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Baxter Black, Jake Hooker and Perini Ranch Headline Events at Cattle Raisers Convention

For Immediate Release: Feb. 24, 2013
Contact: Carmen Fenton, 512-673-3906
Fort Worth, Texas – Well-known cowboy poet, Baxter Black, will speak to the crowd during the Closing General Session of the 2013 Cattle Raisers Convention March 22-24 in Fort Worth.
A former large animal veterinarian, Black is best known for his newspaper column On the Edge of Common Sense and his commentaries on National Public Radio.
Black isn’t the only performer scheduled to entertain convention goers. Saturday, March 23, cattle raisers will gather at River Ranch in the Fort Worth Stockyards for the annual Cattle Raisers Dance. The dance will feature live music from Jake Hooker and the Outsiders as well as dinner catered by Perini Ranch.
Additionally, Texas A&M University, Texas Tech University and TCU’s Ranch Management program will host receptions for agriculture alumni during the 3-day convention.
Other highlights of the convention include the Cattle Raisers Expo, the School for Successful Ranching, and committee breakout session covering a wide range of economic, ranching and wildlife topics.
A complete schedule can be found on the Cattle Raisers Convention website at www.tscra.org.

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TSCRA is a 136 year-old trade association and is the largest and oldest livestock organization based in Texas. TSCRA has more than 16,000 beef cattle operations, ranching families and businesses as members. These members represent approximately 50,000 individuals directly involved in ranching and beef production who manage 4 million head of cattle on 76 million acres of range and pasture land primarily in Texas and Oklahoma, but throughout the Southwest.

Written by:
Jaclyn Roberts
Published on:
February 25, 2013

Categories: Event

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