Meet Jim and Stephen West of Sunrise W Land and Cattle Company in McCulloch County, Texas. The father and son team is busy working to establish regenerative farming and management methods on their ranch. Their commitment to the process of regenerative farming, along with help from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service, is proving to be a winning combination.
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Stephen West, left, and Jim West of Sunrise W Land and Cattle Company sit on their porch in McCulloch County, Texas.
From left, NRCS Resource Team Leader Haden Keyser visits with Jim West, who holds a chicken.
From left, NRCS’ Walt Broyles and Haden Keyser discuss future conservation plans on the ranch with Stephen West.
Chickens live on pasture in a mobile chicken coop.
Worms play an important role on the Sunrise W Land and Cattle Company.
The Wests use a high intensity grazing system at Sunrise W Land and Cattle Company.
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