For Immediate Release: Oct. 19, 2011

Contact: Carmen Fenton, 512-469-0171

FORT WORTH, TEXAS – Come join the Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association (TSCRA) for a ranch gathering Thursday, Oct. 27, at the Buffalo Valley Event Center in Denton. The gathering will begin at 6 p.m. with registration followed by a beef dinner and a presentation by TSCRA Special Ranger H.D. Brittain.

“TSCRA ranch gatherings are a great place for folks to get together for fellowship and discuss what’s going on in the cattle business and how they can help,” said Joe Parker Jr., rancher and TSCRA president. “Additionally, TSCRA Special Ranger Brittain will inform ranchers how they can protect their livestock and property from theft during these rough economic times.”

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

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

The Buffalo Valley Event Center is located at 2946 Ganzer Rd., West in Denton.

The ranch gathering is sponsored by Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica; the Denton County Beef Crops and Forage Committee; the Denton County Farm Bureau; Denton County Texas AgriLife Extension Service; and Dennis’ Farm Store.

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The Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association is a 134-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 79.5 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.