Farm & Ranch
Local Ranching Event Scheduled Oct. 15 in Ardmore
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For Immediate Release:
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Contact: Laramie Adams
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Oct. 12, 2015
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cell: 512-922-7328
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Local Ranching Event Scheduled Oct. 15 in Ardmore
Fort Worth, Texas – The Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association (TSCRA) will host a ranch gathering Thurs. Oct. 15 at the Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation in Ardmore, Okla. Registration will begin at 6:00 p.m. followed by a complimentary beef dinner.
The ranch gathering is free and open to the public.
TSCRA Special Ranger Bart Perrier will provide a law enforcement update and offer ranchers information on how they can keep their livestock and equipment safe and secure. Additionally, TSCRA staff will update cattle raisers on important legislative issues.
Please RSVP to 800-242-7820, ext. 192, or [email protected].
To get to the Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation from I-35, take exit 33 for OK-142. Head east on OK-142/Prairie Valley for 4.2 miles. Turn left onto Sam Noble Parkway and stay on this road for 1.2 miles. Turn right onto Noble Private Drive and then follow the TSCRA signs.
The ranch gathering is sponsored by Elanco Animal Health. Anyone who joins TSCRA at the gathering will receive a free metal gate sign courtesy of Bayer Animal Health.
All members of the press are invited to attend.
### TSCRA is a 138-year-old trade association and is the largest and oldest livestock organization based in Texas. TSCRA has more than 17,000 beef cattle operations, ranching families and businesses as members. These members represent approximately 50,000 individuals directly involved in ranching and beef production who manage 4 million head of cattle on 76 million acres of range and pasture land primarily in Texas and Oklahoma, but throughout the Southwest.
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Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association, 1301 W. Seventh Street Ste. 201, Fort Worth, Texas 76102 United States
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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.
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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.
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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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