Kimberly Ratcliff is trailblazing in the beef community as a modern-approach ranch manager, successful entrepreneur, and advocate for minority beef producers in Texas. Educated at Long Island University in marketing and computer science, Kimberly first held a corporate position at Bloomberg on Wall Street in New York. In 2007, she moved to Oakwood, Texas to…

The Kirkland Family – Vega, Texas The Kirkland family brings the quote, “Make the most of what you have, when you have it, and where you are” to life. Their cattle feeding business may have come about by happenstance, but it’s certainly no coincidence that Kirkland Feedyard has grown and thrived over the years thanks…

Josh Eilers – Austin, Texas Josh Eilers of Ranger Cattle in Austin, Texas, began his successful business in 2011 during his freshman year at the University of Texas. His path into the industry and career trajectory has been anything but traditional. Josh wasn’t born into the ranching business, nor did he have any practical, hands-on…

Sarah Nielsen – Plano, Texas Sarah Nielsen grew up on her family’s cattle ranch in Rowan, Iowa and incorporates many of those life lessons and insights in her profession as a physical education and health educator and middle-school volleyball, basketball and track coach in Texas today. She was in the Round Rock Independent School District…

Michael White – Vernon, Texas This month’s featured beef producer is Michael White of White Cattle & Farms in Vernon, a “medium” small town at the right-side base of the Texas panhandle. During the last quarter of the 19th century, it’s estimated that seven million head of cattle passed through Vernon on the Great Western…