Country Lifestyles
November 2018 Profile : “Backflip” Johnny Dudley — The Man in the Middle
By Jessica Crabtree
Imagine a career where there are lights, cameras, action and a star-studded number of participants. Think of a large crowd, high-energy music, excitement and the payoff being in laughter and applause. That description fits a significant few who are talented, brave, quick-witted and funny. All of this is done in one arena and describes the man in the middle, the entertainer, the comic relief, the man in the barrel— the rodeo clown.
For rodeo clown and barrel man Johnny Dudley, he was not raised around rodeo or in a rural setting. Dudley was born and raised in the small southeast Texas town of Dayton, east of Houston. “I had a cousin who was a bull rider. From second grade on, all I wanted to be was a bull rider,” Dudley said, although the following year through high school, sports dominated most of his time. After graduation, Dudley made a decision. “In my hometown you either went to college or work at one of the chemical plants.” With no means to pursue college, at 18 Dudley entered the United States Marine Corps.
As a high-schooler, Dudley could remember all four of the military chapters visiting the school; however, it was the Marines that caught his eye or in his words, “looked way cooler.” Dudley entered the Marines in 1996, serving eight years as an air-traffic controller. Recalling the time, Dudley relates the decision as one of his best. Boot camp was in San Diego, Calif., which Dudley described as, “In my platoon there were 72 people. There were people there from all over. Being from the south and a small town, there were a few of us raised with manners, values and ethics. Those who weren’t didn’t have as easy of a time.” Travelling across the United States, stationed in California, Florida and South Carolina, the Marines allowed the then young man the chance to see America early on.
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“Lil Backflip” in the barrel and “Baby Backflip” pushing it. (Photos by Jessica Crabtree)
By: Martha Crump
Most cattle producers can tell you quite a lot about balancing cattle diets for energy, protein, vitamins, and minerals based on the specific needs for their herd and type of operation.
A key factor, and one that is often overlooked, is that how your animals perform is also directly affected by their water intake.
Now many of you may already be thinking “well of course water is necessary, anybody knows that!”
In many years, as September marches into October, we are beginning to experience some return of rainfall. But as many of us know, that is not always the case. Often we are still experiencing hot and dry weather, and water supplies are dwindling.
When we find ourselves experiencing those types of fall conditions, it is critical to not only understand the daily water requirements for cattle, but also the impact that the quality of water can have on herd health and development.
To read more, pick up a copy of the October edition of North Texas Farm & Ranch magazine, available digitally and in print. To subscribe by mail, call 940-872-5922.
By: Annette Bridges
A friend and I were recently talking about our husbands. She made a comment that I felt also perfectly described me and my hubby.
“He slows me and I hurry him. I’m sure that is why we do well together,” she said.
“Precisely!” I thought. Why?
Because when two different worlds collide, it can be magical.
No matter what those two different worlds are- a man and a woman with very different personalities, beliefs, or backgrounds, two partners with contrasting passions, strengths, or talents, or when a country boy marries a city girl.
To read more, pick up a copy of the October edition of North Texas Farm & Ranch magazine, available digitally and in print. To subscribe by mail, call 940-872-5922.
Watauga, Texas, a suburb of Fort Worth, is known for its rich history as a railroad stop, but over the course of the last year, one teen girl has put it on the map for agriculture as well. Emma Harvey has lived in Tarrant County her entire life. Despite being highly involved in her local 4-H chapter, she still felt there was more she could do. In the spring of 2023, she stepped up to the plate to take over the title of Tarrant County Teen Miss Agriculture USA.
“It all started when I put in an application for the teen title here in Tarrant County,” explained Harvey.
The Miss Agriculture USA program is a national non-profit, age-inclusive pageant program that offers both competition and non-competition titles to women dedicated to the promotion of agriculture.
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Photo by Hannah Claxton.
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