{"id":448,"date":"2018-09-01T21:38:40","date_gmt":"2018-09-01T21:38:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/agrilife.org\/westtexasrangelands\/?p=448"},"modified":"2018-09-01T21:39:04","modified_gmt":"2018-09-01T21:39:04","slug":"why-i-ranch-ray-pfeuffer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/agrilife.org\/westtexasrangelands\/why-i-ranch-ray-pfeuffer\/","title":{"rendered":"Why I Ranch…Ray Pfeuffer"},"content":{"rendered":"

I dedicated a series on West Texas ranchers called “Why I Ranch.” Each month I will highlight a rancher in West Texas and ask them to share their story about the ranch life.<\/p>\n

Ray Pfeuffer<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ray and Sandra Pfeuffer make Ranch Life look easy. They have raised a beautiful family. They work hard. They are active in 4H. And, oh yea, they ranch in West Texas. Here is the other half to Ms. Sandra’s answers \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

How did you get your start in ranching?<\/strong> My family has always ranched, going back to the 1800’s. It was never our sole source of income, but I have done it my entire life.<\/em><\/p>\n

How important is agriculture to your family?<\/strong> It is very important to all of us. All of my kids have grown up around it and love working with livestock. I feel I am doing something worth while, helping raise food for our country and other countries as well.<\/em><\/p>\n

What makes ranching in West Texas so unique?<\/strong> The weather probably, but then again the weather is not normal anywhere, anymore. I like that multiple species can still be raised in most places, barring coyote problems.<\/em><\/p>\n

Do you feel like there is enough emphasis on agriculture in K-12 education?<\/strong> It seems as if there is not. I believe society as a whole has gotten so far away from the land, they have no clue how food is produced.<\/em><\/p>\n

Who did you learn the most from along the way?<\/strong> My dad, Billy Pfeuffer, my uncle, Franklin Pfeuffer, my grandpa Raymond Wersterfer and a neighbor growing up in Comal county, George Lackey.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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