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Riding Club Announces Scholarship Winners
The Saint Jo Riding Club is pleased to announce the winners of the 2023 Saint Jo Riding Club Agricultural Scholarships.
• Saint Jo ISD Graduating Senior: $750
o Kathryn Sherwin
Kathryn Sherwin is a 2023 graduate of Saint Jo High School. She lives on a small farm in Montague and currently owns four Angus cows. In the future, she hopes to grow a small herd of both breeding cows and bulls.
This fall, she will be attending Texas Tech University majoring in Animal Science and minoring in Ag
Business. After earning her Bachelor’s of Science, vet school is her next goal. While in college, she plans to
continue creating western art as a small business. She also looks forward to participating in many internships and any other opportunities Lubbock has to offer.
• Saint Jo ISD Graduating Senior: $750
o Jerod “Kile” Thurman
Kile Thurman is the son of Clint and Denise Thurman of Saint Jo, and he is the grandson of longtime Riding Club members Ancil & Elsie Thurman. Kile has attended school in Saint Jo ISD since he started in Pre-K. He has been active in FFA, football, basketball, cross country, baseball, golf, track and One Act Play. Kile has served as the President of his class every year since 7th grade. He has been on the SJHS Student Leadership Team each year and is also a member of the National Honor Society. Kile has served as the Saint Jo FFA Chapter Treasurer for 2 years. He was a State Qualifier in CDE Cotton Judging. He has been a part of the award winning FFA Chapter Conducting team for 3 years. Kile enjoys playing sports and spending time with his family. He looks forward to attending Texas Tech University in the Fall to study Kinesiology.
• Area Graduate beyond Saint Jo: $500
o Casen Lynn Harris of Nocona ISD
Casen Harris is a 2023 graduate of Nocona High School. He has lived in Montague County all of his life. His parents are Andrea Nobile and Rusty Harris. He has 3 brothers, Cooper, 21, Kale and Kline, both 16. He attends Montague County Cowboy Church. He has been active in FAA raising pigs and sheep and participating in Livestock Judging competitions. He plans to pursue a career in GIS (Geographical Information Systems) and Land Surveying. He will be attending North Central Texas College and then moving on to Tarleton State University.
• Area Graduate beyond Saint Jo: $500
o Anna Marie Becker of Sacred Heart in Muenster
Anna Marie Becker is one of five children in the Michael & Billie Becker family. She lives between Myra and Era on a small farm where her family raises cattle, chickens and ducks. She loves being outside and working with the farm animals, especially the ducks and cattle. She has been very active in 4-H for many years where she has shown dairy heifers. At Sacred Heart Catholic School she has participated in volleyball, basketball, track and cheer as well as being part of student council and the National Honor Society. She plans to attend the University of Alabama where she will study Kinesiology and Sports Broadcasting with a minor in Spanish. She would like to return to Muenster after college to run a Brahman farm and raise ducks.
• Saint Jo Riding Club Member / Legacy: $500
o Karagan Ritchie of Prairie Valley ISD
Karagan Lynn Ritchie of Nocona is the daughter of Randal and Laurie Ritchie. She is a graduate of Prairie Valley High School where she was active in FFA, FCCLA, 4-H, Texas High School Bass Fishing Association, Girl Scouts, and all available sports her school had to offer. She was a member of the National Honor Society, and recently accepted her FFA Lone Star Degree. She has had many achievements and honors in sports, Girl Scouts, and agriculture events. She loves showing her heifer in Texas major shows, and competing in High School Home Economics where she has won the Senior Sweepstakes in Montague County for four years. Karagan loves riding and competing with her horses Snicker and Twinkie, and she is wrapping up her two-year reign as Saint Jo Rodeo Queen. She plans to go to Midwestern State University to become a radiologist.
The Saint Jo Riding Club Agricultural Scholarship Program exists to provide scholarships to a high school graduating seniors interested in or intending to pursue a course of study in a college or university related to agriculture.
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.
By: Tony Dean
There are a handful of grasses on North Texas grazing lands ranchers need to know, not because they are highly desirable, but rather because they are not of much value. I call them “decom” plants, which is am acronym for “Don’t Ever Count On Me.” Silver bluestem is a “decom” grass.
Silver bluestem is a perennial which grows in all areas of Texas. It can survive in almost all soil types, and in full sun conditions or in semi shade. It grows up to three feet tall and is easily recognized with the presence of the white fuzzy seed head. Also, one of the identifying characteristics of Silver bluestem is a bend in the stems at each node, causing the plants to take on a rounded shape as they mature.
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: Rayford Pullen
Fall is here which means winter is closing in on us and before we officially get into winter, we need to make sure our factories are either producing or will be producing in a few months.
We have been pregnancy testing our cows this fall and if they are not bred or nursing a calf, we are bidding them adios. With annual costs somewhere between $900.00 and $1,000.00 per cow, those cows not producing a live weaned calf are costing us quite a bit.
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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