For Immediate Release
Aug. 19, 2010

Contact: Carmen Fenton
512-469-0171|512-673-3906

FORT WORTH, TEXAS – Come join the Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association (TSCRA) for a ranch gathering Tuesday, Aug. 31, at the Shamrock Ranch in Santa Fe, Texas. The gathering will begin at 5:30 p.m. with registration followed by a free beef dinner.

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

Please RSVP to Brooke Boddy at 1-800-242-7820, ext. 192, or rsvp@tscra.org.

The Shamrock Ranch is located at 13819 Vacek Street in Santa Fe.

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

The ranch gathering is sponsored by Dorek’s Meat Market, Norma and Leroy Ezer, Seabreeze Culvert and Texas First Bank.

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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