For Immediate Release Contact:
Nov. 30, 2010

Contact: Marissa Patton, 512-469-0171

FORT WORTH, Texas – Come join the Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association (TSCRA) for a ranch gathering on Tuesday, Dec. 14, at Chisholm Trail Heritage Museum in Duncan, Oklahoma. The gathering will begin at 5:30 p.m. with registration followed by a free beef dinner and presentations.

“TSCRA ranch gatherings are a great place for folks to get together and discuss what is going on in the cattle business and how they can help. TSCRA Special Rangers will be on hand to discuss how to protect your property and livestock from theft,” said Dave Scott, rancher and TSCRA president. “Anyone who would like to come out and enjoy the evening is invited.”

Please RSVP to Brooke Messer at 800-242-7820, ext. 192, or rsvp@tscra.org.

The Chisholm Trail Heritage Museum is located at 1000 Chisholm Trail Parkway, Duncan, Oklahoma 73533.

The event is open to the public. All members of the press are invited to attend.

The ranch gathering is sponsored by Agricultural Workers Mutual Auto Insurance, Cactus Feeders, First National Bank and Trust of Ardmore and Oklahoma National Stockyards.

The Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association is a 133-year-old trade organization. As the largest and oldest livestock association in Texas, TSCRA represents more than 15,000 beef cattle producers, ranching families and businesses who manage approximately 4 million head of cattle on 51.5 million acres of range and pasture land, primarily in Texas and Oklahoma. TSCRA provides law enforcement and livestock inspection services, legislative and regulatory advocacy, industry news and information, insurance services and educational opportunities for its members and the industry.

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