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TSCRA NEWS
Texas Ranch Wins Regional Environmental Award
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RANK AND SIMS PRICE, OWNERS OF THE FRANK AND SIMS Price Ranch located outside of Sterling City, were recognized as 2013 regional Environmental Stew-
ardship Award Program (ESAP) winners during the 2013 Cattle Industry Summer Conference in Denver. The Frank and Sims Price Ranch is the Region IV ESAP award winner and will compete with 6 other
says Pete Bonds, acting TSCRA President. “Frank and Sims’ knowledge of cattle production and ranch manage- ment combined with their passion for conservation is an excellent example of today’s agriculture stewardship.” Frank and Sims run the ranch as a partnership, rep-
resenting the fourth and fi fth generations of Prices to ranch in West Texas. In a normal year, they receive 18 inches of rainfall. These last 2 years have been abnormal, with exceptional drought and devastating wildfi res, particularly in their area. Even though the Prices
reduced their herd to protect the land, they still found lessons in fl exibility during the adversities. Frank’s ex- perience with wildfi re has allowed him to become a leading voice in Texas on inter-agency cooperation in fi ghting wildfi res. “What we leave for fu-
ture generations is really important,” says Frank. “The stewardship we prac- tice on our ranch isn’t and shouldn’t be a mandate. It is part of our heritage, and we know it’s something we must continue to do in order
regional winners for the national ESAP award, which will be announced during the 2014 Cattle Industry An- nual Convention and Trade Show in Nashville. The other regional winners are Mountain Mead-
ows Farm, Sudbury, Vt.; Kissimmee Park Properties, St. Cloud, Fla.; BitterSweet Acres, Greenville, Iowa; Padlock Ranch Company, Ranchester, Wyo.; Kualoa Ranch, Kane‘ohe, Hawaii; and Gracie Creek Landown- ers Association, Burwell, Neb. “We are proud of longtime TSCRA members Frank and Sims Price for receiving this prestigious award,”
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for our ranch and land to be productive.” “For ranching to be profi table, we must be stewards
of our land and resources. It’s a responsibility that has been handed down for generations,” says Sims. “Conserving and preserving isn’t a new concept. It’s something all of us have been doing for centuries.” The ESAP award is sponsored by Dow AgroSciences;
the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS); U.S. Fish and Wildlife; the National Cattlemen’s Foundation; and the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA).
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