Texas Brigades is proud to work with a group of professionals who have stretched the Brigades organization to include natural resource management and ranching. Ranch Brigade is 5-day program which teaches Land stewardship and Livestock production. Sustainable beef production from conception to consumer is essential to feeding the world. The Brigade model of leadership development, education, and empowerment will be just like other Brigade programs.
Time & Place
Ranch Brigade
Warren Ranch, Santa Anna, July 17-21, 2017
Livestock production and land stewardship are areas we cannot take for granted. More and more students will graduate from high school without any exposure to production agriculture. The purpose of Ranch Brigade is to select 20 of the brightest and best high school students from across the state so that they can become ambassadors of land stewardship and livestock production in their respective communities. This select group of students will spend five days of intensive training to develop leadership skills, and learn the truth about livestock production; from low stress livestock handling demonstrations, understanding grassland management and nutrition, as well as an introduction to livestock marketing. Participants will then give presentations in their communities, and in turn, be rewarded through scholarships and future ranch experiences.
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Sponsors
2017 Ranch Brigade Donors and Sponsors
| Hill County Cattle Women | Merck Foundation |
| Sid Richardson Foundation | |
| Ms. Sherry Flow |
2016 Ranch Brigade Donors and Sponsors
| Bluebonnet Feeds | Bradley Ranch |
| Creekside Veterinary Service | Gonzales County SWCD #338 |
| H and H Machine Shop | Highland Lakes Master Naturalists |
| Little Wichita SWCD #560 | Lower Clear Fork of the Brazos SWCD |
| Montgomery County SWCD | The Texas Beef Council |
| The Eikenhorst Family Trust | Warren Ranch |
| Washington Soil & Water Conservation District | |
| Ms. Minnie Lou Bradley | Mr. & Mrs. Harvey Christ |
| Mr. & Mrs. Rodney Dickschat | Ms. Jane K. Larimore |
| Mr. JR Purvis | Mr. & Mrs. Edwin Schmid |
Committee
| Charles Adams | Warren Ranch |
| Zack Allen | |
| Clay Bebee | Bebee Ranch Consultants |
| Gretchen Berns | |
| Ben Biddle | |
| Matt Brockman | |
| Jack Caraway | R. A. Brown Ranch |
| Amanda Dyer | Big Bend Trailers |
| Chris Farley – Camp Coordinator | TCU Ranch Management |
| Lee Knox | USDA-NRCS |
| Kadden Kothman | |
| Mike Micallef | JMK Holdings Management/Reata Restaurant |
| Chad Dren Miller | |
| Steve Nelle | USDA – NRCS Retired |
| Jeff Petter | Catoico Resource Management |
| Kevin Przilas | |
| Jon Taggart | Burgandy Pasture Beef |
| Kacie Woods | Texas Beef Leaders |
