Ranchers and Rainwater

When most people think about innovators, they think about technological advances in the industrial sector. The ranching industry has a group of innovators that are making headlines. This group of people are out in front making changes in their day- to- day operations, introducing new ranching methods and procedures and creating new ways to do business.

 

One such example is Blooming Grove, Texas ranchers Gary and Sue Price. These stewardship-award winning ranchers are making history for the way they are guiding ranch management into the future. What are they doing that is turning the heads of conservation professionals across the country? They raise highly sought after beef, and their lush pastures are postcard worthy, but they have still another focus at the center of their operation.

 

“It all boils down to water,” Gary says. “How we manage the rainwater we receive is the key to everything we do. We can’t just pray for rain and everything will be fine; we have to be ready to receive the rain we do get. If we plan right, that rain will grow grass, water livestock and we won’t lose any of it before it has served its purpose on this ranch. Our water ends up being drinking water downstream in Livingston or in Richland Chambers Lake to be piped back to Fort Worth.” The 6th National Conference on Grazing Lands will be held at the Hyatt Regency DFW Dec. 13-16 and I asked publicist  Monti Golla if the Prices would be there: “Yes”.