Working Ranch Magazine January/February 2025

UPCOMING EVENTS IN THE CATTLE INDUSTRY calendar

EDITOR Tim O’Byrne

MANAGING EDITOR Katie Hutton

Sometimes it’s all about what’s in front of you! Thank you, Lord! (From the Dec. 13, 2024 WR Friday FB post)

SENIOR ART DIRECTOR Jarrett Love PRODUCTION CHIEF Christine O’Byrne

COPY EDITOR / CALENDAR Judy Cole SOCIAL MEDIA DIRECTOR Gabrielle Crumley ILLUSTRATOR Wheeler Hughes (Slim)

SENIOR DESIGNER Heather Anderson

WR PODCAST HOST AND PRODUCER Justin Mills 307-363-COWS

CONTRIBUTORS Jaime Pullman, Gilda V. Bryant, Loretta Sorensen, Bert Entwistle, Terryn Drieling, James Beckham, Burt Rutherford, Peyton Valentine, Shaie Williams, Tiffany Selchow & Linay Williams.

January 17 – February 8, 2025

The Fort Worth Stock Show and Rodeo has no end in sight. Look for the livestock and horse shows, kid-friendly activities and exhibits, live music, carnival midway, shopping, great food and much more. The rodeo action features the Best of the West Ranch Rodeo, Best of Mexico Celebración, Cowboys of Color Rodeo, PBR’s Last Cowboy Standing and Kid Rock’s Rock N Rodeo. The FWSSR PRORODEO Tournament tops it off in the world’s most awesome venue for rodeo – Dickies Arena. Get the info at www.fwssr.com. This is the 40th Anniversary of the Tennessee Cattlemen’s Association Convention & Trade Show in Murfreesboro, TN. They are providing educational sessions, a delegate session, networking and a large trade show. It’s not one to miss and the portal for the mortals is https://www.tncattle. org/2025-tca-convention-trade-show. CATTLECON 2025 is in San Antonio TX this year at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center where you can take advantage of the networking, the regional NCBA meetings, the keynote speakers and the trade show. This is THE business destination of the cattle industry. Check it out at www.convention.ncba.org. There’s no point leaving CattleCon 2025 because the San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo is starting up right away on their last day! Come by to see the Rodeo Concerts, the Rodeo, the Livestock and the Fair. Remember, Midway food gets better every year. See it here www.sarodeo.com. Head on down to Des Moines, Iowa for the Iowa Beef Expo . Look for the show and sales, trade show, judging contest and anything else that Iowa has to offer. See it here www.iowabeefexpo.com. Time to get packing for your trip to the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo in, of all places, Houston, TX. Don’t miss the World Championship Bar-B-Que Contest, Rodeo, Music, and the food, oh the food – Winner for last year’s dessert was: Bacon Bourbon Caramel Cheesecake on a Stick. That is enough reason to make the trip right there ( Editor’s note: Bacon what now? Mmm ). Get it all at: www.rodeohouston.com.

PUBLISHER Andrew J. Lawler

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January 24 – 25, 2025

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February 4 – 6, 2025

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