2023 Grassfed Exchange Tours to be Announced Soon!
2022 Grassfed Exchange Tours
Grazing at Scale Tour
Grazing at Scale Tour: This tour will feature the Birdwell and Clark Ranch. At over 12,000, the ranch encompasses native tallgrass prairies, river bottoms, brushy draws managed under a holistic framework. Participants will experience a ‘one-herd’ management system where several thousand cattle moving and grazing as a single unit across the ranch will provide a lasting impression. Tour features will include: large herd management, water and fence systems management, forage diversity, soil health, and lunch at the ranch.
Location: near Henrietta, TX roughly 100 miles (1.5 hrs.) northwest of DFW. Maximum participants: 100.
To learn more about the ranch click here https://www.
Conservation and Multispecies Grazing Tour
Conservation and Multispecies Grazing Tour: This tour will feature the Dixon Water Foundation’s Ranch and Josey Pavillion. At nearly 4,000 acres, the Leo and Pittman ranch units and the Josey Pavilion offer visitors a unique view of conservation-driven management, featuring restoration of farmland to prairie. The tour will feature grassland restoration, multi-species grazing, guest speakers, and lunch at the Josey Pavilion, the first ‘living building’ in Texas. Location: near Decatur, TX roughly 65 miles (1 hrs.) north of DFW. Maximum participants: 50.
To learn more about the ranch click here http://dixonwater.org/ranches/
Grass Finishing and Marketing Tour
Grass Finishing and Marketing Tour: This tour will feature Burgundy Pasture Beef. The Burgundy model is built on finishing and marketing grassfed beef and other products from field to plate. Participants will learn first-hand Burgundy’s approach to controlling the entire value chain. Tour will include lunch at a store and restaurant located right on the ranch!!
Location: near Grandview, TX roughly 60 miles (1 hrs.) south of DFW. Maximum participants: 50. Tour is full.
To learn more about the ranch click here https://www.
Science, Stewardship, and Grassfed Genetics Tour
Coffey Ranch and Southern Reds operation
Science, Stewardship, and Grassfed Genetics Tour: This two-stop tour will feature the Noble Research Institute’s Coffey Ranch and the Southern Reds operation: The first stop will be the 2,600 acre Coffey Ranch with a focus on rangeland and wildlife research, science, and land stewardship tools like grazing and prescribed fire. The second leg of the tour will feature lunch and a visit to the nearby Southern Reds operation with a focus on answering some leading industry questions such as: What are the key points to look at when it comes to breeding and raising cattle that will thrive and finish in a 100% forage environment? Do smaller cow’s equal higher profits? What makes cattle adaptable across different environments?
Location: Coffey Ranch is near Ardmore, OK roughly 100 miles (1.5 hrs.) north of DFW. The Southern Reds operation is near Gainesville, TX roughly 60 miles ( 1 hr.) north of DFW. Maximum participants: 50.
To learn more about the Coffey Ranch click here https://www.noble.org/blog/
Land Restoration, Stacked Enterprises, and Innovation Tour
77 Ranch and Rosewood Ranches
Land Restoration, Stacked Enterprises, and Innovation Tour. This two-stop tour will feature the 77 Ranch and the Rosewood Ranches’ Ennis Ranch : The first stop will be the 1,900 acre 77 Ranch where management of native southern tallgrass and recovery prairies will be featured while managing with a strong conservation ethic. The second leg of the tour will include a lunch and tour of the Rosewood Ranches’ Ennis Ranch with a focus on rangeland stewardship, land reclamation, wetland and grassland restoration, on-ranch finishing, and ‘conception to plate’ marketing of Wagyu beef. Both ranches will also feature innovative enterprises such as crayfish production, hunting, and fishing enterprises.
Location: 77 Ranch is near Blooming Grove , TX roughly 80 miles ( 1.5 hr.) south of DFW. Rosewood Ranch is near Ennis, TX roughly 65 miles (1 hr.) south of DFW. Maximum participants: 50.
To learn more about the 77 Ranch click here https://sandcountyfoundation.
To learn more about the Rosewood Ranches click here https://www.rosewoodbeef.com/
