Our livelihoods are tied to the land and because of this we go to great lengths to protect and improve our pastureland. 

Eastern-Red cedars – Oklahoma’s peskiest invasive species – threaten the state’s landscape by invading crop and pasture land and fueling wildfires. We make an extra effort to control them through our pasture maintenance program:

• Identify, clear and burn Eastern-Red cedar trees.
• Repair erosion issues.
• Fertilize and sprig pastures with Bermuda grass in early spring.
• Maintain pastures from weed and cedar regrowth by rotating controlled herbicide use and controlled burns.

To provide consistent, clean water sources for our animals, we fence cattle out of ponds and allow livestock access to the pond from a planned point of access. This protects the pond from erosion, nutrient and algae build-up and among other issues.

On our deed and lease land we run several hundred head of commercial cattle bred for their maternal qualities. These cows are used in various recip programs with purebred breeders throughout the United States.