

SHELBY

Where: Nacogdoches Phone: 936-564-8661 Sale Day: Thursday Contact: Michael Witcher, 936-556-0992

Where: Center Phone: 936-598-4395 Sale Day: Wednesday Contact: Michael Witcher, 936-556-0992

NAVARRO

STARR

Where: Corsicana Phone: 903-872-1631 Sale Day: Tuesday Contact: Tyler Rader, 713-907-2725

Where: Rio Grande City Phone: 956-437-1988 Sale Day: Friday Contact: Coney Alvarez Jr., 956-437-3899

PANOLA

SWISHER

Where: Carthage Phone: 903-693-6361 Sale Day: Tuesday Contact: Lori Blankenship, 936-234-3441

Where: Tulia Phone: 806-995-4184 Sale Day: Thursday Contact: Michael Vessels, 806-517-3188

POLK

TAYLOR

Where: Livingston Phone: 936-327-4917 Sale Day: Saturday Contact: Harvey Williamson, 963-334-5325

Where: Abilene Phone: 325-673-7865 Sale Day: Tuesday Contact: Dave Williams, 325-669-2030

POTTER

TITUS

Where: Amarillo Phone: 806-677-0777 Sale Day: Tuesday Contact: Michael Vessels, 806-517-3188

Where: Mt. Pleasant Phone: 903-575-9099 Sale Day: Tuesday Contact: Paul Pruitt, 903-725-6200

RAINS

TOM GREEN

Where: Emory Phone: 903-473-2512 Sale Days: Tuesday & Saturday Contact: Brandy Baughman, 903-440-4382

Where: San Angelo Phone: 325-653-3371 Sale Day: Thursday Contact: Bruce Halfmann, 325-315-5972

Giddings Livestock Comm.

Where: Lexington Phone: 979-773-2922 Sale Day: Saturday Contact: Nina Nygard, 512-281-6753

LEON Buffalo Livestock Comm.

Where: Buffalo Phone: 903-322-4940 Sale Day: Saturday Contact: Tyler Rader, 713-907-2725

LIBERTY Raywood Livestock Market Where: Raywood Phone: 936-587-4941 Sale Day: Monday Contact: Harvey Williamson, 963-334-5325

LIMESTONE Groesbeck Auction & Livestock Where: Groesbeck Phone: 254-729-3277 Sale Day: Thursday Contact: Tyler Rader, 713-907-2725

LIVE OAK Live Oak Livestock Auction Where: Three Rivers Phone: 361-786-2553 Sale Day: Monday Contact: Marvin Bendele, 210-213-5890

MASON Jordan Cattle Auction Where: Mason Phone: 325-347-6361 Sale Day: Monday Contact: Warren Ottmers, 830-669-2262

MCLENNAN Waco Stockyards Where: Waco Phone: 254-753-3191 Sale Day: Tuesday Contact: Larry Brown, 254-265-1920

West Auction Where: West Phone: 254-826-3725 Sale Day: Thursday Contact: Ray Davis, 254-718-5512

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Hunt Livestock Exchange

Union Comm.

Milam County Livestock Auction

Nacogdoches Livestock Exchange

Corsicana Livestock Market

Panola Livestock

Livingston Livestock Exchange

Lonestar Stockyards

Emory Livestock Auction

Jordan Cattle Auction

Center Auction Co.

Triple G Livestock Auction LLC

Tulia Livestock Auction

Abilene Auction

Stone Livestock Comm.

Producers Livestock Auction

ROBERTSON

UVALDE

Where: Calvert Phone: 979-364-2829 Sale Day: Friday Contact: Ray Davis, 254-718-5512

Where: Uvalde Phone: 830-278-5621 Sale Day: Thursday Contact: Clarence Stevens, 210-415-0441

Calvert Livestock Co.

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Auction Markets & Market Inspectors VAN ZANDT Mort Livestock Exchange Where: Canton Phone: 903-287-6386 Sale Day: Special Sales Only

Wharton Livestock Auction Where: Wharton Phone: 979-532-3660 Sale Day: Wednesday Contact: Galynn Mazoch, 979-578-1823

Contact: Paul Pruitt, 903-725-6200

WASHINGTON Brenham Livestock Auction Where: Brenham Phone: 979-836-3621 Sale Day: Friday

WICHITA Wichita Livestock Sales Where: Wichita Falls Phone: 940-541-2222 Sale Day: Wednesday Contact: R.C. Langford, 832-330-7279

Contact: Lisa Sebastian, 979-270-3041

WHARTON El Campo Livestock Co. Where: El Campo Phone: 979-543-2703 Sale Day: Tuesday

WILBARGER Vernon Livestock Market LLC Where: Vernon Phone: 940-552-6000 Sale Day: Tuesday Contact: Hannah Ford, 903-706-8262

WISE Decatur Livestock Market Where: Decatur Phone: 940-627-5599 Sale Day: Monday Contact: Rebecca Benson, 940-389-6382

WOOD Winnsboro Livestock Auction Where: Winnsboro Phone: 903-365-2201 Sale Day: Friday Contact: Alan Pruitt, 903-725-6200

YOUNG Graham Livestock Comm. LLC Where: Graham Phone: 940-549-0078 Sale Day: Monday Contact: Kyla Rater, 940-284-9968

Contact: Galynn Mazoch, 979-578-1823

Celebrating 40 years

Mt. Pleasant, Texas • coxconcrete.com

903.572.5902 • 800.458.3078

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Balanced Trait Bulls in Volume

The Average Red Angus Bull in our 2023 sale offering ranks in the:

• Top 10% for $Profit • Top 15% for $Ranch • Top 15% for GridMaster • 16 CED to a 105 YW Spread • Top 12% for Marbling

Plus, over half of our bulls rank in the Best 15% for Calving Ease

2023 Annual Bull Sale

Wednesday, October 4, 2023 • 1 pm CDT at the ranch, Miles, TX • 150 - Age-Advantage, Feed Efficiency Tested Red Angus Bulls • 150 - Commercial Red Angus Bred Females

L AND & L I V E S TO C K

Glen, Cody & Chad Halfmann Red Angus Seedstock Supplier since 1964 Miles, Texas • 325.468.2390 halfmann.ag

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AKAUSHI

19 th Annual Fall Production Sale • 9.25.23 21st Annual Profit Proven Com’l Female Sale • 11.20.23 7 th Annual Early Bird Bull Sale • 1.22.24 45 th Annual Spring Production Sale • 4.6.24 9 th Annual Meating Demand Bull Sale • 5.6.24

Ashland, KS 67831 • (620) 635-2156 Mark • Greg • GAR@GardinerAngus.com www.GardinerAngus.com

ROEDER ANGUS RANCH Rick & Mikelle Roeder, Stonewall, Texas 479-409-2248 QUALITY REGISTERED ANGUS CATTLE

GKB CATTLE

GARY BUCHHOLZ 214.537.1285 gary@gkbcattle.com

www.GKB.ag

NEW HEADQUARTERS AND PHYSICAL ADDRESS:

BEEFMASTER

7440 TX 16, Desdemona, TX 76445 75 miles west of Fort Worth

HOGUE CATTLE COMPANY <—> Registered Black Angus

ANGUS

Robert L. Hogue M.D. • Judy Hogue 6 Spring Hollow, Brownwood, Texas 76801 Ranch: 10108 CR 237 • Phone: 325-643-2225 Cell: 325-647-9168 • Fax: 326-643-6235 Email: rlhmd@familymedical.us

Lesikar Ranch 100+ Registered Angus Bulls

www.2barangus.com

CAMERON, TEXAS

Tracy Woods

405.880.3866

PRIVATE TREATY ANGUS BULLS AVAILABLE

Jarrod Payne

308.870.6348

FEMALES ALSO AVAILABLE PRIVATE TREATY

Jason Lesikar 817-726-7998

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Steve & Laura Knoll

200+ Registered Angus Bulls Thick, Deep, Easy Fleshing, Moderate Size, Balanced Traits For Sale Private Treaty For Sale Private Treaty Lyn Lesikar 817-738-2177

P.O. Box 3790 Bryan, Tx 77805

210-732-3132

S I N C E

RANCH

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DALE & BRENDA JENKINS, DONNA JENKINS 806-852-2485, 806-255-8873 WWW.LITTLEROBEANGUSRANCH.COM

BRAHMAN Detering Red Brahmans Beef Oriented Red Brahmans

Since 1948

for the pasture and the show ring

Watt M. Casey/Watt Jr. 325-668-1373 Albany, Texas 76430 www.CaseyBeefmasters.com

Bill Carr

Hilltop Ranch Beefmasters

Quality Beefmaster Cattle Ranches in Webb, Wilson and Kendall counties Mailing Address: P.O. Box 2947 Laredo, Texas 78044 Phone: 361/586-5067

Liendo Plantation, 38653 Wyatt Chapel Rd. Hempstead, TX 77445 Will Detering, owner 281.989.8965 Web site: deteringredbrahmans.com

PARTIN & PARTIN HEART BAR RANCH Janet, Steve and Carlton Partin 3159 FM 837 • Montalba, Texas 75853 903-549-3000 • partin.partin@aol.com Quality Janet Partin: 903-922-3689 Brahman Carlton Partin: 407-709-0297 Cattle www.heartbarranch.com Since 1936 5th Generation

Performance Beefmasters from the Founding Family

Power of Angus.

Contact Regional Manager Radale Tiner: 979-492-2663 rtiner@angus.org

BEEFMASTERS

Brian Moore • 936-465-2040 © 2020-2021 American Angus Association

Double Creek Farms Angus Bulls for Sale – At all Times

Matthew Domel Cell: 254-749-3253 Mike & Barbara Domel – Meridian, TX Office: 254-435-2988 • Cell: 254-749-2240 www.mlslivestock.com Bob Funk, owner Jarold Callahan, president Yukon, Oklahoma 800.664.3977 Angus & Hereford

62nd Bull Sale: October 7, 2023

Home of the Moore Profit Bulls

Pollok, Texas www.mooreangus.com

Private Treaty Females Semen & Embryos

Lorenzo Lasater • San Angelo, TX 325.656.9126 • isabeefmasters.com

www.olsoncattle.com

Cullin Smith (409)779-9872

STEVE & GINGER OLSON Hereford, TX | (806) 676-3556 Steve@olsoncattle.com

Private Treaty Welcome!!

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Our

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Sartwelle Brahman Ranch Ltd P O Box 27, Campbellton, Texas USA 78008

Sensibly Bred and Raised Brahman Cattle Sugie Sartwelle J. D. Sartwelle III

979-877-4239 361-500-5792

Email: sartwellej@gmail.com

SATTERFIELD RANCH

at LOST PRAIRIE LAKE • Palestine, Texas

S

Registered Gray Brahmans Dr. Scott & Nancy Satterfield 410 ACR 376 • Palestine, TX 75801

830-613-1492 www.satterfieldranch.com

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Mike & Carla Bacica 11707 FM 2868 Flint, TX 75762 Mike: 903-520-0390 mbpga@aol.com Registered Black Herefords Carla: 903-530-8551 bacicafarms.com wtnca@aol.com

fax: 210-732-7711 www.beefmasters.org

Casey Beefmasters

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BRANGUS

CHAROLAIS Caleb Boscamp 830-857-5189 Julie Boscamp 830-857-5129 julieboscamp@yahoo.com 303 County Road 459 • Waelder, TX 78959 www.arrowheadcharolaisranch.com

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BAR J BAR HEREFORD RANCH Texas’ Only Hereford Operation West of the Rio Grande Jim Cell 915-479-5299 • Sue Cell 915-549-2534

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713.204.4903 or 713.253.4804

Ranch located six miles north of Big Lake, Texas on Highway 137.

Steve Wayne Coates Box 645 Mertzon, TX 76941 325/835-2531

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NEEL POLLED HEREFORDS

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Era, TX 76238

Lee & Jacqui Haygood

923 Hillside Ave. Canadian, TX 79014 806-323-2906 lee@indianmoundranch.com

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Travis Nipp 580.768.1835

P.O. Box 253

cell: 830-591-3110 P.O. Box 1039, Sabinal, TX 78881

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10 -15’ high!

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Brangus Bulls

“Registered Herefords Since 1938”

www.DoubleDiamondHerefords.com McDade, Texas 512.970.1595

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Rusk, Texas 512.970.3588

NOACK HEREFORDS 7– “Quality Registered Herefords” Est.1921 – Bulls for sale at all times out of good milking cows

Office: 512-446-6200 Cell: 979-218-0065

Powell Herefords

James L. Powell • Arthur Uhl • James Uhl 36 W. Beauregard, Ste. 301 • San Angelo, Texas 76903

O: 325-653-1688 • F: 325-653-3573 www.powellranches.com powellranches@gmail.com

David Neal, Ranch Manager

Britt Mynatt, Herd Manager

325-456-0669 or 325-651-2826 325-853-2202 or 325-340-2121

Redbird Ranch Herefords • Golden Certified F1s Harlen Merks, Mgr ph 361-649-1717 Nopal, TX • 11 mi. N of Yorktown

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Breeder’s Bulletin Board Maynard Warnken 979-561-8846

Kevin Warnken 979-743-0619

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LIMOUSIN/ LIM-FLEX

325-655-3555

San Angelo, Texas 580 FM 1810 Decatur, TX 76234 972-839-6485 Email: doak@doaklambert.com

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SELLING RANCHES in SOUTH TEXAS Joey and Susan Skrivanek, owners 407 W. Mustang • Caldwell, TX 77836 • Cell 979-224-4698 Office 979-567-3131• J.SKRiVANEKRANCH@outlook.com Nine miles east of Caldwell on Hwy. 21 or 15 miles west of Bryan-College Station on Hwy. 21

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JOHNSON JUSTIN Agency

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NEW LISTING! GUADALUPE CO., NM – Enjoy ranch life on this 401.38 ac. ranch, 12 mi. W of Santa Rosa. Good location & access. One windmill, pipeline to four drinking troughs, comfortable rustic home, good fences, etc.

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Operations Manager Tony Martinez

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Registered Red Angus Kyley DeVoe 940-367-4708

Judy Kay Ferguson 214-536-6902

redangus3k@mac.com flyingk3cattle@mac.com 320 West Main Street • Lewisville, Texas 75057

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P.O. Box 691 Cleburne, TX 76031

Glen Rose, TX

David Harris

Home (817) 641-4159 Office (817) 641-4771

From The Home of SANTA GERTRUDIS “Reputation” CATTLE Breeding Santa Gertrudis Since 1936

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Box 869, San Diego, Texas 78384 Ranch: 361-701-5683

BRIGGS RANCHES P.O. Box 1417 Victoria, Texas 77902 361/573-7141

Traylor Division San Roque Division San Carlos Division Bloomington, TX Catarina, TX Rio Grande City, TX

Joe Jones-Manager • 361/897-1337

SIMMENTAL/ SIMBRAH September 2023

FILEGONIA CATTLE COMPANY

Joe & Beth Mercer 327 CR 459, Lott, TX 76656 • H/O/Fax: 254-984-2225 bethmercer1974@gmail.com • www.filegoniacattle.com Lockney, Texas

Foster Bros. Farms

Office: (806) 652-3351 / Fax: (806) 652-3738 fosterbros@att.net / www.fosterbrosfarms.com David & DarLee Foster

Jody & Shawnda Foster

(806) 652-2383 (806) 983-7225 mbl.

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Our cattle are perfomance

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TEXAS LONGHORN Stonewall Valley Ranch

Registerd Texas Longhorn bulls, cows, heifers, roping steers, trophy steers, semen, mounts skulls for sale.

Overnight accommodations available on the ranch.

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512-970-4676 (HORN) or 512-751-2386 (BEVO)

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Upcoming Events

MARK YOUR CALENDAR SEPTEMBER

SATURDAY, SEPT. 2

“Cattleman’s Opportunity” Female Replacement Sale

Where: South Texas Cattle Marketing, Nixon When: 12. p.m.

TUESDAY, SEPT. 5

Gardiner Angus Ranch: 19th Annual Fall Production Sale Where: Ashland, Kansas When: 9 a.m.

WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 6 TSCRA Ranch Gathering

Where: 1907 Grill, Stephenville When: 5:30 p.m.

SATURDAY, SEPT. 9 TSCRA Football Tailgate

Where: Texas Tech University, Lubbock When: 3 p.m.

SATURDAY, SEPT. 9 SUNDAY, SEPT. 10

The Dale Lasater Ranch: Annual Bull Sale Where: Matheson, Colorado

WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 13 TSCRA Ranch Gathering

Where: Jackson Family Brangus, Waco When: 5:30 p.m.

THURSDAY, SEPT. 14 Wichita Falls Luncheon

Where: McBride’s Steakhouse, Wichita Falls When: 11:30 a.m.

TUESDAY, SEPT. 19

Ranching 101: Bull Buyers Guide Where: Online When: 1 p.m.

SATURDAY, SEPT. 23

Special Replacement Female Sale

Where: Jordan Cattle Auction, San Saba When: 10 a.m.

MONDAY, SEPT. 25

THURSDAY, SEPT. 28 TSCRA Ranch Gathering

Where: West Texas A&M University, Canyon When: 5:30 p.m.

FRIDAY, SEPT. 29

Jorgensen Land & Cattle: Pasture-Ready Smart Bull Sale

SATURDAY, SEPT. 30 TSCRA Football Tailgate

Where: West Texas A&M University, Canyon

TSCRA Football Tailgate

Where: Texas Christian University, Fort Worth

OCTOBER

Special Bull Sale

SATURDAY, OCT. 14

Thomas Charolais: 22nd Annual Bull Sale Where: Raymondville When: 1 p.m.

MONDAY, OCT. 16

TSCRA Ranch Gathering

TUESDAY, OCT. 3

Where: First Financial Pavilion, San Angelo When: 5:30 p.m.

Where: The Rustic, Houston When: 5:30 p.m.

Ranching 101: Predator Control

TSCRA Ranch Gathering

WEDNESDAY, OCT. 4

2023 Halfmann-Beckton Red Angus Sale Where: Halfmann Land & Livestock, Miles When: 1 p.m.

THURSDAY, OCT. 5

Dudley Bros: 62nd Annual Bull Sale Where: Comanche When: 12 p.m.

THURSDAY, OCT. 5 FRIDAY, OCT. 6

King Ranch Institute: 20th Annual Ranch Management Symposium

TUESDAY, OCT. 17 Where: Online When: 1 p.m.

WEDNESDAY, OCT. 18

10th Annual Hill County Youth Heifer Sale Where: Jordan Cattle Auction, San Saba When: 11 a.m.

THURSDAY, OCT. 19 Special Bull Sale

Where: Jordan Cattle Auction, San Saba When: 10 a.m.

SATURDAY, OCT. 21

TSCRA Football Tailgate

Where: Tarleton, Stephenville

Where: Kingsville & Online

WEDNESDAY, OCT. 25

SATURDAY, OCT. 7

Where: Priefert, Mt. Pleasant When: 5:30 p.m.

Where: San Angelo When: 10 a.m.

TSCRA Ranch Gathering

Isa Beefmasters: 62nd Bull Sale

Heart of Texas: Special Replacement Female Sale

Where: Groesbeck Auction & Livestock Co. When: 12 p.m.

MONDAY, OCT. 9

Powell Herefords: 26th Annual Production Sale

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Where: Throckmorton

Where: Jordan Cattle Auction, San Saba When: 10 a.m.

MONDAY, SEPT. 25 WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 27 Where: College Station

R.A. Brown Ranch: 49th Annual Oct. Sale

THURSDAY, OCT. 12

Indian Mound Ranch: Annual Production Sale

TSCRA Policy Conference

TUESDAY, OCT. 10 WEDNESDAY, OCT. 11

Where: Ideal, South Dakota When: 5:30 p.m.

TSCRA Young Cattle Raisers Skeet Shoot & Dinner Where: College Station When: 3:30 p.m.

TSCRA Ranch Gathering

Where: R.A. Brown Ranch, Throckmorton When: 5:30 p.m.

Where: Canadian When: 12:30 p.m.

TUESDAY, OCT. 10 Where: Fort McKavett When: 12:30 p.m.

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TSCRA Ranch Gathering

FRIDAY, OCT. 27

Where: Briggs Ranch, Victoria When: 5:30 p.m.

SATURDAY, OCT. 28

Fall “Best of the Best” Replacement Female Sale Where: Jordan Cattle Auction, San Saba When: 10 a.m.

44 Farms: Fall Bull Sale Where: Cameron When: 10:30 a.m.

South Texas Hereford Association: Fall Sale, featuring Case Ranch

Where: Beeville Livestock Comm., Beeville

TSCRA Football Tailgate

Where: Texas A&M University, College Station

September 2023

GENTLE RANCH RAISED RANGE READY REGISTERED BRANGUS & CHAROLAIS BULLS

RAMRO LLC / RJ CATTLE CO CUERO, TX 713-204-4903 713-253-4804

September 2023

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Ad Index 2 Bar Angus ............................................................... 84 3K Land & Cattle ..................................................... 86 44 Farms ........................................ 84, Back Cover 701x Autonomous Rancher .............................. 25

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American Angus Assoc. ..................................... 84 American Red Brangus Assoc. ...................... 87 Arrowhead Ranch ................................................. 85 Arrowquip ..................................................................... 9 Artesian Cattle & Farming LLC ...................... 84 Axiota Animal Health .................................. 38, 39

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Bacica Farms ............................................................ 84 Barber Ranch ........................................................... 95 Bar G Feedyard ....................................................... 49 Bar J Bar Hereford Ranch ................................. 85 Beefmaster Breeders United .................... 3, 84 BioZyme Inc. ............................................................. 23 Borchers Southern Y Ranches LP ................ 87 Buban Financial Services................................... 86

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Cactus Feeders ........................................................ 41 Capital Farm Credit ................................................. 7 Case Ranch Herefords ........................................ 43 Casey Beefmasters ............................................... 84 CattleDomainNames.com ............................... 42 CattleMax ................................................................... 63 Charles S. Middleton ............................................ 86 Chip Cole & Associates ....................................... 86 Coates Ranch Co. ................................................... 85 Coldwell Banker ..................................................... 55 Commission Shift ................................................... 15 Cox Concrete Products ...................................... 82

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Dan W. Kinsel III ...................................................... 86 Dennis Charolais .................................................... 85 Detering Red Brahmans ................................... 84 Doak Lambert ......................................................... 86 Double Creek Farms ............................................ 84 Double Diamond Herefords ............................ 85 Double Diamond Ranch .................................... 85 Dudley Bros. ...................................................... 71, 85

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Endovac Animal Health ..................................... 57 Express Ranches .................................................... 84 Express Scale Services ....................................... 87

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F Bar Springs Ranch ............................................. 91 Farris Ranching Co. ............................................... 85 Filegonia Cattle Co. .............................................. 87 Fishpondaerator .................................................... 85 Foster Bros. Farms ................................................ 87

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Gardiner Angus Ranch ....................................... 84 GKB Cattle ......................................................... 29, 84 Grandin Livestock Systems ............................. 53

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Hall & Hall ................................................................... 86 Halfmann Land & Livestock ............................ 83 Harlow Cattle Co. ............... Inside Front Cover Harris Riverbend Farms ..................................... 87 Heart of Texas .......................................................... 97 Helena Agri-Enterprises LLC ............................ 31 Herbster Angus Farms ................................. 18, 19 Hi-Pro Feeds ............................................................. 67 Hilltop Ranch Beefmasters ............................. 84 Hogue Cattle Co. .................................................... 84 Howard Herefords ................................................. 85

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Indian Hills Ranch ................................................. 85 Indian Mound Ranch .................................... 61, 85 IO Ranch Processing LLC .................................. 36 Isa Beefmasters ...................................................... 84

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J.D. Hudgins Inc. ..................................................... 39 John Deere ................................................................. 81 John Martin Ranches .......................................... 87 Johnson Cattle Marketing ................................ 86 Jordan Cattle Auction ......................................... 33 Jorgensen Land & Cattle .......................... 44, 45 Justin Insurance Agency .................................. 86

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Kaddatz Equipment ............................................. 85

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Lawrence Family Limousin .............................. 86 Lee, Lee & Puckitt .................................................. 86 Lesikar Ranch .......................................................... 84 Littlerobe Angus Ranch ..................................... 84 LRB Ranches ............................................................ 87

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M6 Ranch .................................................................... 87 Magyar SzÜrke Tanya .......................................... 32 Mallett Simmentals .............................................. 87 Mesa T Ranch ........................................................... 86 MK Ranch ................................................................... 85 Moly Manufacturing ......... Inside Back Cover Moore Angus ............................................................ 84 Morgan Stanley/Mark McAndrew ................ 86 MP Brangus .............................................................. 85 Muleshoe Ranch .................................................... 85

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Neel Polled Herefords ......................................... 85

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Nipp Charolais ......................................................... 85 No Bull Enterprises ............................................... 36 Noack Herefords .................................................... 85 Nu Wagyu .................................................................. 87

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Olson Land & Cattle ............................................. 84 Outfront Cattle Service ...................................... 86

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Parallel Ag ..................................................................................... 17 Parker Friedrich Marketing & Consulting ...... 86 Partin & Partin Heart Bar Ranch .................. 84 Peacock Angus Ranch ....................................... 84 Pellet Technology .................................................. 89 Powell Herefords ........................................... 79, 85

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Ramro LLC/RJ Cattle Co. ........................... 85, 89 Redbird Ranch ........................................................ 85 Rocker b Ranch ....................................................... 86 Rockin’ W Polled Herefords ............................ 86 Rocking Chair Ranch ........................................... 27 Roeder Angus Ranch .......................................... 84 Rolling O Farms ...................................................... 85 Rusty’s Weigh Scales .......................................... 53

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Sartwelle Brahman Ranch ............................... 84 Satterfield Ranch ................................................... 84 Schmidt Hereford Ranch Inc. ......................... 93 Schneider Brahmans ........................................... 84 Scott Land Co. ......................................................... 86 Skrivanek Ranches ............................................... 86 Specialized Crop Insurance ............................. 98 Stonewall Valley Ranch ...................................... 87 SW&S Cattle Co. ...................................................... 85

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Texas Christian University ................................. 51 Texas Department of Agriculture ................ 96 Texas Hereford Assoc. ......................................... 86 Thickety Creek Farm ............................................ 84 Thomas Charolais Inc. .................................. 37, 85 TSCRA Events & Education ...................... 73, 94 TSCRA Membership ............................................. 34 TSCRA Sponsors ..................................................... 35

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United Country/Craig Buford ......................... 86

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Wax Company ................................................... 13, 77 Wesley Theuret Herefords ............................... 86

September 2023

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Calving season late January thru March, 2024 GDAR Angus calving- ease bulls

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Henrietta, TX Contact: Diaz Murray (940)867-7079 diazmurraytx@msn.com

A Look Back

SEPTEMBER 1923 “The beef producer is now at bat. After sitting on the sidelines and watching the dairyman, the hog man, the sheep man, and other livestock species get back, he is now reaping profits.”

F. Hal Higgins of the National Institute of Progressive Farming wrote on beef cattle coming back into the game after post-war deflation plagued the industry. Rising fat-steer prices were reported in both Kansas City and Chicago, and seedstock breeders were receiving larger profits for cattle of finer quality.

The rise of modern technology, including the automobile which had been around for only a decade, was becoming a necessity, Higgins wrote. “It has brought about broader taste in clothes, food and amusements.” CT

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Schmidt Hereford Ranch

In it for the long haul.

Next Generation Cattle Raisers

Thank you to the Bierschwale family for purchasing a nice set of black baldie heifers for their commercial heifer project competition.

Registered Herefords Since 1948 REGISTERED HEREFORDS | ANGUS-HEREFORD BLACK BALDIES | SPANISH GOATS JK Schmidt 972-921-8281 | jkschmidt1019@gmail.com | 14273 SR Ranch Road | Mason, Texas 76856

JOIN TEXAS & SOUTHWESTERN CATTLE RAISERS FOR

GAME DAY TAILGATES THROUGHOUT THE 2023 SEASON

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LUBBOCK | SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 9 In partnership with Capital Farm Credit

AMARILLO | SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 30

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In partnership with Paul Engler College of Agricultural Sciences

FORT WORTH | SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 30

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In partnership with TCU Ranch Management Alumni Association

STEPHENVILLE | SATURDAY, OCTOBER 21

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In partnership with College of Agriculture and Natural Resources

COLLEGE STATION | SATURDAY, OCTOBER 28

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In partnership with College of Agriculture and Life Sciences

LEARN MORE AT WWW.TSCRA.ORG/EVENTS

B a r b e r R a n c h Yr our Hereford Bull Supplier

Hereford bulls increase net profit by $51 per cow per year. That’s $20,000 in additional revenue for a typical 400-cow outfit, thanks to increased fertility and herd size. Herefords are also the efficiency experts, proven to add value to calves in the feedyard—$30 per head in profitability.*

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A NNUAL B ULL S ALE ANNUAL BULL SALE 11 a.m., Wednesday, November 8, 2023 Jordan Cattle Auction, San Saba, Texas

100+ lots of cutting-edge Hereford genetics…Horned & Polled…Powerful…Docile…Efficient…Fertile Barber Ranch bulls are known for their ease of handling and for possessing more muscling than many typical Hereford bulls. Our 2023 sale bulls are an incredible set with emphasis on calving ease with growth, marbling and $CHB, including curve-bending herd bull prospects plus bulls with outstanding Baldy Maternal & Brahman Influence $Indexes. And as always…heavy muscled bulls with a lot of “look”! All bulls sell with genomically enhanced EPDs.

Principal Herd Sires Represented: BR Belle Air 6011 • BR GKB Trending 0104 • Loewen Genesis G16 ET BR Belle Air E133 • BR Belle Air 8123 • BR Rare Air ET

BR Belle Air 6011

BR GKB Trending 0104

Loewen Genesis G16 ET

If you are seeking to produce outstanding replacement females, buy a Barber Ranch bull!

For decades, we have placed heavy emphasis on the maternal strength and udder quality of our females.

The bulls selling can help you build a cow herd for generations!

Brett Barber (806) 681-2457 Justin Barber (806) 681-5528 Dale & Mary Barber office@barberranch.com

10175 FM 3138, Channing, TX 79018 Ranch located 60 miles northwest of Amarillo

One Family. One Passion. Since 1904.

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CATALOG REQUESTS: office@barberranch.com

Saturday, December 9, 2023 GKB Cattle & Barber Ranch Female Sale Desdemona, TX

*Compared to Angus-sired calves. Source: Daley, David A. and Early, Sean P. Impacts of Crossbreeding on Profitability in Vertically Coordinated Beef Industry Marketing Systems. American Hereford Association. Retrieved from https://hereford.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02HarrisHeterosisReport.pdf.

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1,250 HEAD of Quality Replacement Females Including Pairs, Bred Cows, Bred & Open Heifers Certified F1s, True F1s, Brangus, Hereford, Brahman and other Premium Quality Replacements

Saturday

OCTOBER 7, 2023

This is a very choice set of replacement cattle consigned by leading commercial ranches throughout Texas. Cattle will be palpated and sold in uniformly sorted groups to fit any cattleman’s needs.

Groesbeck Auction & Livestock Co.

ACCOMMODATIONS:

12 Noon

Groesbeck, Texas

(Located 2 miles east of Groesbeck on Hwy. 164)

FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:

JOHNSON CATTLE MARKETING

TOM JOHNSON • 817-291-5121 Mobile 440 FM 246, Wortham, TX 76693 johnsoncattlemarketing@ gmail.com Find us on Facebook and Instagram!

Groesbeck - Lone Star Inn & Suites (254) 729-3335 Groesbeck - Quality Inn & Suites (254) 729-0077 Groesbeck - OYO Hotel (254) 729-3017 Mexia - Comfort Inn & Suites (254) 562-0005

Broadcast Live View, bid & buy online!

Sale cattle listings available online September 29

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We all know that when you do not get enough rain to sustain healthy pastures or hay fields you are in trouble. If you are worried about the economic impact of not getting enough rain, give me a call.

How you set this policy up matters, when it is not right, it costs you.

If you have heard of PRF but were not sure how it worked, if you have tried it before but it did not pan out, or if you currently have it with someone that mails it in…call me. I simply ask that you give me 20 minutes to sit down with you. I will make sure you truly understand how PRF works. We can design a policy to be the most beneficial for your individual operation and budget.

I will be at the following TSCRA Ranch Gatherings:

A TSCRA MEMBER

Stephenville Sept. 6th

Throckmorton Oct. 10th

Waco Sept. 13th

San Angelo Oct.16th

Amarillo Sept. 28th

Victoria Oct. 27th

Fredericksburg Nov. 9th

hope to see you there!

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THE 2023

FALL BULL SALE OCTOBER 28, 2023 • 10:30 AM • CAMERON, TEXAS

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