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MAKING AN IMPACT FOR GENERATIONS.
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($2,000) steers so they had to work harder and out show their competition. This ultimately led to his competing in and winning the State and National Junior Hereford field days! The show stick ultimately landed Jim his first job with V-Bar Hereford Ranch in Stanton, TX after he graduated from Texas A&M in 1975 Throughout the years, Jim has been highly involved in the livestock industry from being a 4-H County Agent in Navarro County in Corsicana, TX, a Livestock Field Man for The Cattleman Magazine, the Assistant Executive Director of TSCRA and the Executive Director of
been to the Fort Worth Steer
Show, you have seen Jim Kelley. For forty-three years, Jim has been a steer superintendent at the historic event and in 2020 he was elevated to the title of Honorary Vice President. Jim has been involved in multiple phases of the cattle and horse business for over 50 years. He grew up in a very strong FFA program in Lampasas. His best friend had the Grand steer two years in a row at the FWSSR – setting the bar high for Jim. Jim and his sister couldn’t afford high dollar
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