Farm & Ranch
Crafton and Davis named champions at Houston Livestock Show
Houston, Texas, March 13, 2015: Two Henrietta FFA members, Lindsey Crafton and Keaton Davis capped off a successful year long beef heifer project by having their calves being selected as supreme champions during the 2015 Houston Livestock Scramble Heifer Show. Lindsey Crafton’s, daughter of Shane and Valarie Crafton, Charolais heifer was selected as both the All European Breeds Supreme Division Champion & Reserve Overall Supreme Champion Scramble Heifer. Keaton Davis’, son of Don & Lisa Davis, Black Angus heifer was selected as the All British Breeds
Supreme Division Champion.
Along with Crafton and Davis, three other Henrietta FFA members were involved in this year scramble show and placed well in their respective judging classes. Josey Cleveland, daughter of Scott and Sherry Cleveland, had a fourth place Red Angus. Corby Henry-Morrison, son of Stuart and Amy Berend, was sixth with his Red Angus heifer. Laramie Dunn, daughter of Bandon and BJ Dunn, was seventh with her Black Angus heifer.
These five Henrietta students started their individual scramble project a year ago after catching a calf in the world’s greatest calf scramble held during a performance of the 2014 Houston Rodeo. After being declared a winner, each member received a purchase certificate valued at $1,500. Certificates where then use to purchase a registered beef heifer. Throughout the course of this past year, these FFA members caringly feed and raised their project animals and concluded with a return back to Houston to exhibit it during this year’s livestock show. Throughout the previous year, each scramblers also maintained accounting records, submit monthly progress reports to their donors and complete two informative essays. By completing all these requirements and returning back Houston to exhibit their heifer, each scrambler received an additional $250 each for their efforts.
The Houston Calf Scramble Program began in 1942 and is designed to encourage enterprise, offer opportunity, and teach responsibility to the young participants. The Calf Scramble Program contributes more than $600,000 to the youth of Texas each year.
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By Heather Welper
Husband and wife duo, Heather and Calvin Welper, are the Co-Owners and Operators or Two C Livestock, located in Valley View, Texas.
The pair’s operation has a show cattle focus where they raise and sell purebred heifers of all breeds and club calf Hereford steers.
When it comes to show cattle, the Welpers know a thing or two including how to prepare for the cold winter months and the Texas major show season run.
To read more, pick up a copy of the November edition of North Texas Farm & Ranch magazine, available digitally and in print. To subscribe by mail, call 940-872-5922.
By Hannah Claxton, Editor
As the sun rises each day, so do the dozens of mouths that Meghan McGovern is responsible for getting fed. Rather than the sounds of a rooster crowing, McGovern hears the bellows and bleats of a variety of exotic deer, the chortle of kangaroos, the grunts of water buffaloes, and the chirps of a lemur.
Nestled against the banks of the Red River, the Double M Ranch and Rescue, with its high game fences and deer sprinkling the landscape,s its in stark contrast to the surrounding ranches.
“Having deer is kind of like eating potato chips- you can never actually have just one,” said McGovern with a laugh.
McGovern has several herds to take care of- fallow deer, axis deer, water buffalo, goats, and bison. In smaller numbers, there’s also a few kangaroos, a lemur, a potbelly pig, a pair of zebras, a watusi, and a few horses.
To read more, pick up a copy of the November edition of North Texas Farm & Ranch magazine, available digitally and in print. To subscribe by mail, call 940-872-5922.
By Barry Whitworth, DVM, MPH
With the prolonged drought, most pastures in Oklahoma end up in poor condition. With the lack of available forage, animals may go in search of alternative foods.
If oak trees are in the pastures, acorns may be a favorite meal for some livestock in the fall. This may result in oak poisoning.
Oak leaves, twigs, buds, and acorns may be toxic to some animals when consumed.
To read more, pick up a copy of the November edition of North Texas Farm & Ranch magazine, available digitally and in print. To subscribe by mail, call 940-872-5922.
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