The Cattleman - July 2022

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A Calling

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Texas Beef Council Chairman Dan Gattis advocates for fellow cattle raisers.

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As board chairman of Texas Beef Council, TSCRA Director Dan Gattis finds another way to advocate for fellow cattle raisers.

Deep in the heart of developing urban communities, Seguin Cattle Co. opens its doors to share market traditions.

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Creating a Herd Health Plan

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A CALLING

TO SERVE As board chairman of Texas Beef Council, TSCRA Director Dan Gattis finds another way to advocate for fellow cattle raisers.

By Sarah Harris

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uring his eight years in the Texas House of Representatives, Dan Gattis regularly passed by a portrait in the Capitol basement of his great-greatgrandfather, Henry Meyer, a legislator in the late 1890s. With a wave of his hand, Gattis would pay silent tribute to his ancestor and the long line of Texas history between the two men.

Woven into this history is a passed-down calling to serve others. But since Gattis’ civil service career ended, he has found a new

benefactor for his personal calling — the Texas beef industry. Most recently, he was named board chairman of Texas Beef Council, representing ranchers across the state, including more than 17,000 Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association members.

“Life is a really lonely place if it’s all about you,” Gattis says. “My parents were both teachers, so service to others has been instilled in me, and I get great satisfaction from it. I truly enjoy the roles I’ve had to serve the industry.”

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SEVEN GENERATIONS Gattis roots run more than a century deep in Williamson County, where Dan and his family — wife, Shana; son, Sterling; and daughters, Carson and Kenedy — still ranch today. Previous generations farmed and raised cattle and horses, and the family land was handed down from Gattis’ great-grandfather to his grandfather and then his father, Dan Sr., who was instrumental in purchasing and restoring additional family land to the operation.

After a career in education, Dan Sr. served as president and CEO of the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, so the farm was leased out for many years. Gattis had graduated from law school and was a year into his career in Houston when he approached his father about reclaiming the leased acres and getting serious about the cattle industry.

“Every partner in the law firm was talking about when they retired to the Hill Country or when they retire and

move to Austin,” he says. “I had an opportunity to come home, so I said, ‘Everybody else wants to go there — I’m going now.’”

He moved home to one of the family’s farms and formed Gattis Cattle Co. with his parents. They started out with crossbred cows before eventually moving to the Beefmaster breed, which has been the foundation of their herd for the last 30 years, and now into Red Angus.

Gattis didn’t give up practicing law, though. Today, he is a trial lawyer with a practice in nearby Georgetown.

He is passionate about representing fellow landowners in eminent domain and condemnation cases, ensuring families are compensated, and land is protected for future generations.

“The biggest thing I’ve learned is the land truly becomes a part of you,” he says. “You begin to understand you don’t own it; you’re just a steward of it for the next generation. And the older I get, the more I understand that truth.”

“The land truly becomes a part of you. And the older I get, the more I understand that truth.” ­— Dan Gattis, Texas Beef Council chairman

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FINDING A HOME Gattis says his family has been Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association members for decades and recalls attending a few conventions growing up. As he got more involved in the cattle industry, he knew he wanted to dive deeper into the organization.

After years of serving on various association committees, he recalls asking a fellow member and director, “How do I do more?”

That fateful conversation led to Gattis serving on multiple committees and ultimately being elected to the board of directors in 2015.

“My dad always said, ‘If you’re the smartest guy in the room, find a new room,’” Gattis says.

“That’s what I saw with the board of directors. It was a way for me to get into a room of people who were much smarter and much more accomplished than myself.”

Still striving to do more, Gattis says he always asks association leadership where he can best be of service. He’s chaired committees, spoken to media and testified in legislative hearings on behalf of Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association members.

In 2017, he was asked to represent the association on the Texas Beef Council board of directors. The group controls and directs all Texas Beef Checkoff activities, and consists of 18 directors nominated by nine Texas beef and cattle organizations and two at-large directors elected by the board.

Pictured here in his office at the ranch, Dan Gattis is the sixth generation on his family’s land in Williamson County. Photo by Mark Matson.

“TSCRA has a history of selecting great leadership for the board and Dan Gattis is no exception,” says Molly McAdams, Texas Beef Council executive vice president. “Dan exudes the qualities of a leader who shows up deeply engaged, thoughtful and accessible.”

After four years, Gattis was appointed chairman in 2021. And while his tenure is of service to his fellow cattlemen and the beef industry, he is quick to call his appointment one of the “greatest things anyone has done for me.”

He remarks on the advancements made with Checkoff, including creating more avenues for producers to share their stories and increasing beef’s market share.

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“Checkoff-funded research and education have given consumers the permission to like beef again,” Gattis says. “And we’re producing a better product than it was 30 years ago because of research. It’s more palatable, more tender, and we have a wider variety of cuts.”

Dan Gattis says he wants to be where he can best be of service — whether that’s addressing a crowd from a stage or horseback on the ranch.

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WHAT IS THE BEEF CHECKOFF? The Beef Checkoff was established as part of the Beef Promotion and Research Act in the 1985 Farm Bill.

Producers and beef importers pay a $1-per-head assessment on animals they market and beef they import.

The Checkoff assessment became mandatory when the program was approved by 79 percent of producers in a 1988 national referendum vote.

A NATIONAL VOICE As part of his leadership roles with Texas Beef Council, Gattis has also come to serve the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association in greater capacities, specifically through the Federation of State Beef Councils.

He occupies one of the revenue seats on the organization’s executive committee on the side of the federation division, held by state beef councils who invest more dollars into the federation over and above their national share of the Checkoff.

Gattis also represents the federation on the Beef Promotion Operating Committee. The 20-person committee is responsible for developing the annual budget, and developing plans and programs in promotion, research, consumer information, industry information, foreign marketing and producer communications.

“We get to participate in some of the highest-level conversations in the beef industry,” Gattis says. “Every person on the Beef Promotion Operating Committee is a producer, and after we meet, they go back to their farm, ranch or organization, so there is not a dollar spent in the Checkoff that is not approved by a producer.

These people are working diligently to promote our products and ensure the product has a market. They have the right mentality, and they have the right heart.”

Gattis believes Texas producers need to be equally excited about what the state checkoff has done to create consumer demand for beef in Texas. It is administered by the Beef Promotion and Research Council of Texas, which contracts with Texas Beef Council.

Consumer dining habits changed drastically during the pandemic, with many more people searching for recipes to cook at home. Texas Beef Council staff kept digital marketing content fresh and provided consumers with more resources to feel confident cooking beef, thus driving up the council’s website traffic.

“If we are going to impact the next generation, we need to be where they are, and that’s on their phones — online and on social media,” he says. “But thanks to Checkoff dollars, we are also in high school culinary classrooms providing curriculum and giving them experiences outside of the classroom.”

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Checkoff funds are collected by qualified state beef councils, including the Texas Beef Council. These councils retain 50 cents and pass the remainder on to the Cattlemen's Beef Board, which manages and allocates the Checkoff, with USDA oversight.

These dollars help increase beef demand through initiatives such as consumer advertising, marketing partnerships, public relations, education, research and new-product development help to increase beef demand. However, by law, Checkoff funds cannot be used to influence government policy or action, including lobbying.

The most well-known Checkoff-funded initiative has been the Beef. It's What's For Dinner. campaign. The campaign was created in 1992 and has been adapted to include different spokespeople over the years, and has selected former Dallas Cowboys Quarterback Tony Romo as its new spokesperson for 2022.

In 2014, Texas beef producers voted in favor of a state checkoff, an additional $1-per-head assessment. Payment of the Texas Beef Checkoff is mandatory; however, a refund is optional. It is administered by the Beef Promotion and Research Council of Texas, which contracts with Texas Beef Council for its work. The use of funds is limited by the parameters established in state law, which are beef promotion, marketing, research and consumer education for beef and beef products.

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As Texas Beef Council chairman, Dan Gattis is involved in sharing the pasture-to-plate process of beef production, including hosting groups at Gattis Cattle Co. Left and middle photo by Mark Matson.

For example, Gattis recently teamed up with Texas Beef Council to give culinary students in Georgetown a gate-to-plate experience. They visited the council’s Austin headquarters for hands-on instruction in meat science, nutrition and cooking basics, and then visited the ranch to understand more about modern beef production and animal care practices.

questioning how they can improve. They are not going to do things the same way their granddad did them.

“Taking into account his past experiences, training and education, coupled with his passion for the beef industry, Dan is uniquely qualified to provide tremendous leadership for our board,” says McAdams. “His leadership, perspective and oversight has been highly valuable and appreciated by not only me, but the entire council.”

Dan and Shana’s three children are seventhgeneration ranchers. Due to the operation’s proximity to the Austin-metropolitan area, Gattis knows urban encroachment will be a future issue for his family.

BULLISH ON THE FUTURE In addition to the next generation of consumers, Gattis puts a lot of thought into how to reach the next generation of beef producers.

He cites the empty grocery stores commonly found in the pandemic’s early days for urging people to know more about their food sources. In addition, he says some realized our current distribution may not work under a high-stress system, causing them to seek out or create different avenues for getting their food. But different is no cause for alarm, Gattis says.

“I’m more excited about the future of agriculture than ever before,” he says. “There is a craft mentality being embraced by younger people, in that they want to do things with their hands, and they want to be good at what they do.”

“There are thousands of different ways to be involved in this industry,” Gattis says. “Young people today want to be involved in something that matters — and there’s not a better place to do that than in agriculture.”

“Sometimes you have to make tough decisions for the generations to come,” he says. “At some point, somebody’s going to offer so much money for our family’s place that it’s not going to make sense for us to stay. But it’s not like you’re going to sell this and put it into stocks. Instead, you’re going to figure out where to do this type of operation again, because feeding other people is a noble profession.”

Until that time comes, Gattis will go on with setting an example for his children and offering his time to others in the beef industry.

“We enjoy the environment in which we’ve raised our kids, and it’s been a great opportunity to teach them about life,” he says. “We will continue that fight against those who want to tell falsehoods or put obstacles in our way in this industry. I’m willing to help us down that road in any way I can be of service.” CT

He says he is inspired by the next generation opening meat markets or looking at beef operations and

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SELLING IN SEGUIN Deep in the heart of developing urban communities, Seguin Cattle Co. opens its doors to share market traditions.

Story and photos by Diane Meyer

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nterstate 10 connecting San Antonio to Houston is one of the most trafficked corridors in the state. The once-rural pipeline between the two metroplexes is now teeming with urban communities spanning the nearly 200-mile stretch.

In 1978, when San Antonio’s population was just 912,000, three brothers — Benno, Hank and Otto Luensmann — left the city and their jobs at the Union Stock Yards to open their own sale barn in Seguin, roughly 30 miles east.

Back then, the scenery along the interstate and Highway 46 heading north could only be described as cattle country and farmland.

Four decades later, the area’s cattle raising tradition lives on at the Seguin Cattle Co. sale barn. The landscape may be hard to recognize nowadays, but manager Bryan Luensmann is proud to carry out the legacy his dad, Benno, and uncles began.

Managing alongside Bryan is his cousin, Darren, Hank’s son. Otto’s daughter, Lora, helps in the office and son-in-law, Mike, is back in unloading area. It’s a family business they enjoy continuing each day.

“The cattle business, it is just a proud thing that’s been here in Texas,” Luensmann says.

The rural lifestyle is good for people, and I wish more had the opportunity.” ­— Bryan Luensmann, Seguin Cattle Co.

SALE DAY The pride of Texas cattle ranching is something Seguin Cattle Co. shares with out-of-state visitors as well as community members — some of whom are attending a livestock market for the first time.

San Antonio, now home to more than 2.4 million people, has squeezed its outskirts toward the sale barn, making for diverse crowds on sale day.

Come Wednesday, sheep and goat buyers file around the ring for the 8:30 a.m. sale, and cattle buyers fill the bleachers at noon. Unlike most other barns, though, buyers represent only part of the audience.

Parents bring their kids to watch sales over spring break for a family outing. Nearby attractions like the world-famous Wurstfest in New Braunfels draw German travelers, who come to Texas and want to see a local livestock auction. For many, it’s a rare firsthand look at an unfamiliar lifestyle.

“The rural lifestyle is good for people, and I wish more had the opportunity to figure that out,” Luensmann says, who appreciates sharing his heritage with visitors.

Urbanization has also changed the nature of who consigns at the barn. Lots of “mom and pop” buyers source animals from Seguin Cattle Co. — many grow animals on a small scale to sell locally-sourced beef to restaurants.

“You see all these new restaurants popping up offering locally grown beef,” Luensmann describes. “The whole process of the beef industry is changing because of the want and the need of farm-raised meat.”

In the early ’80s, it was typical to sell 300 hogs and five goats a week. Now, approximately 500 to 1,000 sheep and goats sell every week.

The weekly cattle average is 400 to 600 head — and during dry years, it is common for that average to jump to 1,000 head. Hogs and horses are things of the past.

Cattle sold go to all parts of the country, while some stay close and end up as a grass-fed steak at a restaurant in San Antonio, Austin or Houston.

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“The buyers stand behind us, we stand behind them, and it’s just a good combination,” Luensmann says.

“We have local, independently owned ranches, growers, feeders. Then we have some of the biggest buying companies down here in South Central Texas, that when they pull in the orders it’s as many as they can gather. And the cattle here, they go everywhere. When you have that quality of cattle, your options are open to your buyers.”

MARKETER’S MANIFESTO The people at Seguin Cattle Co. pride themselves in bringing top dollar for marketers and fair competition for buyers. Luensmann says, “Seguin Cattle Co. is honest people, honest employees, and we work for our customers.

When the market’s bad, I feel the pain of every marketer.”

It was rough for sellers in recent years. Mother Nature dealt its cards, pushing producers in most of the western U.S. to liquidate because of drought. Simultaneously, the world was waiting to see how the pandemic unfolded.

Luensmann reflects that time was one of the worst hardships the barn has experienced. Sales which once drew 100 bystanders fell to only six bidders. In the auction business, every extra buyer makes a difference.

“When people come to market their livestock, I take a personal interest in it because if the market goes down, people could be losing $50 a head, $100 a head,” he says.

“People rely on us to market their animals, and if I can help them make an extra $50, I did my job in this world.”

Luensmann’s passion for this livelihood developed when he was a kid working as an alley hand in the back holding pens. After college, when some empty shoes were ready to be filled, he resumed his role behind the scenes, then slowly began working in the office and learning to manage the market. Like Luensmann, most staff find a natural fit at the barn — one of the more recent “new hires” has been employed there for 15 years.

Carrying on the legacy of the livestock auction business is a responsibility the team takes seriously.

“When these cattle come through the ring, everybody has an opportunity to bid on them,” Luensmann says.

“That’s what makes competition. That’s what drives the cattle industry.”

And in true Texas fashion, Seguin Cattle Co. stays true to the old ways by persevering through challenges and changes, a sense of duty imparted to everyone who enters.

“You have to keep an open mind and just keep marching forward,” Luensmann says. “It’s generation after generation. It’s the improvements that grandpa did, the improvements that dad did, the legacy I’m leaving for my children — that’s what makes me proud.” CT Bryan Luensmann, pictured right, and his father, Benno, stop for a photo during a rare moment of calm on sale day.

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Where We Stand

RECENT CASES HIGHLIGHT THE

IMPORTANCE OF COURTS

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s we celebrate America’s independence, it is a fitting time to recognize one of the institutions vital to preserving our rights and freedoms — the judiciary.

Each year, state and federal courts across the nation hear thousands of cases, not to consider an individual’s guilt or innocence, but to interpret and apply the laws themselves. These court cases examine the laws passed by the legislative branch and regulations enacted by the executive branch.

Ultimately, the courts will decide whether they are constitutional, how they apply to specific cases and resolve questions such as jurisdiction.

Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association actively participates in this judicial process when cases reach appeal and have consequences beyond the parties involved. Recently, several cases have warranted our involvement, through amicus curiae briefs, because of their potential to impact cattle producers in Texas and across the country.

Happily, cattle producers can notch two significant victories with recent Texas Supreme Court rulings.

In a May 20 ruling on Pape Partners v. DRR Family Properties, the Texas Supreme Court reaffirmed a longstanding precedent on how Texans’ water rights are protected. A lower court ruled that the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality had exclusive jurisdiction to decide disputes over water rights. The Texas Supreme Court overturned the decision, maintaining the courts are the proper venue, not a state agency.

This victory ensures consistency and clarity for Texas cattle producers who rely on water ownership as an integral part of their ranching operations.

The Texas Supreme Court delivered another major ruling on Hlavinka v. HSC Pipeline a week later. Avid magazine readers will likely remember this case from past

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articles in The Cattleman and recall Hlavinka was initially blocked from testifying on the value of his own property.

Fortunately, the Supreme Court found he should have been able to testify to the value of his property and privately negotiated pipeline easement transactions are admissible as evidence of market value in condemnation proceedings.

The ruling was a tremendous victory for landowners.

Pipeline companies often use the threat of condemnation to drive down land acquisition costs, but now, they will no longer be able to ignore comparable, privately negotiated sales.

Another landmark case on eminent domain, Miles v. Texas Central, is still awaiting a ruling from the Texas Supreme Court. At stake is whether the proposed high-speed rail project from Houston to Dallas will be able to utilize condemnation authority to acquire the land they want.

The Supreme Court heard arguments for that case in January, and we are anxiously awaiting their opinion.

Finally, at the federal level, we expect a decision next year on the case of Sackett v. EPA. This U.S. Supreme Court ruling will clarify the Environmental Protection Agency’s authority under the Clean Water Act and have broad implications for federal efforts to define what water features they can regulate.

It is certain more cases will arise affecting your ability to raise cattle and preserve land for the next generation.

Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association will continue to fight for you in the courts, but regardless of individual wins and losses, I am proud to live in a nation with an independent judiciary, where cases are decided based on fact and law rather than politics. CT I Brian McLaughlin is an attorney in Midland. He serves on the Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association board of directors. Currently, he chairs the association’s property rights and tax committee and legal advisory committee.

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STANDING WITH US

ep. Charles Anderson, better known as “Doc” because of his 34-year career as a veterinarian, was first elected to the Texas House of Representatives in 2004. He is currently serving his ninth term representing the majority of McLennan County, including Waco.

During the most recent 2021 Texas Legislative Session, Anderson authored H.B. 3853 to allow electric companies to use their existing fiber optic cables to extend broadband service to internet service providers. He worked with all parties involved to expand vital broadband access in rural communities, while safeguarding equally vital private property rights.

During his time in office, Anderson has been a staunch advocate for cattle producers and rural communities across the state.

He also sponsored S.B. 634, which For eight of his nine terms in the Texas protects participants in the Texas State Soil House, he served as vice chairman of the and Water Conservation Board’s Carrizo committee on agriculture and livestock, Cane eradication program by making their a position he still holds today. For the one identities confidential. Previously, that remaining term, Anderson was vice chairman Rep. Charles information was public record and could be “Doc” Anderson of the committee on energy resources. He is exploited by cartels. also chairman of the Texas Legislative Rural Thanks to the hard work of Anderson and his staff, Caucus, a bipartisan group of lawmakers who provide cattle producers and landowners gained important valuable insight to the entire legislature on issues impacting rural Texans. ground during the last legislative session. CT I

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exas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association looks forward to hosting members as they socialize, network and learn at events this summer and fall.

Sept. 20, Waco, Texas Ranger Hall of Fame & Museum

A list of dates and locations follows.

Oct. 4, San Angelo, First Financial Pavilion

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Oct. 11, Throckmorton, R.A. Brown Ranch

Sept. 12-14, San Antonio

RANCH GATHERINGS July 7, Hondo, South Texas Maize July 21, Wichita Falls, Midwestern State University Aug. 9, George West, Katzfey Ranches Aug. 11, Crockett, Stalwart Ranch Barn Aug. 18, Winnie, The Lodge at Pipkin Ranch Aug. 23, Decatur, National Roper’s Supply

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Oct. 18, Fredericksburg, Vista Oaks Event Center Oct. 19, Houston, Houston Polo Club Nov. 15, San Antonio, The Buckhorn Saloon & Museum Nov. 17, Brenham, South Texas Tack Look for more information in the TSCRA Update, on tscra.org or on the association’s social media platforms.

If you have questions about these or any other events, call 800-242-7820, ext. 1745, or email events@tscra.org. CT

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Texans affected by wildfires are encouraged to submit property damage at damage.tdem.texas.gov to help officials identify resource needs and determine the state’s eligibility for additional disaster assistance.

USMEF SPRING CONFERENCE SPOTLIGHTS U.S.-CHINA TRADE RELATIONS

The U.S. Meat Export Federation recently hosted its spring conference in San Antonio. The three-day meeting examined a number of key issues for U.S. exporters, while also updating members on promotional activities for U.S. beef in a wide range of international markets.

One of the event’s general sessions focused on agricultural trade relations between the U.S. and China, including a deep dive into the market access gains achieved for U.S. beef through the 2020 Phase One Trade and Economic Agreement.

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Texas wildfires that ravaged the Eastland Complex, parts of the Panhandle and Coryell County regions encompassing 433,000 acres have resulted in $23.1 million in preliminary agricultural loss estimates, according to Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service economists.

The losses include more than 400 livestock deaths, lost grazing values and fence repair costs. Dry, windy conditions throughout the winter season and into early spring heightened the fire danger threat.

The preliminary estimates were calculated beginning with the early March fires and running through the end of April. AgriLife Extension economists say the preliminary loss estimates could climb higher due to ongoing fire threats.

During a seven-day span in late March, state, federal and local fire resources responded to 192 wildfires that burned 173,559 acres. More than 300 Texas A&M Forest Service firefighters and more than 200 Texas Intrastate Fire Mutual Aid System firefighters, along with firefighting personnel from 28 states, were positioned across the state to respond.

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Guest panelist for the session was former Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad, who had a front-row seat for the tumultuous negotiations leading to the agreement, as he was serving as U.S. Ambassador to China under the Trump administration. Branstad was joined on the panel

by Joel Haggard, U.S. Meat Export Federation senior vice president for the Asia Pacific, who is based in Hong Kong.

Offering a glimpse inside the talks, Branstad admitted early concerns about efforts to engage China more aggressively on trade.

“My respect for Ambassador (Robert) Lighthizer grew through the process,” Branstad said, referring to the U.S. trade representative at the time. “He was very focused, and worked really hard to build a personal relationship with the chief negotiator on the Chinese side, Liu He, who does have President Xi Jinping’s ear. That was critically important, and it was successful.”

Following adoption of the Phase One pact, Chinese purchases of U.S. agricultural products reached record levels, albeit still short of the targets outlined in the agreement. Now, two years after the agreement entered into force, Branstad said Chinese consumers remain committed to U.S. food products because they value the quality and safety.

Haggard noted U.S. producers should not be overly concerned the Phase One purchase targets were not reached. With improved market access, private entities in China made strong increases in their imports of U.S. agricultural goods according to their needs, which Haggard sees as the preferred path to increased trade.

“Would we in the meat sector have wanted Chinese state purchasers to go out and buy products just for the purpose of buying them, and disrupt the market?”

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Haggard praised the expanded opportunities resulting from the Phase One Agreement, which allowed China to quickly rise to the third largest destination for U.S. beef exports, trailing only South Korea and Japan.

Adkins has enjoyed a career serving farmers and ranchers in many capacities, including county executive director in Grimes and Randall counties, and district director for the agency overseeing offices and program delivery for a multi-county area of the Panhandle. He is currently a resident of Canyon, where he is involved in a small farming and cattle operation.

The name “Phase One” implies there is unfinished business to be resolved in a second round of U.S.-China trade talks, but Branstad noted there are significant obstacles to striking up Phase Two negotiations.

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“That’s going to be the hardest part because the Chinese government loves to subsidize their state-owned enterprises,” he said. “That’s market-distorting and it’s something we wanted to address, and frankly that’s what didn’t get done in the Phase One agreement. I think it will be difficult to do, and the Biden administration hasn’t really shown any appetite for going after it.”

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CREATING A HERD

HEALTH PLAN Mark your calendar to attend the July 19 Ranching 101 session.

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hen it comes to managing a cow herd’s health and performance, it’s important to have a plan. Join two veterinarians Tuesday, July 19, at 1 p.m. for a Ranching 101 session outlining how to create a comprehensive herd health plan for bulls, females and calves.

Interested attendees can scan the QR code to register for the hour-long Zoom webinar.

Expert presenters will be Dr. Pippa Gibbons and Dr. Jennifer Koziol, of Texas Tech University’s School of Veterinary Medicine.

Gibbons is an associate professor of food animal medicine and surgery. She grew up on a mixed crop, beef and sheep farm in England. After completing veterinary school and a food animal internship in the United Kingdom, she moved to Texas and completed a food animal internal medicine residency and master’s program at Texas A&M University.

Prior to her current role, she was a clinical assistant professor of food animal science at Texas A&M University and associate professor at Lincoln Memorial University College of Veterinary Medicine.

She completed a diploma of veterinary education through the Royal Veterinary College.

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Koziol, also an associate professor of food animal medicine and surgery, is a native of Oklahoma where she grew up ranching with her family. She received her bachelor of science in 2009 and doctorate of veterinary medicine in 2012 from Oklahoma State University.

After completing an internship, she continued her formal training as a theriogenology resident at Auburn University. Koziol achieved diplomate status in the American College of Theriogenologists in 2015 and a masters of biomedical sciences in 2016. CT

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OBITUARIES HELEN KLEBERG GROVES, 94, of San Antonio,

Known as the “First Lady of Cutting,” she was inducted into the Cowgirl Hall of Fame in 1998.

The only child of Robert Justus Kleberg Jr. and Helen Campbell Kleberg, she was raised on the King Ranch, and went on to graduate from Foxcroft School in Middleburg, Virginia, and attended Vassar College.

Her knowledge and acumen as a rancher, horsewoman, and cattle raiser made her an indispensable member and leader on many boards including serving as an honorary vice president of the Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association.

died May 6.

Groves had many passions in life, but ranching, fine horses and family were central.

She ranched her entire life, from overseeing King Ranch’s Buck and Doe Run Valley Farms in Chester County, Pennsylvania, to her own Silverbrook Farms in Staunton, Virginia, to Silverbrook Ranches in Texas. She focused on raising the best Santa Gertrudis cattle and Quarter Horses in the country.

She is survived by her six children, Helen C. Alexander, Emory A. Hamilton (Fred), John D. Alexander (Claire), Caroline A. Forgason, Henrietta K. Alexander and Dorothy A. Matz (Michael); and grandchildren, Deaver, Cadell and Robert “Berto” Alexander, Helen H. Cottingham (Charlie), James Forgason, Laird George, and Alex, Lucy, Robert, and Arthur Matz. CT

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Vince Montes and PACO Feedyard answered the call to assist special rangers with inspecting more than 2,000 head of cattle.

Leonard Hayden Hargrove sentenced for cattle theft.

In late December 2021, Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association Special Rangers Bo Fox, Jay Foster and Ben Eggleston conducted an investigation requiring more than 2,000 head of cattle to be inspected at PACO Feedyard LLC near Friona.

The special rangers contacted PACO Operations Manager Vince Montes, who agreed to meet with them Dec. 31, 2021.

“Feedyards hold tens of thousands of head of cattle,” Fox says. “Inspecting a particular few thousand head out of the large group can be very difficult without the assistance of the feedyard staff.”

Montes and his staff led special rangers to each pen with the cattle in question, and moved the cattle down alleys for easy inspection by the special rangers.

“Montes and his staff went above and beyond to make our jobs as easy as possible,” Fox says. “Their assistance brought a quick resolution to the investigation at hand.”

Leonard Hayden Hargrove was convicted of larceny of livestock within the District Court of Payne County.

The 21-year-old was arrested July 23, 2020, after criminal charges were filed by Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association Special Ranger Bart Perrier.

Hargrove was reportedly charged with two counts of larceny of livestock from a victim near Yale, Oklahoma. During late winter 2020, the victim, who is a relative of Hargrove, became suspicious Hargrove stole cattle from a familyoperated farm.

Bart Perrier

Region 3 Supervisor District 4 Special Ranger

According to Perrier, who conducted the investigation during spring 2022, Hargrove stole several head of cattle from the property and three of the stolen cows belonged to the victim who reported Hargrove. The cattle were branded and ear tagged identifying them as belonging to the victim.

Hargrove sold the cattle at a livestock market in Purcell, Oklahoma, Feb. 1, 2020.

On April 4, 2022, Hargrove pled guilty in the Payne County District Court, was sentenced to a six-year deferred sentence and ordered to pay a total of $5,500 in restitution to the victim. The defendant was also ordered to pay a $500 fine, along with assorted court costs, and complete 80 hours of community service with a nonprofit or 50 hours with a CLEAN program.

“This case is a reminder of the importance of branding cattle for positive identification,” Perrier said.

Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association Special Rangers present Vince Montes, pictured center, with a custom TSCRA sign and a certificate of appreciation for all his hard work and dedication. Pictured left is Special Ranger Chris Ward, right is Special Ranger Jay Foster.

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During the initial interview with Hargrove, Perrier stated: “I knew the three cows in question belonged to the victim, because they were branded on the right hip with his brand and each cow had an ear tag in their ear with his name and telephone number on it.” CT

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Perrier also reports two Angus-heifer calves missing near Barnsdall, Oklahoma. The seven-week-old heifers were last seen May 5 along County Road 2487 near the Wynona Shortcut. They weigh approximately 150 to 175 pounds, and are not branded. One heifer has an orange No. 2 tag in the left ear, and the second heifer is tagged with No. 3.

Cattle missing near Marlow.

DISTRICT 1 — NORTH TEXAS

Cattle missing near Oldham County.

Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association Special Ranger Chris Ward reports five cattle missing.

Last seen April 22, the missing cattle include one redand-white Longhorn, one tiger-striped Longhorn and a mostly white Longhorn. Ward also reports a 3-year-old Corriente cow and a 1-year-old Corriente steer missing.

The cattle all have a three-leaf clover brand on the right hip. Anyone with information on this case is urged to contact Ward at 806-205-0119.

DISTRICT 2 — TEXAS PANHANDLE Cattle missing near Lefors.

Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association Special Ranger Ben Eggleston reports four black cows missing in Grey County. Last seen Jan. 30, the missing cattle have a rocking H brand on their left hip and are notched in the tip of their right ear. They all have a white number tag in their left ear. Anyone with information on this case is urged to contact Eggleston at 888-830-2333.

DISTRICT 4 — NORTH CENTRAL OKLAHOMA Two heifer calves missing in Hughes County.

Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association Special Ranger Bart Perrier reports two crossbred heifer calves missing near Lamar, Oklahoma. The calves were last seen May 1 and weigh approximately 350 pounds. A red-brown heifer calf with cream-colored legs is tagged with No. 117. A cream-colored, long-haired heifer calf is tagged with No. 76.

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The special ranger also reports a group of missing black Angus heifers. Last seen April 21, the cattle are approximately 700 to 800 pounds, with a rocking D brand on the left hip. Anyone with information on these cases is urged to contact Perrier at 918-440-8360.

DISTRICT 9 — NORTH TEXAS

Cattle missing near Roth, Oklahoma.

Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association Special Ranger John P. Bradshaw reports a group of cattle missing. Last seen March 26, the missing cattle include one 9-year-old Hereford bull weighing 2,400 to 2,500 pounds, with unknown tattoos in his ears; and two Hereford calves weighing 400 to 500 pounds with no marks or brands. Anyone with information on this case is urged to contact Bradshaw at 903-389-6123.

DISTRICT 13 — EAST TEXAS

Tractor, sprayer and trailer stolen near Lindale.

Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association Special Ranger Larry Hand reports a John Deere tractor, a Rozell-brand spray rig and a utility trailer missing. The 2020 John Deere 5055E cab tractor has a loader and bucket attached. The missing sprayer is a three-point hook up, 200-gallon boomless sprayer with a white tank and black frame. The Coker Enterprises utility trailer is a brown, 20-foot bumperpull trailer with a license plate number of GBS-F13.

The equipment was last seen April 22. Anyone with information on this case is urged to contact Hand at 903-592-5252.

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DISTRICT 24 — SOUTH TEXAS

Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association Special Ranger Marvin Wills reports seven black Wagyu cows, one black bald-faced cow and five calves missing. The cattle were last seen April 28. Anyone with information on this case is urged to contact Wills at 254-223-2330.

Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association Special Ranger David Marcaurele reports 45 crossbred cows missing. The cattle are various colors with an XX brand on their left rib. The cattle were last seen March 25 and reported missing April 26. Anyone with information on this case is urged to contact Marcaurele at 979-332-8755.

Cattle missing near Hamilton.

DISTRICT 20 — CENTRAL TEXAS Cattle missing near Llano.

Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association Special Ranger Kenny Murchison reports a heavy-bred, black Angus cow missing in Llano County. Last seen May 1, the missing cow is 10 to 12 years old. Anyone with information on this case is urged to contact Murchison at 512-705-3226.

DISTRICT 22 — CENTRAL TEXAS

Longhorn bull missing in Burleson County.

Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association Special Ranger Brent Mast reports a 12-year-old Longhorn bull missing. The black-and-white spotted bull has been missing since April 3. He is branded on the right leg with “Paint Brush D.” Anyone with information on this case is urged to contact Mast at 936-714-6619.

Cattle missing near Cedar Lane.

DISTRICT 25 — SOUTH TEXAS Cattle missing near Wrightsboro.

Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association Special Ranger Robert Fields reports three Braford cows and three black calves missing. Last seen Feb. 25, the cows are either tiger-striped or chocolate in color, with JS branded on their right hip and yellownumbered ear tags in their left ear. The calves weigh 500 to 600 pounds, also with yellow-numbered ear tags in their left ear. Anyone with information on this case is urged to contact Fields at 361-207-5207. 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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Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association Special Ranger for 14 years, Marvin Wills has stood alongside cattle raisers on some of their most challenging days. It’s never a call you want to receive when a theft or crime has occurred, but the association’s commissioned peace officers are there to investigate and serve ranchers and landowners.

have them branded in order to locate them. He recalled a case where several cattle were stolen, and the special rangers were able to quickly identify and recover all the cattle because of the brands.

When it comes to equipment, Wills said a few photos could be one of the most important tools should the property ever go missing.

Wills was a recent guest on the TSCRA Talk podcast, sharing memorable cases he’s experienced through the years. He also shared his advice and tips for protecting yourself, your land and livestock.

“Take a photo of the VIN number, plate numbers or serial number,” Wills suggested.

“If the property is ever stolen, those numbers can immediately be entered into the law enforcement’s system and help us locate the property much easier.”

It starts with being cautious, and realizing new methods of buying and selling make it easy to pull off a scam. Wills said the special rangers are seeing an increased number of people purchasing livestock or equipment online, paying for it and never receiving anything in return.

In the unfortunate event that property is stolen, whether it is livestock or equipment, Wills said the first step should be to call the local sheriff’s office. Then, follow up with the special rangers. Wills recommended having all the important information together before you call, so law enforcement and special rangers will have all the details.

Marvin Wills In those types of cases, Wills said it is TSCRA Special Ranger extremely hard to trace back to the suspect District 15 and victims typically do not recover any of their lost funds. A few precautionary steps “You need to know the last time can help ranchers and landowners protect themselves. the property was seen and be able to describe any identifying factors in as much detail as possible,” he said.

“My tip is to talk to the seller on the phone, meet with

them and go see the merchandise in person,” Wills said.

“If it’s not possible to meet or see what is being bought in person, I recommend waiting to pay for anything until after it is received or write a check for it, so it can be tracked in case something goes wrong.”

Beyond the virtual marketplace, another strategy to reduce risk on the ranch is a somewhat simple one — get to know your neighbors.

Wills said one of the first questions a special ranger will ask if livestock can’t be found is if the owner has talked to their neighbors. It’s important for ranchers to know who is around their property and have their phone numbers handy in case of suspicious activity.

Wills couldn’t stress enough how important it is for ranchers to be vigilant and keep up with their property.

And remember: The special rangers are always available to be a resource, answer questions and offer advice on protecting your livestock and property.

“We’re here to serve the producers,” Wills said. “We are always glad to visit with people or answer questions.”

To hear more of the conversation, download TSCRA Talk via Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify or Stitcher. For more information or to locate the special ranger in your area, visit tscra.org. CT

Also, be sure your animals are branded. If any of your livestock do go missing, Wills said it is imperative to

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or Gene Kubecka, the Santa Gertrudis breed coincides directly with his relationship with his wife, Nancy, which started in 1970.

At the time, there were no cell phones, just party lines, so when you were interested in somebody, you had to get involved in an activity together to get to know them better. Though the two met through 4-H, Kubecka says he knew if he was going to be with Nancy, he had to take a liking to the red cattle her family was raising.

Kubecka, a Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association member, had come from a farming and commercial cattle operation, but his first experience with purebred cattle was a Santa Gertrudis steer he purchased from Nancy’s family, with which he won the showmanship class at the local county fair. It was a couple years later, after a Santa Gertrudis steer he raised won a purebred steer show that Nancy or her sister usually won, that Kubecka says he finally got his foot in the door with his future wife.

The rest is history.

After their wedding in 1978, the couple started their own Santa Gertrudis herd. Their children, Daniel and Jenna, who represent the fourth generation of Santa Gertrudis breeders in the family, followed suit in raising and promoting the breed. Gene and Nancy with Daniel and his wife, Lauren, eventually purchased Nancy’s parents’ herd, forming Wendt Ranches Partners LLC. The fifth generation of Kubeckas are raising and showing Santa Gertrudis cattle, as well.

Though the breed did help his young love interest, Kubecka says it became clear early on Santa Gertrudis cattle had a special place in his future.

He says they appealed to him because of their true American origins, ability to adapt to many different climate areas, and ability to cross well with both American and European cattle.

The breed has adapted and evolved in the past 50 years Kubecka has been involved, including downsizing their size to become more efficient, cleaning up underlines and udders, improving

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soundness and overall quality, and breeding for more docile dispositions. The value of the breed’s hybrid vigor has maintained.

“The heterosis derived from these crosses is second to none,” Kubecka says. “These red cattle can grow hair in colder climates or maintain short hair in warmer climates and remain productive and profitable.”

Thanks to the internet and online meetings, Kubecka sees more opportunities for the association’s committees to be more active and productive than ever before.

He has worked on a number of committees within the association to improve the cattle’s standings, not only in the breed but in the cattle industry as a whole.

He was a founding member of the Mid-Coast Junior Association and served in various capacities with the Mid-Coast Super Sale. He served as co-chairman of two National Santa Gertrudis Junior Heifer Shows; chairman of Santa Gertrudis Breeders International foreign marketing committee and performance committee; vice president of marketing and promotion; and two stints on the organization’s board of directors.

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“I’m very adamant that if we want to be a viable breed and association, we must whole-herd report,” he says. “In order for our breed to maintain its relevancy in the beef industry, we have to know what our genetics are doing, what they are capable of doing, and we have to get that into the commercial industry. We can sell cattle among ourselves, but we’ve got to expand what our cattle can do in the commercial industry.”

Crossbreeding is where commercial Santa Gertrudis cattle shine, Kubecka says, and he hopes the breed can move forward, without discrimination, toward the American Red and the Super American crosses.

“I think there’s room for both,” he says. “Let’s make our cattle more relevant to the commercial industry, and if that takes crossbreeding, let’s do that because the industry as a whole is changing so much.”

Another way Kubecka hopes to help the breed be more visible to commercial cattlemen is by making sure the breed chooses the best genomic platform moving forward, something he anticipates being a topic during the organization’s annual meeting.

“We need to be comparing our genetics to competing breeds out there,” Kubecka says. “For us to know what our genetics are capable of doing, we have to continue to track our cattle all the way from birth to the rail.

We’ve got to scan our cattle and know what our cattle genetically bring to the table and what they can pass on, or what a commercial operator will gain by using Santa Gertrudis genetics.”

During his time as president, Kubecka hopes to encourage the Santa Gertrudis Breeders International Board to stay focused on serving the membership and helping them achieve more profitable cattle operations.

He hopes he can encourage members to take advantage of all the performance-enhancing opportunities that the association offers.

“It’s imperative as a purebred association that our purebred genetics continue to be the foundation of our breed and we do not lose sight of its importance,” Kubecka says. “My goal is to be a very visible president, participating in as many breeder activities as possible and to be a familiar face to the beef cattle industry and its activities.” CT Hannah Gill is a contributing writer for Santa Gertrudis USA.

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SUPPLYING WATER NEEDS FOR

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Water should be sampled for nitrates, sulfates and total dissolved solids.

By Paul Beck Photo by Jerod Foster

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ith areas of the region experiencing extended drought conditions, many groundwater sources are drying up. This can force cattle to consume water from sources they would normally avoid.

Cattle can only survive a few days without water, and addressing their needs is a complex process depending on water quality, weather patterns, time of day, feed moisture content, and factors such as bodyweight and stage of production. Water and feed intake are closely related, so water shortages will impact productivity not only because of the water requirements, but also because of decreased consumption of other nutrients.

For example, cattle in the Southeastern U.S. were provided unrestricted access to water, then had a 48-hour water restriction before shipment to a Texas Panhandle feedyard, or had alternating 24-hour periods of water restriction over seven days prior to shipment. Dehydration increased short-term measures of stress after transport and performance was reduced during the initial two weeks at the feedyard in water-restricted calves.

This research shows relatively short periods of water restriction, common in livestock marketing channels, can have impacts beyond the time of the restriction. Common water quality issues for cattle include fecal and bacterial contamination, nitrates, hardness, salinity, and total dissolved solids — including salt, calcium, magnesium, phosphates, silica and sulfates.

growth and increased water consumption, so urinary output could increase in order to expel the increased total salt intake. It is recommended nitrites in livestock water be limited to less than 33 ppm, nitrates less than 45 ppm, sulfates less than 300 ppm, and total dissolved solids less than 1,000 ppm. But livestock can often withstand higher levels of contamination, depending on other factors.

To achieve these guidelines, all water sources should be sampled and analyzed for nitrates, sulfates and total dissolved solids; recognize blending water from multiple sources may reduce potential quality issues; avoid stacking risks of sulfur and nitrate by sampling and analyzing forages and byproduct feeds.

Peak water demands by heavy cattle near finish during the summer can exceed 20 gallons per day the majority of which is consumed between 5 a.m. and 9 p.m. A 550-pound grazing calf consumes up to 12 gallons per day, but this occurs in a much more limited time due to grazing patterns and distance traveled to water.

It is important to not only consider average water consumption over a season when developing water resources and planning watering systems, but also to consider drinking behavior, timing of water consumption and maximum daily water needs. CT

Cattle consuming water with salt or total dissolved solids greater than 10,000 parts per million have reduced

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MONTH OF JULY? American Beautyberry (Callicarpa americana)

By Kent Ferguson

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merican Beautyberry is a native, warm-season, perennial shrub found in most areas of the state, except the western regions. It’s also known as French mulberry, Sourbush, Turkey berry, Spanish mulberry and several other localized names.

The American Beautyberry: • Can grow more than 10 feet tall, but 4 to 6 feet is most common.

• Is a multi-branched shrub with gray to reddish twigs. The stems can be round or square shaped, characteristic of the Verbenaceae plant family.

• Has simple leaves that are opposite, oval or elliptic with saw-toothed margins. They are 2 to 5 inches wide, 3 to 9 inches long, and dark green on the upper surface. On the lower surface, leaves are pale, rough textured with star-shaped hairs.

• Will have pinkish-white flowers growing from the leaf axils, staking in clusters up the stem.

• Will form bright violet or purple fruit from the flowers’ clusters, encircling the stem.

American Beautyberry is a palatable plant for browsing animals, and the seed is eaten by turkey, deer, quail, most songbirds and small mammals. It can be eliminated from the landscape by overgrazing.

Rotational grazing and proper stocking rates should be in place to ensure the plant’s survival.

The American Beautyberry can be cultivated by cuttings and is gaining popularity in home landscapes.

Kent Ferguson, a retired rangeland management specialist from the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service, provides plant identification photo stories to help ranchers.

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THE SCIENCE BEHIND

TEXAS BARBECUE Texas A&M AgriLife elevates the barbecue industry through meat science teaching, research and outreach.

By Adam Russell Photos courtesy of Texas A&M AgriLife

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.s a proud third-generation pitmaster, Bryan Bracewell has a passion for Texas barbecue steeped in tradition. Bracewell is the current owner of his family’s business, Southside Market and Barbecue, serving the residents of Elgin since 1882.

This passion led him to become a student in Texas A&M University’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences.

As a freshman, he knew his enrollment would teach him even more about meat and its’ best preparation.

“Like any small-town family business, you do things as they’ve always been done and barbecue was no different for me,” Bracewell said. “However, I knew there were things I did not know, and I knew my end goal was to improve our product, and ultimately the experience for our customers.”

The knowledge he gained in the classrooms and labs — combined with his experience as a meat judging team member and Rosenthal Meat Science and Technology Center student employee — all translated into better products for his family’s business. But he didn’t stop at undergraduate classes, he credited much of his current success as a pitmaster to his attendance and participation in the meat science courses and programming occurring after he received his Aggie ring.

“All the time I spent at Rosenthal attending the Barbecue Summer Camps and Camp Brisket while being around other pitmasters and participating in the panel discussions had a layering effect,” he said. “I learn something new every time.”

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TRADITION MEETS MEAT SCIENCE For more than a decade, the meat science program within the department of animal science has provided educational programs and platforms where barbecue enthusiasts and established restaurateurs, like Bracewell, learn proven, science-backed barbecue methods identified by meat scientists in Texas A&M AgriLife Research and vetted by top pitmasters.

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Beyond Our Gates Ribeye steaks and beef tenderloins for filets were the most tender and preferred for sear-and-serve dining.

Other cuts like the chuck and brisket were tough and typically cubed or ground up to be used in other dishes.

Slow-and-low Texas barbecue was born within meat markets by butchers who prepared these undervalued cuts in ways to create consumer demand, Griffin said.

William Moon, the original owner and operator of Southside Market and Barbeque in Elgin, is an example of this origin story. In 1882, Moon raised and processed cattle and swine before refrigeration was available, so he began selling smoked sausage and barbecue to reduce spoilage.

“It was one of those ‘necessity is the mother of invention’ situations where these butchers needed to add value to these cuts,” Griffin said. “They found that with time and the right temperature, you could make an incredibly tender serving. Then other businesses put their own spin on the process and end product.”

EVOLUTION SPEEDS UP Over the past several decades, Texas pitmasters used wood, smoke and spices to enhance flavors and do-ityourself pit designs to provide hours of consistent low heat to turn tough briskets into tender, savory offerings.

Bracewell believes the rapid explosion in Texas barbecue was led by the knowledge and science shared during meat science programs.

Food safety, seasoning, marinades seasonings, marinades, spices, pits, smokers and grills are all part of the barbecue curriculum.

These programs, which translate the most up-to-date meat science and research, have helped brisket, ribs and other Texas-style barbecue enter a new culinary stratum and what Texas Monthly dubbed the “golden age of Texas barbecue.”

“Texas Monthly put Texas barbecue in the spotlight with its Top 50 list, but they didn’t get into how it was done well,” Bracewell said. “The meat science programs really connected the dots on the art of good barbecue, what pitmasters were doing and why. Their goal wasn’t to have carbon copies of already successful pitmasters, rather to teach the principles of meat science in ways that could help anyone make the perfect brisket.”

However, Davey Griffin, Ph.D., a professor in the department of animal science and Texas A&M AgriLife Extension meat specialist at Bryan-College Station, said it was a slow and low-key journey for Texas barbecue to become a destination-dining experience.

Griffin, Jeffrey Savell, Ph.D., university distinguished professor, regents professor and the department’s E.M. “Manny” Rosenthal chairholder, together with Ray Riley, Rosenthal Meat Center manager, helped usher a new era in meat- and barbecue-based science. As educators, they created and moderated the barbecue curriculum.

To understand the evolution, Griffin said, people need to first understand the cuts of meat utilized, including briskets and short ribs in cattle. Before the barbecue boom, these cuts were low-value relative to the carcass makeup.

Today’s barbecue meat science programs began when a Houston food critic approached them to learn the science behind another Texas cultural food icon — fajitas, Griffin said. That inquiry seeded an idea that revolved

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Beyond Our Gates around ways the department of animal science could celebrate the state’s food culture, preserve its history and pave a way for its future.

Savell and Riley started in 2009 by introducing future generations of industry professionals — freshmen animal science students — to a university-sponsored Texas barbecue course highlighted by Friday afternoon cookouts.

Students learn the how-to spectrum of preparing and barbecuing beef, pork, poultry, lamb, goat and turkeys.

They even learn various national and international styles of barbecuing, from Kansas City ribs to Cuban- and Hawaiianstyle pork.

Additionally, the students learned proper food safety related to the various cuts and grades of meat, seasonings, marinades, spices and rubs to the pits, smokers and grills.

“It started as a way to help students transition to college life and add to the campus’ community spirit and culture,” Savell said. “They learn about barbecue, and obviously they love to eat it, but the course creates an environment of camaraderie and sharing, and that spirit carried over into the Barbecue Summer Camp. The purpose continues to be to educate our students about meat in a way that gives them an opportunity to share and receive and for us all to learn from and teach each other.”

BARBECUE SUMMER CAMP, CAMP BRISKET AND BEYOND The trio of Savell, Riley and Griffin have known each other for decades.

Savell and Riley knew each other growing up, and Savell was a meat judging team instructor when Griffin and Riley were student members. Griffin and Riley were two of Savell’s first graduate students after he was hired at the university.

The continuity of their passion in meat science continued by spearheading the development of programs providing outlets to educate backyard barbecue enthusiasts and culinary entrepreneurs alike.

In 2011, Meat Science and Foodways Texas joined the trio to create the first Barbecue Summer Camp with activities held at the Rosenthal Meat Center and O.D. Butler Animal Science Teaching, Research and Extension Complex.

Barbecue Summer Camp is a three-day course that teaches 50-60 attendees, who are lucky enough to be drawn via lottery, the science behind barbecuing beef, pork and poultry.

The first day is dedicated to wood and smoke and pit design. Students learn by slow-cooking briskets in everything from a multi-rack, cylinder pit to a 22-inch kettle grill. The second day exposes students to the intricacies of pork, from spareribs to whole pigs. Then day three is focused on all-things poultry — from preparing, brining and injecting birds to beer-can chicken and spicy drums and wings.

By 2013, the meat science program added Camp Brisket, an intensive two-day dive into the slow-and-low magic

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behind masterpiece briskets. Griffin said the experiential learning covers woods, smoke, time, temperature, pit designs, safety, meat grades, how to trim fat to maintain the bark and flavor, and how to cut the brisket across the grain.

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“Brisket is king in Texas,” Griffin said. “Camp Brisket covers all the elements it takes to make the meat the best it can be.”

Around 20-30 briskets are presented to the class the first night for a taste test. The briskets are Prime, Top Choice, Choice, Select and specialty breeds such as Wagyu. Students are tasked with grading the meats based on taste and structure.

The course features the meat science team along with various superstar Texas barbecue pitmasters like Aaron Franklin, of Franklin Barbecue in Austin, or Tootsie Tomanetz, of Snow’s BBQ in Lexington, and Wayne Mueller, of Louie Mueller Barbecue in Taylor.

GREATER EXPERIENCES Riley said Barbecue Summer Camp and Camp Brisket represent the cumulative knowledge of more than a decade of interactions and discussions on meat science with Texas pitmasters and backyard barbecue enthusiasts.

“It seems like it all came together at the same time,” Riley said. “We’ve had a lot of pitmasters who have changed the quality of their meat and made little tweaks to their process, and it has translated into even greater consumer experiences.”

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Griffin, Savell and Riley are amazed at how far the programs have grown, both in institutional knowledge as well as demand. But they are also keenly aware and appreciative of the effort department personnel, program sponsors, the pitmasters and barbecue community put in to help them elevate the craft of barbecue.

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“It’s humbling to take something that is a hobby and make it part of the university’s everyday program and curriculum,” Griffin said. “And then for the program to be wildly successful and in such demand and to get the positive feedback from other barbecue hobbyists and professional pitmasters and be able to celebrate and appreciate their success, it’s just amazing how far it has come.”

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Barbecue Summer Camp and Camp Brisket have extended outreach and educational opportunities by participating in barbecue festivals, holding a Texas Barbecue Town Hall meeting that covers much of the standard information about meat cuts, pits, temperatures and time, smoke and wood, and preparation and proper food safety.

Adam Russell is a communication specialist for Texas A&M AgriLife.

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Director Spotlight

FULL CIRCLE TSCRA director ventures into a custom-processing, retail meat business.

By Sarah Harris

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ret Griffith admits he didn’t expect a new career at age 60.

But, after decades in the cattle industry as a commodities broker, cattle inspector and insurance agent, he and his wife, Lynne, began a new venture in a different area of the business earlier this year — as co-owners of Mertzon Meat Co. “I’ve always been interested in the meat business, and I knew a lot about the ranching end, but I didn’t know so much about the end result,” Griffith says. “There are many moving parts to this business that I didn’t know about. So it’s been a lot of challenges, but a lot of fun.”

Mertzon Meat Co. is a custom processor, but it also has a retail meat counter. Griffith says most of their customers are within a 150-to-200-mile radius of Mertzon. Their plant currently harvests 20 to 25 animals a week and should be licensed for state-level meat inspections later this year.

“Most of our clientele is local producers, and we have quite a few that we process beef for their ranch hands,” he explains. “I knew a lot of that clientele before, but I didn’t realize they were customers until we bought the business, so that’s been fun. I’ve always had jobs built around relationships, and this one is no different.”

Griffith was involved with Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association while working as a commodities broker and cattle inspector in Fort Worth, and became more involved after moving to Del Rio. He was part of a group looking to start a groundwater conservation district in Val Verde County and came to the association looking for resources. That interest in water issues led to Griffith serving on Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association’s natural resources committee and later the water subcommittee, where he currently serves as vice chair.

He was elected to the board of directors in 2020 and most recently joined the association’s border security task force. The group, which consists of more than a dozen South Texas ranchers, plus staff and special rangers, will use their experience to guide association efforts on border security. From identifying concerns and solutions to serving as a liaison for policymakers and the public, the task force will focus on collaboration to end the border crisis for Texas cattle producers and landowners.

“At the end of the day, we already have the laws in place; we just need them enforced,” Griffith says of the border crisis. “This isn’t just an issue for people on the border. We need to support legislators who are looking out for our best interest as a country.”

Sarah Harris is a freelance writer who splits her time between Austin and her family’s ranch near Tilden.

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“There are many moving parts to this business that I didn’t know about.

So it’s been a lot of challenges, but a lot of fun.” ­— Bret Griffith, TSCRA director July 2022

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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 Chaunce Thompson Breckenridge, 1995-1997 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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Pete Bonds Saginaw, 2013-2016 Richard Thorpe lll Winters, 2016-2018 Robert E. McKnight Jr. Fort Davis, 2018-2020 G. Hughes Abell Austin, 2020-2022

HONORARY VICE PRESIDENTS Jack Hunt San Juan Capistrano, California W. R. Watt Jr. Fort Worth 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

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Rafe Hargrove, Rotan

John Welch, Wolfforth

Dr. Joe Pat Hemphill, Coleman

A. B. “Buck” Wharton III, Vernon

Richard D. “Dick” Hughes, El Paso

Tom Woodward, Decatur

Ken Jordan, San Saba

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Don Keeling, Fredericksburg

Donnell Brown, Throckmorton

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Laurence M. Lasater, San Angelo

Campbell Burgess, Amarillo

Kevin Busher, Winters

J. D. Cage, Muleshoe

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

Blake Birdwell, Canyon E. S. F. “Swasey” Brainard II, Pampa J. K. “Rooter” Brite Jr., Bowie

Deborah Clark, Henrietta Lynn Cowden, Skellytown J. B. Daniel, Crowell John Greer, Henrietta James Henderson, Memphis Clayton Henry, Wichita Falls Brooks Hodges, Guthrie Joe Leathers, Guthrie Frank McLelland, Tahoka

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C.A. “Chili” Cole IV, San Angelo

Chris Lacy, Fort Davis Ben Love, Marathon C. H. “Terry” McCall, Comanche Len P. Mertz, San Angelo Tom Perini, Buffalo Gap

Alan F. Curry, San Angelo

Frank Price, Sterling City

James H. Dudley IV, Horseshoe Bay

Danny B. Stewart, Sterling City

Amanda Dyer, Fort Davis

Rick Tate, Marfa

Johnny Ferguson, Big Lake

Cliff Teinert, Albany

D.A. “Day” Harral, Fort Stockton

Dennis W. Webb, Barnhart

Ron Helm, Van Horn

W. C. “Billy” Williams, Mertzon

Heath Hemphill, Coleman

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Shelby W. Horn, Fredericksburg

Jeff Mitchell, Amarillo

Larry R. Horwood, Sterling City

Gage Moorhouse, Benjamin

Grant Jones, Rochelle

Diaz W. Murray, Wichita Falls

Ian Chapman, Madill, Oklahoma

Mark W. Jones, Brady

J. Malcolm Shelton IV, Amarillo

Ford Drummond, Pawhuska, Oklahoma

W. Clay Jones, Brady

Dale A. Smith, Amarillo

Ty Keeling, Boerne

HONORARY DIRECTORS

Jim Thompson, Breckenridge

Lorenzo Lasater, San Angelo

Tom Watson, Muleshoe

Brian T. McLaughlin, Midland

Wesley Welch, Lubbock

David L. Neal, San Angelo

HONORARY DIRECTORS

Gerald Nobles Jr., Brady

William L. “Buck” Arrington, Pampa

James Oliver, Ozona

Van Baize, Nocona

Wade Perks, San Angelo

Emry Birdwell Jr., Henrietta

Gordon E. Sauer, Fredericksburg

Mary Lou Bradley-Henderson, Childress

Jessica Tate, Marfa

R. A. “Rob” Brown Jr., Throckmorton

James Uhl, Fort McKavett

Barrett D. Clark, Breckenridge

Cody Webb, Barnhart

Mike Gibson, Paducah

Ken Welch, Baird

Ronald J. “Ron” Gill, Chico

Ray W. Willoughby III, Eldorado

Robert B. Mansfield, Amarillo

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Tom Moorhouse, Benjamin

Bennie Bock II, New Braunfels

Boots O’Neal, Guthrie

C. A. “Chip” Cole III, San Angelo

Robert “Bobby” Dobson, Birmingham, Alabama

James Palmer, Roaring Springs

William C. “Billito” Donnell Jr., Alpine

James L. “Jamie” Donnell Jr., Fowlerton

Bill Phinizy, Gail

James H. “Jim” Dudley, Comanche

J. David Eppright, Cost

Tom L. Roach III, Bozeman, Montana

Richard Gates, Marfa

Benjamin Eshleman III, Corpus Christi

Wilson Scaling, Henrietta

W. H. “Billy” Green III, Albany

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Bob Drake, Davis, Oklahoma Russell “Rusty” Noble, Ardmore, Oklahoma Les Nunn, Pauls Valley, Oklahoma

REGION 4 DIRECTORS

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

July 2022

TSCRA Leadership Cody Fry, Lueders

Frates Seeligson Jr., San Antonio

Linda Joy Stovall, El Campo

Jim L. Gates, Pearsall

Richard Traylor, Batesville

Gerald Sullivan, Galveston

Milton S. Greeson Jr., Victoria

Roger F. Welder, Victoria

John L. Sullivan, Galveston

Bret Griffith, Del Rio

David W. Winters, Del Rio

Robert J. Underbrink, Houston

Heath Grigg, Kingsville Marty R. Harris, Tilden

REGION 5

Mark A. Wheelis, Montgomery Beau Brite White, Rosanky

DIRECTORS

Dr. M. R. “Mike” Wirtz, Brenham

Claude Koontz, San Antonio

Wayne Cockrell, College Station

Steven J. Mafrige, Tilden

Herff Cornelius Jr., Wadsworth

Beth Knolle Naiser, Sandia

REGION 6

Carlos Detering III, Houston

DIRECTORS

Federico Nieto, Raymondville

Dr. Lewis (Bud) Dinges, Richmond

April Bonds, Saginaw

T. Michael O’Connor, Victoria

Gardner H. Dudley, Houston

Missy Bonds, Saginaw

Jason Peeler, Floresville

Jay C. Evans, Dripping Springs

John L. Cantrell, Cresson

Dan Gattis, Georgetown

Hunter Crow, Dallas

Kelley Sullivan Georgiades, College Station

James T. Dangelmayr, Muenster

M. Stuart Sasser, Corpus Christi Lew Thompson, Pearsall

George Harrison, Bay City

Crawford Edwards, Fort Worth

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

Tom J. Haynie, Navasota

Jason Harlow, Dallas

C. Clark Welder, Beeville

Robert Hodgen, Houston

Colt Hoffman, Marlin

John Zacek, Victoria

Clay Kenley, Crockett

Pete Hudgins, Sherman

HONORARY DIRECTORS

Clive Runnells III, Austin

Tom Johnson, Wortham

John Sumner Runnells III, Bay City

John Z. Kimberlin Jr., Dallas

Richard H. Bennett, San Antonio

Tony Spears, Rosanky

Ken Leiber, Fort Worth

Chip Briscoe, Carrizo Springs

John “Rocky” Sullivan, Galveston

James E. “Jim” Link, Crowley

Austin E. Brown II, Beeville

Bill White, Stowell

Stefan Marchman, Fort Worth

Martin W. Clement II, Kingsville

Claudia Scott Wright, Richmond

William H. McCall, Fort Worth

Thurman S. Clements Jr., Victoria

HONORARY DIRECTORS

Dan Nance, Haslet

Nixon Dillard, Pleasanton

Leroy Ezer, Anahuac

Gary Price, Blooming Grove

Trainor Evans, Mercedes

Frank Green, Liberty

Susan Roach, Fort Worth

Thomas J. “Tommy” Haegelin, Concan

Coleman H. Locke, Hungerford

Stephen S. “Steve” Sikes, Fort Worth

Dr. Philip C. Hardee, Beatrice, Alabama

Katharine Armstrong Love, Austin

Bragg Smith III, Dallas

Allen C. “Dick” Jones IV, Corpus Christi

Leslie Kinsel, Cotulla

J.R. Ramirez, La Pryor Gilly Riojas, Corpus Christi

Steve G. Beever, Pearsall

Seth Denbow, Weatherford

Richard M. Lucas Jr., Houston

Bart Wulff, Dallas

Joan Negley Kelleher, San Antonio

William “Alan” McNeill, Beaumont

Curtis Younts Jr., Belton

David W. Killam, Laredo

Evalyn Moore, Richmond

Dan W. Kinsel III, Cotulla

HONORARY DIRECTORS

Raymond E. Moore IV, Richmond

Steve C. Lewis, San Antonio

Bradford S. “Brad” Barnes, Fort Worth

Rick Peebles, Baytown

Jim McAdams, Seguin

George Beggs IV, Fort Worth

Gordon Richardson, Caldwell

John W. Carpenter III, Dallas

Red McCombs, San Antonio

Charles R. “Butch” Robinson, Navasota

Markham B. Dossett, Waco

Tim Pennell, Westhoff

Nolan Ryan, Round Rock

Jim Peters, Quemado

J. D. “Bubba” Sartwelle Jr., Sealy

James A. McAllen, Linn

July 2022

Jon David Mayfield, Dublin Bob Moorhouse, Weatherford

Scott Petty Jr., San Antonio

Ed Small, Austin

Mary Joe Reynolds-Montgomery, Fort Worth

Tom Risinger, Weslaco

Guy F. Stovall Jr., El Campo

Stephen T. “Steve” Swenson, Dallas

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AT YOUR SERVICE TSCRA market inspector logs countless miles serving cattle raisers, exploring the West.

By Jena McRell

D

uring his 25 years as a market inspector for Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association, Mike Little has hardly missed a sale.

On Wednesdays, he is a regular at Anderson County Livestock Exchange in Elkhart. Then on Saturdays, you can find him at the Tri County Livestock Market near New Summerfield.

That is, unless he’s on his next adventure out West.

Little loves a long-distance road trip, driving along unbeaten paths to explore nature’s beauty. He’s been known to log up to 8,000 miles on a single trip.

“I’ve been on every rural road in the western United States,” Little says. “I’d buy a new truck every year before I left, and I’ve even had to have the oil changed in Oregon. So that’s a pretty good trip when you put on that many miles.”

September is his favorite time of year to travel. He says, that way, you experience the changing of the seasons and see the landscapes shift from lush green to rich Autumn hues. His niece, Sarah Little, has joined him in the passenger seat for many occasions.

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He’s spotted whales from a boat in the Pacific Ocean, stood beneath the towering Redwoods in California, and watched as clouds shifted across the Grand Teton Mountains in Wyoming.

“I always sit down most places that I go. And you know, really take it in, not just pass through,” he says. “This is a good country we live in.”

Born and raised in East Texas, Little’s family has been stewards of the land for more than a century.

He was recently retired from the fertilizer business when he was asked to pitch in for a brand inspector at the sale in New Summerfield. More than two decades later, he is still looking out for cattle raisers.

“I’ve worked nearly every sale from Interstate 35 to Louisiana,” Little says. “I know the people and the sale barns, because I’ve had cattle all these years.”

He is often the first to arrive at the auction. By greeting people as they come in, answering phones or passing out checks, Little always finds a way to lend an extra hand to the auction market.

“I like seeing the stuff God made,” Little says. “I never really had a destination. I’d stop when I wanted to stop and stay as long as I wanted to stay.”

And cattle raisers can rest easy knowing he is on watch, keeping an eye on the cattle and looking out for anything out of the ordinary. He says he takes pride in being available, easy to talk to and helpful to anyone who may need him.

Among his list of favorite regions to explore is the Pacific Northwest; as well as national parks in Colorado and Montana; and farther north up into Alberta and British Columbia, Canada.

“I am always there to help,” says Little, who turns 75 this July. “That’s what our job is really, in addition to law enforcement, being there for the people. I keep going every day, and always look on the sunny side.” CT

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Special Rangers

REGIONS & DISTRICTS 2

JAY FOSTER Supervisor Region 1

4

1

BART PERRIER Supervisor Region 3

3

H.D. BRITTAIN

6

7

8

Supervisor Region 2

17

15 26

18

20

28

25 27

JAMES BENNETT Supervisor Region 4

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21

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BO FOX

Supervisor Region 6

13

10

9

16

12

11

22

23

24 DAVID

MARCAURELE

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Supervisor Region 5

July 2022

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 1 Chris Ward

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

District 8 John P. Bradshaw P.O. Box 213 Alvord, TX 76225 940-389-6123

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

VACANT

VACANT

District 9

District 10

Contact Bo Fox 903-348-9638

Contact Bo Fox 903-348-9638

TSCRA Special

Rangers

District 4 Region 3 supervisor Bart Perrier

District 6 Garry Brewer

P.O. Box 74 Barnsdall, OK 74002 918-440-8360

District 11 Robert Pemberton P.O. Box 341 Campbell, TX 75422 903-450-3900

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

VACANT District 13 Larry Hand

District 14 Darrel Bobbitt

District 15 Marvin Wills

District 16 Joe B. Roberts

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

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

District 19 Region 2 supervisor H.D. Brittain

District 20 Kenny Murchison P.O. Box 66 Giddings, TX 78942 512-705-3226

District 21 Steven Jeter

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 25 Robert Fields

District 26 Todd Jennings

District 27 Region 4 supervisor James Bennett

District 28 Tony Ashley

District 29 Joe Aguilar Jr.

P.O. Box 65 Christoval, TX 76935 325-853-2062

P.O. Box 734 Cuero, TX 77954 361-207-5207

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

P.O. Box 1618 George West, TX 78022 361-350-6510

Abilene, TX 79605 325-669-1427

District 17

1682 FM 2661 Tyler, TX 75704 903-592-5252

District 22 Brent Mast

P.O. Box 1879 Brackettville, TX 78832 830-563-0555

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District 23 Mike Boone

P.O. Box 341 Mission, TX 78573 956-513-0297

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

District 24 Region 5 supervisor David Marcaurele 1101 County Road 364 El Campo, TX 77437 979-332-8755

District 30 Steve Martin

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

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New Members 82 Acres Anna

Wesley Dobbs Franklin

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917 Cattle Co. Graford

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Madison Ainsley Bryan

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Kirt Hearne Killeen

Susan & Joseph Archino Aledo

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James Rucker Comanche

Connor Terry San Antonio

Chase Parker Cameron

S7 Cattle & Performance Horses Alvin

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Trey Deuce Farm Fredericksburg

Lana Peugh Godley

Santa Teresa Livestock Auction Santa Teresa, New Mexico

Russell Wall Inez

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Eugene Schilder Streetman

Chris Ward Clarendon

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Small Wonders Farm Krum

Thomas Wisinski Lipan

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Jennifer Wither Corpus Christi

R/S Cattle Company Hamilton

Strange Cattle Co. Holliday

Doug Woods Dawson

Rocking F&W Ranch LLC Navasota

Sunset Whiskey Ranch & Cattle Co. Mabank

Johnnie & Margie Zak Lexington

Ashley Rothrock Crockett

T&K Harris Homestead LLC Navasota

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Auction Markets & Market Inspectors ANDERSON

BRAZOS

COOKE

Anderson County Livestock Exchange

Brazos Valley Livestock Comm.

The New Gainesville Livestock Auction

Where: Elkhart

Where: Bryan

Where: Gainesville

Phone: 903-764-1919

Phone: 979-778-0904

Phone: 940-665-4367

Sale Day: Wednesday

Sale Day: Tuesday

Sale Day: Friday

Contact: Michael Little, 903-876-3153

Contact: Nina Nygard, 512-281-6753

Contact: Robin Gibbs, 903-227-0791

Elkhart Horse Auction

BURLESON

CORYELL

Caldwell Livestock Comm.

Coryell County Comm.

Where: Caldwell

Where: Gatesville

Phone: 979-567-4119

Phone: 254-865-9121

Sale Day: Wednesday

Sale Day: Saturday

Contact: Mark Nygard, 512-281-6330

Contact: Ray Davis, 254-718-5512

Atascosa Livestock Exchange

CALDWELL

DALLAM

Where: Pleasanton

Lockhart Auction

Cattleman’s Livestock Comm.

Phone: 830-281-2516

Where: Lockhart

Where: Dalhart

Sale Day: Tuesday

Phone: 512-398-3476

Phone: 806-249-5505

Contact: Marvin Bendele, 210-213-5890

Sale Day: Thursday

Sale Day: Thursday

Contact: Nina Nygard, 512-281-6753

Contact: Clifton Miller, 806-570-7439

CAMP

DEAF SMITH

Where: Industry

Bruce Overstreet Livestock

Hereford Livestock Auction

Phone: 979-357-2545

Where: Pittsburg

Where: Hereford

Sale Day: Tuesday

Phone: 903-856-3440

Phone: 806-240-3082

Sale Day: Monday

Sale Day: Tuesday

Contact: Michelle Willeford, 903-767-0670

Contact: Joe Bob Via, 806-452-9280

CHEROKEE

DEWITT

Tri County Livestock Market

Cuero Livestock Comm.

Where: New Summerfield

Where: Cuero

Phone: 903-726-3291

Phone: 361-275-2329

Sale Day: Saturday

Sale Day: Friday

Contact: Michael Little, 903-876-3153

Contact: Rodger Koehler, 830-305-5544

COLEMAN

EASTLAND

Coleman Livestock Auction

Texas Cattle Exchange

Where: Coleman

Where: Eastland

Phone: 325-625-4191

Phone: 254-629-2288

Sale Day: Wednesday

Sale Day: Tuesday

Contact: Dave Williams, 325-669-2030

Contact: Ronnie Ober, 817-371-7071

COLORADO

EL PASO

Columbus Livestock Auction

Rio Grand Classic

Where: Meridian

Where: Columbus

Where: El Paso

Phone: 254-435-2988

Phone: 979-732-2622

Phone: 956-487-5551

Sale Day: Monday

Sale Day: Thursday

Sale Day: Tuesday

Contact: Larry Brown, 254-265-1920

Contact: JoGayle Stavena, 979-332-2186

Contact: Joe Karl Rios, 915-858-0590

BOWIE

COMANCHE

ERATH

J & J Livestock Auction

Comanche Livestock Exchange

Dublin Livestock Auction

Where: Texarkana

Where: Comanche

Where: Dublin

Phone: 903-832-3576

Phone: 325-356-5231

Phone: 254-445-1734

Sale Day: Saturday

Sale Day: Saturday

Sale Day: Friday

Contact: Lana Caldwell, 903-908-0530

Contact: Michael Davis, 254-879-3121

Contact: Ronnie Ober, 817-371-7071

Where: Elkhart

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

ATASCOSA

AUSTIN Four County Auction

Contact: Lisa Sebastian, 979-270-3041

BAILEY Muleshoe Livestock Auction Where: Muleshoe Phone: 806-272-4201 Sale Day: Friday Contact: Benny Parker, 806-946-9142

BEE Beeville Livestock Comm.

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

BOSQUE Meridian L/S Comm. Co.

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Auction Markets & Market Inspectors HILL

Erath County Dairy Sale

Nixon Livestock Comm.

Where: Dublin

Where: Nixon

Phone: 254-968-7253

Phone: 830-582-1561

Sale Day: Friday

Sale Day: Monday

Phone: 254-576-2584

Contact: Bob McBryde, 940-859-6217

Contact: Cade Burks, 830-391-4501

Sale Day: Monday

Hubbard Livestock Market Where: Hubbard

Contact: Bob McBryde, 940-859-6217

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

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

FAYETTE Flatonia Livestock Comm.

GRIMES

Where: Flatonia

Mid-Tex Livestock Auction

Phone: 361-865-3538

Where: Anderson

Sale Day: Monday

Phone: 936-825-3970

Contact: Danielle Robbins, 512-944-0383

Sale Day: Thursday Contact: Danielle Robbins, 512-944-0383

Schulenburg Livestock Auction Where: Schulenburg

Navasota Livestock Auction

Phone: 979-743-6566

Where: Navasota

Sale Day: Saturday

Phone: 936-825-6545

Contact: Megan Stavena, 979-320-4228

Sale Day: Saturday Contact: Rick Faught, 936-442-1039

FLOYD

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 Where: Crockett Phone: 936-544-2246 Sale Day: Tuesday Contact: Robert Ware, 903-388-5365

HOWARD Big Spring Livestock Auction Where: Big Spring Phone: 432-267-5881 Sale Day: Friday Contact: Bruce Brandenberger, 254-977-5763

Floydada Livestock Sales

GUADALUPE

Where: Floydada

Seguin Cattle Co.

JACKSON

Phone: 806-983-2153

Where: Seguin

Edna Livestock Auction

Sale Day: Wednesday

Phone: 830-379-9955

Where: Edna

Contact: John Hindman, 806-778-4899

Sale Day: Wednesday

Phone: 361-782-7666

Contact: Cade Burks, 830-391-4501

Sale Day: Monday

FRIO 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: Tom Roarick, 830-889-5155

GONZALES Gonzales Livestock Market Where: Gonzales

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HOPKINS

Contact: Galynn Mazoch, 979-578-1823

HAMILTON Hamilton Livestock Comm.

Where: Hamilton

JASPER Kirbyville Auction Barn Where: Kirbyville

Phone: 254-386-3185

Phone: 409-423-2612

Sale Day: Tuesday Contact: Bob McBryde, 940-859-6217

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

HIDALGO Edinburg Livestock Auction

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: Edinburg

Phone: 830-672-2845

Where: Cleburne

Phone: 956-383-5671

Phone: 817-556-9090

Sale Day: Saturday

Sale Day: Saturday

Sale Day: Saturday

Contact: JoGayle Stavena, 979-332-2186

Contact: Coney Alvarez Jr., 956-437-3899

Contact: Lee Snyder, 254-707-1682

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Auction Markets & Market Inspectors KARNES

LEON

MEDINA

Karnes City Auction

Buffalo Livestock Comm.

Union Comm.

Where: Karnes City

Where: Buffalo

Where: Hondo

Phone: 830-780-3382

Phone: 903-322-4940

Phone: 830-741-8061,

Sale Day: Saturday

Sale Day: Saturday

Sale Day: Monday

Contact: Kaylee Malatek, 979-942-0323

Contact: Robert Ware, 903-388-5365

Contact: Clarence Stevens, 210-415-0441

Karnes County Livestock Exchange

LIBERTY

MILAM

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

Where: Raywood Phone: 936-587-4941 Sale Day: Monday

Milam County Livestock Auction Where: Cameron Phone: 254-697-6697 Sale Day: Friday

Contact: Harvey Williamson, 963-334-5325

Contact: Morgan Wendland, 512-632-9366

Cattlemen’s Livestock Comm.

LIMESTONE

NACOGDOCHES

Where: Paris

Groesbeck Auction & Livestock

Phone: 903-784-2238

Where: Groesbeck

Sale Day: Saturday

Phone: 254-729-3277

LAMAR

Contact: Robin Gibbs, 903-227-0791

Paris Livestock Auction Where: Paris Phone: 903-739-2575 Sale Day: Wednesday Contact: Lana Caldwell, 903-908-0530

LAMPASAS Lampasas Cattle Auction Where: Lampasas

Sale Day: Thursday

Nacogdoches Livestock Exchange Where: Nacogdoches Phone: 936-564-8661 Sale Day: Thursday

Contact: Tyler Rader, 713-907-2725

Contact: Michael Witcher, 936-556-0992

LIVE OAK

NAVARRO

Live Oak Livestock Auction

Corsicana Livestock Market

Where: Three Rivers

Where: Corsicana

Phone: 361-786-2553

Phone: 903-872-1631

Sale Day: Monday

Sale Day: Tuesday

Contact: Marvin Bendele, 210-213-5890

Contact: Lee Snyder, 254-707-1682

LUBBOCK

PANOLA

Lubbock Stockyards

Panola Livestock

Where: Lubbock

Where: Carthage

Phone: 806-745-3383

Phone: 903-693-6361

Sale Day: Tuesday

Sale Day: Tuesday

Contact: J.E. Stone, 806-777-4396

Contact: Lori Blankenship, 936-234-3441

Hallettsville Livestock Comm.

MASON

POLK

Where: Hallettsville

Jordan Cattle Auction

Livingston Livestock Exchange

Phone: 361-798-4336

Where: Mason

Where: Livingston

Sale Day: Tuesday

Phone: 325-347-6361

Phone: 936-327-4917

Contact: Kaylee Malatek, 979-942-0323

Sale Day: Monday

Sale Day: Saturday

Contact: Warren Ottmers, 830-669-2262

Contact: Harvey Williamson, 963-334-5325

MCLENNAN

POTTER

Waco Stockyards

Amarillo Livestock Auction

Where: Waco

Where: Amarillo

Phone: 254-753-3191

Phone: 806-373-7464

Sale Day: Tuesday

Sale Day: Monday

Contact: Larry Brown, 254-265-1920

Contact: Michael Vessels, 806-517-3188

West Auction

Lonestar Stockyards

Where: West

Where: Amarillo

Phone: 979-773-2922

Phone: 254-826-3725

Phone: 806-677-0777

Sale Day: Saturday

Sale Day: Thursday

Sale Day: Tuesday

Contact: Nina Nygard, 512-281-6753

Contact: Ray Davis, 254-718-5512

Contact: Michael Vessels, 806-517-3188

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

LAVACA

LEE Giddings Livestock Comm.

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

Lexington Livestock Comm.

Where: Lexington

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Raywood Livestock Market

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The Original.

The Stoutest.

The Most Trusted.

903-572-5902 • 800-458-3072 • Mt. Pleasant, Texas • coxconcrete.com

July 2022

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Auction Markets & Market Inspectors RAINS

TAYLOR

WHARTON

Emory Livestock Auction

Abilene Auction

El Campo Livestock Co.

Where: Emory

Where: Abilene

Where: El Campo

Phone: 903-473-2512

Phone: 325-673-7865

Phone: 979-543-2703

Sale Days: Tuesday & Saturday

Sale Day: Tuesday

Sale Day: Tuesday

Contact: Brandy Baughman, 903-440-4382

Contact: Dave Williams, 325-669-2030

Contact: Galynn Mazoch, 979-578-1823

ROBERTSON

TITUS

Wharton Livestock Auction

Stone Livestock Comm.

Where: Wharton

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

RUSK Hunt Livestock Exchange Where: Henderson Phone: 903-657-2690 Sale Day: Monday Contact: Gene Gilcrease, 936-645-7774

SAN SABA Jordan Cattle Auction Where: San Saba Phone: ­325-372-5159 Sale Day: Thursday Contact: David Munden, 325-456-7253

SHELBY Center Auction Co.

Where: Mt. Pleasant Phone: 903-575-9099 Sale Day: Tuesday

Contact: JoGayle Stavena, 979-332-2186

WICHITA TOM GREEN

Wichita Livestock Sales

Producers Livestock Auction

Where: Wichita Falls

Where: San Angelo

Phone: 940-541-2222 Sale Day: Wednesday

Phone: 325-653-3371

Contact: R.C. Langford, 832-330-7279

Sale Day: Thursday Contact: Bruce Halfmann, 325-315-5972

WILBARGER

UVALDE

Vernon Livestock Market LLC

Southwest Livestock Exchange

Where: Vernon

Where: Uvalde

Phone: 940-552-6000 Sale Day: Tuesday

Phone: 830-278-5621

Contact: Larry Lee, 940-886-6746

Sale Day: Thursday Contact: Clarence Stevens, 210-415-0441

VAN ZANDT

WISE Decatur Livestock Market

Mort Livestock Exchange

Phone: 936-598-4395

Where: Canton

Sale Day: Wednesday

Phone: 903-287-6386

Contact: Michael Witcher, 936-556-0992

Sale Day: Saturday Contact: Paul Pruitt, 903-725-6200

Where: Decatur Phone: 940-627-5599 Sale Day: Monday Contact: R.C. Langford, 832-330-7279

WOOD

Van Zandt Comm. Co.

Winnsboro Livestock Auction

Where: Wills Point

Where: Winnsboro

Phone: 903-872-2117

Phone: 903-365-2201

Sale Day: Friday

Sale Day: Saturday

Sale Day: Friday

Contact: Coney Alvarez Jr., 956-437-3899

Contact: Paul Pruitt, 903-725-6200

Contact: Alan Pruitt, 903-725-6200

SWISHER

WASHINGTON

YOUNG

Tulia Livestock Auction

Brenham Livestock Auction

Graham Livestock Comm. LLC

Where: Tulia

Where: Brenham

Where: Graham

Phone: 806-995-4184

Phone: 979-836-3621

Phone: 940-549-0078

Sale Day: Thursday

Sale Day: Friday

Sale Day: Monday

Contact: Michael Vessels, 806-517-3188

Contact: Lisa Sebastian, 979-270-3041

Contact: Ronnie Ober, 817-371-7071

Triple G Livestock Auction LLC Where: Rio Grande City Phone: 956-437-1988

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Sale Day: Wednesday

Contact: Paul Pruitt, 903-725-6200

Where: Center

STARR

Phone: 979-532-3660

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AKAUSHI

Casey Beefmasters

Double Creek Farms Angus Bulls for Sale – At all Times

Since 1948

Matthew Domel Cell: 254-749-3253 Mike & Barbara Domel – Meridian, TX Office: 254-435-2988 • Cell: 254-749-2240 www.mlslivestock.com

Watt M. Casey/Watt Jr. 325-668-1373 Albany, Texas 76430 www.CaseyBeefmasters.com Premier source of Beefmaster Genetics

Bob Funk, owner Jarold Callahan, president Yukon, Oklahoma 800.664.3977 Angus & Hereford

Registered and Commercial Bulls and Females Available VISITORS ALWAYS WELCOME

305 Tommelson Creek Road, Brenham, TX 77833 979-251-4642 Home • 979-251-4175 Ranch Ranches near Brenham & Cuero, TX

WWW.EXPRESSRANCHES.COM

SLATOR RANCH www.slatorranch.com

7425 W. Ranch Rd. 152 Llano, Texas 78643

Akaushi Cattle: F3 - Purebred polled semen Bart Gillan • 325-247-4217 • Debbie Slator Gillan

18th Annual Fall Bull Sale • 9.26.22 20th Annual “Profit Proven” Com’l Female Sale • 11.21.22 6th Annual “Early Bird” Bull Sale • 1.23.23 44th Annual Production Sale • 4.1.23 8th Annual “Meating Demand” Bull Sale • 5.1.23

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

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

SINCE 1909

Cameron, Texas

Private Treaty Angus Bulls Available

Jason Lesikar 817-726-7998

L

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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

ANGUS

S I N C E

LONE STAR ANGUS

WWW.LITTLEROBEANGUSRANCH.COM

Historic Howell Ranch Established 1861

Rodney & Margaret Howell • Gainesville, TX

Fall Bull Sale Second Thursday in November Spring Bull Sale Fourth Thursday in March

Office: 817-594-8317 Angus Divison

ranchoffice@bobbycox.com

Brad Liggett, Cattle Manager 940-337-9204

11501 FM 920 • Poolville, Texas 76487

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QUALITY REGISTERED ANGUS CATTLE

STS Ranger Registered Angus Childress, Texas

All the time, every time... Integrity and Quality!

Stran T. Smith www.STSRanger.com Jay Foster 940-475-0295 806-570-8611

ANGUS PLUS A-F RANCHES, LLC P.O. Box 1473 • Athens, Texas 75751 Phone: 903.425.2353 Email: afoster@andrews-foster.com

BEEFMASTER

940-665-9211 • rodney@lonestarangus.biz

Home of the Moore Profit Bulls

Pollok, Texas Brian Moore • 936-465-2040

www.mooreangus.com

®

FOUNDATION HERD OF THE BEEFMASTER BREED

Annual Bull Sale September 9 and 10, 2022 The Dale Lasater Ranch • Matheson, Colorado 80830 210-872-1117 • alexlasater@yahoo.com www.DaleLasaterRanch.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 Performance Beefmasters from the Founding Family

Angus and Angus Plus Bulls

1 9 4 8

Angus. America’s Breed.

Bulls for Sale

Rick & Mikelle Roeder, Stonewall, Texas 479-409-2248

RANCH

DALE & BRENDA JENKINS, DONNA JENKINS 806-852-2485, 806-255-8873

© 2020-2021 American Angus Association

“The Pedigree is in the Name”

littlerobe

James Burks 254-718-5193 Doug Slattery 979-451-2003 Females Also Available Private Treaty

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

ROEDER ANGUS RANCH FOUNDATION BEEFMASTERS

118 W. Bandera Rd, Boerne, TX 78006

210-732-3132

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

61st Bull Sale: October 1, 2022

BEEFMASTERS

Private Treaty Females Semen & Embryos

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

Cullin Smith (409) 779-9872

BLACK HEREFORD 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

July 2022

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BRAHMAN

BRANGUS

713-253-4804 Call about bulls.

MAKING THE

Beef Oriented Red Brahmans

Se g Registered Br gus Bus Replacement Br gus Females

WWW.SRRBRANGUS.COM

Web site: deteringredbrahmans.com

www.hkcattle.com (30 miles south of Houston) Dinah Weil – 713-204-0995 hkcattle@hkcattle.com

Premier Red Brahman

EVERY DAY IS SALE DAY AT

Farris Ranching Company “West Texas Tough”

Brangus and Ultrablack Bulls

Danny & MB Farris Tuscola, TX 325.669.5727

CHAROLAIS Caleb Boscamp 830-857-5189 Julie Boscamp 830-857-5129 julieboscamp@yahoo.com

Janet, Steve and Carlton Partin 3159 FM 837 • Montalba, Texas 75853 903-549-3000 • Fax: 903-549-3005 Janet Partin: 903-922-3689 Quality Brahman Carlton Partin: 407-709-0297 Cattle www.heartbarranch.com Since 1936 email: partin.partin@aol.com Our

101st

Year

Sartwelle Brahman Ranch Ltd

Super Baldie Bred Heifers Available Fall to Early Spring

Brangus Bulls ™

P.O. Box 253

Era, TX 76238

940-736-5502 Dale 940-768-2773 Ranch

Eric and Angie Dennis Saint Jo, TX 940/995-2161 940/841-2792 Cell

SATTERFIELD RANCH Mound Creek Ranch at LOST PRAIRIE LAKE • Palestine, Texas Registered Gray Brahmans Dr. Scott & Nancy Satterfield 410 ACR 376 • Palestine, TX 75801

830-613-1492 www.satterfieldranch.com

True Beef Brangus/Ultra Black Cattle Registered Bulls and Females

For Sale

Check website for Sale dates www.moundcreekranch.com Leona, Texas • 214-460-0496

ROLLING O FARMS QUALITY CHAROLAIS BULLS & HEIFERS

REGISTERED + GENTLE

D.P. OWEN + GROESBECK, TEXAS 254-729-8644

CHAROLAIS BULLS One or a truckload - Give us a call SW&S Cattle Company Don and Kathy Schill 903-388-1342 • Donie, Texas

Petta Ranch BRANGUS

Call 7 days / week • FAST UPS SHIPPING!

$

869 . 95

$AVE HUNDREDS!!!

608-254-2735

NEW & USED FARM EQUIPMENT We can sell your surplus equipment on online auction anywhere in the U.S.

Kaddatz Auctioneering and Farm Equipment Sales

254-232-1675

Lic #TXS6676 • AR Lic #2283 www.kaddatzequipment.com

Order parts online at Farmstore.com

APPRAISALS

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

Jim and Sue Darnell

TEXAS RANCH:

barjbarherefords@aol.com

5 Paseo de Paz Lane El Paso, Texas 79932

OKLAHOMA RANCH:

County Hwy 50 7 miles north of Hwy 64 Freedom, Okla.

ABLA SPAÑOL

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BAR RANCH PARKER NEEL HEREFORDS Registered Polled Herefords Laredo, Tx. • 956-775-8957 pneel@neeltitle.com

THOMAS CHAROLAIS, INC. P.O. Box 595 • Raymondville, Texas 78580

Mitch Thomas: 956-535-0936 Tonnyre Thomas Joe: 956-535-0942 thomasra@gte.net www.thomascharolais.com

Registered Bulls and Heifers for sale by private treaty GUSTINE, TX • 254-842-7146

July 2022

FACTORY DIRECT

Complete 1 hp unit w/ light, timer, 100’ power cord.

Pre-assembled - installs in minutes!

ONE YEAR WARRANTY!

Dennis Charolais Bulls 40 years of selective breeding/performance testing for… Easy Calving… and… Explosive Growth

For Sale Year Round

Sensibly Bred and Raised Brahman Cattle Email: sartwellej@gmail.com

Elegance & Improved Water Quality!

10 -15’ high!

303 County Road 459 • Waelder, TX 78959 www.arrowheadcharolaisranch.com

P O Box 27, Campbellton, Texas USA 78008

979-877-4239 361-500-5792

CasCade 5000 Floating Pond Fountain Aerator

Sell your equipment in our next online auction, your location or ours

PARTIN & PARTIN HEART BAR RANCH

S

BREED BETTER

EQUIPMENT

Lance Roasa, Managing Partner cell 254-760-1131 office 936-624-2697 Lance@srrtexas.com 2069 FM 2498 Crockett, Texas 75835

Liendo Plantation, 38653 Wyatt Chapel Rd. Hempstead, TX 77445 Will Detering, owner 281.989.8965

Sugie Sartwelle J. D. Sartwelle III

best

SANTA ROSA RANCH

for the pasture and the show ring

5th Generation

P.O. Box 623 • Cureo, TX 77954

Registered Brangus & Charolais Bulls

Detering Red Brahmans

Visitors are always Welcome

C ATTLE C OMPANY

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Box 240, Mertzon, TX 76941

Pete and Angela Case Ph 325-650-6209 pete@caseranch.com www.caseranch.com 7350 FM RD 915 — Between Eldorado and Mertzon

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Breeder’s Bulletin Board COATES RANCH COMPANY Ranch located six miles north of Big Lake, Texas on Highway 137.

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

NEEL POLLED HEREFORDS Registered Polled Herefords & Black Baldies

HORSE

FOR SALE

Contact: Nina Neel Sanders 214-454-8587 • Brady, TX

NOACK HEREFORDS 7– Registered Polled Hereford Bulls and Heifers Wendee Whitehead 512-970-1595 or Anne 512-970-3588 East and Central Texas • www.DoubleDiamondHerefords.com

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

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

HARRISON QUARTER HORSES AQHA Legacy Breeder Weanlings, yearlings, 2- and 3-year-olds for sale.

832-494-8871 harrisonquarterhorses@yahoo.com www.harrisonquarterhorseranch.com

Powell Herefords

“Registered Herefords Since 1938”

John 325-642-0745 • Tom 325-642-0748 Comanche, Texas; Ph. 325-356-2284; Fax 325-356-3185 Email: john@dudleybros.com

James L. Powell • Arthur Uhl • James Uhl O: 325-653-1688 • F: 325-653-3573 www.powellranches.com

HEREFORD | ANGUS | BRANGUS | BRAHMAN BULLS & FEMALES FOR SALE YEAR ROUND!

G

214-537-1285 // gary@gkbcattle.com

www.GKBCattle.com

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

Kevin Warnken 979-743-0619

POLLED HEREFORDS Drawer 29, Schulenburg, TX 78956 979-561-8867 fax • rockinw@cvctx.com

Randy Wood, Mgr.: 325-396-4911 Mark McClintock: cattleman50@yahoo.com 5749 Rocking Chair Lane Ft. McKavett, TX 76841

830-988-2241 fax: 830-988-3131

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

Lee & Jacqui Haygood

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

J.T. Echols DVM P.O. Box 709 • Breckenridge, TX 76424 Of: (254) 559-9739 • Cell: (254) 559-0156 muleshoeranch@gmail.com

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Director of Operations Cody Webb

Operations Manager Tony Martinez

ROCKIN’ W

Cell: 325-234-5115 • Office: 325-396-2384

Of the Cowman’s Type Cattle David Howard

www.MesaTRanch.com

Britt Mynatt, Herd Manager

L.C. Whitehead, Owner

Southwest Texas Breeders

325-754-5275

powellranches@gmail.com

David Neal, Ranch Manager

Maynard Warnken 979-561-8846 Ranches in Waxahachie, Tarzan, Desdemona & Madisonville, Texas

Gentle Foundation Blue Roan Quarter Horses

36 W. Beauregard, Ste. 301 • San Angelo, Texas 76903

Barnhart, Texas

325.835.2025

AQHA Ranching Heritage Breeder

LIMOUSIN/ LIM-FLEX

Joey and Susan Skrivanek, owners 407 W. Mustang • Caldwell, TX 77836 • Cell 979-224-4698 Home 979-567-3857 • j.skrivaneklaw@outlook.com Nine miles east of Caldwell on Hwy. 21 or 15 miles west of Bryan-College Station on Hwy. 21

GIVE US A CALL!

Parker Friedrich 254-413-2420

PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AMBER K. LUEDKE, CPA amber@aklcpa.net 325-574-4190 I’m a rancher too so I understand your book and record keeping needs.

FAMILY ADVISOR To help create a custom roadmap to pass down the family business/farm/ranch to maintain family harmony and control across generations.

Advice from a 6th generation Texas farmer/rancher.

Call Clint Haggard, 214-802-1603.

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

TEXAS HEREFORD ASSOCIATION

MARKET

4609 Airport Freeway Fort Worth, Texas 76117 817/831-3161

Looking for Angus Genetics, Registered or Commercial, Bulls or Females?

JERRYMCAD AMSART.NET

That’s JERRYMCADAMSART.NET• HICO, TEXAS (254) 796-4325 • (254) 796-4258 • cell 817-291-1458

Wesley Theuret Herefords Horned Bulls and Females 2348 CR 165, Kenedy, TX 78119 theuret@sbcglobal.net 210-315-0103

JOHNSON JUSTIN Agency

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INSURANCE

CATTLE MARKETIN G

Tom Johnson 440 FM 246 Wortham, Texas 76693 817-291-5121

Ranch Property Specialists www.justininsurance.com 800-972-0272

July 2022

Breeder’s Bulletin Board

K3 Ranch Oil Gas Lease Surface Consultant Kenneth King 817-239-1051•K3ranch76088@gmail.com

Do You Receive

Mineral Income?

SELLING RANCHES in SOUTH TEXAS Dan Kinsel, Ranch Broker Cotulla, Texas 830-317-0115 DanKinselRanches.com

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SANTA GERTRUDIS

Foster Bros. Farms

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

(806) 652-3824 (806) 983-7221 mbl.

Y

Borchers Southern Y Ranches, L.P.

SALES | AUCTIONS | FINANCE | APPRAISALS | MANAGEMENT

877.811.1573 TEXAS OFFICE LOCATIONS Lubbock • College Station • Laredo • Melissa

V I E W R E G I O N A L L I S T I N G S O N L I N E AT

Charla Borchers-Leon • Mary Kay Borchers 2401 N. Wheeler St. • Victoria, Texas 77901 • 361-575-1297 Santa Gertrudis • Braford F-1 Purebred • Star 5 • Crossbred Cattle Steven Boothe 361-575-1297 O • 361-571-9728 M

W W W. H A L L A N D H A L L . C O M

Performance Tested Beef Type 401-863-8486 4663752 04/22

Serving Texas, New Mexico & Oklahoma Ranchers

LLPRANCHLAND.COM 325-655-6989 1002 Koenigheim, San Angelo, Texas 76903

Lezli McPhail, Realtor 1880 Santa Fe Dr. #100 Weatherford, Tx 76086

Santa

Gertrudis

Harris Riverbend Farms

P.O. Box 691 Cleburne, TX 76031

Glen Rose, TX

Home (817) 641-4159

David Harris Office (817) 641-4771

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

JOHN MARTIN RANCHES

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

(817)727-3265 lezlimcphail@jdgefite.com

Lockney, Texas

Mallett

SIMMENTALS

Jody & Shawnda Foster

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

Simmental & SimAngus 19th Annual Bull Sale

BULL SALE March 2023 March2nd, 8, 2012

San PrivateSaba, Treaty Texas Sales

Mike Mallett tested.

Our cattle are perfomance

10602 North Hwy. 281 • Lampasas, TX 76550 Mike 512-556-8548 and Connie Mallett • 512-556-1021 Home: • Cell: 512-556-1021 Lampasas, Texas • mallettsimmentals.com www.mallettsimmentals.com

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.

www.stonewallvalleyranch.com

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

BRIGGS RANCHES

REAL ESTATE Accredited Land Brokers Team Bob & Sandy Bahe,

Accredited Land Consultants

MCALISTER RANCH – located NE of Melrose, NM, 3,360 ac.

(320 ac. +/- Deeded =/-, 3,040 ac. +- NM State Lease), home, barn & pens, good, solid, cattle country for yearlings or cow/calf operation or a combination of both.

ANGUS, NM – 250 +/- acres with over a 1/2 mile of NM 48 frontage. Elevations from 6,800 to 7,200 feet. Two springs along a creek. Ideal for future development or build your own getaway home.

TEXAS PANHANDLE - Let’s look at this 6,000 hd. permitted feedyard w/953 ac. +/-, a recently remodeled owner’s home, 2 residences for employee housing, addtl. home on 6 ac., 5 pivot sprinkler irr. circles, truck scale, cattle scale, excellent perimeter fencing, located on pavement & all weather road, currently in full operation.

www.scottlandcompany.com

WorldClassRanches.com

Ben G. Scott - Broker • Krystal M. Nelson - NM QB 800-933-9698 5:00 a.m./10:00 p.m.

5016 122nd St. Lubbock, Texas 79424 (806) 763-5331 • www.chassmiddleton.com e-mail: sam@csmandson.com

RED ANGUS

chipcoleranchbroker.com

July 2022

WAGYU

Joe Jones-Manager • 361/897-1337

SIMMENTAL/ SIMBRAH

ZZ

100% Wagyu Bulls + Beef for Sale The Ultimate in ... Calving Ease, Price Premium, and Carcass Quality Kevin & Jessica Moore 2929 Oak Hill Rd., Alvarado, TX 76009 Kevin: 817-822-7109 • Jessica: 817-822-7402 Kevin@m6ranch.com • www.m6ranch.com

FILEGONIA CATTLE COMPANY

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

Wagyu are known for their high marbling & healthy highvalue meat. They’re docile and will service more cows than many other breeds. Low birth weight calves (50lbs!) makes them the perfect heifer bull. Save more calves & capture a premium too! $$$$$$$$ Sherri Walker : Valley View, TX (614) 563-1051 texasflavorlady@gmail.com

FOLLOW US #CattleRaisers

325-655-3555

San Angelo, Texas

$303 million in ranch sales covering over 1 million acres since 1981

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

Black or Red Simbrah • SimAngus HT • SimAngus Wagyu Bulls - LBW CALVES!

RANCH SALES AND APPRAISALS SERVING THE RANCHING INDUSTRY SINCE 1920

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

RANCH & FARM REAL ESTATE

Registered Red Angus Judy Kay Ferguson Kyley DeVoe 214-536-6902 940-367-4708

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

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Upcoming Events

MARK YOUR CALENDAR JULY

THURSDAY, AUG. 11

TSCRA Ranch Gathering

THURSDAY, JULY 7

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

Where: Stalwart Ranch Barn, Crockett When: 5:30 p.m.

Where: South Texas Maize, Hondo When: 5:30 p.m.

AUGUST

Ranching 101: Sale Barn Best Practices

TSCRA Ranch Gathering

MONDAY, JULY 11

Special Stocker & Feeder Sale

Where: Jordan Cattle Auction, Mason When: 10 a.m.

THURSDAY, JULY 14

Stocker, Feeder & Premium Weaned Sale Where: Jordan Cattle Auction, San Saba When: 10 a.m.

TUESDAY, JULY 19

Ranching 101: Herd Health Plans Where: Online When: 1 p.m.

THURSDAY, JULY 21 TSCRA Ranch Gathering

Where: Midwestern State University, Wichita Falls When: 5:30 p.m.

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SATURDAY, JULY 23

Replacement Female Sale

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MONDAY, AUG. 1 WEDNESDAY, AUG. 3

TUESDAY, AUG. 16 Where: Online When: 1 p.m.

Texas A&M Beef Cattle Short Course

THURSDAY, AUG. 18

THURSDAY, AUG. 4

Where: The Lodge at Pipkin Ranch, Winnie When: 5:30 p.m.

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

TSCRA Ranch Gathering

Where: College Station

Special Stocker & Feeder Sale

MONDAY, AUG. 8

Special Stocker & Feeder Sale

Where: Jordan Cattle Auction, Mason When: 10 a.m.

TUESDAY, AUG. 9

TSCRA Ranch Gathering

Where: Katzfey Ranches, George West When: 5:30 p.m.

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TUESDAY, AUG. 23

Where: National Roper’s Supply, Decatur When: 5:30 p.m.

SATURDAY, AUG. 27

Replacement Female Sale

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

WEDNESDAY, AUG. 31 Weaned Calf Sale

Where: Navasota Livestock Auction Co., Navasota

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A Bar N Ranch ................................................................ 47 A-F Ranches .................................................................... 74 Accredited Land Brokers ........................................ 77 AgriWebb .......................................................................... 17 Amber K. Luedke CPA .............................................. 76 American Angus Assoc. .......................................... 74 Arrowhead Ranch ....................................................... 75 Arrowquip ........................................................................ 57 Artesian Cattle & Farming LLC ............................ 74

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Bacica Farms .................................................................. 74 Bar G Feedyard ............................................................. 23 Bar J Bar Hereford Ranch ....................................... 75 Bar N Ranch .................................................................... 75 Bayer Environmental Sciences ........................... 69 Beefmaster Breeders United........................... 3, 74 BioZyme Inc. ................................................................... 28 Borchers Southern Y Ranches LP ..................... 77

Cactus Feeders ............................................................. 65 Capital Farm Credit ....................................................... 7 Case Ranch Herefords .............................................. 75 Casey Beefmasters ..................................................... 74 Cattle Max Inc. ............................................................... 78 Cattle Raisers Insurance .......................................... 41 Charles S. Middleton .................................................. 77 Chip Cole & Associates ............................................. 77 Clint Haggard, Family Advisor ............................. 76 Coates Ranch Co. ......................................................... 76 Collier Farms ................................................................... 74 Cox Concrete Products ............................................. 71 Cox Ranches ................................................................... 74

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Express Ranches .......................................................... 74 Express Scale Services .............................................. 31

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Farris Ranching Co. ....................................................

Filegonia Cattle Co. ....................................................

Fishpondaerator ..........................................................

Foster Bros. Farms ......................................................

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Gallagher ........................................................................... 21

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Hall and Hall .................................................................... 77 Hanna Ranch .................................................................. 76 Harlow Cattle Co. ..................... Inside Front Cover Harris Riverbend Farms ........................................... 77 Harrison Quarter Horses ......................................... 76 Helena Agri-Enterprises LLC ............................... 44 Herbster Angus Farms ..................................... 24, 25 Hi-Pro Feeds ................................................................... 37 Hilltop Ranch Beefmasters ................................... 74 HK Cattle ........................................................................... 75 Hogue Cattle Co............................................................ 74 Howard Herefords ....................................................... 76

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Indian Hills Ranch ....................................................... 75 Indian Mound Ranch ................................................. 76 Isa Cattle Co. ................................................................... 74

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Dan W. Kinsel III ............................................................

Dennis Charolais Bulls ..............................................

Detering Brahmans ...................................................

Doak Lambert ...............................................................

Double Creek Farms...................................................

Double Diamond Herefords .................................

Double Diamond Ranch .........................................

Dudley Bros. ...................................................................

Gardiner Angus Ranch.............................................. 74 GKB Cattle ................................................................ 15, 76 Grandin Livestock Systems ................................... 39 GrassWorks Manufacturing .................................. 33

J.D. Hudgins ...................................................................... 11 Jerry McAdams Art ..................................................... 76 John Deere ....................................................................... 13 John Martin Ranches................................................. 77 Johnson Cattle Marketing ..................................... 76 Jordan Cattle Auction ............................................... 43 Justin Insurance Agency ........................................ 76

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K3 Ranch ........................................................................... 77 Kaddatz Equipment.................................................... 75

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Lawrence Family Limousin ................................... 76 Lee, Lee & Puckitt ........................................................ 77 Lesikar Ranch ................................................................ 74 Lezli McPhail ................................................................... 77 Littlerobe Angus Ranch .......................................... 74 Livestock Nutrition Center ..................................... 71 Lone Star Ag Credit .................................................... 67 Lone Star Angus ........................................................... 74 LRB Ranches................................................................... 77

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M6 Ranch .......................................................................... 77 Mallett Simmentals .................................................... 77 Massey Ferguson ......................................................... 55 Mesa T Ranch ................................................................. 76 MK Ranch ......................................................................... 75 Moly Manufacturing ............... Inside Back Cover Moore Angus .................................................................. 74 Morgan Stanley/Mark McAndrew....................... 77 Mound Creek Ranch .................................................. 75 MP Brangus .................................................................... 75 Muleshoe Ranch .......................................................... 76

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Navasota Livestock Auction Co. ........................ 46

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Neel Polled Herefords ............................................... 76 No Bull Enterprises .................................................... 48 Noack Herefords........................................................... 76

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OKC West Livestock Market..................................

Olson Land & Cattle ...................................................

Outfront Cattle Service ............................................

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Parker Friedrich Marketing & Consulting...... 76 Partin & Partin Heart Bar Ranch ........................ 75 Peacock Angus Ranch ............................................. 74 Petta Ranch .................................................................... 75 Powell Ranch Herefords .................................. 73, 76

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Ragland Mills .................................................................. 27 RJ Cattle Co. .............................................................. 11, 75 Rocker B Ranch............................................................. 76 Rockin’ W Ranch .......................................................... 76 Rocking Chair Ranch ......................................... 53, 76 Roeder Angus Ranch................................................. 74 Rolling O Farms............................................................. 75 Rusty’s Weigh Rental Scales ................................ 39

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Santa Rosa Ranch .......................................................

Sartwelle Brahman Ranch Ltd. ...........................

Satterfield Ranch ........................................................

Schmidt Hereford Ranch ........................................

Schneider Brahmans ................................................

Scott Land Co. ...............................................................

Skrivanek Ranches......................................................

Slator Ranch ...................................................................

Stonewall Valley Ranch ...........................................

STS Ranger Registered Angus ............................

SW&S Cattle Co. ............................................................

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Texas A&M Beef Cattle Short Course ................ 61 Texas Beef Council ...................................................... 49 Texas Christian University....................................... 45 Texas Hereford Assoc. ............................................... 76 Texas Monthly ................................................................. 81 Thickety Creek Farm ................................................. 74 Thomas Charolais Inc. ............................................... 75 Tony Huffman ................................................................ 77 TSCRA Membership ................................................... 34 TSCRA Sponsors ........................................................... 35

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V8 Ranch ............................................................................ 75

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Walker Cattle Co........................................................... 77 Wesley Theuret Herefords ..................................... 76 Western Saddles .......................................................... 38

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A Look Back

JULY 1922 W.E. Connell, then-president of the First National Bank of Fort Worth, is pictured as the newly named Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association treasurer.

Connell was appointed to fill the unexpired term of S.B. Burnett, who died June 27, 1922.

An association legend, Burnett was among the group of 40 cattlemen who came together to form, what was called at the time, the Northwest Texas Livestock Association.

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