April 2021 The Stahlman Family – Texas Belles Beef In 1995, the Stahlman family moved their family from the bustle of city life to a sprawling farm in Kaufman in northeast Texas. This is where Texas Belles Beef was born and today it’s still a family affair led by R.K. and Sandy Stahlman, along with…

March 2021 Ryan Moorhouse This month’s featured beef producer is Ryan Moorhouse from Dalhart, a small city in the upper panhandle of Texas. Moorhouse is very active within the agricultural community, not just as the general manager for a large cattle-feeding facility (73k head) located in Hartley, Texas but also as the owner/operator of his…

February 2021 Dawn Leen There is no doubt Dawn Leen is living the very definition of “best life” out on her picturesque Central Texas cattle ranch, nestled between Taylor and Lexington (mailing address Thrall), less than an hour drive to the northeast of Austin. Some of the highlights include beautiful work-from-home landscapes; a slower pace…

January 2021 Brad Hastings Brad Hastings, Co-Chief Executive Officer of Cactus Feeders, Inc. headquartered in Amarillo, Texas, provides the experience and leadership that ultimately brings one million cattle affordably into the consumer marketplace each year. “We are one of the largest cattle companies in the world, with seven feed yards across Texas and three in…

November & December 2020 Monica Minzenmayer A passion for cattle-raising runs deep in Monica Minzenmayer’s family. She’s a 7th generation rancher/farmer who has traced her ancestry in cattle ownership to date back continuously for 174 years. “The first generation of cattle-owners in my family immigrated from Germany in 1846,” Monica explains. “Every generation owned at…