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A Window into Groundwater Law

Rebounding from Extreme Drought

Modern-day conflicts in the age-old battle over water rights and resources.

A first-of-its-kind global drought study evaluates effects of intense dry periods.

By Jena McRell

By Diane Meyer

DEPARTMENTS in the News

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Following the Flames

The largest wildfire in Texas history leaves a painful mark in the Panhandle.

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What’s Happening at TSCRA Industry Briefs Fence Facts

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Obituaries

Ranching 101 webinar will be held May 21.

theft & LAW

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Crime Watch

Ranching

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The Carbon Conversation

Beyond Gates

Understanding the favorable benefits to ranchers and the shifting public perception of cattle.

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Road to Recovery

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Know the Enemy

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Plant of the Month

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BQA Tip: Pick the Right Insecticide

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Raising the Bar on Raising Cattle

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The Power of Meat

Replacing thousands of miles of burned fences in the Texas Panhandle.

Understanding the four pathogens behind BRD. Catnip noseburn (Tragia ramosa)

How BQA certification benefits cattle raisers and consumers.

Recent study reports strong meat consumption, evolving consumer trends.

IN EVERY ISSUE From the Editor

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Where We Stand

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Director Spotlight

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TSCRA Leadership

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Faces of Law Enforcement

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Special Rangers

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New Members

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Auction Markets & Market Inspectors

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Breeder’s Bulletin Board

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Upcoming Events

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Ad Index

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A Look Back

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From the Editor

AN ASSOCIATION WITH VALUE O

ne of many conversations we have been having at Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association lately is about how to provide additional value to members.

While membership certainly sees benefits through advocacy, education, events and The Cattleman magazine, cattle raisers are ever-changing and so are their needs.

I’ve come to learn that this association’s value will always adapt, and that is what makes Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association the longstanding and impactful organization it is today.

This month’s content truly speaks to that.

When wildfire hit the Texas Panhandle and Western Oklahoma, the special ranger team sprung to action, with the TSCRA Disaster Relief Fund activating within days. Neighbors came together to donate supplies and resources. We take a first glimpse into this response on page 28.

Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association also understands there are great challenges ahead, and it’s taken steps to address them.

You can read about the newly launched TSCRA Leadership Development Foundation Working Grant

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Program on page 26, providing financial support to individuals looking to begin or grow a business or operation within the beef value chain.

This month’s feature stories dive into one of the most complex issues facing ranchers and landowners — water. We explore a global research study that sheds light on the long-term implications of extreme drought.

We also ask the question, “What is groundwater?” A statewide leader in water issues discusses ownership rights, and what Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association is doing to protect landowners like you.

Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association truly is at the forefront of the industry, and I’m constantly in awe of its importance to the cattle community. I hope you feel the same. CT

Jaclyn Roberts Parrish Executive Director of Communications & Marketing/ Editor-in-Chief, The Cattleman

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A Window into

Groundwater Law Modern-day conflicts in the age-old battle over water rights and resources.

By Jena McRell

W

ater rights and access, or lack thereof, have frustrated landowners and ranchers in every generation. While times have changed and topics of the conversations may have shifted, the ever-present challenges surrounding water ownership have not.

Amarillo-based attorney Marty Jones knows this well. He has represented clients in legal battles related to groundwater and private property rights for the past two decades.

“Groundwater has led to controversy across the board, and it has been difficult to vindicate your rights when those rights are infringed upon,” said Marty, who presented March 22 during a School for Successful Ranching session at the 2024 Cattle Raisers Convention & Expo in Fort Worth.

Alongside his son, Brantley Jones, both with the Sprouse Shrader Smith PLLC law firm, he has successfully prosecuted water cases before the Texas Supreme Court and the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans.

He may return to the state’s high court to argue on behalf of property rights in the case Cactus Water v. COG Operating LLC. At the heart of the debate lies the question: Who owns water produced as a result of oil-and-gas exploration and production?

Marty and Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association said the answer is clear. Like all groundwater, produced water belongs to the owner of the surface. That is based on doctrine dating back 100-plus years.

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Even so, at time of press, the Texas Supreme Court was weighing the decision of whether or not to take up the important landowner-rights case.

To fully understand the complexities involved with current-day water conflicts, including the produced water case, Marty said a historical lens is key. In his presentation to cattle raisers, he recounted the various statutes, regulations, court decisions and common law principles upheld throughout Texas history.

the owner of the land is the absolute owner of the soil and of percolating water.”

— Texas Supreme Court, 1904

Past precedent

Recent challenges

Like the saying goes, “Whiskey is for drinking, and water is for fighting,” conflicts surrounding this finite and essential resource chart back hundreds of years.

Throughout the years, Marty said the Texas Supreme Court heard several challenges to the groundwater ownership principle, but the decisions eventually landed at the same result — the owner of the surface owns the water beneath it.

In the 19th century, settlers in the American West struggled to maintain and allocate reliable water resources needed for agriculture, industry and infrastructure development.

However, a legal battle in 2012 called the widely held principle into question once again.

When Texas officially joined the United States in 1845, it adopted the common law of England, which included provisions related to water law. The doctrine, based on earlier Roman law, said surface owners retained everything between the surface and the center of the Earth and between the surface and Heaven.

“That really set the stage for everything else that followed in water law,” Marty said.

The Texas Supreme Court reinforced the common law in 1904 case, Houston and T.C. Ray. Co. v. East.

The court ruled: “It [groundwater] is the same as the land and cannot be distinguished in law from the land.

So the owner of the land is the absolute owner of the soil and of percolating water, which is a part of, and not different from, the soil.”

Percolating refers to the movement of water throughout the soil. The early 20th century case made it clear groundwater ownership lies with the owner of the land.

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In the case of Edwards Aquifer Authority v. Day and McDaniel, two South Central Texas farmers spoke out against a decision made by their local groundwater conservation district.

The regulatory agency declined the farmers’ permit request to source roughly 700 acre-feet of water — an amount they said, as property owners, had right to use. In the lawsuit, the landowners claimed private property had been taken for public purpose without compensation.

In support of the Edwards Aquifer Authority, the Texas Alliance of Groundwater Districts argued that groundwater is not owned by the surface owner until it gets to the surface. They held that is was the local conservation district’s authority to allocate the water in place.

The case eventually landed in the Texas Supreme Court to decipher whether or not landowners can sue a regulatory agency like the Edwards Aquifer Authority for taking their property without compensation.

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Marty Jones, an attorney who has been involved in groundwater cases for more than two decades, presents March 22 during the School for Successful Ranching at the 2024 Cattle Raisers Convention & Expo in Fort Worth.

Marty said landowners and agriculture groups were quick to rally.

Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association authored an amicus brief that read: “This court and the Texas Legislature have always recognized the ownership of groundwater in place by the owner of the land. Edwards Aquifer Authority and the State of Texas’ submission to the Court requesting a different holding is not supported by law or precedent.

Marty and Brantley, whose firm represented Abell, cited a ’70s oil-and-gas case that said the lessee must get along with the surface owner when making their arguments. The oil company has a right to explore for oil, but it must respect the rights of the landowner for existing uses, Marty summarized.

As such, this court should again confirm and make it clear, as it has in the past, that the landowner owns the water beneath their land.”

Ultimately, the Texas Supreme Court said there is no reason why oil-and-gas law could not be applied to groundwater.

In the end, that is what the Texas Supreme Court did.

“This was a really big win, because groundwater law until then had been really slow to evolve,” Marty said.

“The Coyote Lake Ranch v. City of Lubbock decision meant that we could move all the oil-and-gas law over to groundwater and apply it.”

“The Supremes made it clear that they had longago declared that oil and gas in place belonged to the landowner,” Marty said. “Then they said they didn’t really see why there would be a difference with groundwater, and declared that the owner of the surface owned the groundwater in place.”

The basis of the Day case has guided countless more decisions in the decade since.

Another monumental legal challenge came in 2019. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in New Orleans heard the case Stratta v. Roe — and opened the door for petitioning groundwater challenges in federal court.

Soon after came the case Coyote Lake Ranch v. City of Lubbock, which dealt more with land damages as a result of existing water contracts.

Marty’s client and the landowner, Tony Fazzino, located near Bryan, was speaking out against unfair water appropriations by the local groundwater conversation district. He owned about 26 acres and requested a permit for 3,000 gallons a minute to be used in agriculture production. It was denied, even though the city was granted the same amount on a nearby 2.7-acre plot.

Water under the Coyote Lake Ranch, owned by Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association Past President Hughes Abell, had been leased to the City of Lubbock in

The suit was filed under Section 1983 of the Civil Rights Act of 1874, which says someone’s civil rights cannot be violated under color of state law.

“After that decision we were able to start tipping away at groundwater district regulation on the premise that it was overly aggressive and resulted in the taking of property,” Marty said.

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Addressing the case in this manner was necessary, Marty said, because state law made it a high financial risk for most landowners.

“Under Texas Water Code, if I sue a water district for violating my rights and I lose, I have to pay their attorney’s fees,” Marty said. “If I win, I cannot recover my attorney’s fees. It’s a one-sided attorney-fee statute; the only one I know of in the state of Texas.”

His son, Brantley, a 34-year-old attorney at the time, wrote the brief and argued the case before the U.S. Court of Appeals. The justices ruled in their client’s favor, creating a new pathway for landowners to vindicate their rights in federal court.

Marty said the decision was a game-changer, because Section 1983 allows the plaintiff, if awarded anything in the lawsuit, to recover his or her attorney fees. If the defendant wins, attorney fees are generally not recovered unless the case was proven frivolous.

The federal court gave insight into Texas’ water law, too.

“The New Orleans court said there’s nothing unclear about Texas law about the ownership of groundwater, citing back to the 2012 Day case,” Marty said.

water?

Produced water rises to the surface during oil-and-gas exploration and production. It is groundwater found in deep formations, and while the exact chemical makeup varies by region and lifespan of the well, it is mostly brackish saltwater.

According to groundwater expert and attorney Marty Jones, for every barrel of oil generated from a well, approximately five barrels of water can rise up, too. As the well depletes, it may be as high as 10 barrels of water per one oil barrel.

In recent years, researchers have been studying ways to recycle and repurpose produced water.

Among the initiatives is the Texas Produced Water Consortium housed at Texas Tech University. The consortium said its long-term goal is to explore options, alternatives and potential economic impacts for the billions of gallons of produced water in Texas each year.

Next horizon Until recently, Marty said produced water, brackish saltwater that rises to the surface during oil and gas exploration, was mainly seen as a nuisance. But oil companies and others are finding ways to repurpose or recycle the saltwater for use in the fracking process. Now, produced water can be worth millions.

He said they have seen several major industry players that have closed multimillion-dollar deals for produced water rights — not freshwater, specifically produced water.

As their firm awaits news from the Texas Supreme Court on the Cactus Water v. COG Operating LLC case, which will ultimately determine the ownership of produced water, Marty said they believe the question of ownership is simple: it belongs to the owner of the surface estate.

Fresh water aquifer

“Under the Edwards Aquifer Authority v. Day and McDaniel case, we own the water,” he said.

“Remember, the surface owner owns everything from the surface to the center of the Earth.”

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His client owns Cactus Water, a company that purchased roughly 80,000-acres of water rights in the oiland-gas country of West Texas. Cactus Water argues that while COG Operating holds leases for oil, gas and other hydrocarbons on these properties, that lease does not include produced water.

If the oil company wants access to the produced water, the surface owner should be paid.

“It is a big deal, and obviously one that the TSCRA membership has a huge interest in,” Marty said. “It is another source of revenue for landowners.”

Similar to the landmark cases up until now, Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association again filed an amicus brief with the Texas Supreme Court, urging its review of this case and consideration of private property rights.

Preserving property rights From oil-and-gas country in West Texas to addressing the population surge along the I-35 corridor, the intensity around water use, permitting procedures and regulation will remain as part of the landowner’s plight.

“There is, and will always be, a finite demand,” Marty said. “Cattle raisers want to preserve their water so they can have livestock use that water. There’s just this growing pressure always to find water sources for Austin and Dallas.

“As we see it, if Brantley’s 2-year-old son decides to become a lawyer, he could be addressing groundwater issues the rest of his career, too.” CT

The Texas Supreme Court could again review the basis of groundwater ownership in a case involving produced water, a by-product of oil-and-gas exploration and production. Bottom photo by Wyman Meinzer.

There is, and will always be, a finite demand.”

— Marty Jones, Sprouse Shrader Smith PLLC

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Extreme Drought A first-of-its-kind global drought study evaluates effects of intense dry periods.

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pril showers bring May flowers…and grasses, shrubs and forbs. The landscape transforms as greenery takes hold. Armed with rainfall, a select few species exert dominance, while others recede. When precipitation fades, competition escalates over limited resources.

For generations, stewards have relied on grazing animals to help maintain plant diversity and productivity. In times of moisture, which can be rare across the Southwest, it remains critical to monitor the rangeland health. What is growing now could offer an advantage when the next dry spell comes around.

With extremes in weather patterns expected to escalate, a multinational team of researchers embarked on a groundbreaking endeavor to unravel the impacts of limited rainfall and severe droughts.

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An ecology team from Texas A&M University contributed to this global study. Their findings reveal a narrative of setbacks and resilience, offering valuable insights as a looming La Niña foreshadows a transition to dry weather patterns later this year.

Underestimated Effects On the western edge of the Edwards Plateau, nearly 30 miles south of Sonora, Texas A&M professor William Rogers, Ph.D., has led multiple ecology studies at the Sonora Station, part of Texas A&M’s AgriLife San Angelo Research and Extension Center.

In 2017, this site became one of 100 participating locations spanning six continents, dubbed the International Drought Coordinated Network.

studies,” Rogers says. “Historically, it was very difficult to look for broad generalities.”

Participating research teams were solicited to implement the same experimental design — all 100 sites had identical plot dimensions, data collection procedures and shelters that excluded rainfall to the same degree.

Initiated by Colorado State University professors Melinda Smith and Alan Knapp, the study aimed to standardize experimental protocol across diverse environments to make inferences on widespread effects of extreme drought conditions.

Careful consideration was given to simulating drought conditions across all plots so that each ecosystem was similarly stressed. A percentilebased drought approach was adopted to gauge the maximum stress these ecosystems could endure.

Researchers sought to simulate a 1-in-100-year drought event tailored to each site’s climatic history, and then assessed how vegetation responded.

“Too often when we’re trying to assess the role of drought in these grass and shrubland ecosystems, we’re not comparing apples to apples with our

The first wave of the study evaluated productivity — or biomass — of herbaceous species, and results published in the Proceedings of the National Academy

As the first graduate student facilitating the global drought research at Sonora Station, Heather Hannusch, pictured, was responsible for setting up each plot according to the study’s established protocols. Now with Texas Parks and Wildlife as a habitat conservation specialist, she uses similar research methods in her restoration projects. Courtesy photo.

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To better understand the implications of extreme drought events, a global team of researchers formed the International Drought Coordinated Network. Using identical experimental procedures across 100 sites and spanning six continents, researchers found previous research greatly underestimates grassland and shrubland responses to drought. Courtesy photos.

of Sciences show surprisingly consistent consequences across the board.

“After a full growing season of control plots that received ambient rainfall and experimental plots that had reduced rainfall, results show that we’ve been vastly underestimating the negative impact of these kinds of drought events on grassland productivity,” Rogers shares.

Why so serious?

Globally, a substantial 60% average decline in biomass productivity was measured, but the Texas A&M team discovered more to the story.

With an arid climate, rangeland at the Sonora Station is characterized by dry, rocky soils and is home to cool and warm-season grasses, as well as annual and perennial forbs. When drought was applied, the heterogeneity of those plant communities significantly decreased, but demonstrated an encouraging amount of resilience .

Then-graduate student Heather Hannusch, now a natural resources coordinator with Texas Parks and Wildlife, was surprised to discover that certain species bounced back considerably better than others, a phenomenon called asynchronous response and compensation.

“We found that the amount of biomass from live grass had been decreased by drought, but live forb biomass was increased by drought,” she says. “As the cover and the resource competition by these grasses declined, the forbs were able to take advantage of that and respond more quickly to resource availability and actually increase their biomass.”

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The different responses to changing precipitation patterns point to the importance of species diversity, Hannusch notes. Similar to a diverse investment portfolio in a financial retirement account, strong biodiversity enhances the likelihood that an ecosystem will thrive during changing environmental conditions — often called the portfolio effect.

“There’s a greater risk of losing a monoculture during a drought,” she says. “Not having some sort of diversity there is going to leave the soil open to erosion, and exotic and woody plant invasion, too.”

Proactive Protection Safeguarding species diversity and rangeland productivity is complex.

“For decades, land managers have struggled with woody encroachment, historically thought to have been driven by fire suppression and overgrazing,” Rogers says.

“That led to the loss of grasses and an increase in woody plants like juniper, mesquite and prickly pear cactus.”

These challenges and transformations are threats to rangeland ecosystems globally, particularly in arid regions.

These invasive woody plants drive problems like allergic asthma and increase wildfire risk. Unexpected wildfire can be devastating, as seen recently in the Texas Panhandle fires. In this scenario, fire led to substantially more harm than good.

Even so, as an ecologist, Rogers researches fire ecology and how prescribed fire can be effectively used to reduce woody encroachment and increase grass productivity.

“In addition to the positive effects on plant communities

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The Texas portion of the global drought study was led by a team from the Texas A&M Department of Ecology and Conservation Biology. Research was conducted at Sonora Station in western Texas Hill Country. The area is home to cool and warm-season grasses, and annual and perennial forbs. Courtesy photos.

and ecosystem processes, the use of prescribed fire to mitigate against future wildfire events is a wellestablished management activity,” he says.

In addition to the plots that were part of the International Drought Coordinated Network, his team set up experimental plots to see how herbaceous communities responded to prescribed fire and nitrogen deposition in the face of drought. Hannusch, who led set-up efforts, says the application of prescribed fire benefited live forbs production long-term.

These findings are on par with another recently published study, where Rogers reports rangeland restoration was achieved after setting hot fires that reduced woody density without negatively impacting herbaceous grasses or soils. Many historical grasslands and savannas, he observes, are being transformed to woody dominated landscapes because of anthropogenic interventions of these critical processes.

“Prescribed — or controlled — fire can not only rejuvenate and enhance the productivity of the grasses that livestock and many wildlife prefer, it can reduce woody encroachment and fuel buildup that may eventually drive an unintended catastrophic wildfire,” he says.

Hannusch and her colleagues at Texas Parks and Wildlife proactively conduct prescribed burns to protect the state’s parks, natural areas and surrounding communities.

She adds that for cattle raisers, patch burn grazing is an opportunity to rotate cattle due to their instinct to graze recently burned areas where plant tissue tends to be higher in nutrients.

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Likewise, Rogers cites peers who are researching the inherent link between fire and large animal grazing.

Grazers generally seek recently burned areas because vegetation grows back more nutritiously and with fewer digestive inhibitors or other chemical deterrents. When another area burns, animals move on, allowing the grazed area to recover.

“It creates a dynamic shifting equilibrium on the landscape through that cycle of fire and grazing,” Rogers says.

Lately, livestock are in competition with other species over natural resources.

Non-native axis deer, originally imported from India for private hunting operations, have become naturalized over time after escaping fenced hunting lands. These axis deer prefer to graze grass, whereas white-tailed deer are mostly browsers and eat woody plants and forbs.

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This is problematic, Rogers shares, because axis deer are competing directly with livestock for fine fuels and herbaceous forage.

“It’s altering the ability of landowners and managers to utilize fire to manage their landscapes, because of this nonnative ungulate that’s become increasingly abundant on the landscape,” he says. “And that’s going to feedback to some of these drought phenomena and woody encroachment concerns that degrade rangeland ecosystems and threaten the livelihoods of landowners.”

If these intense weather patterns manifest as predicted, researchers like Rogers and Hannusch are eager to contribute to efforts to protect ecosystems and the ranching way of life.

“Let’s find ways to be ready to act accordingly in a more proactive, as opposed to reactive, manner,” Rogers encourages. “Developing a culture of preparedness that will allow us to adapt to and mitigate against the challenges ahead is one of the greatest contributions those of us committed to the understanding and management of natural resources can provide.” CT Diane Meyer is the associate director of content for Grant Company based in St. Joseph, Missouri.

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Where We Stand

ANSWERING THE CALL

By Gilly Riojas, Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association Leadership Development Foundation board of directors

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nce there was a time when a student could graduate from college, take out a bank loan, buy a parcel of land and begin to ranch full-time. They could make a living for their family through the land and cattle, one day paying back their debts and owning a thriving ranching business.

Those days of the American ranching dream are over.

An unpredictable political environment, inflationary prices and fragile markets have cracked the shell of surviving solely off agriculture.

This reality explains why the average age of U.S. ranchers and farmers inches upward each year, now hovering at 60 years old. Even those with parents or grandparents in agriculture are leaving the beef industry at an alarming rate to outside industries.

Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association has weathered 147 years of existence, and if the intent is to thrive for another century and a half, it’s time to pave a way for future generations.

Earlier this year, the association launched the TSCRA Leadership Development Foundation, a 501(c)(3) entity committed to future land and livestock stewards. The foundation focuses on youth, young producers and professionals — but more than anything, its goal is to support the beef industry’s future.

Toward that objective, the foundation recently announced its newest initiative, the TSCRA Leadership Development Foundation Working Grant Program.

The program seeks to provide capital to those seeking to start or expand a business in ranching or beef production. The cash funds are not distributed as a loan, nor do they provide any expectation of return except one: grow a long-term career in the beef industry.

The program was established to assist individuals — of any age, race, gender, location, disability, industry segment or background — who need cash funds to enter or remain involved in beef production.

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The grant program will accept applications during two open periods each year, one in May and November.

Individuals who have had difficulty obtaining conventional financing can request funds to meet down-payment requirements, or to build onto an existing operation or business. The application maximum request is not capped.

Applicants will be required to submit information detailing their financial needs, how they plan to use the grant, their budgets, cash flow projections and more. They’ll also be screened with background and credit checks.

Texans and Oklahomans with businesses in the ranching sector, from veterinary clinics to packing plants and everything in between, are invited to apply.

If not already established, applicants will be advised to partner with a local agricultural banker or lending operation to grow the program’s business plan.

Applicants will also be provided with educational material in their specific industry segment, designed to guide them in financial and business decisions.

Candidates will be reviewed by the TSCRA Leadership Development Foundation board of directors and could be granted, partially funded or denied. If denied, applicants are encouraged to apply again. If awarded, they can reapply after a two-year period.

Cash capital will be distributed to applicants within 90 days of the review period. Grant recipients will be expected to show proof of funds being used as described in the application.

The TSCRA Leadership Development Foundation Working Grant Program’s goal is to see individuals enter into or remain in the industry when they otherwise would not have had the opportunity. The barriers to entry into the beef industry are great enough, financial burden should not be a limiting factor. CT

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ep. Cole Hefner was born and raised in East Texas, and currently resides in Mount Pleasant.

He has been representing the people of House District Five since 2017. District Five encompasses Camp, Rains, Titus, Upshur, Wood and parts of Smith counties.

Before being elected to the Texas House of Representatives, Hefner served as County Commissioner for Upshur County. He also ran his own construction business for 16 years and eventually took over his family’s commercial construction company. He is currently a small business owner in the insurance industry.

Raisers Association priority legislation, House Bills 2308 and 1750. Both of those bills updated and strengthened the state’s Right to Farm laws, and will be critical to Texas agriculture in the years to come as the state continues to experience unprecedented growth and development.

Currently, Hefner is a member of the Public Education Committee, Ways and Means Committee, Select Committee on Educational Opportunity and Enrichment, and Calendars Committee.

His experience in public service and private industry has given him a deep understanding of the need to reduce government intrusion into the lives and businesses of Texans.

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During the 88th Regular Session, Hefner helped champion efforts for Texas ranchers and landowners.

Most notably, he co-authored Texas & Southwestern Cattle

Hefner and his wife, Kerri, have seven children. CT

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FOLLOWING THE FLAMES The largest wildfire in Texas history leaves a painful mark in the Panhandle.

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cars left behind in the wake of the Smokehouse Creek fire and others throughout the Panhandle region in late February and early March will take years, if not generations, to fade.

Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association Special Rangers were quick to act. Supporting first responders and law enforcement officials, local special rangers helped secure what was most important: people. From here, they assisted securing livestock and turned to distributing needed hay, fencing and other resources to those in need.

In the hours before fires took hold, the landscape was green and forages plenty. Cattle grazed the quiet pastures, and barns were fully stocked with feed and supplies in anticipation of the coming calving season.

Ranchers stood at the ready, awaiting the herd’s new additions and promise of the next generation.

Even as green grasses begin to regrow in the charred pastures, support for those impacted by the wildfires will be critical for weeks and months to come.

Rebuilding will take time, and a considerable amount of resources.

Then the winds shifted.

The Smokehouse Creek fire ignited Feb. 26 just north of Stinnett, and for nearly three weeks, firefighters and landowners battled its relentless flames. Strong and shifting winds pushed the inferno forward, as the fire blackened more than 1.2 million acres across several counties.

Toward that effort, Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association has been humbled by the generous support given through the TSCRA Disaster Relief Fund.

At the time of press, more than $1.3 million has been raised, with additional funding on the horizon.

The largest wildfire in Texas history impacted those in rural communities or living on ranches and farms the hardest. They lost everything — homes, countless miles of fence, equipment and their livelihoods. Preliminary reports suggest a harrowing number of 7,000 to 10,000 head of livestock perished, but losses are difficult to quantify with impacts to cattle extending long after the smoke clears.

“On behalf of cattle raisers, and the families and ranchers impacted, we cannot thank donors enough,” says Carl Ray Polk Jr., association president. “It’s always been impressive to me to see our industry open their gates, take out their checkbooks and support families and friends impacted by disasters like this one.”

Investigations are ongoing about the cause of the Smokehouse Creek Fire. Utility provider Xcel Energy issued a statement that said its equipment appeared to have sparked the fire. While the company accepted some responsibility, it denied claims of negligence in maintaining infrastructure.

Another fundraising opportunity will take place May 6 at the Drover Hotel in Fort Worth. The Four Sixes Ranch, a longtime partner of Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association, announced it will host a Smokehouse Creek Fire Relief Benefit that will feature Ryan Bingham. The event has the potential to expand the dollars the TSCRA Disaster Relief Fund will donate to wildfire victims even further.

Despite the overwhelming tragedy faced by those affected by the Texas Panhandle and Western Oklahoma wildfires, hope was found in the eyes of strangers, trailers loaded with hay from faraway neighbors, and gentle words of encouragement from family and friends.

“Funds raised through the 6666 Smokehouse Creek Fire Relief Benefit will support the TSCRA Disaster Relief Fund and will be sent directly to ranchers to help them rebuild,” Polk says. “TSCRA is honored to be a part of this effort and grateful to the Four Sixes Ranch for its leadership and generous support of cattle raisers.” CT

Under an early morning fog, cattle cross a field near Pampa on March 1. Photo by Sam Craft, Texas A&M AgriLife.

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Apply for TSCRA Disaster Relief Funds Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association encourages cattle raisers impacted by wildfires in the Texas Panhandle and Western Oklahoma to apply for financial aid through the TSCRA Disaster Relief Fund.

The TSCRA Disaster Relief Fund, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit supporting ranchers and landowners impacted by disasters, will distribute financial assistance to reduce the financial burdens incurred by cattle raisers from recent wildfire damages that were not covered through insurance or other means of aid.

The open application window comes after hundreds of individuals and companies donated generous gifts in response to the second largest wildfire event in the United States. Donations continue to be accepted to benefit ranchers and landowners impacted by this disaster.

Ranchers and landowners from disaster declared counties impacted by recent wildfires are eligible to apply in the open application period. Applicants are not required to be a member of Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association to qualify for aid.

To apply for funding, individuals must submit an online application detailing loss or damages because of the fires. Applicants should attach documentation which can include insurance policies and claims, inventory records, photographs and other reports.

To learn more about the TSCRA Disaster Relief Fund, including information on how to donate or apply for funds, visit tscra.org/disaster-relief-fund.

Scenes from wildfire damage in the Texas Panhandle. Photos by Rylee Crockett.

USDA Disaster Assistance Programs USDA announced technical and financial assistance programs available to help producers across Texas and Oklahoma recover from recent wildfires. Programs to benefit livestock producers are listed below.

Producers impacted by wildfires should contact their local USDA Service Center to report losses and learn more about program options available to assist in their recovery from crop, land, infrastructure and livestock losses and damages.

Disaster assistance programs: • Livestock Indemnity Program (LIP) • Emergency Assistance for Livestock, Honeybees, and Farm-Raised Fish Program (ELAP) • Farm Service Agency farm loans and emergency loans Conservation programs: • Conservation Reserve Program • Emergency Conservation Program (ECP) • Emergency Forest Restoration Program (EFRP) • Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) Community assistance programs: • Emergency Watershed Protection (EWP) program • Conservation Technical Assistance (CTA)

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Three members were elected to the executive committee: Austin Brown III, Beeville; Claudia Scott Wright, Richmond; and James L. Donnell Jr., Fowlerton.

As president, Polk succeeds Arthur Uhl, whose leadership and dedication have been instrumental in driving Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association’s mission. On behalf of the organization, Polk extended his appreciation to Uhl for his invaluable contributions and wished him continued success in his future endeavors.

“I want to thank Arthur for setting an outstanding example of what a Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association president should stand for,” Polk said. “I hope to uphold many of the examples he’s set.”

GROUNDBREAKING WORKING GRANT PROGRAM LAUNCHES IN TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA Newly elected leaders of Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association include, from left to right, First Vice President Stephen Diebel; President Carl Ray Polk Jr.; and Second Vice President, Secretary & Treasurer Dan Gattis.

Also during the 2024 Cattle Raisers Convention & Expo, the Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association Leadership Development Foundation announced the launch of the new TSCRA Leadership Development Foundation Working Grant Program.

NEW LEADERSHIP NAMED DURING 2024 CATTLE RAISERS CONVENTION & EXPO

This groundbreaking program aims to support those starting or growing a business in ranching, beef production or related area supporting the beef value chain.

Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association, the oldest and largest livestock association in the Southwest, March 23 elected Carl Ray Polk Jr. as president during the 2024 Cattle Raisers Convention & Expo.

The program is administered through the TSCRA Leadership Development Foundation, a 501(c)(3) organization established by Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association in February. In addition to financial assistance, it provides individuals access to mentorship, educational resources and networking opportunities to enhance their skills and expertise.

Polk, of Lufkin, is a respected figure within the industry, bringing extensive expertise and a proven advocacy track record to his two-year term as association president. As a third-generation rancher and land steward, Polk is well-positioned to steer the association toward continued growth and success.

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“When you look back through TSCRA history, it is beyond humbling to be part of this long-standing organization,” Polk said. “I’m honored to serve alongside our leadership, board of directors, committee leaders and volunteers in support of our membership and mission.”

“Whether it's helping a young producer purchase their first parcel of land, or enabling a veterinarian to open a large animal clinic in a rural community, or giving a generational producer the opportunity to grow their operation, these grants have the power to transform lives and revitalize our rural economies,” said Carl Ray Polk Jr., Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association president.

During the 2024 Cattle Raisers Convention & Expo, the Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association executive committee met to approve the newest leadership roles for the organization. Stephen Diebel, of Victoria, was named first vice president; and Dan Gattis, of Georgetown, was elected as second vice president, secretary and treasurer.

The TSCRA Leadership Development Foundation Working Grant Program will accept applications twice annually in May and November and is open to applicants in Texas and Oklahoma involved in various segments of the beef industry, including cow-calf operations, stockers, feeders, packing plants, veterinary clinics, and other segments of the beef value chain.

Four members were elected to the association’s board of directors: Anson Howard, San Antonio; Michael Sasser, Corpus Christi; Richard Marbach, Victoria; and Ross Thompson, Iowa Park.

Applications for TSCRA Leadership Development Foundation Working Grant Program are open through May 31. Learn more online at tscra.org/what-we-do/leadership-development-foundation.

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Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association will host its 2024 Summer Meeting June 21-23 at the Hyatt Regency Hill Country in San Antonio.

Members can watch for registration details online at tscra.org and through the TSCRA Update daily email.

The meeting follows the newly adopted meeting schedule approved at the 2023 TSCRA Policy Conference.

The upcoming summer meeting follows 2024 policy committee meetings in May, providing association members an opportunity to review and approve policy recommended by each committee. Such policy will guide the association as it prepares priorities for the 2025 Texas Legislative Session. CT

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BRIEFS TEXAS RANCHER TO BE INDUCTED INTO SADDLE AND SIRLOIN PORTRAIT GALLERY Jim S. Williams, of Boling, has been named the 2024 inductee of the prestigious Saddle and Sirloin Portrait Gallery.

His portrait will be unveiled at an induction banquet Nov. 17 during the North American Livestock Exposition in Louisville, Kentucky.

Jim Williams The award is the highest honor bestowed on an animal agriculture leader who has made major contributions to the livestock industry in the U.S. and abroad as judged by their peers.

There’s only one place Williams calls home, and that’s the V8 Ranch, one of the world’s premier registered Brahman operations. As a sixth-generation rancher, Williams upholds the legacy of his greatgreat-grandfather, J.D. Hudgins, who is the founder of the renowned J.D. Hudgins Inc. Brahman Ranch.

Williams was a gifted high-school athlete and after a career-ending injury in college, he transferred to Texas A&M University. His interest in cattle became his passion, as his knowledge and understanding of animal genetics and breeding flourished. He graduated in 1976 with a bachelor’s degree in animal science, and he returned to the ranch and began to make his mark in the industry.

Under his leadership, V8 Ranch has been a trailblazer for adopting advanced technologies such as the incorporation of performance measurements in the ’70s, embryo transfer and in-vitro fertilization, as well as the use of DNA-based genomics.

Visual appraisal is also paramount to Williams in making mating and herd selections, and the showring has been a major force in the growth and popularity of the V8 Ranch. Since 1976, V8 Ranch has exhibited 66 national or international grand champions, which tops Brahman history records.

V8’s reach extends far beyond the United States, as the ranch’s genetics can be found in more than 50 countries and on six continents. Along with his father, Sloan, Williams established V8 Ranch satellite herds in Brazil and Zimbabwe.

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In the early 2000s, Williams founded and managed V8 Shorthorns, where the operation exhibited national and junior national champions, as well as three Shorthorn show heifers of the year.

Williams has continually given back to the industry and served in many leadership capacities. He is a twoterm past president of the American Brahman Breeders Association, a three-term past president of the American Shorthorn Association and has held executive board positions on the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, U.S Meat Export Federation and was chairman of the Texas Beef Council.

An oil portrait of Williams has been commissioned by renowned artist Richard Halstead, and will be framed and hung when the award is presented in November. Texas A&M University, American Brahman Breeders Association and the American Shorthorn Association collaborated to nominate Williams for this prestigious honor.

Williams will be the 379th member added to this historic gallery of livestock standouts.

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In addition to the Brahman herd, V8 Ranch is home to a 1,500 head Brahman-based commercial cattle operation along the Gulf Coast.

KING RANCH INSTITUTE FOR RANCH MANAGEMENT NAMES EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Rick Machen, Ph.D., recently accepted the position of the Robert J. Kleberg Jr. and Helen C. Kleberg Endowed Director at the King Ranch Institute for Ranch Management.

Machen was hired in June 2016 as the Paul C. Genho Endowed Chair in Ranch Management. As a professor, he has worked closely with graduate students, teaches a variety of classes, and cooperates in the development and conduct of the institute’s outreach program.

Rick Machen, Ph.D.

Machen received a bachelor’s degree from Angelo State University, and a master’s degree and doctorate in animal nutrition from Texas A&M University. He began his career with a beef cattle research appointment at the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Science.

In 1989, Machen returned to Texas to pursue his passion for teaching and natural resource management as a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension specialist in West Texas, eventually settling in Uvalde. For almost three decades, he provided leadership in regional and statewide learning opportunities through Extension.

“I know that the King Ranch Institute for Ranch Management is in superior hands under the direction of Dr. Machen,” said Shad Nelson, dean of the Texas A&M University-Kingsville College of Agriculture. “He knows this space extremely well and is a proven leader in his field. He will continue to bless the lives of graduate

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“The inventory has been cleared and customers in Asia are reloading on U.S. beef. There is also more optimism in Asia’s foodservice sector, especially in Korea,” Halstrom said. “Combined with the recent strength we’ve seen in the Western Hemisphere, this bodes well for beef demand in the coming year.

FOREVER TEXAS FUND ENDOWMENT CAMPAIGN SURPASSES $10 MILLION GOAL Thanks to support from generous donors across the state, the Texas Agricultural Land Trust Foundation successfully reached its initial $10 million fundraising goal for the Forever Texas Fund endowment campaign.

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The foundation said it is a momentous milestone for the future of Texas working lands, ranches and farms — a testament to their unwavering commitment to keep Texas big, wide and open.

Acknowledgment was given to campaign chairs Steve C. Lewis and Joseph Fitzsimons, who played a pivotal role in raising awareness of the Forever Texas Fund endowment, ensuring the Texas Agricultural Land Trust’s mission to preserve the ranching heritage is fulfilled.

“We are deeply grateful to all who donated to the Forever Texas Fund endowment, which will secure TALT’s future in perpetuity,” said Fitzsimons, who chairs the Texas Agricultural Land Trust Foundation Board. “We are especially thankful for our campaign team whose dedication to TALT’s mission knows no bounds.”

In the heart of Texas, where the land holds stories of generations past, the Texas Agricultural Land Trust has been a trusted guardian, working to ensure wideopen spaces remain an integral part of the state’s rich heritage. Through conservation easements, the land trust empowers landowners to protect their working lands and preserve the essence of Texas for future generations.

Since 2007, in partnership with landowners across the state, the Texas Agricultural Land Trust has forever protected more than 280,000 acres.

BEEF EXPORT VALUE ABOVE YEAR-AGO While January beef exports were slightly below last year’s volume, export value trended significantly higher.

That’s according to data released by USDA and compiled

by U.S. Meat Export Federation.

January beef exports totaled 99,764 metric tons, down 1% from a year ago. But export value climbed 9% to $763.8 million, as value trended higher year-over-year to South Korea, Japan, Mexico, Canada, Central America, the Caribbean and Hong Kong.

Beef variety meat exports increased 12% from a yearago levels to 23,138 metric tons, while value climbed 16% to $89 million, led by growth in Japan, Egypt, Mexico, Korea, Peru and China/Hong Kong.

“While USMEF expects 2024 to be another challenging year in terms of beef supply availability, the upward trend in export value is a positive sign,” said Dan Halstrom, U.S. Meat Export Federation president and CEO. May 2024

“January was also an excellent month for beef variety meat exports, which are especially important for maximizing the value of every animal.”

A new resource developed by the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association and CattleFax helps cattle producers maximize profitability from their culling decisions. “Right Way. Right Time. – A Guide to Cull Cattle Management” is now available at ncba.org/producers.

With effective planning, cull cattle can be a significant source of revenue and should not be overlooked. In essence, cull cattle are market cattle.

This new document addresses key problem areas, provides strategies for making timely culling decisions to prioritize Strategies for managing cull animal welfare, and cattle are high lighted in this new resource. is designed to help producers capture more value through effective management regarding cull cattle.

For cattle producers across the country, whether beef or dairy, cull cattle are part of doing business.

Animals age, they no longer breed back, and their health deteriorates. Incorporating culling decisions into an operation’s best management practices benefits both animal welfare and the producer’s bottom line.

According to the 2022 National Beef Quality Audit, the market cow and bull sector provides an alternative product and a secondary value to animals once their original purpose can no longer be fulfilled.

When it comes to product fabrication, market cows and bulls are typically associated with ground beef production. However, over time, the industry has realized that some market cows and bulls have the potential to yield valuable primals to be fabricated and sold as retail cuts and to the restaurant trade. CT

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During the hour-long Zoom webinar, participants will learn strategies for establishing fencing enterprises and improving land management from experienced entrepreneur John Payne.

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Payne, a fifth-generation Texan, founded his first fencing company in the early 1990s, emerging from the commercial ostrich ranching business. Despite the initial challenges, Payne’s journey reflects his determination and entrepreneurial spirit.

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OBITUARIES RUSSELL IRVIN DECORDOVA, 66, of Groesbeck, died

EDWARD IRL STANFIELD, 83, of Uvalde, died March 1.

Born May 4, 1957, deCordova was destined to be in the cattle industry, and followed in his father’s and grandfather’s footsteps.

He was born April 7, 1940, in Boonville, Missouri, to Elizabeth (Roberts) and Francis Stanfield. He married Linda Mosely Jan. 8, 1960, in Boonville, Missouri. He attended Boonville High School, and he graduated from the University of Missouri in 1961.

He and his sons, Cody and Ty, owned and operated Buffalo Livestock Marketing Inc. in Buffalo. He spent many hours writing up cattle that lined the road and welcoming sellers with a handshake and a thank you.

Stanfield began his career ranching with his fatherin-law, H.A. Mosely. He subsequently held roles at Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association from 1969 to 1974, Texas Hereford Association and Chaparrosa Ranch.

Then he would change his boots, head to Fort Worth to help customers market their cattle through Superior Livestock, and mentor all the young men who joined on as representatives.

He later became chief operation officer of Belton Kleberg Enterprises. He spent the latter portion of his career working in real estate with his wife in Uvalde.

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Over the years, he won many championships showing cutting horses, but his greatest joy was breeding and raising his own show horses.

Throughout his life, Stanfield served as chairman and member of multiple state and national cattlemen’s and cattle breed associations, as well as the Texas A&M Research Center advisory board.

He is survived by his wife, Debbie; three children, Amie (Chad) Bushaw, Cody (Emily) deCordova and Ty (Jennifer) deCordova; eight grandchildren; sisters, LuRene (Stanley) NeNoir, Lisa deCordova and Peggy (Len) Crow; and numerous nieces and nephews.

Stanfield is survived by his wife, Linda; son, Matthew Edward (Elina) Stanfield; son in-law, Clay Cooper; and five grandchildren, Henry Matthew Stanfield, Dasha Jane Stanfield, Madeline Stinson, Hannah Stinson and Oliver Cooper; and multiple nieces and nephews. CT

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Theft & Law DISTRICT 15 — CENTRAL TEXAS Farm fuel bumper-pull trailer stolen in McLennan County.

Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association Special Ranger Marvin Wills reports a farm fuel bumperpull trailer stolen off Blue Bluff Road. The rusty army green trailer has a 250-gallon tank with electric pump, black toolbox across the back of the trailer, black taillights and new tires. The suspect(s) cut the gate lock, secured entrance to the property and stole the trailer.

Anyone with information on this case is urged to contact Wills at 254-223-2330.

DISTRICT 7 — NORTHWEST TEXAS Two calves missing in Briscoe County.

Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association Special Ranger Jay Foster reports two Beefmaster calves missing off County Road 17. The two-month-old calves are red with no brands or markings. They were last seen Feb. 14. Anyone with information on this case is urged to contact Foster at 940-475-0295.

DISTRICT 10 — NORTH TEXAS Tractor stolen in Hill County.

Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association Special Ranger Robert Pemberton reports a 2008 John Deere 5403 tractor stolen from a property off Highway Contract Road 3368. The tractor has four-wheel drive with a 522 front-end loader attached. The VIN number is PY5403U002780. The entry gate lock was cut to steal the tractor. The tractor was last seen Feb. 19. Anyone with information on this case is urged to contact Pemberton at 903-450-3900.

DISTRICT 14 — EAST TEXAS Kubota Tractor, Polaris Ranger and bumper-pull trailer stolen in Cherokee County.

Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association Special Ranger Darrel Bobbitt reports a Kubota tractor and front loader, a Polaris Ranger, a Kearney bumperpull trailer and other items stolen from a property off FM 3651 in Bullard. Stolen items are:

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2007 Kubota M8540 heavy duty tractor, NIC V465780087

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2007 Kubota LA1353 quick attach front loader, NIC V675841206

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2019 Kearney 16-foot bumper pull trailer, VIN 5LCLB1628K1048894, Texas license plate tag No. GBCW84

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2017 R17 two-seater Polaris Ranger, VIN 4XARVA874H8558339

Cattle missing in Austin County.

Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association Special Ranger Brent Mast reports nine cows, four calves and one bull missing off Homestead Lane. The black cows have yellow ear tags and no brands. The black calves have no brands or markings. The black bull has a red ear tag and “ZM” branded on his right side. They were last seen Feb. 12.

Cattle missing in Burleson County.

Mast also reports three bred cows and two crossbred calves missing off County Road 473 in Somerville. The cattle were last seen Feb. 29. Anyone with information on these case is urged to contact Mast at 936-714-6619.

DISTRICT 25 — SOUTHEAST TEXAS Cattle missing in Gonzales County.

Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association Special Ranger Robert Fields reports six head of cattle missing off State Hwy 183 in Gonzales. The three-yearold Braford heifers are branded with a “Rocking T” on their left hip. Five of the heifers went missing in August 2023. An additional heifer went missing in February 2024. Anyone with information on this case is urged to contact Fields at 361-207-5207.

DISTRICT 29 — SOUTH TEXAS Saddles stolen at the Zapata County Fair.

Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association Special Ranger Joe Aguilar Jr. reports two Coats saddles stolen from a trailer during the Zapata County Fair. The brown saddles have 14.5-inch seats. They were stolen March 7 between 1-4 p.m. Anyone with information on this case is urged to contact Aguilar at 956-513-0297. CT

Other assorted smaller items were taken, as well. The gate lock was cut to steal the items. Anyone with information on this case is urged to contact Bobbitt at 936-222-2144.

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DISTRICT 22 — EAST TEXAS

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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THE CARBON

Conversation

Understanding the favorable benefits to ranchers and the shifting public perception of cattle.

By Kristen Brown

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alk about the weather and rangeland conditions is common in small-town coffee shops across the Southwest. These days, the topic is making its way to big-city boardrooms, too.

Carbon credit systems, marketplaces that allow companies to offset their greenhouse gas emissions, have caught the attention of Fortune 500 companies.

With new onlookers, opportunity abounds.

On a recent episode of the TSCRA Talk podcast, James Clement III, a multi-generational rancher, provided insight into the emerging topic, drawing from his experience with carbon sampling on a variety of land types during his tenure at the King Ranch and his current position with EarthOptics.

Clement said the key to all carbon conversations comes back to data, something he works with firsthand through EarthOptics.

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“EarthOptics data is showing that livestock encourage soil’s ability to capture carbon,” Clement said. “Ranchers are stewards of the land. We’re defenders of these ecosystems. By measuring our impact on soil, we are now proving the benefits of managing range with livestock and preserving our ranching culture and industry.”

A primary element of carbon data, soil samples allow for carbon levels to be measured over time. According to Clement, the data is key to proving the role of livestock and wildlife in soil health — now and in the future.

“The top six feet of soil are more important to the health of the Earth and to ecosystems than anything else on the planet,” Clement said. “We want to see a future where people get paid more money for being better stewards. These carbon credits can provide the incentive to give a rancher the support to be able to make the best decisions for the health of the soil.”

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“If a landowner signs a contract with a developer, they should make sure that it has a floor price and it is market-based so that if the price of the credits improves, the landowner benefits from the rise and is protected by the floor,” Clement said.

In addition to financial incentives, the opportunity to share the important story of cattle ranching and working lands is valuable.

“Through this soil carbon industry, ranchers have direct access to Fortune 500 companies,” Clement said. “Ranchers need to realize that the ball is in our hands right now, and we can really have some leverage to negotiate here if we do this the right way.”

Clement notes the importance of such engagement by the industry.

“If we don’t engage in this and drive the conversation, then people that don’t know farming and ranching or may be very new to it and have unrealistic expectations of what production is supposed to look like are going to drive the conversation,” he said.

Clement’s passion for empowering cattlemen and landowners to pull up a seat at the carbon table is evident.

“This carbon conversation is so important to me because it’s making people realize what ranchers and farmers are doing and the benefits that we didn’t even realize,” he said.

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EarthOptics employs a multi-modal sensor suite, called the GroundOwl, attached to a side-by-side to measure soil compaction down several feet, while also measuring changes in soil texture, carbon content, conductivity and nutrient properties. Courtesy photo.

To hear more of the conversation and access more episodes, download TSCRA Talk via Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify or Stitcher. CT Kristen Brown, from Dalhart, is host of the TSCRA Talk podcast.

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ROAD TO RECOVERY Replacing thousands of miles of burned fences in the Texas Panhandle.

Story by Kay Ledbetter Photos by Sam Craft, Texas A&M AgriLife

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n overwhelming task lies ahead for ranchers whose pastures and ranchland were burned by the wildfires that left thousands of miles of fencing to be repaired or replaced.

Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service beef cattle specialists Jason Smith, Ph.D., Amarillo, and Ron Gill, Ph.D., Stephenville, said producers should begin by focusing their efforts on perimeter and boundary fences, and viable pastures with water sources.

A study by Oklahoma State University showed fire did not affect breaking strength and elongation potential.

Regardless of the discoloration of the burned wire, the zinc coating remained. These effects held true through six separate fires included in the study’s experiment.

Other guidelines provided by Smith and Gill include: •

Construct fencing that will allow for rangeland recovery. That might involve using temporary or permanent fencing to keep cattle off the burned areas until adequate recovery of rangeland forages occurs.

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Priority should also be given to replacing or repairing the oldest fences damaged by the fire.

While many wooden posts, braces and stays may need to be replaced, that may not be the case for burned wire.

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Reflect upon previous fence locations. Some fences may not have been constructed in the best location.

For fences that need to be replaced entirely, this may be the best opportunity to re-position the fence to better meet your operation’s needs.

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Strongly consider the location of gates and the position of fencing relative to watering

Interior cross fences can receive less priority as they can be temporarily constructed as needed.

“Prioritize fence repair and replacement in pastures with functioning, reliable, long-term water sources,” Smith said. “Fences in pastures with seasonal or surface water, or with wells that require repair before they can pump water again, should receive lower priority.”

Repairing and replacing fences with a purpose When considering what fences to replace, Smith and Gill said ranchers should keep in mind that fencing age influences the breaking strength and elongation potential of 12.5-gauge zinc-coated barbed wire.

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Consider the working life expectancy of different materials and their resilience to future fires.

•

Be mindful of how fence type and material may influence wildlife movement.

Rebuilding fences: Specifications could matter Some ranchers may be looking into programs through the USDA and Farm Service Agency that may be available to assist producers who suffered losses on their land or with livestock and fences due to the fires.

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Ranching The Emergency Conservation Program, known as ECP, provides emergency funding and technical assistance to farmers and ranchers to rehabilitate farmland and conservation structures damaged by natural disasters, and implement emergency water conservation measures during severe drought.

One qualifying practice is restoring fences on agricultural land — livestock cross fences, boundary fences, cattle gates or wildlife exclusion fences.

Also, the Environmental Quality Incentives Program, or EQIP, is administered by the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Services and offers financial assistance to landowners to address certain natural resource concerns.

Building fences that qualify for federal funding will require meeting their specifications, so these may be things to look for when buying or picking up donated materials. Keep all receipts for documentation and insurance purposes.

Wire

• Barbed wired must meet ASTM-A121.

• Smooth High-Tensile wire must be 12.5-gauge,

Many burned fences, including posts and barbed wire, across the Texas Panhandle following the Smokehouse Creek Fire and other fires will need to be replaced before cattle can be returned to the pastures.

1,300-pound break strength, tensile strength exceeding 170,000; and be Class III galvanized or above.

• Wire clips must be galvanized and

match or exceed fence wire strength.

T-Posts

• 6 feet, not less than 1.25 pounds per foot, galvanized or painted.

Pipe

• Steel 2 3/8 inch minimum, but larger is fine.

For more details or information on any government program participation, contact the local USDAFarm Service Agency or USDA- Natural Resources Conservation Services office. CT Kay Ledbetter is communications coordinator for Texas A&M AgriLife.

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KNOW THE ENEMY Understanding the four pathogens behind BRD.

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ovine respiratory disease, or BRD, is frustrating and costly, and the causes can be hard to understand.

Taking time to learn about the pathogens behind BRD can improve management protocols, and ultimately, keep calves healthy.

Mannheimia haemolytica, Pasteurella multocida, Histophilus somni and Mycoplasma bovis are the four main pathogens that cause BRD, either together or separately. Each pathogen exhibits slightly different clinical signs — often at different times.

“Understanding these four BRD-causing pathogens and how they affect cattle gives producers the resources they need to best protect their herd,” said Nathan Meyer, Ph.D., DVM, Boehringer Ingelheim.

1. Mannheimia haemolytica is the leading BRDcausing pathogen concern because of its prevalence and severity.

M. haemolytica produces leukotoxins, which damage and destroy white blood cells, leading to severe lung damage.

“We also tend to see more bronchopneumonia with Pasteurella,” Meyer said. “Internally, the lungs will take on a dark appearance and become consolidated, firm and stiff — which adversely impacts the animal’s lung elasticity.”

3. Histophilus somni not only causes BRD, but it can also infect several other organs and lead to multiple other life-threatening diseases in cattle.

“H. somni can still affect the respiratory system and cause pneumonia and severe bronchopneumonia, but it is different because of its multisystem, multi-organ involvement — it can impact the heart and brain,” Meyer said.

H. somni can lead to a variety of neurological, cardiac and respiratory conditions, such as septicemia (blood poisoning); thrombotic meningoencephalitis (or TME, a potentially fatal neurological disease of cattle); myocarditis (inflammation of the heart); tenosynovitis (inflammation of the protective sheath surrounding tendons); and polysynovitis (inflammation of multiple joints).

“Cattle with an M. haemolytica infection can go from seemingly healthy to deceased within a day’s time,” Meyer cautioned.

Cattle with the neurological form of H. somni may show signs of muscle weakness or paralysis, blindness and seizures. But occasionally, infected animals die before displaying any clinical signs.

Because cattle have such a low ratio of lung volume to body size, any lung damage is detrimental to the animal’s overall health and performance. Signs to look for include coughing, labored breathing, nasal discharge, loss of appetite, fever and/or depression.

“Since neurological and cardiac conditions caused by H. somni progress rapidly, we recommend monitoring cattle for signs of respiratory disease, like high fevers, labored breathing, coughing or reduced feed intake,” Meyer advised.

The classic components of an early case include a combination of depression and fever (104°–106°F), without any signs attributable to other body systems.

“H. somni is more prevalent in northern climates and has been thought of as a northern bacterium,” Meyer said. “But in the early 2000s, it started appearing more in the Midwest and in the Southern Plains states, where there are large concentrations of feedlots.”

“Mannheimia is not only the most predominant and concerning of the four bacterial causes of BRD, but it can also lead to other problems,” Meyer said. “If you have a Mannheimia infection, it is not uncommon for P. multocida, H. somni or M. bovisto follow.”

2. Pasteurella multocida is thought to be an important cause of respiratory disease among feedyard cattle, but it causes less severe cases than M. haemolytica.

As with M. haemolytica, infected animals may exhibit nasal discharge, loss of appetite, fever, depression and rapid, shallow breathing.

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4. Lastly, Mycoplasma bovis is a unique BRD-causing pathogen because of its ability to affect an animal’s joints and/or ears.

The bacterium is widely distributed throughout feedyard cattle populations and affects most calves before weaning. But if that doesn’t happen, they usually become rapidly colonized upon mingling with other calves on arrival to the feedyard.

For some, an M. bovis infection in the lung can spread to other parts of the body, including the joints.

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Ranching Commonly affected joints include the stifle (knee); carpus (radial, intermediate, ulnar and accessory carpal bones); and fetlock (metacarpal/metatarsal hinge joint that allows extension of the leg), with the infection most often occurring in the tendon sheaths and surrounding tissue, not in the joint space itself.

This results in swollen, painful joints, and often shows up several weeks after a bout of BRD. Another possible sign of M. bovis in calves is a droopy, or tipped, ear. While it’s more common in dairy calves following a Mycoplasma infection from milk, it can also show up in feedyard calves, and indicates the infection has settled into the inner ear.

Mycoplasma often appears at a much slower rate than most of the other BRD pathogens.

In most cases, the bacterial entry into the lungs proceeds more moderately, taking several weeks to cause enough damage to produce clinical signs, like increased respiratory rate, cough and fever in the calf.

This becomes important when producers need to treat the bacteria, as certain classes of antibiotics are not effective against Mycoplasma.

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“Producers do their best to monitor signs of BRD to protect their animals, but we often don’t know which pathogen is involved right away,” Meyer said. “That’s where diagnostic tools can come in.”

Diagnostic testing can pinpoint the cause of respiratory infections. A pathologist at a diagnostic lab will work with a veterinarian to more closely examine the pathogens present. This can be done antemortem by obtaining nasal swabs from the calf, or postmortem through a necropsy evaluation.

“A stethoscope and an ultrasound are great tools for detecting subclinical BRD cases, when producers can’t see visible signs, or to evaluate the success of BRD management changes,” Meyer said. “Many veterinarians are trained to perform an ultrasound on lungs and can help identify these BRD cases earlier.”

Once a calf has been diagnosed, using the appropriate treatment is crucial.

Another key reason M. bovis is an outlier compared to the other pathogens is that it doesn’t have a cell wall.

This is because those types of antibiotics — cephalosporins, penicillins and beta-lactams — target the cell wall, which isn’t present with Mycoplasma.

The infection would continue to progress if those antibiotics are used.

Testing, diagnosis and treatment

“To optimize treatment success, look for a fast-acting, broad-spectrum antibiotic that provides coverage against all four of these bacteria,” Meyer said. “A treatment that reaches the lungs quickly will minimize long-term lung damage.”

Veterinarians can to put together a treatment protocol that works for your herd. They can help you establish and update your protocols over time. CT Story courtesy of Boehringer Ingelheim.

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WHAT PLANT IS IMPORTANT FOR THE

MONTH OF MAY? Catnip noseburn (Tragia ramosa)

By Kent Ferguson

Photo by Louis R. Nugent, Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center

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atnip noseburn is a warm season, native perennial forb commonly found on many soils throughout Texas and across the Southwest. It is part of the spurge family, and there are 100 species found in the world’s warmer regions.

Catnip noseburn:

• Can grow as an erect plant or a trailing vine from a woody crown, and stems can reach 24 inches long.

• Has simple, alternate, linear-lanceolate to ovate

leaves, which are up to 1.5 inches long and 0.75 inches wide. Leaves have fine teeth on the margins of the leaf blade.

• Is covered with hairs that will cause stinging and

irritation if they touch skin. This leads to red bumps and painful itching for up to three hours.

Catnip noseburn is an important one to remember, as it is rarely noticed on the range or in a pasture until the stinging begins. It is also called Branched noseburn, stinging nettle and several other names by many that have had this experience.

Catnip noseburn is of value to white-tailed deer, sheep and goats, but it is of little value to cattle. Its leaves have a high crude protein level, and many songbirds, quail and doves consume the seed. CT

• Produces small white-to-green flowers, which form a three-seeded capsule that will explode in the fall and release brown seeds when the plant matures.

GET MORE FROM YOUR

PASTURES & RANGELAND

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In key locations across Texas, Oklahoma and New Mexico, Helena has branches staffed with people who can provide landowners, ranchers and wildlife enthusiasts with all their management needs.

For more information, contact your local Helena representative or visit HelenaAgri.com.

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Our Business is Outfitting Your Business!

TSCRA and Bass Pro Shops Business Sales have partnered together to offer all TSCRA members a Partner Program that allows you a discount up to 30% and customization of your logo (including free logo set up) on items from Bass Pro Shops and Cabela’s!

Please contact your Bass Pro Shops Business Sales rep by calling Bill Leach at 417-877-2720 or by emailing william.leach@cabelas.com

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KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN

BQA TIP: PICK THE RIGHT INSECTICIDE V

Sterile selenium, manganese, copper and zinc injection for cattle CAUTION: FEDERAL LAW RESTRICTS THIS DRUG TO USE BY OR ON THE ORDER OF A LICENSED VETERINARIAN.

ACTIVE SUBSTANCES PER ML:

Zinc ................................................. 60mg/mL Manganese ................................... 10 mg/mL Selenium ........................................ 5 mg/mL Copper ............................................ 15 mg/mL

OTHER SUBSTANCES: Benzyl Alcohol 1% v/v

DOSAGE RECOMMENDATIONS:

arious insecticides can be used to control small grasshoppers and armyworms in pastures and hay meadows, including insect growth regulators like diflubenzuron.

CALVES: Up to 1 year ........................1 mL/per 100 lbs. bodyweight CATTLE: From 1-2 years ..................1 mL/per 150 lbs. bodyweight CATTLE: Over 2 years ....................... 1 mL/per 200 lbs. bodyweight

PRECAUTIONS:

Selenium and copper are toxic if administered in excess.

When selecting a product, it is important to consider efficacy, cost, potential for residual activity, grazing restrictions, and the potential to help control other species like horn flies.

Always follow recommended label dose. Do not overdose.

In addition to controlling small armyworms and grasshoppers, Dimilin 2L also has a label claim for horn fly emergence suppression from cattle manure patties for two weeks or longer.

Do not use in emaciated cattle with a BCS of 1 in dairy or 1-3 in beef.

Checking labels can help identify products that provide added benefits at no additional cost. CT

It is recommended that accurate body weight is determined prior to treatment.

Do not use concurrently with other injectable selenium and copper products.

Do not use concurrently with selenium or copper boluses.

Consult your veterinarian.

CAUTION:

Slight local reaction may occur for about 30 seconds after injection. A slight swelling may be observed at injection site for a few days after administration. Use standard aseptic procedures during administration of injections to reduce the risk of injection site abscesses or lesions.

WITHDRAWAL PERIOD:

Meat 14 days. Milk zero withdrawal.

DIRECTIONS:

This product is only for use in cattle. Multimin® 90 is to be given subcutaneously (under the skin) ONLY. It is recommended to administer the product in accordance with Beef Quality Assurance (BQA) guidelines. Minimum distance between injection sites for the Multimin® 90 product and other injection sites should be at least 4 inches. Inject under the loose skin of the middle of the side of the neck. Max volume per injection site is 7 mL. Subcutaneous injection in middle of side of neck.

Store Between 15°C and 30°C (59°F and 86°F).

SUPPLEMENTATION PROGRAM BULLS BEEF COWS DAIRY COWS

CALVES HEIFERS

3 times per year 4 weeks before breeding 4 weeks before calving 4 weeks before calving 4 weeks before insemination at dry-off at birth at 3 months and/or weaning every 3 months – especially 4 weeks before breeding

(program gives planned dates that can be varied to suit management programs)

DOSAGE TABLE ANIMAL WEIGHT (lbs) 50 100 150 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900 1000 1100 1200 1300 1400

CALVES UP TO 1 YEAR 1 mL/100 lb BW 0.5 mL 1 mL 1.5 mL 2 mL 3 mL 4 mL 5 mL 6 mL 7 mL -

CATTLE 1 - 2 YEARS 1 mL/150 lb BW 5.3 mL 6 mL 6.6 mL -

CATTLE > 2 YEARS 1 mL/200 lb BW 5 mL 5.5 mL 6 mL 6.5 mL 7 mL

No. 49920-006-01 NDC No. 49920-006-05 Packaged in 100 mL & 500 mL size NDC

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YOUR BEST SHOT AT IMMUNITY Improve immune response to vaccines by 27%1 Multimin® 90 is a one-of-a-kind trace mineral injection that provides zinc, copper, manganese and selenium. Research shows that supplementing trace minerals with Multimin 90 in a calf vaccination program improves vaccine response from 53% to 80% as measured by a four-fold increase in antibody titers.

www.multiminusa.com IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION FOR MULTIMIN® 90: Federal law restricts the use of Multimin 90 to use by or on the order of a licensed veterinarian. Not for use in humans; keep out of reach of children. Multimin 90 has a preslaughter withdrawal time of 14 days after injection. Always follow label dose; do not overdose. See prescribing information on corresponding page.

Palomares, R.A., et al. 2016. Veterinary Immunology and Immunopathology.

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Beyond Our Gates

RAISING THE BAR ON

Raising Cattle

How BQA certification benefits cattle raisers and consumers.

By Jason Bagley

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s a Texas beef producer, whether the operation is large or small, your livelihood depends on securing consumer trust. And that trust is based on different things to different people.

For example, cattle producers might categorize sustainability as environmental stewardship, while most consumers consider how animals are raised and treated when defining sustainable meat.

That is according to the Sustainably Raised Meat Insights report.

Based on research from National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, a contractor to the Beef Checkoff, 41% of consumers say they have become more concerned with sustainability in the last year.

Management at the cow-calf and stocker level makes a significant difference in whether those consumers have a positive eating experience.

In fact, Beef Checkoff-funded research revealed that consumers’ positive perceptions of how cattle are raised improved by 26 points after learning about BQA. The Texas BQA program is a collaborative effort with Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service and Texas Beef Council.

To earn BQA certification, beef producers can take courses online or attend in-person training taught by AgriLife Extension experts.

Last year, 492 Texas producers were certified through the program.

More branded beef programs are using BQA certification to verify their commitment to animal care. Certified Angus Beef and Sysco launched a campaign called “Raised with Jason Bagley Respect” to highlight the shared commitment to support farmers, ranchers and the entire beef community.

The mission of Beef Quality Assurance, or BQA, is to promote best management practices for cattle producers to strengthen consumer confidence in beef as a wholesome product.

By investing in BQA training, the partnership elevates the cattle industry’s work to address consumer concerns, reinforce trust and ensure future beef demand.

Simply put, BQA helps producers raise better beef, so that consumers can feel even better about buying it — by covering topics like animal care, herd health, transportation, nutrition and environmental stewardship.

As a partner of Texas BQA, Texas Beef Council is committed to sharing the positive story of beef and beef production. Producers play a huge role in ensuring a safe, delicious product arrives at stores and restaurants.

More than 85% of U.S. beef comes from BQA-certified operations. But it’s not always that simple, of course.

BQA training aims to build that understanding and give producers the tools they need to be successful. To learn more or to find an in-person training near you, visit texasbeefquality.com. CT

Raising quality beef requires commitment and hard work. For producers, that means using modern techniques to raise cattle under optimal environmental and economic conditions. For consumers, it means knowing the beef they buy is safe and delicious.

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Beyond Our Gates

THE POWER OF MEAT Recent study reports strong meat consumption, evolving consumer trends.

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he number of Americans who describe themselves as meat eaters, at 80%, and the number of households that purchase meat, at 98%, remain steady from 2023, while the number seeking to decrease meat consumption has fallen by 20% since 2020.

That’s according to the 19th annual Power of Meat report released March 18 by the Meat Institute and the Food Industry Association.

According to data cited from Circana, overall household penetration averages above 97% for all incomes, ethnicities, household sizes and ages.

Generation X, the smallest of the generations, accounts for the greatest proportion of sales at 32%, while Boomers buy meat most frequently, about 53 times per year, and Millennials spend the most money per meat purchase, at nearly $17.

Economic conditions continue to impact Americans’ shopping and meal choices, with 43% of Americans cutting back on restaurant meals. Of meat eaters who are buying restaurant meals less often, 75% try to recreate restaurant-type meals at home.

“When shoppers hear ‘protein,’ they think ‘meat,’ and the Meat Institute is actively working to maintain and grow Americans’ confidence about meat’s role in healthy, balanced diets,” said Meat Institute President and CEO Julie Anna Potts.

At the grocery store, 73% of Americans are making one or more changes to meat purchases to save money — with the most common strategy being to adjust the quantity of meat purchased.

Among meat purchasers changing quantities to save money, 30% buy smaller packages to save money immediately, and 42% buy larger bulk packs to save money over time.

On the other hand, more than nine in 10 shoppers say they would spend extra on occasion, with holidays, special celebrations and entertaining as the top reasons.

“As price-conscious shoppers look for ways to continue enjoying their favorite proteins, they are cooking more at home and including meat in everything from new recipes found online to their favorite comfort meals and holiday feasts,” said Rick Stein, vice president of fresh foods for the Food Industry Association.

“With shoppers including meat in nearly 87% of homecooked meals every week and looking to meat to make occasions special, the opportunities to provide great choice, taste, and value continue to grow.”

The Power of Meat study was conducted by 210 Analytics on behalf of the Food Industry Association and the Meat Institute’s Foundation for Meat and Poultry Research and Education. CT Story courtesy of the Meat Institute.

When shoppers hear ‘protein,’ they think ‘meat.’”

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THE POWER OF MEAT THE 19TH ANNUAL STUDY SHEDS LIGHT ON CONSUMER INSIGHTS AND PREFERENCES

98%

80%

of American households purchase meat

of Americans are self-described meat eaters

74%

of meat eaters believe meat belongs in healthy, balanced lifestyles

Overall, household penetration averages above 97% for all incomes, ethnicities, household sizes and ages Boomers buy meat most frequently (53 times per year)

Millennials spend the most money per meat purchase (nearly $17)

Gen X (the smallest of the generations) accounts for the greatest proportion of sales (32%)

The economy continues to impact Americans’ shopping & meal choices

43% of Americans are cutting back on restaurant meals

Of meat eaters who are buying restaurant meals less often,

75% try to recreate

restaurant-type meals at home

54% of meat shoppers look to save money at the grocery store • 43% buy larger bulk packs to save money over time • 30% buy smaller packages to save money immediately

Americans prepare 4.6 dinners at home per week, and 87% include meat or poultry May 2024

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Director Spotlight

AN INSPIRED

Journey

Next-generation rancher finds strong community through TSCRA.

By Shelby Kirton

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ike many cattle raisers, Colt Hoffmann, a resident of Marlin, epitomizes what it means to preserve a ranching heritage.

His family traces back farming and ranching traditions to the 1880s. He says his upbringing was intertwined with the rhythms of the cattle industry.

The most rewarding aspect of ranching, Hoffmann says, can be found in the routine work of caring for cattle.

“Working cattle daily brings a profound sense of accomplishment, not only in raising them, but also in satisfying customers’ needs and earning their repeat business, which I find deeply rewarding,” he says.

Hoffmann is a graduate of Texas A&M University, holding dual bachelor’s degrees in political science and range management. He also holds a juris doctor from Texas A&M University School of Law in Fort Worth.

Switching between the worlds of law and ranching, Hoffmann can be categorized like many next-generation cattle producers — balancing careers both on the ranch and beyond its gates.

“I’ve lived and breathed the cattle industry since birth,” Hoffmann says. “While I hold a law degree and dabble in legal work, ranching across Texas and New Mexico remains my primary occupation, supplying Corriente cattle to team roping and rodeo producers nationwide.”

His journey with Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association began through chance encounters and a shared passion for preserving ranching heritage.

Hoffmann’s involvement grew after he represented the association while attending the Young Cattlemen’s Conference, hosted by National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, in 2016.

He was elected to the Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association board of directors in 2021. Since, he has served on the natural resource and wildlife committee, and membership development committees.

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Colt Hoffmann with his wife, Paige, and daughter, Hollie.

Reflecting on his journey, Hoffmann offered advice for those seeking to get plugged into the association.

“Try to go to as many leadership development events as possible,” he says. “Witnessing TSCRA’s efforts firsthand provides a deeper understanding and appreciation for the organization’s advocacy work, fostering valuable connections, friendships and knowledge within the cattle industry.”

For all the positives ranch life brings, Hoffmann says there are some significant challenges looming for the future. Among them is the perennial clash between urban expansion and rural preservation.

“TSCRA plays a crucial role as our advocate, navigating the struggle between expanding cities and rural communities, ensuring our voices are heard and our way of life is preserved,” Hoffmann says.

He adds it is easy to stay encouraged while standing together with others in Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association.

“Despite the hurdles faced every day, it’s heartening to witness the next generation of cattle producers and the future of our organization,” he says.

With his newborn daughter, Hollie, and his wife, Paige, by his side, Hoffmann remains inspired to take on whatever may come their way.

He says, “Looking to the future of cattle ranching in the Southwest, my hope is for the preservation of our traditional way of life amid population growth and advancing technologies, ensuring that the timeless traditions passed down to us continue to thrive alongside modern advancements.” CT

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TSCRA Leadership

CARL RAY POLK JR.

STEPHEN DIEBEL

DAN GATTIS

President P.O. Box 155108 Lufkin, Texas 75915

First Vice President 3907 Salem Rd. Victoria, Texas 77904

Second Vice President and Secretary/Treasurer 213B W. 8th St. Georgetown, Texas 78626

PAST PRESIDENTS

Richard Thorpe lll Winters, 2016-2018

Emily Lochner Executive Director, Engagement & Education

John M. “Jack” Shelton III Amarillo, 1984-1986 James L. Powell San Angelo, 1988-1990 Tom Beard Alpine, 1994-1995 C. Coney Burgess Amarillo, 1997-1999 J. Mark McLaughlin San Angelo, 1999-2001 John E. Dudley Comanche, 2001-2003 Bob McCan Victoria, 2003-2005 C.R. “Dick” Sherron Beaumont, 2005-2007 Jon Means Van Horn, 2007-2009 Dave Scott Richmond, 2009-2011 Joe J. Parker Byers, 2011-2013 Pete Bonds Saginaw, 2013-2016

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Robert E. McKnight Jr. Fort Davis, 2018-2020 G. Hughes Abell Austin, 2020-2022 Arthur G. Uhl III San Antonio, 2022-2024

HONORARY VICE PRESIDENTS Jack Hunt San Juan Capistrano, California Richard Wortham Austin

EXECUTIVE STAFF HEADQUARTERS P.O. Box 101988 Fort Worth, Texas 76185 817-332-7064 • 800-242-7820

Grace Dunham Executive Director, Events & Partnerships Megan Wills Executive Director, Finance & Human Resources Michele Woodham Executive Director, Insurance Services Scott Williamson Executive Director, Law Enforcement, Brand & Inspection Services Lisa Walker Executive Director, Membership & Operations

GOVERNMENT RELATIONS

Jason Skaggs Executive Vice President/ Chief Executive Officer

919 Congress Ave., Suite 750 Austin, Texas 78701 512-469-0171

Jaclyn Roberts Parrish Executive Director, Communications & Marketing

Melissa Hamilton Executive Director, Government Relations

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TSCRA Leadership

REGION 1

REGION 2

Joe M. “Jody” Bellah, Throckmorton

Kevin Busher, Winters

Blake Birdwell, Canyon

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

DIRECTORS

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

C.A. “Chili” Cole IV, San Angelo

Tom Perini, Buffalo Gap Bill Phinizy, Gail Frank Price, Sterling City Gordon E. Sauer, Fredericksburg Danny B. Stewart, Sterling City Rick Tate, Marfa

Donnell Brown, Throckmorton

Alan F. Curry, San Angelo

Campbell Burgess, Amarillo

James H. Dudley IV, Horseshoe Bay

Deborah Clark, Henrietta

Amanda Dyer, Fort Davis

Lynn Cowden, Skellytown

Johnny Ferguson, Big Lake

J. B. Daniel, Crowell

D.A. “Day” Harral, Fort Stockton

James Henderson, Memphis

Ron Helm, Van Horn

Clayton Henry, Wichita Falls

Heath Hemphill, Coleman

Brooks Hodges, Guthrie

Shelby W. Horn, Fredericksburg

Joe Leathers, Guthrie

Larry R. Horwood, Sterling City

HONORARY DIRECTORS

Frank McLelland, Tahoka

Grant Jones, Rochelle

Les Nunn, Pauls Valley, Oklahoma

REGION 4

Jeff Mitchell, Amarillo

Mark W. Jones, Brady

Gage Moorhouse, Benjamin

W. Clay Jones, Brady

Diaz W. Murray, Wichita Falls

Cliff Teinert, Albany Dennis W. Webb, Barnhart W. C. “Billy” Williams, Mertzon

REGION 3 DIRECTORS

Ford Drummond, Pawhuska, Oklahoma

Ty Keeling, Boerne

DIRECTORS

J. Malcolm Shelton IV, Amarillo

Lorenzo Lasater, San Angelo

Edward Bordovsky Jr., Riviera

Dale A. Smith, Amarillo

Brian T. McLaughlin, Midland

Austin Brown III, Beeville

David L. Neal, San Angelo

W. Christopher Bush, Refugio

Jim Thompson, Breckenridge Ross Thompson, Iowa Park Wesley Welch, Lubbock

Gerald Nobles Jr., Brady

James Clement lll, Kingsville

James Oliver, Ozona

David S. Crow, Corpus Christi

HONORARY DIRECTORS

Wade Perks, San Angelo

Dustin Dean, Floresville

William L. “Buck” Arrington, Pampa

Jessica Tate, Marfa

David DeLaney, Kingsville Robert “Bobby” Dobson, Birmingham, Alabama

Van Baize, Nocona

James Uhl, Fort McKavett

Emry Birdwell Jr., Henrietta

Cody Webb, Barnhart

Mary Lou Bradley-Henderson, Childress

Ken Welch, Baird

R. A. “Rob” Brown Jr., Throckmorton

Ray W. Willoughby III, Eldorado

J. D. Cage, Muleshoe Mike Gibson, Paducah Ronald J. “Ron” Gill, Chico Robert B. Mansfield, Amarillo

HONORARY DIRECTORS

James L. “Jamie” Donnell Jr., Fowlerton J. David Eppright, Cost Benjamin Eshleman III, Corpus Christi Joseph B.C. Fitzsimons, Carrizo Springs

C. A. “Chip” Cole III, San Angelo

Cody Fry, Lueders

William C. “Billito” Donnell Jr., Alpine

Jim L. Gates, Pearsall

Richard Gates, Marfa

Milton S. Greeson Jr., Victoria

Boots O’Neal, Guthrie

W. H. “Billy” Green III, Albany

Bret Griffith, Del Rio

James Palmer, Roaring Springs

Rafe Hargrove, Rotan

Heath Grigg, Kingsville

Wilson Scaling, Henrietta

Dr. Joe Pat Hemphill, Coleman

Marty R. Harris, Tilden

Chris Scharbauer, Amarillo

Ken Jordan, San Saba

Anson Howard, San Antonio

Tom Watson, Muleshoe

Don Keeling, Fredericksburg

Leslie Kinsel, Cotulla

John Welch, Wolfforth

Chris Lacy, Fort Davis

Claude Koontz, San Antonio

A. B. “Buck” Wharton III, Vernon

Laurence M. Lasater, San Angelo

Steven J. Mafrige, Tilden

Tom Woodward, Decatur

Ben Love, Marathon

Richard Marbach, Victoria

Tom Moorhouse, Benjamin

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Len P. Mertz, San Angelo

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TSCRA Leadership Beth Knolle Naiser, Sandia

Carlos Detering III, Houston

Federico Nieto, Raymondville

Gardner H. Dudley, Houston

T. Michael O’Connor, Victoria

Lloyd French IV, Houston

Jason Peeler, Floresville

Dan Gattis, Georgetown

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

Kelley Sullivan Georgiades, College Station

Michael Sasser, Corpus Christi

George Harrison, Bay City

Lew Thompson, Pearsall

Robert Hodgen, Houston

C. Clark Welder, Beeville John Zacek, Victoria

HONORARY DIRECTORS Steve G. Beever, Pearsall

Colt Hoffman, Marlin Clay Kenley, Crockett Clive Runnells III, Austin

REGION 6 DIRECTORS

April Bonds, Saginaw Missy Bonds, Saginaw John L. Cantrell, Cresson Ian Chapman, Madill, Oklahoma Hunter Crow, Dallas James T. Dangelmayr, Muenster Seth Denbow, Weatherford Crawford Edwards, Fort Worth John Greer, Henrietta

John Sumner Runnells III, Bay City

Jason Harlow, Dallas

Tony Spears, Rosanky

Pete Hudgins, Sherman

John “Rocky” Sullivan, Galveston

Tom Johnson, Wortham

Claudia Scott Wright, Richmond

Ken Leiber, Fort Worth

Nixon Dillard, Pleasanton

HONORARY DIRECTORS

Stefan Marchman, Fort Worth

Trainor Evans, Mercedes

Jay C. Evans, Dripping Springs

Thomas J. “Tommy” Haegelin, Concan

Leroy Ezer, Anahuac

Dr. Philip C. Hardee, Beatrice, Alabama

Frank Green, Liberty

Allen C. “Dick” Jones IV, Corpus Christi

Tom J. Haynie, Navasota

Bragg Smith III, Dallas

Coleman H. Locke, Hungerford

Curtis Younts Jr., Belton

Richard H. Bennett, San Antonio Chip Briscoe, Carrizo Springs Martin W. Clement II, Kingsville Thurman S. Clements Jr., Victoria

David W. Killam, Laredo Dan W. Kinsel III, Cotulla Steve C. Lewis, San Antonio Jim McAdams, Seguin James A. McAllen, Linn Tim Pennell, Westhoff Jim Peters, Quemado Scott Petty Jr., San Antonio Tom Risinger, Weslaco

William H. McCall, Fort Worth Dan Nance, Haslet Susan Roach, Fort Worth Stephen S. “Steve” Sikes, Fort Worth

Katharine Armstrong Love, Austin

HONORARY DIRECTORS

Richard M. Lucas Jr., Houston

Bradford S. “Brad” Barnes, Fort Worth

William “Alan” McNeill, Beaumont

George Beggs IV, Fort Worth

Evalyn Moore, Richmond

John W. Carpenter III, Dallas

Raymond E. Moore IV, Richmond

Barrett D. Clark, Breckenridge

Rick Peebles, Baytown

Markham B. Dossett, Waco

Gary Price, Blooming Grove

Bob Drake, Davis, Oklahoma James H. “Jim” Dudley, Comanche

M. Stuart Sasser, Corpus Christi

Gordon Richardson, Caldwell

Frates Seeligson Jr., San Antonio

Charles R. “Butch” Robinson, Navasota

James E. “Jim” Link, Crowley

Nolan Ryan, Round Rock

Jon David Mayfield, Dublin

Ed Small, Austin

C. H. “Terry” McCall, Comanche

Guy F. Stovall Jr., El Campo

Bob Moorhouse, Weatherford

Richard Traylor, Batesville Roger F. Welder, Victoria David W. Winters, Del Rio

REGION 5

Gerald Sullivan, Galveston

John Z. Kimberlin Jr., Dallas

Russell “Rusty” Noble, Ardmore, Oklahoma

DIRECTORS

John L. Sullivan, Galveston

Mary Joe Reynolds-Montgomery, Fort Worth

Bill Cawley, Crockett

Robert J. Underbrink, Houston

Tom L. Roach III, Bozeman, Montana

Wayne Cockrell, College Station

Beau Brite White, Rosanky

Stephen T. “Steve” Swenson, Dallas

Herff Cornelius Jr., Wadsworth

Dr. M. R. “Mike” Wirtz, Brenham

Bart Wulff, Dallas

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Faces of Law Enforcement

A LEGACY OF AGRICULTURE & JUSTICE Bo Fox combines both in his role as a TSCRA Special Ranger.

By Shelby Kirton

I

n the heart of Hopkins County, with a backdrop of rolling fields and grazing livestock, Bo Fox grew up surrounded by agriculture. From a young age, he found himself drawn to the land, its people and the values they upheld.

As Fox navigated his college years, he was unsure of his path. But his family’s dual legacies surrounding criminal justice and rural America lingered in his mind.

He attended Texas A&M University in Commerce, where he majored in agriculture.

Since joining the ranks of Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association as a special ranger in 2018, Fox’s days have been a whirlwind of action and purpose. From tracking cattle rustlers through the rugged terrain of Northeast Texas to providing support and counsel to farmers and ranchers, his commitment to justice knows no bounds.

“Every day is different,” Fox says. “No two days are ever the same.”

One case, which occurred when he was still new to the job, remains etched in his memory. It involved a career con artist who defrauded multiple people.

“I knew I wanted to be involved in agriculture, but somewhere in there, I kind of had an epiphany,” Fox says. “I decided I wanted to pursue a career in law enforcement.”

“My partner, Troy McKinney, and I pursued the investigation, leading to multiple arrests and eventually apprehending him in South Louisiana with the assistance of the U.S. Marshals Service, shedding light on the extent of his fraudulent activities,” Fox says.

He came by the decision naturally. His grandfather served 33 years in the Dallas Police Department, alongside his fatherin-law, wife’s uncle and cousin in the Texas Department of Public Safety.

In 1995, Fox began what would become his 28-year-long law enforcement career at the Lindale Police Department, later transitioning to the Hopkin County Sheriff’s Office, and then the Sulphur Springs Police Department.

Throughout his six years as a special ranger, Fox notes his favorite part is engaging with cattle raisers and farmers on a daily basis, and witnessing their industry dedication.

“I started as a patrol officer and worked my way up to patrol sergeant, patrol lieutenant, and then criminal investigator, while also serving on the SWAT team for over 15 years,” Fox says.

During his time at Sulphur Springs Police Department, fate intervened. An encounter with a friend, mentor and former Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association Special Ranger Toney Hurley, left Fox thinking about what his next chapter could be.

“Through a casual campfire conversation, Toney expressed his intent to retire and encouraged me to apply for his position, aligning perfectly with my agricultural background and law enforcement career aspirations,” Fox says. “Ultimately, it led me to embrace the opportunity without looking back.”

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“My primary focus is aiding good people and restoring what they’ve lost,” Fox says. “Unlike my previous job dealing with heinous crimes, where the losses are irreparable, here we have the chance to make people whole again, and that’s always my first priority.”

In the quiet moments between cases, Fox says he enjoys spending time with his family. Whether tending to his small hay farm or cheering on his daughters at their activities, Fox cherishes the moments that ground him amid the demands of his profession.

“My family, my wife and my girls are number one on my list under God,” Fox says. “I would hope that they would describe me as a person of integrity; an honest, hard-working person.” CT

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REGIONS & DISTRICTS

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TSCRA Special Rangers

Scott Williamson

Executive Director, Law Enforcement, Brand and Inspection Services

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

District 1 Chris Ward

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

District 8 John Vance

P.O. Box 313 Sunset, TX 76270 903-438-6251

District 2 Ben Eggleston P.O. Box 206 Higgins, TX 79046 806-852-4741

District 9 Zach Havens 5808 CR 247 Hico, TX 76457 254-396-1747

District 3 Region 3 supervisor Cody Hyde P.O. Box 174 Roland, OK 74954 918-315-2925

District 10 Robert Pemberton P.O. Box 341 Campbell, TX 75422 903-450-3900

District 4 Gavin Gatrell

District 6 Garry Brewer

P.O. Box 1617 Pawhuska, OK 74056 918-809-3331

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

District 11 Brad Oliver

District 12 Region 6 supervisor Bo Fox

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

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

VACANT District 13 Larry Hand

District 14 Darrel Bobbitt

District 16

District 15 Marvin Wills

P.O. Box 1482 Chandler, TX 75758 903-571-3488

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 Chace Fryar

655 FM 2821 W Huntsville, TX 77320 281-734-4078

District 25 Robert Fields

District 26 Todd Jennings

District 27 Matt Sigur

District 17 Mike Beggs

Contact H.D. Brittain 325-340-2268

P.O. Box 52612 Midland, TX 79710 432-788-1884

District 22 Region 5 supervisor Brent Mast

District 23 Mike Boone

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

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

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

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

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

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

District 28 Kevin Marmor 1833 FM 2200 W. Devine, TX 78016 210-215-4168

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

District 24 Contact Brent Mast 936-714-6619

District 30 Steve Martin

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

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New Members 4B Gelbvieh & Balancer Sulphur Springs

Dave Boggs San Luis Obispo, California

Daniel Ranch Fort Worth

4M4 Cattle Ltd. Salado

Bolorosa Ranch Dallas

Decker Farms Nacogdoches

6C Bluff Dale

Troy W. Boulter Abilene

Diamond H Cattle Calvert

7 Mile Cattle Co. Miami

Grace Bowden Lubbock

Natalie Dietrich Buchanan Dam

7H Farms LLC Saragosa

Bowen Ranch Lakeway

Charles Donaghey Holliday

Rebecca Adams Campbell

Eugene Bredthauer Brenham

Double F Cattle Co. Houston

Ag Women Connect Wolfforth

Brewer 10 Farm O'Donnell

Double S Cattle Co. LLC Midland

Simon Alfaro Fort Worth

Butler Cattle Co. Coleman

Mariah Mae Dyson Canyon

All In Ranch Fort Worth

Buzzard X Cattle LLC Matador

E&C Cattle LLC Cotulla

Michael Allen Victoria

George Bynum Weatherford

Casey Edwards Gordon

Armored Boar Chilton

Caliche Hills Cattle Co. LLC George West

Mackenzie Elliot Baytown

Frank Baca Caldwell

Casa Blanca Ranch Fort Worth

Peyton Emerson Lufkin

Cody Barnett Decatur

CH Compound LLC Cleburne

Eppright Ranch Fredericksburg

Jason Barrett Roanoke

Chalk Bluff Resources LLC Friendswood

Etter Ranch LLC Abilene

Baylee Bennett Alvin

Shannon Clark Rosharon

Elizabeth Felder Deer Park

Blanks Ranches Glen Rose

Corder Brothers Cattle Co. Fort Worth

Antonio Figueroa Plano

Blessed B Ranch Damon

Costaplenty Ranch Decatur

Finley Livestock LLC Weatherford

Blue Moon Elite Equine & Cattle Co. Lucas

Cynthia Coyle-Gilbert Denton

Florence Farms Anson

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New Members Flying H Farms Moody

Kohl Hayes Glen Rose

Evelyn Kipe Baytown

Fort Worth Cattle Co. Keller

Paul Hayes V Glen Rose

Claudia Knudsen Hempstead

Francis Farms Denison

Ainslea Hayes Glen Rose

Nathanial Koetter Archer City

Danny & Prairie Freeman Albany

Bralen Heger Weimar

L3 Cattle Somerville

G.A. & Ed Lowrance Inc. San Antonio

High Hope Ranch Glen Rose

Lake Lavon Stables Lucas

Salvador Gandara Joshua

Mary Kate Hill Nacogdoches

John Lampton Lampasas

Milena Gandara Joshua

Chuck & Dena Holloway Sunset

Langley Enterprises Hico

Gill Ranch Abilene

Madyson Holub Schulenburg

Lansford Cattle Co. Fredericksburg

Ryleigh Gilfoil Sealy

Chris Hughes Montague

Lazy 5 Cattle Co. LLC Wimberley

GLG Livestock Cresson

Ryan Janak Hallettsville

Lazy S Farm Shelbyville

Marco Godinez Liberty, New York

James E. Bashaw & Co. Houston

Lazy T Land & Cattle Abilene

Gralivia Enterprises LLC Jasper

Carter Johnson River Oaks

Richard Lehman Iowa Park

Kadie Graves College Station

Harper Johnson Nazareth

Hannah Lemley San Angelo

Keyara Guerrero Pasadena

Johnson Union Creek Farm Amarillo

Ljungdahl Ranch Pleasanton

H3 Ranch Dayton

JR Sparks Farms Garrison

Lonestar Longhorns Marble Falls

Charles & Sandra Hale Pontotoc

Logan Kainer Weimar

Harvey Lusk Hickory Creek

Mason Hall Tyler

Kakarot Ranch Natalia

Dusty Lynch Crawford

Matt Hart Caldwell

Kellam Land & Cattle LLC The Colony

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New Members Kailyn Malaer Hallettsville

Rylynn Null Bigfoot

Katharine Porter Karnes City

Julie Mattox Yantis

Old River Ranch Dallas

Audrey Price Sterling

McCaslin Longhorn Tulia

Shedrack Omale Ames, Iowa

Brantley Price Sterling

McCoy Ranch Fort Worth

Larry & Cindy Osborn Roland, Oklahoma

PVC Ranch Caldwell

McDowell Ranch San Antonio

P413 Ranch Bryan

Rabenaldt Farms Point

Kendall McKinney San Marcos

Michael Palmer Fort Worth

Rail Creek Ranch Mansfield

Luke Meader Marfa

Palo Duro Ranch Inc. Spearman

Reeds Murray Cattle Co. LLC Fort Worth

Jayce Meyring Lubbock

Weston Parr Telephone

Ben Reitan Laneville

Midgard Cattle Co. Muldoon

Brooke Parrish Lincoln, Nebraska

Kinsley Rhodes Shepherd

Rhett Miller Savanna, Oklahoma

Kenny & Sheli Patin New Braunfels

RM Cattle Co. Hallettsville

Addison Moore Lufkin

Kedren Penney Tyler

Rockin S W San Antonio

Paul Morris Whitewright

Kyle Penney Tyler

Rockin T Ranch Eustace

Christine Morris Campbell

Keith & Jeri Phillips Telephone

Rockin' 3B Fort Worth

Blake Morrow Bridgeport

Kelby Phillips Aledo

Rocking Heart Ranch Seguin

Grace Munos Louise

Philpott L&L Cattle Co. Tuscola

Rockn50 Ranch Abilene

Rick & Wendi Nelinson Livingston

Daniel Pittsford Lipan

Alexa Rohe Fort Worth

No Money Cattle Co. Benbrook

PK Mini Farms Plantersville

Rolling J Ranch Houston

Delaney Northern Corsicana

Luca Porcarelli Waco

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New Members Elizabeth Rone Courtland, Mississippi

SR Farms Cleburne

Veseris Quitman

Russell Ranch Kingston, Oklahoma

Star 10 Ranch Happy

WAG Ranch Wingate

Wade Sanders Alliance, Nebraska

Stillhouse Land & Cattle LLC Italy

Khole Walters Round Rock

Saunders Farms Weatherford

Sunlit Valley Ranch Lillian

Brooke Watkins Greenville

Larry Scott Montague

Sam Talley Stillwater, Oklahoma

Hailee Wehrheim Karnes City

Scott Luttrell Farm & Ranch Briscoe

Tenny Farm Springtown

Wellmann Ranch Brenham

Self Cattle Arlington

Texas Star Ranch Sulphur Springs

Richard Werner Houston

Sells Ranch Thrall

Jason W. Thompson Huntsville

Peyton White Wink

Cody Shook Savoy

Mathilda Thompson Aledo

Widener Cattle & Horses Idalou

Ethan Shumate Maud

Cory Thrasher Murchison

Kyleigh Willis Temple

Sisak Farms Inc. New Braunfels

TJR Ranch Austin

Carl & Kodi Yorman Inola, Oklahoma

Six Bar Ranch Dawson

Romney Todd Collinsville

Aiden Smith Abbott

Evan Yount Lubbock

Trail Boss Ranch Hubbard

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Auction Markets & Market Inspectors ANDERSON Elkhart Horse Auction

Caldwell Livestock Comm.

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

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

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Lockhart Auction

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

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

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Bruce Overstreet Livestock

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

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

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Tri County Livestock Market

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

Where: New Summerfield Phone: 903-726-3291 Sale Day: Saturday Contact: Jason Spence, 903-316-1950

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Beeville Livestock Comm.

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

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

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

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

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

COLORADO

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

COMANCHE

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

COOKE

Cattleman’s Livestock Comm.

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

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

DEWITT Cuero Livestock Comm.

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

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

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

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

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

The New Gainesville Livestock Auction

FAYETTE

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

Flatonia Livestock Comm.

CORYELL

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

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

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Cattleman’s Columbus Livestock Auction

BRAZOS

Brazos Valley Livestock Comm.

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Coryell County Comm.

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Where: Flatonia Phone: 361-865-3538 Sale Day: Monday Contact: Shannon Gallip, 512-995-1492

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

May 2024

Auction Markets & Market Inspectors FLOYD Floydada Livestock Sales

HAMILTON

Hamilton Livestock Comm.

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

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

FRIO

HARDIN

Pearsall Livestock Auction

Gore Family Auction Center

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

Where: Silsbee Phone: 409-782-0612 Sale Day: Saturday Contact: Christy McCoy, 409-782-0612

GILLESPIE

HENDERSON

Gillespie Livestock Co. Where: Fredericksburg Phone: 830-997-4394 Sale Day: Wednesday Contact: Larry Bowden, 210-846-0380

GONZALES Gonzales Livestock Market Where: Gonzales Phone: 830-672-2845 Sale Day: Saturday Contact: Landyn Maguglin, 361-492-9484

Nixon Livestock Comm.

Where: Nixon Phone: 830-582-1561 Sale Day: Monday Contact: Landyn Maguglin, 361-492-9484

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

GRIMES

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

HIDALGO

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

HILL

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

HOPKINS

Sulphur Springs Livestock Comm.

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

HOUSTON

East Texas Livestock Auction

JASPER Kirbyville Auction Barn Where: Kirbyville Phone: 409-423-2612 Sale Day: Saturday Contact: Erica Morgan, 409-509-1946

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

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

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

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

LAMAR Cattlemen’s Livestock Comm.

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

Paris Livestock Auction

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

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

HOWARD

LAMPASAS

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

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

GUADALUPE

JACKSON

LAVACA

Edna Livestock Auction

Hallettsville Livestock Comm.

Where: Seguin Phone: 830-379-9955 Sale Day: Wednesday Contact: Elizabeth Cortez, 830-857-1945

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

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

Mid-Tex Livestock Auction Where: Anderson Phone: 936-825-3970 Sale Day: Thursday Contact: Rick Faught, 936-442-1039

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

Seguin Cattle Co.

May 2024

Big Spring Livestock Auction

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MEDINA

RUSK

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

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

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

Lexington Livestock Comm.

MILAM

SAN SABA

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

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

NACOGDOCHES

SHELBY

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

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

NAVARRO

STARR

Where: Corsicana Phone: 903-872-1631 Sale Day: Tuesday Contact: Caleb Walker, 936-330-6102

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

PANOLA

SWISHER

Where: Groesbeck Phone: 254-729-3277 Sale Day: Thursday Contact: TBA

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

Where: Tulia Phone: 806-995-4184 Sale Day: Thursday Contact: Tommy Thompson, 806-690-4080

LIVE OAK

POLK

TAYLOR

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

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

POTTER

TITUS

Where: Amarillo Phone: 806-677-0777 Sale Day: Tuesday Contact: Gary McClellan, 806-334-0517

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

RAINS

TOM GREEN

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

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

Giddings Livestock Comm.

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

LEON Buffalo Livestock Comm.

Where: Buffalo Phone: 903-322-4940 Sale Day: Saturday Contact: Mallory Steen, 903-390-0594

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

LIMESTONE Groesbeck Auction & Livestock

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

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

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

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

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Hunt Livestock Exchange

Union Comm.

Milam County Livestock Auction

Nacogdoches Livestock Exchange

Corsicana Livestock Market

Panola Livestock

Livingston Livestock Exchange

Lonestar Stockyards

Emory Livestock Auction

Jordan Cattle Auction

Center Auction Co.

Triple G Livestock Auction LLC

Tulia Livestock Auction

Abilene Auction

Stone Livestock Comm.

Producers Livestock Auction

ROBERTSON

UVALDE

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

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

Calvert Livestock Co.

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May 2024

Auction Markets & Market Inspectors VAN ZANDT Mort Livestock Exchange Where: Canton

Wharton Livestock Auction Where: Wharton Phone: 979-532-3660

Phone: 903-287-6386

Sale Day: Wednesday

Sale Day: Special Sales Only

Contact: Galynn Mazoch, 979-578-1823

Contact: Paul Pruitt, 903-725-6200

WASHINGTON Brenham Livestock Auction Where: Brenham Phone: 979-836-3621 Sale Day: Friday Contact: Lisa Sebastian, 979-270-3041

WHARTON El Campo Livestock Co. Where: El Campo Phone: 979-543-2703 Sale Day: Tuesday Contact: Galynn Mazoch, 979-578-1823

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WICHITA

Wichita Livestock Sales Where: Wichita Falls

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

WOOD Winnsboro Livestock Auction

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

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

WILBARGER

YOUNG

Where: Vernon Phone: 940-552-6000 Sale Day: Tuesday Contact: Dennis Wilson, 940-613-7693

Where: Graham

Phone: 940-541-2222 Sale Day: Wednesday

Vernon Livestock Market LLC

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

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GKB CATTLE

AKAUSHI

GARY BUCHHOLZ 214.537.1285 gary@gkbcattle.com

www.GKB.ag

NEW HEADQUARTERS AND PHYSICAL ADDRESS:

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

HOGUE CATTLE COMPANY <—> Registered Black 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

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

63rd Bull Sale: October 5, 2024

BEEFMASTERS

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

littlerobe ANGUS

ANGUS

S I N C E

Tracy Woods

405.880.3866

Jarrod Payne

308.870.6348

FEMALES ALSO AVAILABLE PRIVATE TREATY

BLACK HEREFORD

Brian Moore • 936-465-2040

www.mooreangus.com

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

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

Double Creek Farms Angus Bulls for Sale – At all Times

Detering Red Brahmans Beef Oriented Red Brahmans

BEEFMASTER

for the pasture and the show ring Liendo Plantation, 38653 Wyatt Chapel Rd. Hempstead, TX 77445 Will Detering, owner 281.989.8965

WWW.EXPRESSRANCHES.COM 7 th Annual Early Bird Bull Sale • 1.22.24 45 th Annual Spring Production Sale • 4.6.24 9 th Annual Meating Demand Bull Sale • 5.6.24 20 th Annual Fall Production Sale • 9.23.24 22 nd Annual Profit Proven Com’l Female Sale • 11.25.24

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

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979-877-4239 361-500-5792

Email: sartwellej@gmail.com

SATTERFIELD RANCH

at LOST PRAIRIE LAKE • Palestine, Texas

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

830-613-1492 www.satterfieldranch.com

BRANGUS American Red Brangus Association 512-858-7285

www.americanredbrangus.org

BRAHMAN

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

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

www.thicketycreekfarm.com

Pollok, Texas

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

© 2023-2024 American Angus Association

P O Box 27, Campbellton, Texas USA 78008

Private Treaty Welcome!!

Home of the Moore Profit Bulls

www.olsoncattle.com

Power of Angus.

Sartwelle Brahman Ranch Ltd

(409)779-9872

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

PRIVATE TREATY ANGUS BULLS AVAILABLE

Our

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Private Treaty Females Semen & Embryos

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Visitors are always Welcome

Web site: deteringredbrahmans.com

Casey Beefmasters Since 1948

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

EVERY DAY IS SALE DAY AT

Farris Ranching Company “West Texas Tough”

Brangus and Ultrablack Bulls

Danny & MB Farris Tuscola, TX 325.669.5727

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

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Breeder’s Bulletin Board Super Baldie Bred Heifers Available Fall to Early Spring

Brangus Bulls

For Sale Year Round ™ P.O. Box 253

COATES RANCH COMPANY CHAROLAIS BULLS One or a truckload - Give us a call SW&S Cattle Company

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

Don and Kathy Schill 903-388-1342 • Donie, Texas

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

THOMAS CHAROLAIS, INC.

DOUBLE DIAMOND HEREFORDS

940-736-5502 Dale

Era, TX 76238 940-768-2773 Ranch

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 Polled Herefords McDade, Texas 512.970.1595

Rusk, Texas 512.970.3588

www.DoubleDiamondHerefords.com

Redbird Ranch

Herefords • Golden Certified F1s Harlen Merks, Mgr ph 361.649.1717 Nopal, TX • 11 mi. N of Yorktown

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

R AMRO LLC/ C ATTLE C OMPANY Registered Brangus & Charolais Bulls 713.204.4903 or 713.253.4804

EQUIPMENT

Call about bulls • Cuero, Texas CasCade 5000 Floating Pond Fountain Aerator

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ROLLING O FARMS QUALITY CHAROLAIS BULLS & HEIFERS

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

May 2024

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

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

muleshoeranch@gmail.com

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

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

254-582-3000

NEEL POLLED HEREFORDS Registered Polled Herefords & Black Baldies

www.kaddatzequipment.com

Order parts online at Farmstore.online

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

Curtiss Nipp 580.513.3555

Pete Johnson owner

PH: 936-465-1672 www.sunnyhillranchherefords.com

Wesley Theuret Herefords

We can sell your surplus equipment on online auction anywhere in the U.S.

Dennis Charolais Bulls

contact us

www.indianmoundranch.com

608-254-2735

Kaddatz Auctioneering and Farm Equipment Sales

Proven to Produce Pounds

Lee & Jacqui Haygood

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

$AVE HUNDREDS!!!

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

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

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

FACTORY DIRECT

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Registered Herefords

7611 State Hwy 94 • Lufkin, Texas 75904

10 -15’ high!

Call 7 days / week • FAST UPS SHIPPING!

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

“Registered Herefords Since 1938”

FOR SALE

HORSE

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

APPRAISALS

NOACK HEREFORDS 7–

HEREFORD

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

Gentle Foundation Blue Roan Quarter Horses

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

www.MesaTRanch.com

BAR J BAR HEREFORD RANCH Texas’ Only Hereford Operation West of the Rio Grande

325-754-5275

Director of Operations Cody Webb

Operations Manager Tony Martinez

Barnhart, Texas

325.835.2025

Jim Cell 915-479-5299 • Sue Cell 915-549-2534

Jim and Sue Darnell

TEXAS RANCH:

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5 Paseo de Paz Lane El Paso, Texas 79932

OKLAHOMA RANCH:

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

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LIMOUSIN/ LIM-FLEX

RANCH & FARM REAL ESTATE We need your listings on any types of ag properties in TX., NM, OK & CO.

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

JUSTIN Agency

INSURANCE

Ranch Property Specialists

NEW LISTING! HEART OF CATTLE COUNTRY – Clayton, NM area – 8,858.63+/- Deeded, 1,003.34+/- Leased purchased acres, 160+/- ac.

State Lease, watered by a large spring, numerous wells & pipeline w/a large income stream from CO2 production, new grasslands CRP program, wind lease & possibility of carbon sequestering income in addition to income from livestock production & hunting.

NEW LISTING! CONSIDER TRADE FOR HOME IN THE AMARIILO, TEXAS AREA – Clayton, NM area – 80 acres deeded w/large, nice mobile home in good condition, secluded yet accessible in Harding Co., NM. GREER CO., OK – Choice 480 ac. tract of choice farmland located just south & east Mangum, OK. Please call for details!

UNION CO., NM – This 1,966 +/- acre ranch located just south of Clayton, New Mexico is in some of the most sought-after grazing land in the Continental U.S.A. The ranch will be excellent for a yearling operation, with high quality grass, good fences and water.

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MARKET

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

Accredited Land Brokers Team Bob & Sandy Bahe

Accredited Land Consultants

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

Parker Friedrich 254-413-2420

PROFESSIONAL SERVICES

CRAIG BUFORD

Real Estate Broker, Auctioneer

(405) 833-9499

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United Country: Buford Resources Real Estate & Auction TX13500

SERVING THE RANCHING INDUSTRY SINCE 1920

GIVE US A CALL!

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

REAL ESTATE

RANCH SALES AND APPRAISALS

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P.O. Box 691 Cleburne, TX 76031

Serving Texas since 2003

(800) 545-8308 • bubanfinancial.com

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Glen Rose, TX

David Harris

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

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

LAND BROKERAGE | AUCTIONS | FINANCE | MANAGEMENT

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

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FILEGONIA CATTLE COMPANY

Joe & Beth Mercer 327 CR 459, Lott, TX 76656 • 956-802-6995 bethmercer1974@gmail.com • www.filegoniacattle.com Lockney, Texas

Foster Bros. Farms

(806) 983-7225 mbl. / fosterbros@att.net

www.fosterbrosfarms.com

David & DarLee Foster

Jody & Shawnda Foster

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

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

Mallett

Simmental & SimAngus

SIMMENTALS

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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 • mmcmallett@outlook.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)

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Joe Jones-Manager • 361/897-1337

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May 2024

Upcoming Events

MARK YOUR CALENDAR MAY

SATURDAY, MAY 18

Replacement Female Sale

Where: Gainesville

SATURDAY, MAY 4

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

MONDAY, MAY 6

Gardiner Angus Ranch: 9th Annual Meating Demand Bull Sale Where: Ashland, Kansas

6666 Smokehouse Creek Fire Relief Benefit Where: Fort Worth

MONDAY, MAY 6 – WEDNESDAY, MAY 8

TSCRA Policy Committee Meetings Where: Fort Worth

TUESDAY, MAY 7

TSCRA Ranch Gathering Where: Hondo When: 5:30 p.m.

TUESDAY, MAY 21

Ranching 101: Fence Facts Where: Online When: 1 p.m.

JUNE

MONDAY, JUNE 3 – THURSDAY, JUNE 6 Texas 4-H Round Up Where: College Station

THURSDAY, JUNE 6 – SATURDAY, JUNE 8

High Plains Ranchers & Breeders Assoc.: Horse Sale & Ranch Horse Futurity Where: Amarillo National Center

TUESDAY, JUNE 11

TUESDAY, MAY 7 – WEDNESDAY, MAY 8

TSCRA Ranch Gathering

Where: Tulsa

TUESDAY, JUNE 18

Oklahoma FFA Convention

THURSDAY, MAY 9

Wichita Falls Luncheon

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

THURSDAY, MAY 9 – SUNDAY, MAY 12

Western Heritage Classic Where: Abilene

FRIDAY, MAY 10

TSCRA Ranch Gathering

Where: Western Heritage Classic, Abilene When: 5:30 p.m.

THURSDAY, MAY 16 – FRIDAY, MAY 17 Noble Land Essentials Where: Stephenville

May 2024

Lone Star Angus: Registered Female Sale

Where: George West When: 5:30 p.m.

Ranching 101: Direct-to-Consumer Beef Sales Where: Online When: 1 p.m.

FRIDAY, JUNE 21 – SUNDAY, JUNE 23

TSCRA Summer Meeting Where: Hyatt Regency Hill Country, San Antonio

JULY

MONDAY, JULY 8 – WEDNESDAY, JULY 10 NCBA Summer Business Meeting

Where: San Diego, California

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WEDNESDAY, JULY 10 – SUNDAY, JULY 14 Texas FFA Convention Where: Houston

THURSDAY, JULY 11 Wichita Falls Luncheon

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

SUNDAY, JULY 14 – THURSDAY, JULY 18

Texas County Agricultural Agents Association Meeting Where: Dallas

TUESDAY, JULY 16 Ranching 101: Actions Affecting Calf Prices Where: Online When: 1 p.m.

WEDNESDAY, JULY 17 – SUNDAY, JULY 21 43rd Texas Ranch Roundup Where: Wichita Falls

AUGUST

THURSDAY, AUG. 1

TSCRA Ranch Gathering Where: Crockett When: 5:30 p.m.

MONDAY, AUG. 5 – WEDNESDAY, AUG. 7 Texas A&M AgriLife Beef Cattle Short Course Where: College Station

TUESDAY, AUG. 20 Ranching 101: Beef Exports Equal Producer Profit Where: Online When: 1 p.m.

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Ad Index 44 Farms ......................................... 76, Back Cover

Fishpondaerator .................................................... 77 Foster Bros. Farms ................................................ 78

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Accredited Land Brokers .................................. 78 Agri Affiliates Inc. ................................................... 31 American Angus Assoc. ..................................... 76 American Red Brangus Assoc. ...................... 76 Arrowhead Ranch ................................................. 77 Arrowquip ................................................................... 21 Artesian Cattle & Farming LLC ...................... 76 Axiota ..................................................................... 52, 53

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Bacica Farms ............................................................ 76 Bar G Feedyard ....................................................... 47 Bar J Bar Hereford Ranch ................................. 77 Bass Pro Shops ......................................................... 51 Beefmaster Breeders United ............................ 3 Borchers Southern Y Ranches LP ................ 78 Brady & Hamilton LLP ............................................ 7 Buban Financial Services................................... 78

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Gardiner Angus Ranch ....................................... 76 GKB Cattle ............................................................ 9, 76 Grandin Livestock Systems Inc. ................... 47

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Hall & Hall ................................................................... 78 Harlow Cattle Co. ............... Inside Front Cover Harris Riverbend Farms ..................................... 78 Helena Agri-Enterprises LLC ........................... 50 Hilltop Ranch Beefmasters ............................. 76 High Plains Ranchers & Breeders Assoc. .... 75 Hogue Cattle Co. .................................................... 76

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Indian Hills Ranch ................................................. 76 Indian Mound Ranch ........................................... 77 Isa Beefmasters ...................................................... 76

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Cactus Feeders ....................................................... 24 Capital Farm Credit ........... Inside Back Cover Casey Beefmasters ............................................... 76 CattleMax .................................................................... 13 Charles S. Middleton ............................................ 78 Coates Ranch Co. ................................................... 77 Central Life Sciences ........................................... 65 Coldwell Banker ...................................................... 31 Cox Concrete Products ...................................... 27

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Dan W. Kinsel III ...................................................... 78 Dennis Charolais .................................................... 77 Detering Red Brahmans ................................... 76 Doak Lambert ......................................................... 78 Double Creek Farms ............................................ 76 Double Diamond Herefords ............................ 77 Double Diamond Ranch .................................... 76 Dudley Bros. ............................................................. 77

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Envu ............................................................................... 59 Express Ranches .................................................... 76 Express Scale Services ....................................... 38

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Farris Ranching Co. ............................................... 76 Filegonia Cattle Co. .............................................. 78

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J.D. Hudgins Inc. ..................................................... 45 Jahns Fence Ranch & Game ............................ 61 John Martin Ranches .......................................... 78 Johnson Cattle Marketing ................................ 78 Jordan Cattle Auction ......................................... 33 Justin Insurance Agency .................................. 78

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Kaddatz Equipment ............................................. 77

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Lawrence Family Limousin .............................. 78 Lee, Lee & Puckitt .................................................. 78 Littlerobe Angus Ranch ..................................... 76 LRB Ranches ............................................................ 78

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Mallett Simmentals .............................................. 78

Nipp Charolais .......................................................... 77 Noack Herefords .................................................... 77 Norbrook ...................................................................... 17 Nü Wagyu .................................................................. 78

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Olson Land & Cattle ............................................. 76 Outfront Cattle Service ...................................... 78

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Parker Friedrich Marketing & Consulting ...... 78 Partin & Partin Heart Bar Ranch .................. 76 Peacock Angus Ranch ....................................... 76 PolyCleat ...................................................................... 61 Powell Herefords ........................................... 25, 77

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Ramro LLC/RJ Cattle Co. ............................ 61, 77 Redbird Ranch ................................................. 47, 77 RediDriver ................................................................... 31 Rocker b Ranch ....................................................... 77 Rolling O Farms ...................................................... 77 Rusty’s Weigh Scales .......................................... 75

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Sartwelle Brahman Ranch ............................... 76 Satterfield Ranch ................................................... 76 Schneider Brahmans ........................................... 76 Scott Land Co. ......................................................... 78 Skrivanek Ranches ............................................... 77 Stonewall Valley Ranch ...................................... 78 Sunny Hill Ranch Herefords ............................ 77 SW&S Cattle Co. ...................................................... 77

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Texas Agricultural Land Trust ......................... 55 Texas Christian University ................................ 39 Texas Hereford Assoc. ......................................... 77 Thickety Creek Farm ............................................ 76 Thomas Charolais Inc. .......................................... 77 TSCRA Leadership Development Foundation Working Grant Program ......... 81 TSCRA Membership ............................................. 34 TSCRA Sponsors ..................................................... 35

Mesa T Ranch ........................................................... 77 MK Ranch ................................................................... 77 Moore Angus ............................................................ 76 MP Brangus .............................................................. 77 Muleshoe Ranch ............................................. 53, 77

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Neel Polled Herefords ......................................... 77

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United Country/Craig Buford ......................... 78

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Wesley Theuret Herefords ............................... 77 Western Heritage Classic .................................. 41

May 2024

INTRODUCING THE NEW

WORKING GRANT PROGRAM APPLICATIONS NOW OPEN Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association Leadership Development Foundation’s Working Grant Program aims to provide financial capital to those starting or growing a business in ranching, beef production or related area supporting the beef value chain.

The Working Grant Program is open twice yearly in May and November to applicants in Texas and Oklahoma. In addition to financial assistance, it provides access to mentorship, educational resources and networking opportunities.

The TSCRA Leadership Development Foundation is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) committed to future generations of land and livestock stewards and leaders.

For questions or more information on the Working Grant Program, please email education@tscra.org or call 800-242-7820. Visit tscra.org to apply.

A Look Back

MAY 1924 The connection between a rancher and a ranch horse can be difficult to explain to those unfamiliar. Only countless hours in the saddle can begin to describe the working relationship between a horse and its rider.

The 100-year-old cover of The Cattleman celebrates this cherished bond.

Pictured horseback is Mrs. Ned Coumbe, of the L-5 Ranch near Dillon, Colorado; and Tom Graham, son of Ralph Graham, of Kaw City, Oklahoma, on his favorite pony, Spot. CT

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May 2024

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