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For the Martinez family, the Beefmaster breed fits their environment and their goals. The family enterprise, known as El Brazil Ranch, is located in Hebbronville, Texas and its beginning traces back to 1891....
Regardless of all the changes and added technologies in the beef business, the fact remains cattle are sold by the pound. Mound Creek never loses sight of that fact and how vital it is to their customer’s bottom line....
JM Cattle Company’s business is raising Brangus sired commercial replacement females and over the past few years their product has gained recognition, as well as repeat customers across the South....
Diversification has become one of the buzzwords in modern day agriculture, but for the Boening Bros., Floresville, Texas it has always been part of their management philosophy. The operation includes registered and commercial Simbrah cattle, a dairy operation, row crops, a small feedlot, an aerial crop spraying service, a local trucking company and one hard working family....
John Purnell, Marshall, Texas has had Simbrah and Simmental cattle almost since they were introduced into the United States. Purnell was in the dairy business in the 1960’s and then ran a John Deere dealership for years in Marshall....
The Old West began here. Walter Prescott Webb wrote that the cattle industry began in a diamond-shaped area of South Texas stretching from San Antonio to Brownsville, Laredo to Corpus Christi. This is where Richard King and Mifflin Kenedy, among others, created the cattle kingdom of Texas....
Belvedere is a Latin word that means pretty view. For Wolfgang and Christa Buschhorn their ranch view is even prettier since incorporating Maine-Anjou into their program in 1990. They first saw the breed in Colorado....
Simbrah cattle have been a perfect fit for the Hill family. They have found the cattle to be tough enough to survive rugged terrain, heat and humidity, as well as provide strong maternal traits for growth and longevity, have desired marketability, plus the breed provides a great atmosphere for showing and developing leadership skills for the youngest generation of the family....
The H.W. Hamilton Ranch, Sinton, Texas has a long history in the Texas cattle business, as the ranch can trace its origin back to the original Spanish land grant of the early 1800’s. Today the ranch focuses on crossing Brangus® bulls with Brahman x Hereford F1 females to produce what they think is an unbeatable female for the southern tier of the United States....
Pine Ridge Ranch, owned by Bill and Jane Travis, is located in the rolling, hardwood and pine covered hills of East Texas, just southeast of Athens. The ranch maintains both Simmental and Simbrah cattle with the goal of developing the finest livestock for 65% of the world’s warm weather grazing areas....
The Mackey family, Milsap, Texas has found a unique way to incorporate a business and family time, while also raising money for cancer research. The family makes and markets rope halters, with a portion of the proceeds going to fight cancer....
Thirty head of purebred Simbrah steers owned by Pine Ridge Ranch, Athens, Texas were harvested recently with outstanding results. After 210 days on feed, the calf-fed steers produced an average age at harvest of 15 months and nine days....
John Runnells, III, comes from a long line of good cattlemen and he knows what he likes and what works in his commercial program. Runnells is a partner in Runnells-Pierce Ranch, Bay City, Texas with his dad and two sisters....
BOZEMAN, MT- The Beef Improvement Federation (BIF) honored Rob Brown of R.A. Brown Ranch, Throckmorton, Texas, with the Pioneer Award, June 1, during the organization’s 39th annual meeting in Fort Collins, CO....
John E. Dudley of Comanche, Texas, Hereford breeder, commercial cattleman and industry leader was recently named as the Texas Brahman Association’s Beef Booster of the Year. Since 1962, during the Texas Brahman Association’s Annual Meeting, a deserving person or entity is recognized for outstanding contributions to the beef industry....
Hall-of-fame baseball pitcher Nolan Ryan traveled all the way to Japan to share two things he is passionate about: American baseball and meat. Ryan was there to participate in American Meat Month, a set of activities conducted by the U....
FORT COLLINS, COLO.—The Beef Improvement Federation (BIF) honored Broseco Ranch with its Commercial Producer of the Year Award June 7 during the organization’s 39th annual meeting in Fort Collins, Colo....
Two Independent Cattlemen’s Association of Texas Cattlemen’s Council Awards were presented on June 29 during the 33rd Annual ICA Convention and Trade Show in College Station. The Cattlemen’s Council Award is presented to individuals in recognition of their leadership in the Texas livestock industry and Texas agriculture....
Broseco Ranch of Mt. Pleasant, Texas has been honored by the Red Angus Association of America (RAAA) as its 2006 Commercial Producer of the Year. Broseco is an acronym for ‘Brown Security Com-pany’ and was purchased in 1961 by Donaldson Brown....
With a $250,000 pledge to the Angus Foundation, Klaus and Bonnie Birkel, owners of Camp Cooley Ranch, Franklin, Texas, have challenged Texas Angus breeders and the Texas Angus Association to raise $50,000 annually in matching funds to support Angus education, youth and research efforts through the Angus Foundation....
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