Copy Editor: Amy Martin
In a small town, with fewer than fifteen-hundred people just south of San Antonio, Amy often found herself surrounded by agriculture and fell in love at an early age. Though she never grew up on a farm, Amy always wanted to own horses and to raise animals. As she got older she found that raising and showing sheep in FFA was something that fit her well. This led her to Texas A&M University- Kingsville; where she is currently perusing her degree in Animal Science Pre-Veterinary. Amy has worked Sea World where she was a ride operator; she was an assistant and tutor for her English professor to her now current job as a Resident Advisor. She has taken many courses and loves to read journals and articles that relate to her field of study. Someday she hopes to change the world one animal at a time.
Public Relations: Leo Jauregui
Leo Jauregui grew up around farming and ranching in the
South Texas region of Donna, Texas. Like others, when opportunities present themselves he went along, particularly with the agriculture lifestyle and it grew on him. Leo worked with his family on a small thirty acre ranch where he worked with various cattle and occasionally equine. As he grew older he joined his local high school FFA and it quickly sparked his interest in an agriculture career. He began to work with his dad more monitoring crop growth, processing, and farm management. Leo held a position with a small produce company and farm that gave him the insight to pursue a degree at Texas A&M University in Agriculture Science with a Minor in Agronomy.
South Texas region of Donna, Texas. Like others, when opportunities present themselves he went along, particularly with the agriculture lifestyle and it grew on him. Leo worked with his family on a small thirty acre ranch where he worked with various cattle and occasionally equine. As he grew older he joined his local high school FFA and it quickly sparked his interest in an agriculture career. He began to work with his dad more monitoring crop growth, processing, and farm management. Leo held a position with a small produce company and farm that gave him the insight to pursue a degree at Texas A&M University in Agriculture Science with a Minor in Agronomy.
Researcher/Reporter: Rebecca Hurt
Rebecca Hurt is a senior at Texas A&M University Kingsville
(TAMUK) graduating in December 2012. She grew up on a cattle and hunting ranch in Dilley, TX; and was raised in a family that has been in the ranching business well over a hundred years. Rebecca loves working with horses and cattle especially; she even use to raise Boer goats for livestock shows. She has worked at feedlots, preconditioning lots, cow-calf operations and many different horse operations. Rebecca has also started her own business of training horses for
other people and currently has three horses under her care. She loves to help people when she can and to learn all she can about horses, cattle and just ranching in general.
(TAMUK) graduating in December 2012. She grew up on a cattle and hunting ranch in Dilley, TX; and was raised in a family that has been in the ranching business well over a hundred years. Rebecca loves working with horses and cattle especially; she even use to raise Boer goats for livestock shows. She has worked at feedlots, preconditioning lots, cow-calf operations and many different horse operations. Rebecca has also started her own business of training horses for
other people and currently has three horses under her care. She loves to help people when she can and to learn all she can about horses, cattle and just ranching in general.
Graphic Designer: Michael Hall
Michael Hall was born into the ranching world and has been involved with it his whole life. He is a native of Comanche, Texas and lived his whole pre-college life on his grandparent’s ranch. He is currently a sophomore at Texas A&M University in Kingsville Texas where he is majoring in Range Management. Michael’s real passion is habitat manipulation for livestock benefits. He is an avid fisherman and hunts often with his granddad. He also holds a wildlife rehabilitation permit with his grandparents where he helps hurt or orphaned animals. He spends most of his free time volunteering for the Kingsville Volunteer Fire Department where he is a trained firefighter. He enjoys helping out whenever and wherever he can for the betterment of people and animals.