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LAND NEWS<br />
T e x a s & S o u t h w e s t<br />
C at t l e R a i s e r s<br />
A s s o c i at i o n<br />
It’s been a busy spring and summer<br />
for the Texas and Southwestern Cattle<br />
Raisers Association. In April, more than<br />
2000 ranchers from across the state<br />
gathered in Fort Worth for the 135th<br />
annual TSCRA Convention weekend.<br />
Highlights included the TSCRA School<br />
for Successful Ranching, the TSCRA<br />
Trade Show and committee breakout<br />
sessions.<br />
More than 600 ranchers attended<br />
eight TSCRA Ranch Gatherings held<br />
across the state. Attendees enjoyed beef dinners, catching up with<br />
old friends, making new friends and listening to speakers talk about<br />
everything from cattle theft prevention to state and federal legislative<br />
and regulatory issues. On the education front, TSCRA put on multiple<br />
Beef Quality Assurance trainings, range and pasture field days, and<br />
hosted a few Ranching 101 seminars at TSCRA headquarters in Fort<br />
Worth. Monthly cattleman’s luncheons were also hosted in Dilley and<br />
Wichita <strong>Fall</strong>s.<br />
In June, TSCRA members gathered in Fredericksburg for the summer<br />
board meeting. At the meeting Senator Troy Fraser, chairman of the<br />
Texas Senate Natural Resources Committee, discussed groundwater<br />
policy, and what to expect during the next legislative session. Season<br />
Solorio, director of issues management with the National Cattlemen’s<br />
Beef Association, spoke about social media strategies for ranchers and<br />
the beef industry. Members attended a wide variety of educational<br />
sessions, hosted by the TSCRA committees. The sessions covered topics<br />
including the state animal disease traceability proposal, upcoming water<br />
issues, and state and federal regulations and policies.<br />
Carmen Fenton<br />
Director of Public Affairs<br />
www.tscra.org<br />
512.469.0171<br />
T e x a s D e e r A s s o c i at i o n<br />
Several events were conducted by the Texas Deer Association this past quarter to raise money for charities. Some<br />
of the events, their locations, and the benefited charity were:<br />
Event LOCATION Charity<br />
Sportsmen’s Night Out Robstown Nueces County Junior Livestock Show<br />
Denim & Pearls Banquet San Antonio San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo Scholarship Fund<br />
Sportsmen’s Night Out <strong>Fall</strong>s City youth Hunters Education<br />
Sportsman’s Banquet Beaumont Jasper Gun & Bow -H Club<br />
Brush to Bay Fishing Tournament Corpus Christi Combat Marine Outdoors<br />
Educational seminars on deer and habitat management were hosted<br />
by TDA members on three different dates. Hosts included Bear Creek<br />
Ranch, north of Stephenville; RS Deer Ranch at Hempstead; and Heart<br />
of Texas Whitetails near Brady.<br />
A membership drive was launched to increase the hunter/land<br />
managers/wildlife enthusiasts segment of TDA. Presently a majority<br />
of the members are deer breeders. The drive is very successful with<br />
approximately 200 new members acquired to date.<br />
Gilbert Adams III<br />
President<br />
www.TexasDeerAssociation.com<br />
210.767.8300<br />
40 FALL <strong>2012</strong>
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