For Immediate Release                                                                      October 29, 2007 

Contact: James Hunt     (806) 358-3681     james@tcfa.org

 

TCFA NAMES OFFICERS, BOARD

            The Texas Cattle Feeders Association (TCFA), during its 2007 Annual Convention in San Antonio, named its officers and directors for the coming year.

            Walter E. Lasley of Stratford is chairman of the board, Monte Cluck of Boerne is chairman-elect, and Mike Engler of Amarillo is vice chairman.

            Cattle feeders elected to one-year terms on the board of directors are Michael Bezner of Dalhart; Laphe LaRoe of McLean; Walter E. Lasley of Stratford; Steve Lewis, DVM of Hereford; Lonnie McDonald of Muleshoe; and Bob Tabb of Dimmitt.

Directors chosen for two-year terms are Ben Brophy of Wichita, Kansas; Monte Cluck of Boerne; Lin Cope of Guymon, Okla.; Shuck Donnell of Muleshoe; Tom McDonald of Dalhart; and Jack Scoggins, Jr. of Rio Grande City.

Directors elected to three-year terms are Scott Anderson of Guymon, Okla.; David Baumann of Dawn; Mike Engler of Amarillo; Bill Roser of Watonga, Okla; Warren White of Hereford; and Richard Winter of Amarillo.   In addition, the two immediate past chairmen serve on the TCFA board.  They are John Gillcrist of Kansas City, Mo. and Don McCasland of Clovis, N.M.

TCFA represents cattle feeders in Texas, Oklahoma and New Mexico, an area that produces 30% of the nation's fed beef.

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