Country Lifestyles
Texas Cattlewoman of the Year: Cindy Dunn
By Dani Blackburn
“I’ll retire/quit volunteering when the Lord calls me home and says, ‘Good & Faithful servant, well done.”
The quote is displayed across the back of Cindy Dunn’s shirt as she sits on her old, red rusty tractor with no seat cushion. She calls the machine her reality check as it serves as a reminder from her mother who told Dunn if she ever got too big for her britches, she better go sit on it and remember where she came from.
Dunn has kept that humble spirit, which is portrayed through all she does. From teacher to rancher to volunteer to hands-on grandma, the Wichita Falls native can constantly be found giving her time and efforts to others – whether they have two legs or four.
Childhood
Dunn was not born into a life of agriculture. Instead, she grew up in Wichita Falls the youngest of six children to Alvis and Geneva Oxford Dunn. Her parents divorced as an infant, which meant her mother worked many hours to provide for Dunn and her two older brothers, Kenneth and Jackey, who helped care for her as a child. By that time, her eldest three siblings, Donald, Marty and Barbara, were married.
When Dunn turned 12, a bit of fate changed her path forever. Her mother remarried, this time to a childhood friend by the name of Murrell Camp, who became the central father figure in her life. Camp moved the family to his farm in Ninnekah, Okla., which was quite the change of scenery from the city life Dunn was accustomed to.
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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.
Read more in the October issue of North Texas Farm & Ranch magazine, available online and in print. Subscribe to our newsletter to receive NTFR in your inbox each week.
Photo by Hannah Claxton.
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