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Don't fool yourself—you can't outrun fire when Oklahoma winds are behind it. What looks like a safe distance can close in faster than you think. Stay alert, have a plan, and respect the wind—it doesn’t wait for anyone. #oklahoma #fires #spring #renewal #2025 #besafe

https://lnkd.in/gwRJKyt2 Sending a big shoutout to our rural neighbors doing big things far from the spotlight. The grit, grind, and heart you pour into your work doesn’t go unnoticed by those who know the life. Extra love today for our lifelong ranching friends—our chosen family—who are seeing a major comeback from their NFR ranch horse, Dr. Pepper, after a year off due to injury. Watching him return to form is a reminder that resilience runs deep in both horse and handler. Here’s to the quiet comebacks, the long roads, and the ones who never stop showing up. #nfr #cowboys #rodeo #drpepper #support #equinehealth

A Word to Landmen from a Proud Actual Ranch Land Owner/Seasoned Landman/3rd Generational Rancher There’s a rhythm to ranching that doesn’t sync with office hours. Out here, our deadlines aren’t on paper—they bawl, sprout, burn, or blow away with the wind. Landmen, take note: your bottom line doesn’t override our bottomland. If you’re showing up during calving, seeding, spraying, or burning season, you’re either in the way—or you're invited in. And how you’re received depends on whether you respected the land and the labor before crossing that gate. Timing is everything. Catch us after checks or before the rig warms up. Don’t interrupt a pull or a pasture burn with paperwork. We work with intention—so should you. Because our projects have seasons, just like yours. They just happen to bleed, bellow, or bloom. Approach right, and you might get a coffee. Approach wrong, and you might meet a .22. Respect the land. Respect the schedule. Then maybe, just maybe, we’ll talk. JustRanchin' R&C #RanchLife #Landmen #RightOfWay #AgRespect #TwistedLand #RuralBusiness #TimingMatters #Agriculture ##cattlemen #usda #osuextension #Oklahoma #infrastructure ##oilandgas #renewables ##transmission #waterresources video: actual footage of control burning yesterday

I have accepted an opportunity to do some Acquisition work on the Summit pipeline in Iowa. I was doing some analytics and developing strategic observations. Outside of obvious immediate financial gain via an easement, why should the farmer 100 miles away from point source capture care? How does it bring value to the individual landowner? Here's some insights I found running the #'s: Better Corn Prices: Iowa’s ethanol industry buys about?57%?of the state’s corn, stabilizing and even boosting corn prices by?$0.15–$0.30 per bushel?statewide (Iowa Renewable Fuels Association, 2023; Iowa State University, CARD, 2022). Economic Gains & Community Growth: Counties hosting carbon pipelines can see an annual tax revenue increase of?$25–40 million, directly funding roads, schools, hospitals, and emergency services (Summit Carbon Solutions, 2023). Job Creation & Stability: CO? pipeline projects create around?3,500 construction jobs?and?300–500 permanent local jobs, supporting long-term community stability (Great Plains Institute, 2022). Market Competitiveness & Sustainability: Carbon capture tech reduces ethanol’s carbon footprint by up to?50%, enabling Iowa producers to tap premium markets (e.g., California’s LCFS), increasing ethanol prices by?$0.20–$0.40 per gallon?(Renewable Fuels Association, 2023). A Growing Global Carbon Market: Carbon credit markets are projected to hit up to?$100 billion by 2030—not just a fad, but a strategic growth sector benefiting rural economies (McKinsey, 2021). Carbon pipelines aren’t just about the environment. They represent clear economic benefits, community investment, and market security for Iowa farmers, even those located 100 miles away from ethanol plants. Sustainability meets profitability.????? Would love to hear your thoughts :) #Carbonpipeline #C02 #Acquisition

Just a Tip from a Generational Rancher & Seasoned Land Agent: To my fellow land agents working Texas and Oklahoma right now — let’s get real. Our landowners are facing the unthinkable: wildfires, floods, tornados, and every form of devastation nature can throw. This isn't the time to be pushing leases or hounding for signatures. They’re not focused on documents — they’re focused on survival. So here’s your call to action: Show your grit. Get out there. Get dirty. Donations and resources are helpful — no doubt. "But when you work side by side, when you help feed cattle, clear fence lines, or bring in water — that bond doesn’t fade. That’s a relationship no title run can build, but one that can carry you through generations of trust.:-CC I’ve earned over 43,000 acres signed — not by force, but by showing up. I’ve pulled calves in freezing mud, fed cattle for months, and sat at the 4AM café table of local gossip just to earn my seat. "Relationships built in storms last longer than those built on spreadsheets."'-Unknown So read the room. If you see the need, step into it. Be the help, not the hassle. Donate directly. Show up genuinely. Let folks know you're there Let the community see you not as a stranger with a clipboard — but as one of them. "Communities stick together, let’s help be the glue." – Candice Crutchfield **images are from this error by other minus the last one as we have a massive fire down south 40 miles and another to the West.**

Commissioner Sid Miller is calling on Texans to step up and support our neighbors in need. The Crabapple Fire in Fredericksburg, Gillespie County, has burned over 9,500 acres and is only 50% contained. Livestock have been moved to shelters, and there is an urgent need for hay donations. Hay Drop-Off Location: Gillespie County Fairgrounds 530 Fair Drive, Fredericksburg, TX Point of Contact: Kevin Knapick, AgriLife Extension Disaster Assessment & Recovery Specialist ?? 830-988-6173 Texans always rally together in tough times—let’s do our part to help those impacted by this fire.

#NEW: Elizabeth Burns-Thompson, Executive Director of the Modern Ag Alliance, shares why now is the time to pass legislation protecting U.S. farmers’ access to essential crop protection tools. Read her op-ed in Agri-Pulse here: https://bit.ly/4gDmbGw

Some of the best folks I’ve ever known—past and present—were horse and cattle folks. The kind who’d pull over when they saw you in a bind, no questions asked. These days, too many just turn their heads. It’s on us to keep that spirit alive, especially for young farmers and ranchers. Learning to lean on each other, celebrate each other’s wins—inside and outside the arena—is how we all make it. A strong community isn’t built on competition alone; it’s built on showing up, lending a hand, and being the kind of person others can count on. Be a good human. It matters. #agriculture #ranchers #Cattleman #horseman #rodeo #drpepper #bulldogging #ruralamerica ##stakeholders #landsteward #land #ruralcommunities #America #cowboys https://lnkd.in/gVNhV6z2

As a life long land owner and a life long rancher/landman, I see the upcoming House Bill proposing expanded setbacks for wind energy projects as yet another example of regulatory overreach that threatens the fundamental rights of private landowners. While proponents argue these setbacks protect neighboring land use, they instead set a dangerous precedent—allowing the state or county to dictate how landowners can utilize their property without just cause. Setbacks in the context of wind energy should be determined through private agreements, not sweeping, one-size-fits-all legislative mandates, and even still we should apply this same regulation to an and all sectors/economic development projects coming through each county. When local or state governments step in to enforce excessive setbacks, they strip landowners of their ability to maximize their property's value and use. This intrusion not only undermines private property rights but also discourages investment in renewables, creating artificial barriers to land productivity and economic growth. Historically, land use regulations have been challenged when they amount to "regulatory takings"—government-imposed restrictions so severe they diminish a property's value without just compensation. Expanding setbacks for wind energy could fall into this category, depriving landowners of fair market opportunities while favoring political agendas or opposing interests. The crux of the issue is choice. Landowners, not bureaucrats, should decide whether to lease their land for oil, gas, wind, solar, water infrastructure and more. If setbacks become excessively restrictive, it won’t just impact wind—it will set a precedent for further government interference in how landowners utilize their property, whether for farming, oil and gas, or infrastructure. Protecting property rights means ensuring landowners retain control over their land’s use. If legislators truly wish to balance land use concerns, the focus should be on fair, voluntary negotiations between project developers and property owners—not government-mandated restrictions that erode fundamental property rights. Just Keep Ranchin' R&C #landownerrights #cattlemen #usda #overreach #land #useyourvoice #landrights #landmen #osuextension #Oklahoma #ranchers