Protecting Texas Ranching: TSCRA Leadership Tackles Rural Challenges & Industry Future
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Show Notes
In this essential episode for Texas cattle producers, host Ty deCordova brings you an exclusive conversation with the current leadership team of the Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association from the 2025 Cattle Raisers Convention in Fort Worth.
President Carl Ray Polk Jr. (Lufkin), First Vice President Stephen Diebel (Victoria), and Second Vice President, Secretary & Treasurer Dan Gattis (Georgetown) share their firsthand experiences fighting for ranchers' property rights and livelihood in the Texas legislature.
The discussion delivers practical insights on pressing issues directly impacting your ranch operations: combating aggressive eminent domain threats, strategies to address the widening rural-urban divide, protecting productive grazing land from suburban development, and countering misinformation about beef production amid the rise of lab-grown proteins.
Discover how TSCRA's internship and scholarship programs are creating pathways for the next generation, including first-time ranchers without family land connections. These leaders, who run working cattle operations themselves, understand the real-world challenges you face daily.
Whether you're managing a multi-generational ranching operation or looking to establish your first herd, this straight-talking conversation reveals how TSCRA's leadership is safeguarding your rights to ranch in Texas today while building a sustainable future for cattle production.
Creators & Guests
- Ty deCordova - Host
- Katy Holdener - Producer
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