Dr. Jason Cleere – Madisonville, Texas This month’s featured beef producer is Dr. Jason Cleere, an associate professor and Texas AgriLife Extension beef cattle specialist, stationed at Texas A&M University in College Station. He develops and implements Extension educational programs to increase production efficiency and profitability of Texas beef cattle producers and has a Ph.D….

Summer is winding down and schedules are picking up. How are you going to fuel your student, athlete and family? When it comes to choosing an eating style that works for you, and the whole family, there are many choices. Most healthy diets have a lot in common: they incorporate a variety of nutrient-rich foods,…

Wait for it, wait for it. Did you feel it, that cooler breeze that (periodically) shows up in October?  While it may not be time to break out the long johns and woolen scarves quite yet here in Texas, it certainly is the season to begin making nourishing soups, stews and other homey recipes in…

Bill Wight – Odessa, Texas Bill Wight of Odessa, Texas officially hung out his own shingle as a cattleman back in 1977, fresh out of Rice University with a management degree. Although Rice didn’t offer an agriculture experience, the ranching lifestyle was old hat to Bill, running deep in his blood.  Four generations earlier, in…

Neil Dudley – Hamilton, Texas Neil Dudley from Hamilton, Texas is truly a renaissance man in the agricultural industry. He is owner and co-owner of cow-calf operations around the Comanche, Texas area including, NHB Cattle, Dudley Bros., NS Ranch, Chatto Creek Ranch. He also “deals in bacon,” serving as Vice President of Pederson’s Natural Farms….