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Category: Rancher Profiles

Brandi Richards – Hereford, Texas

October 2020 Brandi Richards We’d like you to meet one of the hard-working, multi-tasking, “super” moms in the beef community, Brandi Richards of Hereford, Texas. Brandi is a 3rd generation cattle woman with an Ag Economics degree from Texas Tech (’92). She works sun up to sun down (and then some) due to her various…

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Jim Bret Campbell – Lubbock, Texas

September 2020 Jim Bret Campbell When visiting the Lubbock area, a stop by the National Ranching Heritage Center (NRHC), located on the Texas Tech campus, is time well spent. This museum and historic park, charged to preserve and promote the history of ranching in North America and address contemporary ranching issues, is overseen by Jim…

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Marsha Shoemaker – Onalaska, Texas

August 2020 Marsha Shoemaker The ranching business runs five generations deep for Marsha Shoemaker, of Shoemaker Farms, and has been her way of life since the day she was born. Located in Clay County, this North Texas ranch is primarily a cow/calf and stocker operation. “Our cow (herd) is maintained on pastureland, the weaned stocker…

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Ellen Tom – Campbelton, Texas

June 2020 Ellen Tom Ellen Tom, of Tom Brothers Ranch in Campbelton, about 50 miles south of San Antonio, is an accomplished Texas rancher – and she’s also a member of Texas Beef Team. Founded in 1857, Ellen represents the sixth generation in her family’s ranch that, today, spans across 7,000 acres and runs about…

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Courtney Stefan – Halletsville, Texas

May 2020 Courtney Stefan The beef industry is based on breeding, feeding, marketing, processing, and merchandising cattle to consumers. The role Courtney Stefan (of Hallettsville, Texas) plays in this pasture-to-plate cycle is that of a cattle nutritionist. Cattle nutritionists are specifically trained professionals responsible for formulating rations that optimize the health, well-being, and growth of…

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