Ranchers meeting set at Woolaroc

Cattle theft prevention will be the topic for discussion Thursday when area ranchers gather at Woolaroc Museum and Wildlife Preserve, south of Bartlesville.

Guest speakers Bart Perrier and John Cummings, who are special rangers of the Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association, will lead the discussions and give legislative updates on various cattle theft issues.

Registration begins at 5:30 p.m. for the free event, which is open to the public. A complimentary beef dinner will be provided by the event sponsors, Novartis Animal Health and MICRO Beef Technologies. Persons planning to attend are asked to call 800-242-7820, ext. 192, or rsvp@tscra.org

Based in Fort Worth, the 136-year-old TSCRA represents more than 16,000 beef cattle operations in Texas and Oklahoma. Member families and businesses are directly involved in beef production and ranch management of 4 million head of cattle on 76 million acres of range and pasture land.